- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Milwaukee, WI 53202 Milwaukee WI United States of America 53202
- IPO Date
- Jun 3, 2011
- Business
- Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Total Return Fund Institutional Class (TORIX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., that seeks total return through investments primarily in equity securities of energy infrastructure companies. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in securities of companies that process, store, transport, and market natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude oil; it also includes exposure to companies that generate, transport, and distribute electricity, encompassing midstream energy operations and power infrastructure sectors. Key holdings include Cheniere Energy Inc., Williams Companies Inc., Energy Transfer LP, MPLX LP, and Targa Resources Corp., with portfolio allocations heavily weighted toward U.S. stocks (76%) and Canadian stocks (20%) in the energy sector (95%).
Launched on May 31, 2011, and domiciled in the United States, the fund is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, and targets institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $1,000,000; it features a net expense ratio of 0.92% and daily pricing.
Tortoise Capital, the fund's adviser with approximately $8.7 billion in assets under management as of October 2025, has pursued strategic reorganizations within its fund family, including the completion of mergers such as Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. (NTG) into Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (TYG) in December 2024 and Tortoise Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund (TEAF) into TYG in late 2025, enhancing scale and efficiency for energy infrastructure exposure. TORIX itself maintains its investment strategy amid these changes, issuing estimated 2025 capital gain distributions of $0.00 for both short-term and long-term gains, and updated its mailing address effective June 30, 2025. The fund provides tax-efficient exposure via a 1099 reporting structure, avoiding K-1 forms common in MLP investments.