Investment objective & strategy
As of March 27, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation. In seeking current income, the Fund intends to pay current cash distributions to shareholders, regardless of the character of such distributions for tax or accounting purposes.
Strategy. The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of master limited partnerships (MLPs) and MLP-related investments (together, MLP Investments). The Funds MLP Investments may include, but are not limited to, investments that offer economic exposure to MLPs in the form of common or subordinated units issued by MLPs, securities of entities holding primarily general partner or managing member interests in MLPs, debt securities of MLPs, securities that are derivatives of interests in MLPs, including indirect ownership interests in an MLP issued by an MLP affiliate (I-Shares) and businesses that operate like MLP Investments and have the economic characteristics of MLP Investments but are organized … The Fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of master limited partnerships (MLPs) and MLP-related investments (together, MLP Investments). The Funds MLP Investments may include, but are not limited to, investments that offer economic exposure to MLPs in the form of common or subordinated units issued by MLPs, securities of entities holding primarily general partner or managing member interests in MLPs, debt securities of MLPs, securities that are derivatives of interests in MLPs, including indirect ownership interests in an MLP issued by an MLP affiliate (I-Shares) and businesses that operate like MLP Investments and have the economic characteristics of MLP Investments but are organized and taxed as Ccorporations or as limited liability companies. The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers than a diversified fund, and it may invest in companies of any market capitalization size. The Fund focuses primarily on midstream MLP Investments (Midstream MLPs) whose business models are often referred to as toll road businesses. Midstream MLPs collect, gather, transport and store natural resources and their byproducts (primarily crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products), generally without taking ownership of the physical commodity. Midstream MLPs may also operate ancillary businesses including the marketing of the products and logistical services. The Fund may also invest in MLPs involved in other segments of the natural resources sector, including propane, coal and shipping MLPs, as well as upstream MLPs focused on exploration and production of natural resources. Cushing Asset Management, LP, the Funds Subadvisor, seeks MLP Investments that have distributions that, in the Subadvisors view, are attractive relative to comparable MLP Investments and available unit pricing. The Subadvisor also focuses on MLP Investments with operations in the development, production, processing, refining, transportation, storage and marketing of natural resources. Among other things, the Subadvisor uses fundamental, proprietary research to seek to identify the most attractive MLP Investments with favorable distribution yields and distribution growth prospects. Distributions made by the Fund to shareholders may be considered dividend income, non-taxable returns of capital, capital gain or a combination thereof. MLPs are generally treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and are generally organized under state law as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from qualifying sources, including natural resources-based activities such as the exploration, development, mining, production, processing, refining, transportation, storage and certain marketing of mineral or natural resources. Currently, most MLPs operate in the natural resources, shipping or real estate sectors. Therefore, the Fund will, in normal circumstances, invest more than 25% of its assets (or concentrate its investments) in the natural resources industry, including MLPs operating in such industry. The Fund may also invest in foreign securities, including among other things, Canadian royalty trusts and Canadian exploration and production companies. A Canadian royalty trust is an oil, gas or mineral company that is organized as a trust rather than as a traditional corporation and holds commodity producing properties. Canadian exploration and production companies are energy companies which focus on searching for and extracting oil and gas. An issuer of a security is considered to be a U.S. or foreign issuer based on the issuer's "country of risk" (or similar designation) as determined by a third party such as Bloomberg.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARGA RESOURCES CORP | — | $117.90M | 9.81% |
| MLP | ET | $101.74M | 8.47% |
| WILLIAMS COS INC | — | $93.40M | 7.77% |
| MPLX LP PARTNERSHIP SHARES | MPLX US | $76.62M | 6.38% |
| DT MIDSTREAM INC | — | $70.81M | 5.89% |
| CHENIERE ENERGY INC | — | $70.72M | 5.89% |
| TC ENERGY CORP | — | $59.22M | 4.93% |
| KINDER MORGAN INC | — | $58.89M | 4.90% |
| Plains GP Holdings LP LTD PARTNER INT CL A NEW IN | PAGP | $58.83M | 4.90% |
| ONEOK INC | — | $57.94M | 4.82% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Total Return Fund · TORTX, TORCX, TORIX | 80% | 0.91% |
| USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund · UMI | 78% | 0.69% |
| Goldman Sachs Energy Infrastructure Fund · GLEAX, GLECX, GLEPX, GLEIX, GLERX, GLESX, GAMPX | 78% | 1.09% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| New York Life Investment Management LLC | Adviser |
| Cushing Asset Management LP | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of March 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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