KYN Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund (KYN) belongs to the Infrastructure Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with KYN. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to KYN

KYN charges 2.00% annually. There are 35 mutual funds in the Infrastructure Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.50%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FMGIX	Frontier MFG Core Infrastructure Fund	0.50%	—	Jan 2012	KYN vs FMGIX
FLIAX	First Sentier American Listed Infrastructure Fund	0.75%	—	Dec 2020	KYN vs FLIAX
PAXDX	Pax Global Sustainable Infrastructure Fund	0.83%	—	Dec 2016	KYN vs PAXDX
RGIYX	Russell Investments Global Infrastructure Fund	0.85%	—	Sep 2010	KYN vs RGIYX
CSUIX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund, Inc.	0.86%	—	May 2004	KYN vs CSUIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to KYN

KYN has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 57. There are 16 mutual funds in the Infrastructure Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 92.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
RMLPX	Recurrent MLP & Infrastructure Fund	92	—	Nov 2017	KYN vs RMLPX
DPG	Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc	83	—	Jul 2011	KYN vs DPG
AIFRX	abrdn Global Infrastructure Fund	80	—	Nov 2008	KYN vs AIFRX
ICBMX	ICON Natural Resources and Infrastructure Fund	80	—	May 1997	KYN vs ICBMX
JEEIX	JHancock Infrastructure Fund	80	—	Dec 2013	KYN vs JEEIX

Top Performing KYN Alternatives (YTD)

KYN is at 22.09% YTD. There are 8 mutual funds in the Infrastructure Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 39.48%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
RMLPX	Recurrent MLP & Infrastructure Fund	39.48%	—	Nov 2017	KYN vs RMLPX
MLXIX	Catalyst Energy Infrastructure Fund	33.21%	—	Dec 2014	KYN vs MLXIX
GAMPX	Goldman Sachs Energy Infrastructure Fund Class P	26.95%	—	Apr 2018	KYN vs GAMPX
GLEIX	Goldman Sachs Energy Infrastructure Fund	26.85%	—	Sep 2017	KYN vs GLEIX
TMLPX	Transamerica Energy Infrastructure	25.97%	—	Apr 2013	KYN vs TMLPX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to KYN

KYN has 17.79% 1-year volatility. There are 30 mutual funds in the Infrastructure Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 7.12%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
PAXDX	Pax Global Sustainable Infrastructure Fund	7.12%	—	Dec 2016	KYN vs PAXDX
JEEIX	JHancock Infrastructure Fund	9.99%	—	Dec 2013	KYN vs JEEIX
DHIVX	Centre Global Infrastructure Fund	10.12%	—	Jan 2018	KYN vs DHIVX
CSUIX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund, Inc.	10.13%	—	May 2004	KYN vs CSUIX
CSUAX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund Class A	10.13%	—	Aug 2017	KYN vs CSUAX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to KYN

KYN has a 1-year max drawdown of -8.53%. There are 24 mutual funds in the Infrastructure Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -4.49%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
PAXDX	Pax Global Sustainable Infrastructure Fund	-4.49%	—	Dec 2016	KYN vs PAXDX
GGINX	Goldman Sachs Global Infrastructure Fund	-5.59%	—	Jun 2016	KYN vs GGINX
DPG	Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc	-5.85%	—	Jul 2011	KYN vs DPG
CSUIX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund, Inc.	-5.96%	—	May 2004	KYN vs CSUIX
FGIYX	Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund	-5.99%	—	Dec 2007	KYN vs FGIYX

Often Compared With KYN

Investors most often compare KYN with AMLP, TYG, KRP. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AMLP	Alerian MLP ETF	MLPs	67	21.95%	13.00B	Aug 2010	KYN vs AMLP
TYG	Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Closed Fund	Infrastructure Equities, MLPs, Energy Equities	13	11.81%	—	—	KYN vs TYG
KRP	Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP		57	32.35%	—	—	KYN vs KRP
NXG	NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund	Infrastructure Equities, Global Equity Income	40	24.06%	—	Sep 2012	KYN vs NXG
AMTR	ETRACS Alerian Midstream Energy Total Return Index...	MLPs	—	—	76.81M	Oct 2020	KYN vs AMTR
TPYP	Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund	Energy Equities	75	22.76%	685.69M	Jun 2015	KYN vs TPYP
EIPIX	EIP Growth and Income Fund	Energy Equities	86	19.29%	—	Aug 2006	KYN vs EIPIX
EPD	Enterprise Products Partners L.P.		89	23.60%	—	—	KYN vs EPD
HYTR	CP High Yield Trend ETF	High Yield Bonds	44	0.69%	205.77M	Jan 2020	KYN vs HYTR
NMI	Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc.	Municipal Bonds	29	10.88%	—	Apr 1998	KYN vs NMI
SO	The Southern Company		44	8.66%	—	—	KYN vs SO
SRV	NXG Cushing® Midstream Energy Fund	Energy Equities	53	28.82%	—	Aug 2007	KYN vs SRV
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	78	11.70%	789.06B	Jan 1993	KYN vs SPY
QQQ	Invesco QQQ ETF	Nasdaq-100	58	14.23%	452.80B	Mar 1999	KYN vs QQQ
EIPI	FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF	Derivative Income	87	16.85%	1.09B	Sep 2011	KYN vs EIPI
EMO	ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc.	MLPs, Energy Equities	37	20.68%	—	Jun 2011	KYN vs EMO
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	95	24.36%	104.16B	Oct 2011	KYN vs SCHD
PGJZX	PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund	Infrastructure Equities, Energy Equities	35	7.84%	—	Sep 2013	KYN vs PGJZX
OEPIX	Oil Equipment & Services UltraSector ProFund	Energy Equities	82	53.27%	—	Jun 2006	KYN vs OEPIX
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation		61	10.93%	—	—	KYN vs NVDA

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