FPL News and Press, First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund of Beneficial Interest From 10/28/23

2023-10-28 08:00:00 ET Summary Higher interest rates have challenged many income investment categories this year, but yield will likely remain appealing to investors given broader market uncertainty. Among income investments, MLPs stand out for both generous yields relative to bon...

First Trust Advisors Announces Fund Board Approval of Mergers of First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund, First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund, First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund, and First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund into First Trust Energy Income Partners Enhanced Inco...

2023-09-21 16:29:58 ET Summary First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund focuses on investing in companies in the energy infrastructure sector, which are critical for modern life but taken for granted. The fund has outperformed its peers, possibly due to its ability to invest in elec...

2023-09-13 08:00:00 ET Summary Enhanced incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act are making more carbon capture projects a near-term reality, and midstream companies are playing key supporting roles. Exxon has signed a 25-year agreement with EnLink for the transportation of captu...

2023-09-08 01:04:18 ET Summary The First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund is a closed-end fund that allows investors to include master limited partnerships in a retirement account without tax consequences. Despite underperforming similar funds from the same fund house, FEN rema...

2023-09-06 08:00:00 ET Summary After years of hefty spending to facilitate tremendous US energy production growth, midstream companies are reaping cash flows from past projects and spending a lot less, leading to excess cash. Large midstream companies are expected to generate bill...

2023-08-30 08:00:00 ET Summary Utilities and midstream can provide similar portfolio benefits and may be found together in the income or real asset sleeves of portfolios. A long-term correlation between utilities and midstream/MLPs is relatively low at around 0.3, highlighting imp...

2023-08-28 16:39:29 ET Summary First Trust New Opps MLP & Energy Fund is a closed-end fund that primarily invests in midstream master limited partnerships and electric utilities. The fund has historically underperformed the Alerian MLP Index and has a lower yield. Despite ...

2023-08-23 08:00:00 ET Summary Nine constituents in the broad Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) spent a combined $1.1 billion on equity repurchases in 2Q23. Corporations were more active with buybacks this quarter than MLPs, with some companies prioritizing other uses of capit...

2023-08-11 02:20:00 ET Summary Investment-grade energy companies face material financial risk from the energy transition, driving our engagement to assess their positioning. We regularly engage with companies to communicate our belief that issuers should provide robust environment...