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Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TTP) is a non-diversified, closed-end investment management company specializing in the energy and power infrastructure sector. TTP focuses on investing in equity securities of North American pipeline companies. These companies are involved in the transportation of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and refined products. By targeting fixed-income and dividend-paying equity securities, TTP aims to offer its investors stability and defensiveness across economic cycles.
With a commitment to essential assets and services, TTP seeks to meet crucial societal needs while also addressing client needs for diversification and income. The company's portfolio includes traditional energy investments spanning the entire energy value chain, sustainable infrastructure projects like wind, solar, and water infrastructure, and credit investments through direct lending to social infrastructure projects.
In recent updates, TTP announced distributions paid on August 31, 2023, November 30, 2023, February 29, 2024, and May 31, 2024. These distributions include net investment income, net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, and return of capital. Notably, TTP and Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TPZ) have estimated that a portion of recent distributions may be a return of capital, highlighting the need for investors to consider the distributions' sources in their total return assessments.
Managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, TTP benefits from the adviser’s extensive experience and research in the energy value chain, dating back more than two decades. As an early investor in midstream energy, Tortoise is well-positioned to lead during the global energy transition. With a steady approach and long-term perspective, Tortoise strives to make a positive impact on clients and communities.
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TPZ) has issued a Section 19(a) notice for its distribution paid on Aug. 30, 2024. The current distribution of $0.1050 per share is composed of 20% net investment income and 80% return of capital. For the fiscal year to date, the total cumulative distribution of $1.0500 per share consists of 22% net investment income and 78% return of capital.
The fund's average annual total return for the five years ending August 30, 2024, is 8.12%. The annualized current distribution rate as a percentage of NAV is 6.72%. The cumulative total return for the fiscal year through August 30, 2024, is 22.65%, with cumulative fiscal year distributions at 5.60% of NAV.
TPZ estimates it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains, indicating a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. Investors are advised not to draw conclusions about TPZ's investment performance from this distribution.
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund (NYSE:TTP) and Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE:TPZ) have issued a Section 19(a) notice regarding their distributions paid on August 30, 2024. TTP's current distribution of $0.5900 per share comprises 17% from net investment income and 83% from return of capital. TPZ's current distribution of $0.1050 per share includes 20% from net investment income and 80% from return of capital.
Key performance metrics for TTP include a -0.56% five-year average annual total return and a 5.61% annualized current distribution rate. TPZ reports a 6.87% five-year average annual total return and a 6.84% annualized current distribution rate. Both funds have distributed more than their income and net realized capital gains, indicating that a portion of the distributions may be a return of capital.
Tortoise Capital Advisors has announced plans to merge three closed-end funds into a new actively managed ETF, the Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure ETF. The funds to be merged are Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TPZ), Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TTP), and Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NDP). TPZ will be the surviving strategy, with the ETF adopting its accounting and performance history.
The combined assets of the three funds, including leverage, totaled $313.3 million as of July 31, 2024. The expected management fee for the ETF is 85 basis points. The merger aims to provide shareholders with greater liquidity without potential discounts to net asset value. Tortoise Capital expects the transactions to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to shareholder approvals and regulatory requirements.
Tortoise Capital Advisors has announced plans to merge three closed-end funds into a new actively managed ETF called Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure ETF. The funds involved are Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: TPZ), Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund (NYSE: TTP), and Tortoise Energy Independence Fund (NYSE: NDP). TPZ will be the surviving strategy, with the ETF adopting its accounting and performance history.
The combined assets of the three funds, including leverage, totaled $313.3 million as of July 31, 2024. The expected management fee for the new ETF is 85 basis points. Tortoise Capital aims to provide shareholders with greater liquidity at net asset value through this merger. The transactions are expected to close in Q4 2024, subject to shareholder approvals and regulatory requirements.
On May 31, 2024, Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund (NYSE:TTP) and Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE:TPZ) issued a Section 19(a) notice regarding their distributions. TTP's current distribution is $0.5900 per share, primarily consisting of a 67% return of capital. Cumulative distributions for the fiscal year total $1.1800 per share, with an 80% return of capital. TPZ's current distribution is $0.1050 per share, with a 69% return of capital. Cumulative distributions for TPZ are $0.6300 per share, with a 75% return of capital.
The funds have distributed more than their income and capital gains, indicating that a portion of the distribution is a return of capital. This should not be confused with yield or income, and actual amounts may differ for tax reporting purposes.
For the 5-year period ending April 30, 2024, TTP had an average annual total return of -3.77%, while TPZ had a 5.08% return. Current distribution rates, as of April 30, 2024, were 6.81% for TTP and 7.22% for TPZ.
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TTP) and Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TPZ) announced distributions paid on February 28, 2023. The current distribution for TTP is $0.5900 per share, sourced mainly from a 87% return of capital, while TPZ's current distribution is $0.1050, with 46% from return of capital. Year-to-date performance shows TTP with an average annual total return of -9.07% and TPZ at 1.17%. The cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV stand at 1.73% for TTP and 1.98% for TPZ.
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