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First Trust EIP Power Solutions ETF

FPWRNYSE ArcaFirst TrustC

$37.60+0.01 (+0.03%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C44/ 100

Rank 8 of 10 in Grid & Electrification

C44/100Rank 8 of 10inGrid & Electrification
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 37.59 to 37.60. Range 37.41 to 37.65. Use the arrow keys to read each point.37.4037.4537.5037.6510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.96%
Fund size
$36M
1Y total return
+15.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.07%
Holdings
62
Avg volume · 30D
7.37K sh
52W range
low $32.69high $38.28
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FPWR Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 44 out of 100

Category
Grid & Electrification⁠
Rank
8 of 10
Six-pillar profile for FPWR. Scores out of 100: Cost 5, Risk 86, Mission not scored, Tradability 59, Holdings 70, Durability 70. Strongest: Risk (86). Weakest: Cost (5). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 44 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.
    F5 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 10

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 10

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 10

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 10

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 10

Our read on FPWR

ETF.net Research

In short

CThe stock-picker in a category of index trackers. First Trust hands the keys to energy-income specialist EIP, which assembles a power portfolio (grid, gas, nuclear, storage) balanced between dividends and capital appreciation.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks competitive risk-adjusted total returns balanced between dividends and capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Actively run, not indexed: sub-advisor Energy Income Partners picks the names, aiming for risk-adjusted total return split between dividends and capital appreciation.eipinvestments.com
  • The mandate spans the whole electricity chain: generation, transmission and distribution, grid solutions, storage, nuclear life-extension and small modular reactors, gas and uranium.sec.gov
  • Picks-and-shovels included: engineering, consulting and construction firms qualify when at least 50% of revenue or profit comes from energy and utility work.sec.gov
  • Income is built into the design rather than incidental, and the fund distributes on a quarterly schedule.

Worth knowing

  • Active talent costs: 0.96% a year, while index-based rivals ELFY and ZAP charge 0.50% and GRID 0.56%.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so the bid-ask spread can matter as much as the expense ratio when you enter or exit.
  • It traded as the First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF (ECLN) until September 2025, when the strategy and name changed, so earlier results reflect a different mandate.businesswire.com

FPWR Performance

Launched Aug 19, 2019

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
FPWR$11,497
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FPWR $11,497. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for FPWR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFPWR
Year to date+15.6%
1 month+9.5%
3 months+2.0%
1 year+15.0%
3 yearsper year+21.3%
5 yearsper year+11.5%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FPWR
YearReturn barFPWR
2026 YTD+15.6%
2025+16.8%
2024+22.6%
2023−3.4%
2022+5.4%
2021+12.3%
2020+9.0%

FPWR in the news

FPWR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.07%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.78Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.22 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 28 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 13, 2019 $0.15; Mar 26, 2020 $0.06; Jun 25, 2020 $0.11; Sep 24, 2020 $0.12; Dec 24, 2020 $0.08; Mar 25, 2021 $0.08; Jun 24, 2021 $0.10; Sep 23, 2021 $0.10; Dec 23, 2021 $0.13; Mar 25, 2022 $0.08; Jun 24, 2022 $0.09; Sep 23, 2022 $0.09; Dec 23, 2022 $0.22; Mar 24, 2023 $0.11; Jun 27, 2023 $0.15; Sep 22, 2023 $0.17; Dec 22, 2023 $0.18; Mar 21, 2024 $0.11; Jun 27, 2024 $0.22; Sep 26, 2024 $0.23; Dec 13, 2024 $0.18; Mar 27, 2025 $0.16; Jun 26, 2025 $0.14; Sep 25, 2025 $0.15; Dec 12, 2025 $0.19; Mar 26, 2026 $0.19; Jun 25, 2026 $0.18; Sep 24, 2026 $0.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.22
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.18
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.19
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.19
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.15
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.14
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.16
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.18
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.23
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.22
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.11
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.18

See all 28 payments⁠

$10,000 in FPWR 5 years ago paid $1,301 in dividends.⁠

FPWR Risk

Risk pillarA86 out of 100Rank 1 of 10 in Grid & Electrification
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.19
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−19.8%
Trough Oct 2023
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.56
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FPWR Cost

Compare FPWR and GASZ

Overpaying vs GASZ, tied cheapest in Grid & Electrification

$10,908

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FPWR 0.96%

    $18,034

  • GASZ 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FPWR 0.96%
  • GASZ 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530FPWR $18,034GASZ $7,126

Year by year

YearFPWRGASZOverpaying
10$1,695$634$1,061
20$6,383$2,454$3,929
30$18,034$7,126$10,908

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