TPYP
Tortoise North American Pipeline ETF
2026-07-09
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XNYS · Passive · options-income
TPYP
Tortoise North American Pipeline ETF
Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
Verdict
WATCH
Weighted score · 3.00 / 5
AUM
$837M
assets under mgmt
Avg Volume
60K
shares · daily
Distribution
3.3%
Quarterly · — ROC
Expense Ratio
0.40%
0.40% gross
1Y Return
vs underlying
Sharpe
1.27
Max DD -6.8%
Fund Identity
What it is, who runs it, where it lives.
Seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and distribution rate (total return) performance of the Tortoise North American Pipeline Index SM..
The Fund employs a passive management indexing approach designed to track the Tortoise North American Pipeline Index SM, a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index of pipeline companies organized and headquartered in the United States or Canada. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities comprising the Underlying Index, which includes common stock, MLP interests, LLC interests, and MLP Affiliate equity securities. The Underlying Index is concentrated in the energy pipeline industry and includes a minimum of 30 securities, with no single constituent exceeding 7.5% and MLPs capped at 20% of the index.
Ticker
TPYP
Issuer
Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
Exchange
XNYS
Inception
2025-05-12 · 1.1 yrs
Mgmt style
Passive
Replication
Physical (full replication, with sampling permitted under certain circumstances)
Index-based
true · Tortoise North American Pipeline Index SM
Leverage
None
Strategy & Options Mechanics
How the portfolio is built and where the income comes from.
PORTFOLIO
Equity
indexed
OPTIONS OVERLAY
Strategy
Covered Calls
generates income
Underlying
Individual stocks
income exposure
QUARTERLY
3.3%
DIST. RATE
— ROC
Ordinary Income
Underlying
Strategy
Tax
Ordinary Income
Performance & NAV
Total return vs. the underlying, with drawdown context.
NAV HISTORY · JUN '25 – JUN '26
max DD -6.8% $41.52
JUN '25JUN '26
Max DD
-6.8%
Volatility
13.1%
Sharpe
1.27
Sortino
1.85
Calmar
3.24
Beta
Flat-NAV reinvestment hurdle
0.0%
Share of each distribution you’d need to reinvest just to hold NAV flat. 0% — the fund is covering its payout without eroding NAV.
1Y vs Underlying
Tracking err.
Yield on cost
3.9%
Distribution & Tax
Where the yield comes from — and how it’s taxed.
Composition · Recent Distribution
ROC
Frequency
Quarterly
Dist. rate
3.29%
ROC %
30-day SEC
not reported
Consistency
4 w/o cut
YOC · 1yr-ago buyer
3.9%
Tax Treatment — Ordinary Income
ORDINARY INCOME
Distribution Composition (Recent)
— Return of Capital
ROC is not free money — it lowers your cost basis. When shares are sold, capital gains are computed against the lower basis.
Composition · Narrative
Distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains; the Fund may receive MLP cash distributions exceeding net taxable income allocated, potentially resulting in larger taxable gains upon disposition of MLP interests; portions of distributions may effectively represent return of capital in economic terms
Distribution Growth & Schedule
Per-period growth of the payout, the latest schedule, and how long distributions take to repay NAV.
Distribution Growth by Lookback Period
+1.6% 3M -1.3% 6M
Latest Distribution Schedule
Record date
2026-03-26
Ex-dividend
2026-03-26
Pay date
Payback Period
30.4 yr
Dist. Since Incep.
$1.4
Holdings & Concentration
Position sizing, top-name weights, and concentration risk.
Sector Mix · Tilt vs S&P 500
No sector feed for this fund.
Holdings
45
Top-10 Wt.
Technical Signal & Liquidity
Moving-average posture and a read on tradability.
Price vs. Moving Averages
$44.4$41.3$38.2$35.1
FEB '26JUN '26
Price $41.52
50-DMA $42.24
200-DMA $38.19
Bullish — 50-DMA above 200-DMA
Price $41.52 is above the 200-day SMA ($38.19); 50-day SMA $42.24. The 50-day SMA sits above the 200-day — an established uptrend, no recent crossover. Moving-average signals are a timing aid, not a recommendation — weigh them against the distribution profile and framework score.
Liquidity
Avg daily volume
60K
Avg dollar volume
$3,370,064
Bid/ask spread
0.27%
Premium/discount
Turnover
6%
Estimated bid/ask spread ~0.27% (moderate). Average daily dollar volume ~$3.4M (adequate). This spread is a high-low estimate, not a live quote; the issuer's reported median spread and premium/discount to NAV are shown above when available.
Assets Under Management
Trend: Stable. Source: shares×price (Massive, monthly).
AUM ($)
$837M
$916M$739M$562M
JUN '24JUN '26
SOURCES  Massive market-data API, SEC EDGAR filings, issuer disclosures.
TPYP · 2026-06-22
Prepared by denvereyon
Research aid, not investment advice.