FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF · First Trust
Tech & Innovation
1Y Return
+9.1%
Expense Ratio
0.60%
AUM
$0.2B
Dividend Yield
0.96%
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+9.2%
Issuer
First Trust

Overview

The global wind industry — Vestas and Nordex's turbines, Ørsted's offshore farms and the installation fleet, 50 names in the only dedicated wind fund.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
ORSTEDØrsted A/S8.2%
NDX1Nordex SE8.1%
VWSVestas Wind Systems7.3%
EDPREDP Renováveis7.3%
0916China Longyuan Power5.6%
CADLRCadeler A/S4.5%
ERGERG S.p.A.4.1%
112610CS Wind3.2%
XJNGFGoldwind2.8%
IBEIberdrola2.3%

Fund Details

Index
ISE Clean Edge Global Wind Energy
# Holdings
50
Inception
Jun 2008
Issuer
First Trust
Expense Ratio
0.60%
TTM Yield
0.96%
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+9.2%
Avg Annual Yield (10Y)
1.97%

Investment Thesis

Wind's brutal half-decade — rate shocks, offshore write-downs, supply-chain inflation — ended with the survivors repricing: +9% as turbine orders recovered and Europe's energy-security buildout locked in demand for a generation. Vestas and Nordex now sell from multi-year backlogs at repaired margins, and the offshore specialists like Cadeler are booked solid. The consolidation thesis: fewer players, firmer prices, same inevitable demand.

Who It's For

Energy-transition investors buying wind's survivors after the washout — the consolidated industry at backlog-supported valuations.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016$11.70--
2017$13.25+13.2%
2018$11.46-13.5%
2019$14.65+27.8%
2020$23.30+59.1%
2021$20.24-13.1%
2022$17.32-14.4%
2023$16.48-4.8%
2024$14.80-10.2%
2025$20.47+38.3%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
20162.70%
20172.70%
20182.44%
20192.64%
20201.33%
20211.73%
20221.53%
20231.73%
20241.37%
20251.50%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016$0.1B--
2017$0.1B+0.0%
2018$0.1B+0.0%
2019$0.1B+0.0%
2020$0.2B+100.0%
2021$0.2B+0.0%
2022$0.2B+0.0%
2023$0.2B+0.0%
2024$0.1B-50.0%
2025$0.2B+100.0%

Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.

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