FEI News and Press, First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 02/22/23

Summary Midstream/MLPs are using their free cash flow to increase their dividends and repurchase equity. On a year-over-year basis, there are more constituents in the broad Alerian Midstream Energy Index that have raised their payouts compared to last year than maintained. Importantly, ...

Summary The oil macro in 2023 will likely be heavily influenced by headlines related to Russian supply and Chinese demand as the country reopens. US production growth is expected to be modest, as companies practice capital discipline and grapple with service cost inflation. Traditio...

Summary Midstream/MLPs tend to outperform the broader market in years of high inflation, and though it has cooled from its mid-2022 peak, inflation is likely to remain elevated in 2023. Energy infrastructure companies largely provide services for fees under long-term contracts, which ty...

Summary After a record-setting 2022, energy sector earnings are likely to generally decline in 2023, though forecasts point to another strong year by historical standards. Even with a year-over-year earnings decline, energy companies can continue to execute on free cash flow generation ...

Summary Looking at total returns for 2022 compared to the -18.1% loss for the S&P 500, income-focused equity investments generally held up well, except for REITs. MLPs provided standout performance in 2022, gaining over 30% on a total-return basis. Now that bond benchmarks are y...

Summary Energy infrastructure companies are largely expected to continue generating free cash flow, regardless of where oil and natural gas prices trade, with excess cash used for buybacks and dividend increases. Energy markets are likely to remain tight in 2023, but the impact of a rec...

Summary Given strong performance this year and attractive yields, many investors may be considering an energy infrastructure allocation for the first time or the first time in years. For new, prospective, and seasoned energy infrastructure investors, today’s note addresses severa...

Summary Even though midstream capital spending has moderated and reliance on debt has eased somewhat, credit ratings are still important for energy infrastructure companies. By weighting, investment-grade names make up the bulk of Alerian energy infrastructure indexes. Energy infras...

Summary Three First Trust Funds are extremely similar and provide exposure to almost the same underlying holdings. We examine FEN and FEI today and give you our 2023 outlook. We look back at our call at the beginning of 2022 and tell you why it gave you so much excess in returns ove...

Summary With a weak start to December, the AMZ Index and AMNA Index were yielding 7.5% and 5.9%, respectively, as of December 6. Midstream/MLPs offer generous yields backed by positive dividend trends, as many companies have used free cash flow to increase payouts to investors. Clos...