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ETF Info

ISINUS33738D1019
CUSIP33738D101
IssuerFirst Trust
Inception DateJun 21, 2012
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryMLPs, Actively Managed
Index TrackedNo Index (Active)
Home Pagewww.ftportfolios.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.96%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for EMLP: current value at 0.96% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.96%

Share Price Chart


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First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
14.20%
18.82%
EMLP (First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund had a return of 7.07% year-to-date (YTD) and 12.33% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund had an annualized return of 5.68%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.42%, indicating that First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date7.07%5.05%
1 month1.80%-4.27%
6 months14.20%18.82%
1 year12.33%21.22%
5 years (annualized)7.71%11.38%
10 years (annualized)5.68%10.42%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-1.66%2.90%6.35%
2023-2.83%-0.42%4.98%1.14%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of EMLP is 65, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of EMLP is 6565
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund(EMLP)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of EMLP is 6060Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of EMLP is 5959Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of EMLP is 6060Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of EMLP is 8181Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of EMLP is 6767Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


EMLP
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for EMLP, currently valued at 1.03, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.03
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for EMLP, currently valued at 1.50, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.001.50
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for EMLP, currently valued at 1.19, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.19
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for EMLP, currently valued at 1.47, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.47
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for EMLP, currently valued at 4.70, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.004.70
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.81, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.81
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.64, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.64
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.31, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.32
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.38
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.21, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.21

Sharpe Ratio

The current First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund Sharpe ratio is 1.03. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
1.03
1.81
EMLP (First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund granted a 3.68% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.08 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$1.08$1.09$0.84$0.82$0.99$0.94$1.01$0.93$0.91$0.94$0.87$0.78

Dividend yield

3.68%3.92%3.15%3.29%4.70%3.71%4.71%3.80%3.62%4.63%3.08%3.30%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.26
2023$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.24
2022$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.21
2021$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.19
2020$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.23
2019$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.26
2018$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.29
2017$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.21
2016$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.24
2015$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.27
2014$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.23
2013$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.21

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-0.88%
-4.64%
EMLP (First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund was 43.61%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 302 trading sessions.

The current First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund drawdown is 0.88%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-43.61%Feb 21, 202022Mar 23, 2020302Jun 3, 2021324
-35.58%Dec 30, 2014266Jan 20, 2016789Mar 11, 20191055
-14.59%Jun 8, 20228Jun 17, 202242Aug 18, 202250
-14.43%Aug 26, 202233Oct 12, 2022193Jul 21, 2023226
-9.73%Sep 8, 201427Oct 14, 201425Nov 18, 201452

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund volatility is 3.84%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
3.84%
3.30%
EMLP (First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)