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Invesco SteelPath MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

PIPECboeInvescoC

$28.41+0.17 (+0.58%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 10:54 AM ET

Intraday session: up, 15 prints from 28.24 to 28.41. Range 28.24 to 28.50. Use the arrow keys to read each point.28.3028.3528.4528.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$60M
1Y total return
+26.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.10%
Holdings
28
Avg volume · 30D
2.73K sh
52W range
low $23.49high $32.49
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PIPE Grade

C

Score 41 out of 100

Rank
17 of 25
Six-pillar profile for PIPE. Scores out of 100: Cost 19, Risk 69, Mission 72, Tradability 45, Holdings 69, Durability 37. Strongest: Mission (72). Weakest: Cost (19). No single pillar leads.

Score 41 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.
    F19 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 25
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 7
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 24
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 25
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 25
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 25

Our read on PIPE

ETF.net Research

In short

CInvesco's SteelPath team goes narrow: roughly two dozen pipeline and energy infrastructure names, paid out monthly. This is the toll-booth end of energy rather than the drillers, and it charges accordingly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return.

Why people hold it

  • Concentrated by design: roughly two dozen pipeline and midstream names, so infrastructure actually drives the portfolio instead of hiding behind oil majors in a broad energy index.
  • Distributions land monthly, and the prospectus mandate is total return rather than yield maximization, so the portfolio isn't boxed into chasing the fattest payouts.
  • Runs under Invesco's SteelPath banner, the firm's MLP and energy infrastructure line, so the midstream focus is the whole product, not a tilt bolted onto a sector fund.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.75% a year it sits well above broad energy trackers like XLE, FENY and VDE (all under 0.10%) and above midstream peer ENFR at 0.35%.
  • Launched in 2025 and lightly traded, which usually means wider bid-ask spreads and a shorter track record than the entrenched sector funds.
  • Roughly two dozen names inside one slice of energy: individual companies and pipeline-sector swings carry real weight here.

PIPE Performance

Launched Feb 20, 2025

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.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
PIPE$12,596
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. PIPE $12,596. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 PIPE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPIPE
Year to date+21.4%
1 month−3.5%
3 months−3.3%
1 year+26.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
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 PIPE
YearReturn barPIPE
2026 YTD+21.4%
2025+2.4%

History from Feb 24, 2025

PIPE in the news

PIPE 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 Nov 9, 2026.
4.10%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.16Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2025 $0.09; Apr 21, 2025 $0.09; May 19, 2025 $0.09; Jun 23, 2025 $0.09; Jul 21, 2025 $0.09; Aug 18, 2025 $0.09; Sep 22, 2025 $0.09; Oct 20, 2025 $0.09; Nov 24, 2025 $0.09; Dec 22, 2025 $0.09; Jan 20, 2026 $0.09; Feb 23, 2026 $0.09; Mar 23, 2026 $0.10; Apr 20, 2026 $0.10; May 18, 2026 $0.10; Jun 22, 2026 $0.10; Jul 20, 2026 $0.10; Aug 24, 2026 $0.10; Sep 21, 2026 $0.10; Oct 19, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 19, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.10
Sep 21, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.10
Aug 24, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.10
Jul 20, 2026Jul 24, 2026$0.10
Jun 22, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.10
May 18, 2026May 22, 2026$0.10
Apr 20, 2026Apr 24, 2026$0.10
Mar 23, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.10
Feb 23, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.09
Jan 20, 2026Jan 23, 2026$0.09
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.09
Nov 24, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.09

See all 20 payments⁠

$10,000 in PIPE 1 year ago paid $491 in dividends.⁠

PIPE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.2%
Annualised · 20 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.
0.92
vs 3-month T-bills · 20 months 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.
−15.7%
20 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
−0.16
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.

PIPE Cost

Overpaying vs XLE, cheapest in Energy (Broad)

$12,793

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

  • PIPE 0.75%

    $14,482

  • XLE 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PIPE 0.75%
  • XLE 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530PIPE $14,482XLE $1,689

Year by year

YearPIPEXLEOverpaying
10$1,336$147$1,189
20$5,078$575$4,503
30$14,482$1,689$12,793

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