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Two energy infrastructure funds with nearly identical sector bets have produced meaningfully different long-term returns, and the spread points toward one clear pick.
An exchange-traded fund, or ETF, pools investors' money to buy a basket of securities and trades on a stock exchange like a single share.
The Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEMKT: AMLP), managed by ALPS Funds, and the First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSEMKT: EMLP), managed by First Trust, both target North American energy infrastructure, but their ten-year annualized returns as of August 6, 2026 stood at 7.1% and 10%, respectively.
Concentration versus diversification AMLP holds 14 positions, with 98% of assets in energy and 2% in utilities.
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