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First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF

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First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Sustainability mandate
Fossil fuel exposure of 19.82% places the fund in the F tier, between 9% and 100% exposure.

Methodology
F
Investments in major fossil fuel companies
RWE AG Class A
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$3.27 MILLION
Fossil fuel holdings
Energy sector
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Carbon Underground 200
1
holdings
$3.27M
invested
1.83%
of portfolio
Coal industry
Coal industry
Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves
2
holdings
$7.01M
invested
3.92%
of portfolio
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators
6
holdings
$20.82M
invested
12%
of portfolio
Utility sector
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Macroclimate 50
No direct stock holdings
Fossil-fired utilities
Fossil-fired utilities
Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas
8
holdings
$28.56M
invested
16%
of portfolio
  When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
All fossil fuel companies
10 holdings
10 holdings
  • 1. China Longyuan Power Group Corp Ltd Class H
    Fossil-fired utility
    $7.34M
    4.11%
  • 2. Siemens Energy AG Ordinary Shares
    Oil/gas industry
    $5.18M
    2.9%
  • 3. Alliant Energy Corp
    Coal industryFossil-fired utility
    $3.75M
    2.09%
  • 4. Enel SpA
    Oil/gas industryFossil-fired utility
    $3.63M
    2.03%
  • 5. NextEra Energy Inc
    Oil/gas industryFossil-fired utility
    $3.58M
    2%
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First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF $FAN is 20% ($35.45 MILLION) invested in fossil fuel stocks
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on FAN at Morningstar.com
Current fund
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
Family
First Trust
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 10/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-2.27% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
11% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
18 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
16 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
20% more invested
Current fund
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
Family
First Trust
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 10/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-2.27% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
11% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
18 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
16 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
20% more invested
Current fund
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
Family
First Trust
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 10/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-2.27% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
11% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
18 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
16 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
20% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Fossil fuel %
This fund
FAN - First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
24%
-7.09%
6.11%
6.92%
20% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
32%
5.53%
11%
9.19%
8.96% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-8.17%
-12.62%
-4.98%
-2.27%
11%  higher
Find more financial data on FAN at Morningstar.com
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