First Trust EIP Power Solutions ETF
$35.93+0.20 (+0.57%)
- 0.96%
- $32M
- +9.7%
- 2.18%
- 0M sh
- $35.51
- low $32.69high $38.28
The ETF.net FPWR Grade
C
Score 42 out of 100
- 8 of 10
Score 42 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 100Rank 10 of 10Mission
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.A73 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 5 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 4 of 10
Our read on FPWR
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 60
- 35%
- ET
Sectors
- Utilities63.0%
- Energy32.6%
- Industrials3.0%
- Technology0.8%
- Financials0.6%
Geography
- United States95.09%
- Canada2.55%
- Spain1.33%
- Italy1.03%
FPWR Performance
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FPWR$10,969
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 | FPWR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.0% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | −3.8% |
| 1 year | +9.7% |
| 3 years | +19.4% |
| 5 years | +11.5% |
| 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 | FPWR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.0% | |
| 2025 | +16.8% | |
| 2024 | +22.6% | |
| 2023 | −3.4% | |
| 2022 | +5.4% | |
| 2021 | +12.3% | |
| 2020 | +9.0% |
FPWR in the news
FPWR Dividends
- 2.18%
- $0.78
- $0.22 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FPWR Risk
- 12.6%
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.
- 1.01
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.
- −19.8%
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.
- 0.56
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FPWR Cost
0.96%
FPWR0.96%
- The middle half of Grid & Electrification funds
- Median 0.53%
Every other Grid & Electrification fund charges less.
Other funds in Grid & Electrification
- CJOULCorgi ETF Trust I - Corgi High Voltage Grid Equipment ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- CKWHGMO Power Infrastructure ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return —
- CVOLTTema Electrification ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +21.3%
- CWATSCorgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Battery Energy Storage Systems ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- DPOWVistaShares Electrification Supercycle ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —