FT Energy Income Partners Strategy ETF
$32.90+0.28 (+0.86%)
- 0.95%
- $566M
- +31.9%
- 2.76%
- 0M sh
- $32.35
- low $25.38high $34.09
The ETF.net EIPX Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 15 of 35
Score 51 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.F15 out of 100Rank 30 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C40 out of 100Rank 8 of 9Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A90 out of 100Rank 2 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B60 out of 100Rank 11 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 5 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 6 of 35
Our read on EIPX
CFirst Trust hands the wheel to Energy Income Partners: an actively run, global energy book of roughly 80 names chasing risk-adjusted total return, not an index snapshot of whoever pumps the most barrels.
The Fund seeks risk-adjusted total return.
Why people hold it
- Actively managed rather than index-tracking, with a stated goal of risk-adjusted total return. A manager picks the energy names, and can pass on the ones it doesn't like.
- Roughly 80 holdings. Concentrated enough that the manager's calls actually show up, broad enough that no single pipeline or utility runs the show.
- The mandate is global, so the portfolio isn't fenced into US energy names the way many sector funds are.
- Pays on a quarterly cadence and has built a mid-sized asset base since its 2022 launch, which is real staying power for a niche sector fund.
Worth knowing
- 0.95% a year is specialist-active pricing, meaningfully above the typical active US equity ETF. You're paying for the stock picking, so it has to earn its keep.
- It trades lightly compared with its peer group, so entry and exit costs deserve more attention than with a mega-cap fund.
- This is one sector, start to finish. Energy moves on commodity cycles and policy, and the whole portfolio rides that wave together.
EIPX Holdings
- Stocks
- 92
- 39%
- EPD
Sectors
- Energy67.4%
- Utilities29.1%
- Industrials3.3%
- Technology0.2%
Geography
- United States88.84%
- United Kingdom4.10%
- Canada3.81%
- France1.79%
- Spain0.32%
- Bermuda0.30%
- Italy0.28%
- Greece0.23%
- 0.32%
EIPX Performance
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EIPX$13,189
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 | EIPX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +26.1% |
| 1 month | −2.0% |
| 3 months | +3.5% |
| 1 year | +31.9% |
| 3 years | +19.4% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | EIPX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +26.1% | |
| 2025 | +11.4% | |
| 2024 | +19.1% | |
| 2023 | +10.7% | |
| 2022 | +0.5% |
EIPX in the news
EIPX Dividends
- 2.76%
- $0.90
- $0.25 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
EIPX Risk
- 13.6%
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.
- 0.95
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.
- −15.4%
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.
- 0.24
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EIPX Cost
0.95%
EIPX0.95%
- The middle half of US Active Sector funds
- Median 0.65%
29 of the 35 US Active Sector funds charge less.
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