First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP)

NYSE Arca: EMLPExchange-traded fund from First Trust.

  • Expense ratio0.98%
  • Net assets$4.20B
  • Dividend yield3.03%
  • 1-year return+19.38%
  • Holdings57

EMLP ETF price chart

EMLP quote & trading statistics

  • YTD+17.44%
  • 1 year+19.38%
  • 3 years+23.15%/yr
  • 5 years+15.72%/yr
  • 10 years+10.06%/yr
1Y volatility
14.83%
3Y volatility
12.42%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.13

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

EMLP top 10 holdings

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First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1EPDEnterprise Products Partners LP8.29%
2MPLXMPLX LP4.44%
3NFGNational Fuel Gas Company3.93%
4KMIKinder Morgan Inc3.92%
5PAGPPlains GP Holdings LP3.88%
6PPLPPL Corporation2.79%
7DUKDuke Energy Corporation2.59%
8AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc2.35%
9ETREntergy Corporation2.25%
10OGSOne Gas Inc2.17%

The top 10 holdings make up 36.6% of the fund (57 holdings in total). As of October 24, 2026.

EMLP sector weights

Utilities
49.5%
Energy
46.8%
Industrials
4.4%
Basic Materials
0.6%

EMLP region weights

North America
103.0%
Europe Developed
0.6%

EMLP asset allocation

U.S. stocks
89.4%
Cash
4.9%
Non-U.S. stocks
2.9%

EMLP market-cap breakdown

Mid cap
67.9%
Small cap
22.2%
Micro cap
2.1%
Large cap
1.5%
Mega cap
0.6%

About First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies deemed by the sub-advisor to be engaged in the energy infrastructure sector. These companies principally include U.S. and Canadian natural gas and electric utilities, corporations operating energy infrastructure assets such as pipelines or renewable energy production, utilities, publicly-traded MLPs, MLP affiliates and energy infrastructure companies. It is non-diversified.

EMLP ETF FAQ

What is the EMLP expense ratio?

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund has a net expense ratio of 0.98%, or $98.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in EMLP?

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund has about $4.20B in net assets.

What are the top holdings of EMLP?

The largest positions in EMLP are Enterprise Products Partners LP (8.29%), MPLX LP (4.44%), National Fuel Gas Company (3.93%). The fund holds 57 securities in total.

How has EMLP performed?

EMLP returned +19.38% over the past year and +15.72% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does EMLP pay dividends?

EMLP has a dividend yield of 3.03% and pays distributions quarterly.

When was EMLP launched?

First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund began trading on June 20, 2012.

ETFs similar to EMLP

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with EMLP's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

ETFs with holdings most similar to EMLP, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
EMLPFirst Trust North American Energy…—0.98%$4.20B+19.38%
EIPIFT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF69%114.28%$1.11B+22.36%
EIPXFT Energy Income Partners Strategy ETF55%0.97%$581.7M+31.78%
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