FundNASDAQIndustrial Goods

First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

GRID NASDAQ

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund is targeting global equities in the smart grid and electrical energy infrastructure sector as determined by Clean Edge

178.70USD
+28.02 (+18.59%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
35.4M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.70%
per year
Dividend yield
0.87%
Quarterly
Volatility · 1Y
24.0%
Above Average
Beta
1.05
vs the market
52-week range
145.23198.62
01 Performance

How GRID has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−34.1 pts
0%20%40% GRID +19.6% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, GRID returned +19.6% with dividends reinvested — −34.1 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
24.0%Above Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±24% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−15.8%
0%-9%−15.8%

Deepest fall −15.8% on Jul 29, 2026 — 79 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 47% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%GRID+19.6% · σ 24%

Over 1 year, GRID delivered less return with more risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
GRID tends to move+10.5%

A beta of 1.05 means GRID has moved roughly in line with the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.80 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
178.70
  • 12-day average179.82 −0.6%
  • 26-day average179.57 −0.5%
  • 50-day average180.09 −0.8%
  • 200-day average174.14 +2.6%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought47.1

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Industrial Goods · Energy Services — tracking the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index.

  • Assets under management35.4MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.70%per year
  • Holdings56
  • Risk score5.9Medium

Launched November 2009. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield0.87%

About 9 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
1.55
Frequency
Quarterly
Last paid
Sep 24, 2026

Last 12 months

1.55 USD / share
0.34Dec 120.10Mar 260.76Jun 250.35Sep 24
07 Profile

About First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund is targeting global equities in the smart grid and electrical energy infrastructure sector as determined by Clean Edge

  • Featured in 4 curated themes
  • 56 holdings
Ticker
GRID
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US33737A1088
CUSIP
33737A108
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Industrial Goods
Industry
Energy Services
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund
TickerGRID
ISINUS33737A1088
CUSIP33737A108
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryIndustrial Goods
Sub CategoryEnergy Services
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateNov 17, 2009
BenchmarkNASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD178.70
52W Low / High 145.23 / 198.62
1Y Total Return19.62%
Average
1Y Volatility23.69%
Above Average
Beta1.05
12M Dividends1.5473
Last Dividend DateSep 24, 2026
Dist. FrequencyQuarterly
Dividend Yield0.87%

Dataas of Feb 27, 2020

AUM35 M
Discount/Premium1.120%
NAV54.48
Shares Outstanding650 K
Volume 20D Avg4.7 K
Nbr of Holdings56
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.700%
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.