First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP)
EMLP is an actively managed ETF by First Trust. EMLP launched on Jun 21, 2012 and has a 0.96% expense ratio.
ETF Info
US33738D1019
33738D101
Jun 21, 2012
North America (U.S.)
1x
No Index (Active)
Multi-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
EMLP has a high expense ratio of 0.96%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP) returned 4.14% year-to-date (YTD) and 25.76% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, EMLP returned 7.20% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.82%.
EMLP
4.14%
0.33%
-1.17%
25.76%
13.32%
15.85%
7.20%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.12%
6.51%
-1.84%
10.98%
12.30%
14.10%
10.82%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EMLP, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.20% | 1.71% | 0.99% | -3.63% | 1.94% | 4.14% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.66% | 2.90% | 6.35% | -0.34% | 4.38% | 0.17% | 4.46% | 3.83% | 2.60% | 1.49% | 12.14% | -6.09% | 33.40% |
| 2023 | 3.18% | -2.98% | 0.73% | 1.88% | -3.28% | 4.03% | 3.67% | -1.86% | -2.83% | -0.42% | 4.98% | 1.14% | 8.05% |
| 2022 | 2.28% | 1.96% | 7.10% | -3.61% | 5.10% | -7.49% | 8.12% | -0.29% | -9.52% | 7.36% | 4.53% | -3.65% | 10.39% |
| 2021 | 2.05% | -1.26% | 8.99% | 5.17% | 1.71% | 1.08% | -0.90% | 0.70% | -2.18% | 5.83% | -4.39% | 5.04% | 23.20% |
| 2020 | 0.82% | -8.56% | -23.14% | 14.39% | 4.57% | -4.97% | 2.96% | -1.12% | -5.11% | 3.26% | 7.63% | 0.19% | -13.37% |
| 2019 | 9.60% | 2.04% | 4.01% | 0.12% | -0.93% | 3.43% | -0.72% | 1.20% | 2.24% | -3.01% | -1.09% | 4.92% | 23.40% |
| 2018 | -0.04% | -7.74% | -2.26% | 3.65% | 1.28% | 2.16% | 3.01% | 0.38% | -1.40% | -3.62% | 3.36% | -7.01% | -8.70% |
| 2017 | -0.08% | 0.55% | 0.69% | -0.08% | -1.35% | -0.40% | 3.54% | -1.73% | 0.12% | -1.05% | 0.33% | 0.62% | 1.08% |
| 2016 | -0.64% | 3.04% | 6.79% | 4.76% | 1.92% | 6.77% | 0.65% | -1.53% | 4.49% | -2.17% | -0.85% | 3.78% | 29.92% |
| 2015 | -1.21% | -1.22% | -1.45% | 2.60% | -1.27% | -5.97% | -1.66% | -4.33% | -7.39% | 5.48% | -6.59% | -5.13% | -25.38% |
| 2014 | 0.68% | 1.23% | 2.35% | 4.28% | 1.34% | 6.07% | -2.95% | 7.61% | -3.01% | 2.21% | 0.61% | 1.67% | 23.84% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 91, EMLP is among the top 9% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
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.
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Dividends
Dividend History
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund provided a 3.19% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.18 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.18 | $1.14 | $1.09 | $0.84 | $0.82 | $0.99 | $0.95 | $1.01 | $0.93 | $0.91 | $0.94 | $0.87 |
Dividend yield | 3.19% | 3.20% | 3.92% | 3.15% | 3.29% | 4.70% | 3.71% | 4.71% | 3.80% | 3.62% | 4.63% | 3.08% |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $1.14 |
| 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 | $1.09 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.84 |
| 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 | $0.82 |
| 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 | $0.99 |
| 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 | $0.95 |
| 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 | $1.01 |
| 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 | $0.93 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.91 |
| 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 | $0.94 |
| 2014 | $0.22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.87 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
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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 3.01%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.61% | Feb 21, 2020 | 22 | Mar 23, 2020 | 302 | Jun 3, 2021 | 324 |
| -35.58% | Dec 30, 2014 | 266 | Jan 20, 2016 | 789 | Mar 11, 2019 | 1055 |
| -14.59% | Jun 8, 2022 | 8 | Jun 17, 2022 | 42 | Aug 18, 2022 | 50 |
| -14.43% | Aug 26, 2022 | 33 | Oct 12, 2022 | 193 | Jul 21, 2023 | 226 |
| -11.47% | Jan 22, 2025 | 54 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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