VanEck Energy Income ETF
$117.92+0.40 (+0.34%)
- 0.46%
- $81M
- +29.7%
- 4.28%
- 0M sh
- $117.45
- low $91.21high $126.58
The ETF.net EINC Grade
C
Score 54 out of 100
- 9 of 25
Score 54 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C48 out of 100Rank 13 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A75 out of 100Rank 4 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 13 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B57 out of 100Rank 13 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C50 out of 100Rank 16 of 25
Our read on EINC
CPipes, not drills. EINC tracks an index of North American midstream companies in oil and gas storage and transportation, blending MLPs and corporations into one concentrated, quarterly-paying package.
The Fund seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the MVIS North America Energy Infrastructure Index before fees and expenses. That index covers North American midstream energy companies, including MLPs and corporations involved in oil and gas storage and transportation.
Why people hold it
- Buys the pipes and storage tanks rather than the drill bits: the index covers North American midstream oil and gas transportation and storage names.vaneck.com
- MLPs and corporations under one ticker, roughly 30 holdings, distributions paid quarterly.
- Trading since 2012, so it carries a real track record through more than a decade of energy cycles.
- Lands in the upper half of the broad energy funds we review, one of the steadier profiles in that group.
Worth knowing
- At 0.46% a year it costs several times the plain broad energy trackers (XLE, FENY, VDE), which run under a tenth of a percent. The midstream tilt is what the fee buys.
- Thinly traded and small next to the sector giants, so bid/ask spreads carry more weight at the moment of the trade.
- About 30 stocks in one corner of one sector. ENFR covers similar energy infrastructure ground at a lower fee.
EINC Holdings
- Other
- 32
- 61%
- WMB
Sectors
- Energy99.6%
- Utilities0.4%
Geography
- United States67.61%
- Canada32.39%
EINC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EINC$12,971
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EINC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +25.5% |
| 1 month | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −1.0% |
| 1 year | +29.7% |
| 3 years | +26.2% |
| 5 years | +19.5% |
| 10 years | +10.7% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EINC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +25.5% | |
| 2025 | +7.1% | |
| 2024 | +42.8% | |
| 2023 | +15.6% | |
| 2022 | +19.2% | |
| 2021 | +38.1% | |
| 2020 | −20.0% |
EINC in the news
EINC Dividends
- 4.28%
- $5.03
- $2.01 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
EINC Risk
- 15.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.23
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −19.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.30
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EINC Cost
0.46%
EINC0.46%
- The middle half of Energy (Broad) funds
- Median 0.46%
12 of the 24 Energy (Broad) funds charge less.
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- BPSCEInvesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +53.0%
- CFXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return +57.2%
- CCRAKVanEck Oil Refiners ETFExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +89.1%
- CFCGFirst Trust Natural Gas ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +40.2%