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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
2.70% -1.80% 182.42M 57257.90
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
0.94% 33.00% 7.558M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund is to seek a high level of total return and will seek to provide its Common Shareholders with a vehicle to invest in a portfolio of cash-generating securities, with a focus on investing in MLPs and MLP-related entities in the energy sector and energy utilities industries that are weighted towards non-cyclical, fee-for-service revenues.Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 85% of its managed assets in equity and debt securities of MLPs, MLP-related entities and other energy sector and energy utilities companies.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Mid Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Energy Limited Partnership
Category Index Morningstar MLP Composite TR USD
Global Category Name Energy Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Energy Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 1500 Energy (Sector) Total Return (^SP15NRGSTR)
Prospectus Objective Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Alerian MLP TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Eva Pao 10.02 yrs
James Murchie 10.02 yrs
John Tysseland 2.31 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 22, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
2.62%
-29.83%
36.93%
-48.35%
39.29%
19.11%
22.21%
13.40%
22.40%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
4.04%
9.23%
-22.00%
34.08%
-45.73%
41.13%
11.07%
11.41%
18.19%
-10.21%
-27.00%
23.53%
-85.44%
50.45%
20.22%
16.89%
28.10%
3.23%
-24.75%
1.94%
-70.29%
46.83%
24.16%
-0.37%
12.92%
0.73%
-22.86%
2.36%
-80.09%
56.83%
23.42%
9.78%
13.00%
As of April 22, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of January 31, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 8.36% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 91.64% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund is to seek a high level of total return and will seek to provide its Common Shareholders with a vehicle to invest in a portfolio of cash-generating securities, with a focus on investing in MLPs and MLP-related entities in the energy sector and energy utilities industries that are weighted towards non-cyclical, fee-for-service revenues.Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 85% of its managed assets in equity and debt securities of MLPs, MLP-related entities and other energy sector and energy utilities companies.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Mid Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Energy Limited Partnership
Category Index Morningstar MLP Composite TR USD
Global Category Name Energy Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Energy Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 1500 Energy (Sector) Total Return (^SP15NRGSTR)
Prospectus Objective Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Alerian MLP TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Eva Pao 10.02 yrs
James Murchie 10.02 yrs
John Tysseland 2.31 yrs

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