First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP)

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First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP) is up 14.8% since the beginning of the year. EMLP is currently trading at $43 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of EMLP shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,070.

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP) has returned 14.75% so far this year and 19.48% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EMLP has returned 10.13% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 21, 2012, EMLP's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.85%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.8 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +14.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -23.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, EMLP closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +9.3%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -14.1%.

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.07%, beta of 0.70, and R2 of 0.48 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 21, 2012.

• This ETF participated in 67.78% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 64.46% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.70 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.48 this ETF is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this ETF's risk.
• R2 of 0.48 means the benchmark explains less than half of this ETF's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

EMLP has a high expense ratio of 0.96%, indicating above-average management fees.

EMLP ranks 65 for risk / return — better than 65% of ETFs on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund provided a 2.79% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.20 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.

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.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

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 3.51%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.