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Quarterly Report | February 29, 2016
2016 1st Quarter
Report
Closed-End Funds
Tortoise Capital Advisors
2016 1st Quarter Report to
Stockholders
This combined report provides you with a comprehensive review of our funds that span the entire energy value chain.
Tortoise Capital Advisors is one of the largest managers of energy investments, including closed-end funds, open end funds, private funds and separate accounts.
Table of contents
| Letter to Stockholders | 2 | TPZ: Fund Focus | 16 |
| TYG: Fund Focus | 4 | Financial Statements | 19 |
| NTG: Fund Focus | 7 | Notes to Financial Statements | 48 |
| TTP: Fund Focus | 10 | Additional Information | 61 |
| NDP: Fund Focus | 13 |
TTP and TPZ distribution policies
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (“TTP”) and Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (“TPZ”) are relying on exemptive relief permitting them to make long-term capital gain distributions throughout the year. Each of TTP and TPZ, with approval of its Board of Directors (the “Board”), has adopted a distribution policy (the “Policy”) with the purpose of distributing over the course of each year, through periodic distributions as nearly equal as practicable and any required special distributions, an amount closely approximating the total taxable income of TTP and TPZ during such year and, if so determined by the Board, all or a portion of the return of capital paid by portfolio companies to TTP and TPZ during such year. In accordance with its Policy, TTP distributes a fixed amount per common share, currently $0.4075, each quarter to its common shareholders and TPZ distributes a fixed amount per common share, $0.1375 each month for the first quarter and $0.125 each month beginning in March 2016 to its common shareholders. These amounts are subject to change from time to time at the discretion of the Board. Although the level of distributions is independent of TTP’s and TPZ’s performance, TTP and TPZ expect such distributions to correlate with its performance over time. Each quarterly and monthly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board, except for extraordinary distributions in light of TTP’s and TPZ’s performance for the entire calendar year and to enable TTP and TPZ to comply with the distribution requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Policy without prior notice to shareholders if it deems such action to be in the best interests of TTP, TPZ and their respective shareholders. For example, the Board might take such action if the Policy had the effect of shrinking TTP’s or TPZ’s assets to a level that was determined to be detrimental to TTP or TPZ shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Policy could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if TTP’s or TPZ’s stock is trading at or above net asset value), widening an existing trading discount, or decreasing an existing premium. You should not draw any conclusions about TTP’s or TPZ’s investment performance from the amount of the distribution or from the terms of TTP’s or TPZ’s distribution policy. Each of TTP and TPZ estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in TTP or TPZ is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect TTP’s or TPZ’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon TTP’s and TPZ’s investment experience during the remainder of their fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. TTP and TPZ will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Tortoise Capital Advisors
2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
| Closed-end fund comparison | |||||||||||||||
| Primary | Total assets | Portfolio mix | Portfolio mix | ||||||||||||
| Name/Ticker | focus | Structure | ($ millions)1 | by asset type2 | by structure2 | ||||||||||
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Tortoise
Energy |
Midstream |
C-corp |
$2,367.3 |
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Tortoise
MLP |
Natural
gas |
C-corp |
$1,348.1 |
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Tortoise
Pipeline |
North |
Regulated |
$235.4 |
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Tortoise
Energy |
North |
Regulated |
$254.5 |
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Tortoise Power
and |
Power |
Regulated |
$185.2 |
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1 As of 3/31/2016 |
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Tortoise Capital
Advisors
First quarter 2016 report to closed-end
fund stockholders
Dear fellow stockholders,
The energy sector continued to experience volatility during the first fiscal quarter ending Feb. 29, 2016 with the S&P Energy Select Sector® Index returning -15.9%. North American production continued to decline, and outpaced demand, driving crude oil prices to their lowest level since 2003. This downward price trajectory restrained energy stocks and weighed on market sentiment, though had less effect on fixed income securities.
Despite these challenges, there was some positive momentum across the energy value chain during the fiscal quarter. Refined product demand remained strong. Also, a production freeze proposed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) gave the market optimism that there could be more stabilization in the global oil markets. Though the midstream segment continued to face technical pressure, we believe the fundamentals remained intact, with many companies maintaining strong balance sheets, solid cash flows and distribution payouts. We believe that 2016 will be a milestone year for U.S. energy, with the U.S. becoming a supplier of low-cost energy to the rest of the world in the form of exports.
Upstream
Challenges persisted for upstream oil and gas producers, as reflected by the -24.5% return posted by the Tortoise North American Oil and Gas Producers IndexSM for the fiscal quarter. The U.S. oil rig count continued to decline during the fiscal quarter, contributing to slowing crude oil production, with estimates showing February production at 80,000 barrels per day below the January level.1 U.S. production is estimated to average 8.7 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) in 2016 (down from an estimated average of 9.4 MMbbl/d in 2015) and 8.2 MMbbl/d in 2017.1 Given this backdrop, some companies have been able to navigate the volatile market better than others. Successful management teams are aggressively reducing capital expenditures for the second consecutive year, with 2016 budgets down an average of 3.4% from 2015.2
Oil prices were volatile during the fiscal quarter, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) opening at $41.65 per barrel, peaking that same day at $41.85 before dropping to a low of $26.21 on Feb. 11. The last few weeks of the fiscal quarter saw some price stabilization, with oil closing the fiscal quarter at $33.75 per barrel, a trend that continued into the second fiscal quarter. We caution that prices likely will remain constrained, due to high inventory, until the supply/ demand equation comes into greater balance.
A relatively warm winter caused a decline in natural gas demand for heating and drove natural gas prices lower. Prices opened the fiscal quarter at $2.09 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), bottomed at $1.53 on Dec. 24, and peaked at $2.53 on Jan. 11. Prices then fell sharply again due to the warm winter weather, closing the fiscal quarter at $1.62 per MMBtu. This demand decrease contributed to the continued high inventory. On Feb. 26, natural gas inventories were 46% higher than they were the same week last year and are expected to close the winter season approximately 54% above last year.1
Natural gas production growth is expected to slow to 0.9% in 2016, from 5.4% in 2015, due to low prices and fewer rigs in operation. However, production growth is expected to increase to 2.1% in 2017 as industrial demand increases and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports gain traction.1 In 2016, natural gas is expected to provide the largest share of electricity generation, outpacing coal for the first time on an annual average basis.1
Midstream
Conditions continued to be challenging for energy companies and master limited partnerships (MLPs) in particular. MLPs, as represented by the Tortoise MLP Index®, returned -17.6% for the fiscal quarter, as midstream MLPs continued to outpace their upstream counterparts. Broader pipeline companies fared better, as reflected by the -6.2% return for the fiscal quarter of the Tortoise North American Pipeline IndexSM, partially due to the performance of local distribution companies, which tend to behave more like utilities in a volatile market environment. Performance within midstream was mixed, with gathering and processing companies hardest hit due to their greater commodity price sensitivity. Crude oil MLP and pipeline companies, and natural gas MLP and pipeline companies declined during the fiscal quarter as negative sentiment about energy persisted and technical pressures remained problematic, ultimately dislocating market prices from fundamentals. Refined product MLP and other pipeline companies posted positive performance during the fiscal quarter, thanks to continued strong demand for refined products in the low price environment.
Headwinds restraining midstream companies during the fiscal quarter included Kinder Morgan, Inc.’s steep dividend cut in December, which drove concerns that more distribution cuts would follow. It is noteworthy that Tortoise’s midstream MLP strategies’ portfolio companies actually have increased or maintained distributions year-over-year with an average increase of more than 10%, testimony to those strategies’ focus on high-quality, fundamentally sound firms. Speculation about the viability of Energy Transfer Equity’s proposed merger with The Williams Companies, Inc. also weighed on the midstream space. Credit rating downgrades also have proliferated, but have not had a major effect on Tortoise’s strategies.
There have been concerns about counterparty risk relating to the re-pricing of rates charged by pipeline companies in bankruptcy proceedings. We are not broadly concerned about pipeline rate re-pricing fees because the pipeline companies we generally focus on typically charge a market rate, not above market, and therefore are not targets for re-rating by the courts. Additionally, concerns related to the potential that reduced volumes could reduce pipeline companies’ profits and dampen need for pipeline infrastructure buildout still exist. However, we believe that companies that have pipelines in strategic locations will attract quality producers with products to transport. With respect to continued need for pipeline infrastructure buildout, one needs to look no further than the Northeastern U.S., where production from the Marcellus and Utica shales is forecast to increase over the next few years. Our projection for capital investments in MLP, pipeline and related organic projects for 2016-2018 is approximately $120 billion.
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2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
Downstream
Many energy companies in the downstream segment of the energy value chain, including power utilities, have benefitted from the decline in oil prices. Refiners are also among this group, as low input costs have driven healthy demand. Although still attractive, refiner margins have narrowed recently due to lower gasoline prices as inventories have grown. On Feb. 29, the average price for regular gasoline fell to $1.78 per gallon, down $0.69 from the same week last year. Like refiners, petrochemical companies continued to benefit from low input costs, but to a lesser extent due to lower ethylene prices. As a result, we have focused on investments in integrated petrochemicals that upgrade their ethylene to polyethylene because their prices have been more resilient.
As noted earlier, we believe that 2016 will be a milestone year for U.S. energy exports as it stands to become a relevant supplier of low-cost energy to the rest of the world. For the first time in 40 years, U.S. crude oil has been exported. The first LNG shipment also was exported earlier this year. And while the U.S. previously has exported some NGLs, ethane, which is widely used in manufacturing and is enjoying rising global and domestic demand, was shipped in March.
Capital markets
Exploration and production companies raised almost $10 billion in total capital during the fiscal quarter, mostly in equities. MLP and pipeline companies raised approximately $6 billion during the fiscal quarter, with approximately $4 billion in equity and $2 billion in debt. Some bonds are trading at deep discounts while others are defaulting, driving market participants to favor investment-grade energy companies. Capital is available, but at a steeper price. Because capital markets have continued to be less accommodative for midstream companies during this period of market volatility, some midstream MLPs are seeking alternate forms of funding such as preferred private placements.
There were no IPOs in the energy sector during the fiscal quarter. Merger and acquisition activity among MLP and pipeline companies was light, with announced transactions totaling under $6 billion for the fiscal quarter. The largest of these was EnLink’s acquisition of subsidiaries of Tall Oak Midstream, LLC in a deal valued at approximately $1.6 billion.
Concluding thoughts
Though the first fiscal quarter saw continued headwinds, the second fiscal quarter began with a tailwind in the form of higher crude oil prices. In our view, midstream MLP and pipeline company fundamentals remain solid and technical pressures are beginning to ease. We anticipate the supply/demand equation will continue to improve in 2016 and that in 2017, the U.S. could become the swing producer to provide the supply needed to meet increasing global demand. We are optimistic that such a scenario will create many opportunities across the energy value chain.
Sincerely,
The Managing Directors
Tortoise Capital
Advisors, L.L.C.
The S&P Energy Select Sector® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of S&P 500® Index companies in the energy sector involved in the development or production of energy products. The Tortoise North American Oil and Gas Producers IndexSM is a float-adjusted, capitalization weighted index of North American energy companies engaged primarily in the production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas or natural gas liquids (NGLs). The Tortoise North American Pipeline IndexSM is a float adjusted, capitalization-weighted index of energy pipeline companies domiciled in the United States and Canada. The Tortoise MLP Index® is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index of energy master limited partnerships.
The Tortoise indices are the exclusive property of Tortoise Index Solutions, LLC, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) (“S&P Dow Jones Indices”) to calculate and maintain the Tortoise MLP Index®, Tortoise North American Pipeline IndexSM and Tortoise North American Oil and Gas Producers IndexSM. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services (“SPFS”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by Tortoise Index Solutions, LLC and its affiliates. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices, SPFS, Dow Jones nor any of their affiliates sponsor and promote the indices and none shall be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the indices.
It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Like any other stock, total return and market value will fluctuate so that an investment, when sold, may be worth more or less than its original cost.
1 Energy Information Administration, March
2016
2 Tortoise Capital Advisors and industry estimates
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Tortoise
Energy Infrastructure
Corp. (TYG)
Fund description
TYG seeks a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to stockholders. TYG invests primarily in equity securities of master limited partnerships (MLPs) and their affiliates that transport, gather, process or store natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined petroleum products.
Fund performance review
The fund’s market-based and NAV-based returns for the fiscal quarter ending Feb. 29, 2016 were -6.4% and -14.8%, respectively (including the reinvestment of distributions). Comparatively, the Tortoise MLP Index® returned -17.6% for the same period. The fund’s performance reflects the ongoing challenges facing the energy sector, as global markets remained oversupplied and oil prices remained low during the period. Concern about counterparty risk and tighter capital markets also restrained midstream MLPs.
| 1st fiscal quarter highlights | ||
| Distributions paid per share | $0.6550 | |
| Distribution rate (as of 2/29/2016) | 10.8% | |
| Quarter-over-quarter distribution increase | 0.0% | |
| Year-over-year distribution increase | 2.3% | |
| Cumulative distribution to stockholders | ||
| since inception in February 2004 | $25.8775 | |
| Market-based total return | (6.4)% | |
| NAV-based total return | (14.8)% | |
| Premium (discount) to NAV (as of 2/29/2016) | (0.3)% |
Unlike the fund return, index return is pre-expenses and taxes.
Performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Like any other stock, total return and market value will fluctuate so that an investment, when sold, may be worth more or less than its original cost. Portfolio composition is subject to change due to ongoing management of the fund. References to specific securities or sectors should not be construed as a recommendation by the fund or its adviser. See Schedule of Investments for portfolio weighting at the end of the fiscal quarter.
Key asset performance drivers
| Top five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| Spectra Energy Partners, LP |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Growing Northeast natural gas production supported infrastructure buildout | ||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. |
Midstream refined product pipeline MLP | Strong refined product demand resulted in higher volumes | ||
| Targa Resources Corp. | Midstream gathering and processing company | Bounce back after weak 2015 performance; completed rollup transaction and preferred issuance solved capital market needs | ||
| EQT Midstream Partners, LP |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Growing Northeast natural gas production supported infrastructure buildout | ||
| Columbia
Pipeline Partners LP |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Growing Northeast natural gas production supported infrastructure buildout | ||
| Bottom five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| MPLX LP | Midstream gathering and processing MLP | Reduced growth rate | ||
| Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Concerns about access to capital and parent leverage | ||
| Williams Partners L.P. | Midstream gathering and processing MLP | Concern around Chesapeake counterparty risk | ||
| Energy
Transfer Equity, L.P. |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Concern regarding higher leverage resulting from pending acquisition of The Williams Companies, Inc. and management change | ||
| Enbridge
Energy Partners, L.P. |
Midstream crude oil pipeline MLP | Concerns about access to capital |
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2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
Distributable cash flow and distributions
Distributable cash flow (“DCF”) is distributions received from investments less expenses. The total distributions received from investments include the amount received as cash distributions from investments, paid-in-kind distributions, and dividend and interest payments. The total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses, leverage costs and current income taxes. Current income taxes include taxes paid on net investment income, in addition to foreign taxes, if any. Taxes incurred from realized gains on the sale of investments, expected tax benefits and deferred taxes are not included in DCF.
Distributions received from investments decreased approximately 8.2% as compared to 4th quarter 2015 due primarily to net sales of investments and the impact of portfolio merger activity during the quarter, partially offset by increased distribution rates on investments. Operating expenses, consisting primarily of fund advisory fees, decreased 19.7% during the quarter due to lower asset-based fees. Overall leverage costs decreased 5.9% during the quarter due to the reduction of leverage outstanding.
As a result of the changes in income and expenses, DCF decreased approximately 5.8% as compared to 4th quarter 2015. The fund paid a quarterly distribution of $0.655 per share, which was unchanged over the prior quarter and an increase of 2.3% over the 1st quarter 2015 distribution. The fund has paid cumulative distributions to stockholders of $25.8775 per share since its inception in Feb. 2004.
The Key Financial Data table discloses the calculation of DCF and should be read in conjunction with this discussion. The difference between distributions received from investments in the DCF calculation and total investment income as reported in the Statement of Operations, is reconciled as follows: the Statement of Operations, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), recognizes distribution income from MLPs and other investments on their ex-dates, whereas the DCF calculation may reflect distribution income on their pay dates; GAAP recognizes that a significant portion of the cash distributions received from MLPs and other investments are characterized as a return of capital and therefore excluded from investment income, whereas the DCF calculation includes the return of capital; and distributions received from investments in the DCF calculation include the value of dividends paid-in-kind (additional stock or MLP units), whereas such amounts are not included as income for GAAP purposes, and includes distributions related to direct investments when the purchase price is reduced in lieu of receiving cash distributions. The treatment of expenses in the DCF calculation also differs from what is reported in the Statement of Operations. In addition to the total operating expenses, including fee waiver, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, the DCF calculation reflects interest expense, realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap settlements, distributions to preferred stockholders, other recurring leverage expenses, as well as taxes paid on net investment income.
“Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to DCF for 1st quarter 2016 (in thousands):
| 1st Qtr 2016 | ||||
| Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes | $ | (10,666 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile to DCF: | ||||
| Distributions characterized as return of capital | 40,386 | |||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2,515 | |||
| Interest rate swap expenses | (222 | ) | ||
| Premium on redemption of senior notes | 900 | |||
| Premium on redemption of MRP stock | 800 | |||
| DCF | $ | 33,713 | ||
Leverage
The fund’s leverage utilization declined by $216.3 million during 1st quarter 2016 and represented 31.2% of total assets at Feb. 29, 2016, above the long-term target level of 25% of total assets. Although the fund’s leverage ratio has increased as asset values have declined recently, the fund has maintained compliance with its applicable coverage ratios. During the quarter, the fund used proceeds from the sale of investments to reduce the amounts borrowed under its credit facilities as well as to redeem term debt and preferred stock. At quarter-end, including the impact of interest rate swaps, approximately 86% of the leverage cost was fixed, the weighted-average maturity was 5.6 years and the weighted-average annual rate on our leverage was 3.58%. These rates will vary in the future as a result of changing floating rates, utilization of the fund’s credit facilities and as leverage and swaps mature or are redeemed.
Income taxes
During 1st quarter 2016, the fund’s deferred tax liability decreased by $126 million to $320 million, primarily as a result of the decline in value of its investment portfolio. The fund had net realized gains of $66 million during the quarter. To the extent that the fund has taxable income, it will owe federal and state income taxes. Tax payments can be funded from investment earnings, fund assets, or borrowings.
Please see the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding critical accounting policies, results of operations, leverage, taxes and other important fund information.
For further information regarding the calculation of distributable cash flow and distributions to stockholders, as well as a discussion of the tax impact on distributions and results, please visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
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TYG Key Financial
Data (supplemental unaudited information)
(dollar amounts in thousands
unless otherwise indicated)
The information presented below regarding Distributable Cash Flow and Selected Financial Information is supplemental non-GAAP financial information, which the fund believes is meaningful to understanding operating performance. The Distributable Cash Flow Ratios include the functional equivalent of EBITDA for non-investment companies, and the fund believes they are an important supplemental measure of performance and promote comparisons from period-to-period. This information is supplemental, is not inclusive of required financial disclosures (e.g. Total Expense Ratio), and should be read in conjunction with the full financial statements.
| 2015 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q1(1) | Q2(1) | Q3(1) | Q4(1) | Q1(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Income from Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions and dividends from investments | $ | 52,050 | $ | 51,585 | $ | 52,919 | $ | 51,564 | $ | 47,200 | ||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Before Leverage | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and Current Taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees | 9,350 | 9,545 | 8,661 | 7,081 | 5,321 | |||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 493 | 511 | 500 | 512 | 466 | |||||||||||||||
| 9,843 | 10,056 | 9,161 | 7,593 | 5,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes | 42,207 | 41,529 | 43,758 | 43,971 | 41,413 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage costs(2) | 9,041 | 8,778 | 8,394 | 8,193 | 7,700 | |||||||||||||||
| Current income tax expense(3) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow(4) | $ | 33,166 | $ | 32,751 | $ | 35,364 | $ | 35,778 | $ | 33,713 | ||||||||||
| As a percent of average total assets(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 4.98 | % | 4.94 | % | 5.59 | % | 6.83 | % | 7.67 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs and current taxes | 0.94 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.94 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes | 4.04 | % | 3.98 | % | 4.62 | % | 5.82 | % | 6.73 | % | ||||||||||
| As a percent of average net assets(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 9.45 | % | 9.34 | % | 10.90 | % | 13.38 | % | 16.09 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs and current taxes | 1.79 | % | 1.82 | % | 1.89 | % | 1.97 | % | 1.97 | % | ||||||||||
| Leverage costs and current taxes | 1.64 | % | 1.59 | % | 1.73 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.62 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow | 6.02 | % | 5.93 | % | 7.28 | % | 9.28 | % | 11.50 | % | ||||||||||
| Selected Financial Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock | $ | 30,731 | $ | 30,971 | $ | 31,211 | $ | 31,450 | $ | 31,682 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock per share | 0.6400 | 0.6450 | 0.6500 | 0.6550 | 0.6550 | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution coverage percentage for period(6) | 107.9 | % | 105.7 | % | 113.3 | % | 113.8 | % | 106.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain, net of income taxes, for the period | 60,161 | 63,392 | 43,938 | 72,015 | 41,667 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets, end of period | 4,204,687 | 4,102,516 | 3,445,452 | 2,793,933 | 2,213,663 | |||||||||||||||
| Average total assets during period(7) | 4,235,541 | 4,146,279 | 3,759,151 | 3,028,322 | 2,475,404 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage(8) | 986,900 | 1,000,700 | 1,000,400 | 906,000 | 689,700 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage as a percent of total assets | 23.5 | % | 24.4 | % | 29.0 | % | 32.4 | % | 31.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), end of period | 665,363 | 561,565 | 138,802 | (244,207 | ) | (483,386 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period | 2,250,010 | 2,172,676 | 1,754,876 | 1,405,733 | 1,176,897 | |||||||||||||||
| Average net assets during period(9) | 2,234,865 | 2,191,147 | 1,925,521 | 1,545,634 | 1,179,868 | |||||||||||||||
| Net asset value per common share | 46.86 | 45.25 | 36.55 | 29.28 | 24.33 | |||||||||||||||
| Market value per share | 43.79 | 42.02 | 35.88 | 26.57 | 24.26 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding (000’s) | 48,017 | 48,017 | 48,017 | 48,017 | 48,370 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Q1 is the period from December through February. Q2 is the period from March through May. Q3 is the period from June through August. Q4 is the period from September through November. |
| (2) | Leverage costs include interest expense, distributions to preferred stockholders, interest rate swap expenses and other recurring leverage expenses. |
| (3) | Includes taxes paid on net investment income and foreign taxes, if any. Taxes related to realized gains are excluded from the calculation of Distributable Cash Flow (“DCF”). |
| (4) | “Net investment income (loss), before income taxes” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to DCF: increased by the return of capital on distributions, the value of paid-in-kind distributions, the premium on redemptions of senior notes and MRP stock and amortization of debt issuance costs; and decreased by realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap settlements and current taxes paid on net investment income. |
| (5) | Annualized. |
| (6) | Distributable Cash Flow divided by distributions paid. |
| (7) | Computed by averaging month-end values within each period. |
| (8) | Leverage consists of senior notes, preferred stock and outstanding borrowings under revolving credit facilities. |
| (9) | Computed by averaging daily net assets within each period. |
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2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
Tortoise
MLP Fund,
Inc. (NTG)
Fund description
NTG seeks to provide stockholders with a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions. NTG invests primarily in master limited partnerships (MLPs) and their affiliates that own and operate a network of pipeline and energy-related logistical infrastructure assets with an emphasis on those that transport, gather, process and store natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). NTG targets midstream MLPs benefiting from U.S. natural gas production and consumption expansion with minimal direct commodity exposure.
Fund performance review
The fund’s market-based and NAV-based returns for the fiscal quarter ending Feb. 29, 2016 were -0.9% and -11.4%, respectively (including the reinvestment of distributions). Comparatively, the Tortoise MLP Index® returned -17.6% for the same period. The fund’s performance for the fiscal quarter reflects the ongoing challenges affecting companies across the energy value chain, as global markets remained oversupplied and oil prices remained low during the period. Concern about counterparty risk and tighter capital markets also restrained midstream MLPs.
| 1st fiscal quarter highlights | ||
| Distributions paid per share | $0.4225 | |
| Distribution rate (as of 2/29/2016) | 10.8% | |
| Quarter-over-quarter distribution increase | 0.0% | |
| Year-over-year distribution increase | 0.0% | |
| Cumulative distribution to stockholders | ||
| since inception in July 2010 | $9.1225 | |
| Market-based total return | (0.9)% | |
| NAV-based total return | (11.4)% | |
| Premium (discount) to NAV (as of 2/29/2016) | (2.9)% |
Unlike the fund return, index return is pre-expenses and taxes.
Performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Like any other stock, total return and market value will fluctuate so that an investment, when sold, may be worth more or less than its original cost. Portfolio composition is subject to change due to ongoing management of the fund. References to specific securities or sectors should not be construed as a recommendation by the fund or its adviser. See Schedule of Investments for portfolio weighting at the end of the fiscal quarter.
Key asset performance drivers
| Top five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| Spectra Energy Partners, LP |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Growing Northeast natural gas production supported infrastructure buildout | ||
| Targa Resources Corp. | Midstream gathering and processing company | Bounce back after weak 2015 performance; completed rollup transaction and preferred issuance solved capital market needs | ||
| EQT Midstream Partners, LP |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Growing Northeast natural gas production supported infrastructure buildout | ||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. |
Midstream refined product pipeline MLP | Strong refined product demand resulted in higher volumes | ||
| Plains GP Holdings, L.P. |
Midstream crude oil pipeline company | Preferred issuance solved capital market needs | ||
| Bottom five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Concerns about access to capital and parent leverage | ||
| Williams Partners L.P. | Midstream gathering and processing MLP | Concern around Chesapeake counterparty risk | ||
| MPLX LP | Midstream gathering and processing MLP | Reduced growth rate | ||
| Targa Resources Partners LP |
Midstream gathering and processing MLP | Gathering & processing assets have greater exposure to commodity prices | ||
| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP |
Midstream gathering and processing MLP | Parent leverage and unhedged parent commodity price risk | ||
(unaudited)
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Tortoise
MLP Fund,
Inc. (NTG) (continued)
Distributable cash flow and distributions
Distributable cash flow (“DCF”) is distributions received from investments less expenses. The total distributions received from investments include the amount received as cash distributions from MLPs, paid-in-kind distributions, and dividend and interest payments. The total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses, leverage costs and current income taxes. Current income taxes include taxes paid on net investment income in addition to foreign taxes, if any. Taxes incurred from realized gains on the sale of investments, expected tax benefits and deferred taxes are not included in DCF.
Distributions received from investments decreased approximately 4.1% as compared to 4th quarter 2015 due primarily to net sales of investments and the impact of portfolio merger activity during the quarter, partially offset by increased distribution rates on investments. Operating expenses, consisting primarily of fund advisory fees, decreased 15.8% during the quarter due to lower asset-based fees. Leverage costs declined 0.9% as compared to the 4th quarter 2015 due to the reduction of leverage outstanding.
As a result of the changes in income and expenses, DCF decreased approximately 2.0% as compared to 4th quarter 2015. The fund paid a quarterly distribution of $0.4225 per share, which was equal to the distribution paid in the prior quarter and 1st quarter 2015. The fund has paid cumulative distributions to stockholders of $9.1225 per share since its inception in July 2010.
The Key Financial Data table discloses the calculation of DCF and should be read in conjunction with this discussion. The difference between distributions received from investments in the DCF calculation and total investment income as reported in the Statement of Operations, is reconciled as follows: the Statement of Operations, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), recognizes distribution income from MLPs, common stock and other investments on their ex-dates, whereas the DCF calculation may reflect distribution income on their pay dates; GAAP recognizes that a significant portion of the cash distributions received from MLPs, common stock and other investments are characterized as a return of capital and therefore excluded from investment income, whereas the DCF calculation includes the return of capital; and distributions received from investments in the DCF calculation include the value of dividends paid-in-kind (additional stock or MLP units), whereas such amounts are not included as income for GAAP purposes, and includes distributions related to direct investments when the purchase price is reduced in lieu of receiving cash distributions. The treatment of expenses in the DCF calculation also differs from what is reported in the Statement of Operations. In addition to the total operating expenses, including fee waiver, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, the DCF calculation reflects interest expense, distributions to preferred stockholders, other recurring leverage expenses, as well as taxes paid on net investment income.
“Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to DCF for 1st quarter 2016 (in thousands):
| 1st Qtr 2016 | ||||
| Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes | $ | (6,432 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile to DCF: | ||||
| Distributions characterized as return of capital | 25,911 | |||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 121 | |||
| Premium on redemption of senior notes | 450 | |||
| DCF | $ | 20,050 | ||
Leverage
The fund’s leverage utilization declined by $69.2 million during 1st quarter 2016 and represented 34.4% of total assets at Feb. 29, 2016, above the long-term target level of 25% of total assets. Although the fund’s leverage ratio has increased as asset values have declined recently, the fund has maintained compliance with its applicable coverage ratios. During the quarter, the fund used proceeds from the sale of investments to reduce the amounts borrowed under its credit facility, refinanced debt and preferred stock that matured, and redeemed certain tranches of term debt. At quarter-end, approximately 79% of the leverage cost was fixed, the weighted-average maturity was 3.6 years and the weighted-average annual rate on our leverage was 3.59%. These rates will vary in the future as a result of changing floating rates, utilization of the fund’s credit facility and as leverage matures or is redeemed.
Income taxes
During 1st quarter 2016, the fund’s deferred tax liability decreased by $57 million to $44 million, primarily as a result of the decline in value of its investment portfolio. The fund had net realized losses of $22 million during the quarter. As of Nov. 30, 2015, the fund had net operating losses of $154 million for federal income tax purposes. To the extent that the fund has taxable income in the future that is not offset by net operating losses, it will owe federal and state income taxes. Tax payments can be funded from investment earnings, fund assets, or borrowings.
Please see the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding critical accounting policies, results of operations, leverage, taxes and other important fund information.
For further information regarding the calculation of distributable cash flow and distributions to stockholders, as well as a discussion of the tax impact on distributions and results, please visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
| (unaudited) | |
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NTG Key Financial
Data (supplemental unaudited information)
(dollar amounts in thousands
unless otherwise indicated)
The information presented below regarding Distributable Cash Flow and Selected Financial Information is supplemental non-GAAP financial information, which the fund believes is meaningful to understanding operating performance. The Distributable Cash Flow Ratios include the functional equivalent of EBITDA for non-investment companies, and the fund believes they are an important supplemental measure of performance and promote comparisons from period-to-period. This information is supplemental, is not inclusive of required financial disclosures (e.g. Total Expense Ratio), and should be read in conjunction with the full financial statements.
| 2015 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q1(1) | Q2(1) | Q3(1) | Q4(1) | Q1(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Income from Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions and dividends from investments | $ | 29,074 | $ | 28,125 | $ | 28,405 | $ | 28,420 | $ | 27,259 | ||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Before Leverage | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and Current Taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees, net of fees waived | 4,679 | 4,739 | 4,280 | 3,581 | 2,868 | |||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 356 | 357 | 351 | 341 | 323 | |||||||||||||||
| 5,035 | 5,096 | 4,631 | 3,922 | 3,191 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes | 24,039 | 23,029 | 23,774 | 24,498 | 24,068 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage costs(2) | 4,050 | 4,078 | 4,083 | 4,055 | 4,018 | |||||||||||||||
| Current income tax expense(3) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow(4) | $ | 19,989 | $ | 18,951 | $ | 19,691 | $ | 20,443 | $ | 20,050 | ||||||||||
| As a percent of average total assets(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 5.38 | % | 5.28 | % | 5.88 | % | 7.18 | % | 8.15 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs and current taxes | 0.93 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.99 | % | 0.95 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes | 4.45 | % | 4.32 | % | 4.92 | % | 6.19 | % | 7.20 | % | ||||||||||
| As a percent of average net assets(5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 8.91 | % | 8.72 | % | 9.88 | % | 11.95 | % | 14.47 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs and current taxes | 1.54 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.69 | % | ||||||||||
| Leverage costs and current taxes | 1.24 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.42 | % | 1.71 | % | 2.13 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow | 6.13 | % | 5.88 | % | 6.85 | % | 8.59 | % | 10.65 | % | ||||||||||
| Selected Financial Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock | $ | 19,858 | $ | 19,857 | $ | 19,858 | $ | 19,857 | $ | 19,858 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock per share | 0.42250 | 0.42250 | 0.42250 | 0.42250 | 0.42250 | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution coverage percentage for period(6) | 100.7 | % | 95.4 | % | 99.2 | % | 103.0 | % | 101.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss), net of income taxes, for the period | 20,232 | 25,818 | 24,577 | 3,706 | (13,779 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets, end of period | 2,140,619 | 2,092,962 | 1,779,889 | 1,483,910 | 1,254,081 | |||||||||||||||
| Average total assets during period(7) | 2,190,648 | 2,112,176 | 1,917,824 | 1,586,800 | 1,345,702 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage(8) | 505,900 | 512,700 | 512,900 | 500,800 | 431,600 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage as a percent of total assets | 23.6 | % | 24.5 | % | 28.8 | % | 33.7 | % | 34.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), end of period | 448,351 | 400,459 | 189,257 | 29,106 | (52,047 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period | 1,310,199 | 1,268,819 | 1,057,341 | 876,409 | 757,055 | |||||||||||||||
| Average net assets during period(9) | 1,323,553 | 1,279,060 | 1,140,652 | 953,931 | 757,446 | |||||||||||||||
| Net asset value per common share | 27.88 | 27.00 | 22.50 | 18.65 | 16.11 | |||||||||||||||
| Market value per common share | 26.16 | 24.26 | 19.85 | 16.18 | 15.64 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding (000’s) | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Q1 is the period from December through February. Q2 is the period from March through May. Q3 is the period from June through August. Q4 is the period from September through November. |
| (2) | Leverage costs include interest expense, distributions to preferred stockholders and other recurring leverage expenses. |
| (3) | Includes taxes paid on net investment income and foreign taxes, if any. Taxes related to realized gains are excluded from the calculation of Distributable Cash Flow (“DCF”). |
| (4) | “Net investment income (loss), before income taxes” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to DCF: increased by the return of capital on distributions, the value of paid-in-kind distributions, the premium on redemption of senior notes and amortization of debt issuance costs; and decreased by current taxes paid on net investment income. |
| (5) | Annualized. |
| (6) | Distributable Cash Flow divided by distributions paid. |
| (7) | Computed by averaging month-end values within each period. |
| (8) | Leverage consists of senior notes, preferred stock and outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. |
| (9) | Computed by averaging daily net assets within each period. |
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Tortoise
Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc.
(TTP)
Fund description
TTP seeks a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to stockholders. TTP invests primarily in equity securities of North American pipeline companies that transport natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined products and, to a lesser extent, in other energy infrastructure companies.
Fund performance review
The fund’s market-based and NAV-based returns for the fiscal quarter ending Feb. 29, 2016 were -26.0% and -24.4%, respectively (including the reinvestment of distributions). Comparatively, the Tortoise North American Pipeline IndexSM returned -6.2% for the same period. The fund’s performance reflects the ongoing challenges facing the broad energy sector, as global markets remained oversupplied and oil prices remained low during the period, affecting companies across the energy value chain. Concern about counterparty risk and tighter capital markets also restrained midstream MLP and pipeline companies.
| 1st fiscal quarter highlights | |||
| Distributions paid per share | $0.4075 | ||
| Distribution rate (as of 2/29/2016) | 13.0% | ||
| Quarter-over-quarter distribution decrease | (9.4)% | * | |
| Year-over-year distribution decrease | (9.4)% | * | |
| Cumulative distribution to stockholders | |||
| since inception in October 2011 | $7.245 | ||
| Market-based total return | (26.0)% | ||
| NAV-based total return | (24.4)% | ||
| Premium (discount) to NAV (as of 2/29/2016) | (13.2)% |
| * | Reflects impact of eliminating the capital gain component of the distribution. The year-over-year change excludes the impact of the special distribution paid on Dec. 31, 2014. See “Distributable cash flow and distributions” on next page for additional information. |
Please refer to the inside front cover of the report for important information about the fund’s distribution policy.
The fund’s covered call strategy, which focuses on independent energy companies that are key pipeline transporters, enabled the fund to generate current income. In higher-volatility environments, we typically extend the out-of-the-money covered calls and try to generate the same monthly income. The notional amount of the fund’s covered calls averaged approximately 12.0% of total assets, and their out-of-the-money percentage at the time written averaged approximately 11.7% during the fiscal quarter.
Key asset performance drivers
| Top five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| Spectra Energy Corp | Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline company | Growing Northeast natural gas production supported infrastructure buildout | ||
| TransCanada Corporation |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline company | Steady cash flows from fee-based contracts | ||
| Inter Pipeline Ltd. | Midstream crude oil pipeline company | Steady cash flow profile and midstream growth projects | ||
| Enbridge Inc. | Midstream crude oil pipeline company | Steady cash flow profile and midstream growth projects | ||
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation |
Upstream oil and gas producer | Provided 2016 production and capex forecast demonstrating ability to grow production volumes while spending within cash flow | ||
| Bottom five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| The Williams Companies, Inc. |
Midstream gathering and processing company | Concern regarding pro forma Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. leverage resulting from pending acquisition by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.; concern around Chesapeake counterparty risk | ||
| Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. |
Midstream crude oil pipeline company | Concerns about access to capital | ||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. | Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline company | Dividend cut to preserve credit rating | ||
| Plains GP Holdings, L.P. |
Midstream crude oil pipeline company | Reduced growth outlook | ||
| EnLink Midstream, LLC | Midstream gathering and processing company | Leverage and unhedged commodity price risk | ||
Unlike the fund return, index return is pre-expenses and taxes.
Performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Like any other stock, total return and market value will fluctuate so that an investment, when sold, may be worth more or less than its original cost. Portfolio composition is subject to change due to ongoing management of the fund. References to specific securities or sectors should not be construed as a recommendation by the fund or its adviser. See Schedule of Investments for portfolio weighting at the end of the fiscal quarter.
| (unaudited) | |
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Distributable cash flow and distributions
Distributable cash flow (“DCF”) is income from investments less expenses. Income from investments includes the amount received as cash or paid-in-kind distributions from common stock, master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), affiliates of MLPs, and pipeline and other energy companies in which the fund invests, and dividend payments on short-term investments. Income also includes the premiums received from sales of covered call options, net of amounts paid to buy back out-of-the-money options. The total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses and leverage costs.
Distributions received from investments decreased approximately 5.4% as compared to 4th quarter 2015, primarily due to net sales of investments during the quarter offset by higher net premiums on options written and increased distribution rates on investments. Operating expenses, consisting primarily of fund advisory fees, decreased by 26.4% during the quarter due to lower asset-based fees. Leverage costs declined 10.5% as compared to the 4th quarter 2015 due to the reduction of leverage outstanding. As a result of the changes in income and expenses, DCF increased slightly as compared to 4th quarter 2015. In addition, the fund had net realized losses on investments of $16.9 million during 1st quarter 2016.
The fund paid a quarterly distribution of $0.4075 per share, which represents the historical baseline distribution supported by DCF. The fund eliminated the capital gain component of the distribution because it does not anticipate the same level of capital gains following recent market declines. The elimination of the capital gain component results in a decrease of $0.0425 per share, or 9.4% from the distribution paid in the prior quarter and in 1st quarter 2015. The fund may designate a portion of its distributions as capital gains and may also distribute additional capital gains in the last calendar quarter of the year if necessary to meet minimum annual distribution requirements and to avoid being subject to excise taxes. The fund’s distribution policy is described on the inside front cover of this report. The fund has paid cumulative distributions to stockholders of $7.245 per share since its inception in Oct. 2011.
The Key Financial Data table discloses the calculation of DCF and should be read in conjunction with this discussion. The difference between income from investments in the DCF calculation and total investment income as reported in the Statement of Operations, is reconciled as follows: (1) the Statement of Operations, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), recognizes distributions and dividend income from MLPs, common stock and other investments on their ex-dates, whereas the DCF calculation may reflect distributions and dividend income on their pay dates; (2) GAAP recognizes that a significant portion of the cash distributions received from MLPs, common stock and other investments are characterized as a return of capital and therefore excluded from investment income, whereas the DCF calculation includes the return of capital; (3) income from investments in the DCF calculation includes the value of dividends paid-in-kind (additional stock or units), whereas such amounts are not included as income for GAAP purposes; and (4) net premiums on options written (premiums received less amounts paid to buy back out-of-the-money options) with expiration dates during the fiscal quarter are included in the DCF calculation, whereas GAAP recognizes the net effect of options written as realized and unrealized gains (losses).
“Net Investment Income” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to DCF for 1st quarter 2016 (in thousands):
| 1st Qtr 2016 | |||
| Net Investment Income | $ | 634 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile to DCF: | |||
| Net premiums on options written | 1,437 | ||
| Distributions characterized as return of capital | 1,490 | ||
| Dividends paid in stock | 406 | ||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 51 | ||
| Premium on redemption of senior notes | 100 | ||
| DCF | $ | 4,118 | |
Leverage
The fund’s leverage utilization declined by $21.9 million during 1st quarter 2016 and represented 30.4% of total assets at Feb. 29, 2016, above the long-term target level of 25% of total assets. Although the fund’s leverage ratio has increased as asset values have declined recently, the fund has maintained compliance with its applicable coverage ratios. During the quarter, the fund used proceeds from the sale of investments to reduce the amounts borrowed under its credit facility as well as to redeem term debt. At quarter-end, approximately 78% of the leverage cost was fixed, the weighted-average maturity was 3.7 years and the weighted-average annual rate on leverage was 3.26%. These rates will vary in the future as a result of changing floating rates, utilization of the fund’s credit facility and as leverage matures or is redeemed.
Please see the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding critical accounting policies, results of operations, leverage and other important fund information.
For further information regarding the calculation of distributable cash flow and distributions to stockholders, as well as a discussion of the tax impact on distributions, please visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
| (unaudited) | |
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TTP Key Financial
Data (supplemental unaudited information)
(dollar amounts in thousands
unless otherwise indicated)
The information presented below regarding Distributable Cash Flow and Selected Financial Information is supplemental non-GAAP financial information, which the fund believes is meaningful to understanding operating performance. The Distributable Cash Flow Ratios include the functional equivalent of EBITDA for non-investment companies, and the fund believes they are an important supplemental measure of performance and promote comparisons from period-to-period. This information is supplemental, is not inclusive of required financial disclosures (e.g. Total Expense Ratio), and should be read in conjunction with the full financial statements.
| 2015 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q1(1) | Q2(1) | Q3(1) | Q4(1) | Q1(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Income from Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends and distributions from investments, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| net of foreign taxes withheld | $ | 3,828 | $ | 3,862 | $ | 3,978 | $ | 3,998 | $ | 3,529 | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid in stock | 314 | 318 | 331 | 337 | 406 | |||||||||||||||
| Net premiums on options written | 1,396 | 1,242 | 1,212 | 1,346 | 1,437 | |||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 5,538 | 5,422 | 5,521 | 5,681 | 5,372 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Before Leverage Costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees, net of fees waived | 1,008 | 1,055 | 951 | 786 | 554 | |||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 169 | 172 | 167 | 151 | 136 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,177 | 1,227 | 1,118 | 937 | 690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs | 4,361 | 4,195 | 4,403 | 4,744 | 4,682 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage costs(2) | 620 | 622 | 746 | 630 | 564 | |||||||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow(3) | $ | 3,741 | $ | 3,573 | $ | 3,657 | $ | 4,114 | $ | 4,118 | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | ||||||||||||||||||||
| translation, for the period | $ | 6,287 | $ | 1,729 | $ | 3,718 | $ | 1,669 | $ | (16,941 | ) | |||||||||
| As a percent of average total assets(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 5.29 | % | 5.11 | % | 5.73 | % | 7.30 | % | 9.07 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs | 1.12 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs | 4.17 | % | 3.95 | % | 4.57 | % | 6.10 | % | 7.91 | % | ||||||||||
| As a percent of average net assets(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 6.85 | % | 6.51 | % | 7.62 | % | 10.15 | % | 14.71 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs | 1.46 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||||||
| Leverage costs | 0.77 | % | 0.75 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.54 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow | 4.62 | % | 4.29 | % | 5.05 | % | 7.35 | % | 11.28 | % | ||||||||||
| Selected Financial Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock(5) | $ | 6,010 | $ | 4,507 | $ | 4,507 | $ | 4,508 | $ | 4,082 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock per share(5) | 0.6000 | 0.4500 | 0.4500 | 0.4500 | 0.4075 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets, end of period | 419,182 | 417,589 | 345,569 | 286,039 | 213,999 | |||||||||||||||
| Average total assets during period(6) | 424,669 | 420,576 | 382,558 | 312,142 | 238,257 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage(7) | 90,800 | 89,900 | 91,500 | 86,900 | 65,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage as a percent of total assets | 21.7 | % | 21.5 | % | 26.5 | % | 30.4 | % | 30.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), end of period | 83,027 | 82,054 | 10,975 | (41,680 | ) | (75,017 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period | 326,152 | 322,215 | 252,182 | 197,443 | 144,960 | |||||||||||||||
| Average net assets during period(8) | 327,723 | 330,279 | 287,394 | 224,525 | 146,835 | |||||||||||||||
| Net asset value per common share | 32.56 | 32.17 | 25.18 | 19.71 | 14.47 | |||||||||||||||
| Market value per common share | 29.28 | 27.72 | 21.55 | 17.47 | 12.56 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding (000’s) | 10,016 | 10,016 | 10,016 | 10,016 | 10,016 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Q1 is the period from December through February. Q2 is the period from March through May. Q3 is the period from June through August. Q4 is the period from September through November. |
| (2) | Leverage costs include interest expense, distributions to preferred stockholders and other recurring leverage expenses. |
| (3) | “Net investment income (loss)” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to Distributable Cash Flow (“DCF”): increased by net premiums on options written, the return of capital on distributions, the value of paid-in-kind distributions, the premium on redemption of senior notes and amortization of debt issuance costs. |
| (4) | Annualized. |
| (5) | Q1 2015 includes a $0.15 per share distribution paid to meet the required distribution amount for 2014, in addition to the regular quarterly distribution of $0.45 per share. |
| (6) | Computed by averaging month-end values within each period. |
| (7) | Leverage consists of senior notes, preferred stock and outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. |
| (8) | Computed by averaging daily net assets within each period. |
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Tortoise
Energy
Independence Fund, Inc. (NDP)
Fund description
NDP seeks a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to stockholders. NDP invests primarily in equity securities of upstream North American energy companies that engage in the exploration and production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids that generally have a significant presence in North American oil and gas fields, including shale reservoirs.
Fund performance review
The fund’s market-based and NAV-based returns for the fiscal quarter ending Feb. 29, 2016 were -22.9% and -23.9%, respectively (including the reinvestment of distributions). Comparatively, the Tortoise North American Oil and Gas Producers IndexSM returned -24.5% for the same period. The fund’s performance reflects the challenges affecting upstream oil and gas producers, whose performance typically moves in tandem with commodity prices. Although domestic production has declined in recent months, global markets remained oversupplied, which kept prices low during the period. Natural gas producers outperformed liquids producers, particularly those producers in the Marcellus basin which added the most to performance.
| 1st fiscal quarter highlights | ||
| Distributions paid per share | $0.4375 | |
| Distribution rate (as of 2/29/2016) | 17.9% | |
| Quarter-over-quarter distribution increase | 0.0% | |
| Year-over-year distribution increase | 0.0% | |
| Cumulative distribution to stockholders | ||
| since inception in July 2012 | $6.1250 | |
| Market-based total return | (22.9)% | |
| NAV-based total return | (23.9)% | |
| Premium (discount) to NAV (as of 2/29/2016) | (14.0)% |
The fund utilizes a covered call strategy, which seeks to generate income while reducing overall volatility. The premium income generated from this strategy helped to lower NAV volatility during the quarter. The notional amount of the fund’s covered calls averaged approximately 69% of total assets and their out-of-the-money percentage at the time written averaged approximately 16% during the fiscal quarter.
Unlike the fund return, index return is pre-expenses and taxes.
Performance data quoted represent past performance: past performance does not guarantee future results. Like any other stock, total return and market value will fluctuate so that an investment, when sold, may be worth more or less than its original cost. Portfolio composition is subject to change due to ongoing management of the fund. References to specific securities or sectors should not be construed as a recommendation by the fund or its adviser. See Schedule of Investments for portfolio weighting at the end of the fiscal quarter.
| Key asset performance drivers | ||||
| Top five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| Targa Resources Corp. | Midstream gathering and processing company | Bounce back after weak 2015 performance; completed rollup transaction and preferred issuance solved capital market needs | ||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. |
Midstream refined product pipeline MLP | Strong refined product demand resulted in higher volumes | ||
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation |
Upstream oil and gas producer | Provided 2016 production and capex forecast demonstrating ability to grow production volumes while spending within cash flow | ||
| Antero Resources Corporation |
Upstream natural gas producer | Announced better than expected production volumes for 2015 as well as higher than expected realized prices due to lower basis differentials | ||
| Phillips 66 Partners LP | Midstream refined product pipeline MLP | Visibility to strong growth from dropdown asset suite of sponsor | ||
| Bottom five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||
| Devon Energy Corporation |
Upstream natural gas producer | Weak commodity prices, wide Canadian oil differentials and limited hedges | ||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation |
Upstream oil and natural gas producer | Placed on review for downgrade by Moody’s due to weak commodity prices and limited hedges resulting in higher potential 2016 leverage levels | ||
| EOG Resources, Inc. | Upstream liquids producer | Placed on review for downgrade by Moody’s due to weak commodity prices and limited hedges resulting in higher potential 2016 leverage levels | ||
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company |
Upstream liquids producer | Falling oil prices as well as reduced capital expenditures that resulted in lower production growth guidance | ||
| Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. |
Midstream crude oil pipeline company | Concerns about access to capital | ||
| (unaudited) | |
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Tortoise
Energy
Independence Fund, Inc. (NDP) (continued)
Distributable cash flow and distributions
Distributable cash flow (“DCF”) is income from investments less expenses. Income from investments includes the amount received as cash or paid-in-kind distributions from investments and dividend payments on short-term investments. Income also includes the premiums received from sales of covered call options, net of amounts paid to buy back out-of-the-money options. The total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses and leverage costs.
Distributions received from investments decreased approximately 5.2% as compared to 4th quarter 2015, primarily due to lower net premiums on options written. Operating expenses, consisting primarily of fund advisory fees, decreased 17.7% during the quarter due to lower asset-based fees. Total leverage costs increased approximately 19.9% during the quarter due to higher interest rates. As a result of the changes in income and expenses, DCF decreased by approximately 4.1% as compared to 4th quarter 2015. In addition, the fund had net realized losses on investments of $7.9 million during 1st quarter 2016.
The fund maintained its quarterly distribution of $0.4375 per share during 1st quarter 2016. The fund may designate a portion of its distributions as capital gains and may also distribute additional capital gains in the last calendar quarter of the year if necessary to meet minimum annual distribution requirements and to avoid being subject to excise taxes. The fund has paid cumulative distributions to stockholders of $6.125 per share since its inception in July 2012.
The Key Financial Data table discloses the calculation of DCF and should be read in conjunction with this discussion. The difference between income from investments in the DCF calculation and total investment income as reported in the Statement of Operations, is reconciled as follows: (1) the Statement of Operations, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), recognizes distributions and dividend income from MLPs, common stock and other investments on their ex-dates, whereas the DCF calculation may reflect distributions and dividend income on their pay dates; (2) GAAP recognizes that a significant portion of the cash distributions received from MLPs, common stock and other investments are characterized as a return of capital and therefore excluded from investment income, whereas the DCF calculation includes the return of capital; (3) income from investments in the DCF calculation includes the value of dividends paid-in-kind (additional stock or units), whereas such amounts are not included as income for GAAP purposes; and (4) net premiums on options written (premiums received less amounts paid to buy back out-of-the-money options) with expiration dates during fiscal quarter are included in the DCF calculation, whereas GAAP recognizes the net effect of options written as realized and unrealized gains (losses).
“Net Investment Loss” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to DCF for 1st quarter 2016 (in thousands):
| 1st Qtr 2016 | ||||
| Net Investment Loss | $ | (246 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile to DCF: | ||||
| Net premiums on options written | 5,531 | |||
| Distributions characterized as return of capital | 1,039 | |||
| Dividends paid in stock | 268 | |||
| DCF | $ | 6,592 | ||
Leverage
The fund’s leverage utilization was unchanged as compared to Nov. 30, 2015. The fund utilizes all floating rate leverage that had an interest rate of 1.24% at Feb. 29, 2016. Leverage represented 27.0% of total assets at quarter-end, above the long-term target level of 15% of total assets. Although the fund’s leverage ratio has increased as asset values have declined recently, the fund has maintained compliance with its applicable coverage ratios. The interest rate on the fund’s leverage will vary in the future along with changing floating rates.
Please see the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding critical accounting policies, results of operations, leverage and other important fund information.
For further information regarding the calculation of distributable cash flow and distributions to stockholders, as well as a discussion of the tax impact on distributions, please visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
| (unaudited) | |
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NDP Key Financial Data (supplemental
unaudited information)
(dollar amounts in thousands unless otherwise indicated)
The information presented below regarding Distributable Cash Flow and Selected Financial Information is supplemental non-GAAP financial information, which the fund believes is meaningful to understanding operating performance. The Distributable Cash Flow Ratios include the functional equivalent of EBITDA for non-investment companies, and the fund believes they are an important supplemental measure of performance and promote comparisons from period-to-period. This information is supplemental, is not inclusive of required financial disclosures (e.g. Total Expense Ratio), and should be read in conjunction with the full financial statements.
|
2015 |
2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q1(1) | Q2(1) | Q3(1) | Q4(1) | Q1(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Income from Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions and dividends from investments, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| net of foreign taxes withheld | $ | 1,882 | $ | 1,846 | $ | 1,832 | $ | 1,824 | $ | 1,694 | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid in stock | 256 | 259 | 269 | 275 | 268 | |||||||||||||||
| Net premiums on options written | 5,219 | 5,354 | 5,112 | 5,802 | 5,531 | |||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 7,357 | 7,459 | 7,213 | 7,901 | 7,493 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Before Leverage Costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees, net of fees waived | 916 | 969 | 842 | 734 | 586 | |||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 160 | 160 | 154 | 141 | 134 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,076 | 1,129 | 996 | 875 | 720 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs | 6,281 | 6,330 | 6,217 | 7,026 | 6,773 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage costs(2) | 141 | 148 | 150 | 151 | 181 | |||||||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow(3) | $ | 6,140 | $ | 6,182 | $ | 6,067 | $ | 6,875 | $ | 6,592 | ||||||||||
| Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | ||||||||||||||||||||
| translation, for the period | $ | (10,099 | ) | $ | (4,028 | ) | $ | (10,630 | ) | $ | (6,369 | ) | $ | (7,899 | ) | |||||
| As a percent of average total assets(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 7.78 | % | 7.64 | % | 8.41 | % | 10.83 | % | 11.88 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs | 1.14 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.14 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs | 6.64 | % | 6.48 | % | 7.25 | % | 9.63 | % | 10.74 | % | ||||||||||
| As a percent of average net assets(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 9.32 | % | 9.10 | % | 10.41 | % | 13.50 | % | 17.11 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs | 1.36 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.64 | % | ||||||||||
| Leverage costs | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.22 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.41 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow | 7.78 | % | 7.54 | % | 8.75 | % | 11.74 | % | 15.06 | % | ||||||||||
| Selected Financial Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock | $ | 6,351 | $ | 6,351 | $ | 6,350 | $ | 6,351 | $ | 6,351 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock per share | 0.4375 | 0.4375 | 0.4375 | 0.4375 | 0.4375 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets, end of period | 383,729 | 376,856 | 307,266 | 289,330 | 228,663 | |||||||||||||||
| Average total assets during period(5) | 383,526 | 387,144 | 340,194 | 292,664 | 253,624 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage(6) | 61,200 | 61,400 | 61,900 | 61,800 | 61,800 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage as a percent of total assets | 15.9 | % | 16.3 | % | 20.1 | % | 21.4 | % | 27.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized depreciation, end of period | (8,127 | ) | (1,556 | ) | (61,343 | ) | (66,495 | ) | (117,834 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period | 321,029 | 313,685 | 241,721 | 225,410 | 164,735 | |||||||||||||||
| Average net assets during period(7) | 319,994 | 325,287 | 274,832 | 234,669 | 176,104 | |||||||||||||||
| Net asset value per common share | 22.12 | 21.61 | 16.65 | 15.53 | 11.35 | |||||||||||||||
| Market value per common share | 21.25 | 19.47 | 14.64 | 13.18 | 9.76 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding (000’s) | 14,516 | 14,516 | 14,516 | 14,516 | 14,516 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Q1 is the period from December through February. Q2 is the period from March through May. Q3 is the period from June through August. Q4 is the period from September through November. |
| (2) | Leverage costs include interest expense and other recurring leverage expenses. |
| (3) | “Net investment income (loss)” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to Distributable Cash Flow (“DCF”): increased by net premiums on options written, the return of capital on distributions and the value of paid-in-kind distributions. |
| (4) | Annualized. |
| (5) | Computed by averaging month-end values within each period. |
| (6) | Leverage consists of outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. |
| (7) | Computed by averaging daily net assets within each period. |
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Tortoise
Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (TPZ)
Fund description
TPZ seeks to provide a high level of current income to stockholders, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. TPZ invests primarily in fixed income and dividend-paying equity securities of power and energy infrastructure companies that provide stable and defensive characteristics throughout economic cycles.
Fund performance review
The fund’s market-based and NAV-based returns for the fiscal quarter ending Feb. 29, 2016 were -16.0% and -16.2%, respectively (including the reinvestment of distributions). Comparatively, the TPZ Benchmark Composite* returned -6.9% for the same period. The fund’s performance reflects the ongoing challenges facing the energy sector, as global markets remained oversupplied and oil prices remained low during the period. Tighter capital markets also restrained power and energy infrastructure companies, an area of focus for the fund, as they have found it more difficult to secure equity to finance growth projects. Fixed income securities outperformed energy equities during the fiscal quarter, as represented by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index’s 1.8% return for the quarter. The fund’s strategic holdings in fixed income securities helped mitigate the negative performance of some of its equity holdings.
| 1st fiscal quarter highlights | |||
| Monthly distributions paid per share | $0.1375 | ||
| Distribution rate (as of 2/29/2016) | 10.9% | ||
| Quarter-over-quarter distribution increase | 0.0% | ||
| Year-over-year distribution increase | 10.0% | ** | |
| Cumulative distribution to stockholders | |||
| since inception in July 2009 | $ | 11.1500 | |
| Market-based total return | (16.0)% | ||
| NAV-based total return | (16.2)% | ||
| Premium (discount) to NAV (as of 2/29/2016) | (12.5)% | ||
| * | The TPZ Benchmark Composite includes the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Energy Index (CIEN), the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Electricity Index (CUEL) and the Tortoise MLP Index® (TMLP). It is comprised of a blend of 70% fixed income and 30% equity securities issued by companies in the power and energy infrastructure sectors. |
| ** | The year-over-year distribution increase excludes the special distribution paid on December 31, 2014. |
Please refer to the inside front cover of the report for important information about the fund’s distribution policy.
Key asset performance drivers
| Top five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||||
| Spectra Energy Corp | Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline company | Growing Northeast natural gas production supported infrastructure buildout | ||||
| Kinder
Morgan, Inc. (preferred) |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline company | Low volatility due to seniority of coupon payment | ||||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. |
Midstream refined product pipeline MLP | Strong refined product demand resulted in higher volumes | ||||
| Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (fixed income) |
Downstream power/utility company | Stability of underlying business and a fixed income holding | ||||
| CMS
Energy Corp. (fixed income) |
Downstream power/utility company | Stability of underlying business and a fixed income holding | ||||
| Bottom five performers | Company type | Performance driver | ||||
| The
Williams Companies, Inc. |
Midstream gathering and processing company | Concern regarding pro forma Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. leverage resulting from pending acquisition by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.; concern around Chesapeake counterparty risk | ||||
| Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. |
Midstream crude oil pipeline company | Concerns about access to capital | ||||
| Energy
Transfer Partners, L.P. |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline MLP | Concerns about access to capital and parent leverage | ||||
| Kinder
Morgan, Inc. (common) |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline company | Dividend cut to preserve credit rating | ||||
| Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC (fixed income) |
Midstream natural gas/natural gas liquids pipeline company | Concern around Chesapeake recontracting risk |
Unlike the fund return, index return is pre-expenses and taxes.
Performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Like any other stock, total return and market value will fluctuate so that an investment, when sold, may be worth more or less than its original cost. Portfolio composition is subject to change due to ongoing management of the fund. References to specific securities or sectors should not be construed as a recommendation by the fund or its adviser. See Schedule of Investments for portfolio weighting at the end of the fiscal quarter.
(unaudited)
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Distributable cash flow and distributions
Distributable cash flow (“DCF”) is income from investments less expenses. Income from investments includes the accrued interest from corporate bonds, cash distributions and paid-in-kind distributions from master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) and other equity investments and dividends earned from short-term investments. The total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses and leverage costs.
Distributions received from investments increased 0.6% as compared to 4th quarter 2015 due primarily to the impact of reallocating a portion of the portfolio from bonds to equities during the quarter. Operating expenses, consisting primarily of fund advisory fees, decreased 19.3% during the quarter due to lower asset-based fees. Total leverage costs increased approximately 6.5% during the quarter due to higher interest rates. As a result of the changes in income and expenses, DCF increased approximately 5.2% as compared to 4th quarter 2015. In addition, the fund had net realized losses on investments of $4.8 million during 1st quarter 2016.
The fund paid monthly distributions of $0.1375 per share during 1st quarter 2016, equal to the monthly distributions paid in the prior quarter and an increase of 10.0% over the monthly distributions paid in 1st quarter 2015. The fund’s Board of Directors has declared monthly distributions of $0.125 per share to be paid during 2nd quarter 2016 which represents the historical distributions supported by DCF. The elimination of the capital gain component of $0.0125 per share will result in a decrease of 9.1% from the distributions paid in 1st quarter 2016. The fund may designate a portion of its distributions as capital gains and may also distribute additional capital gains in the last calendar quarter of the year if necessary to meet minimum annual distribution requirements and to avoid being subject to excise taxes. The fund’s distribution policy is described on the inside front cover of this report. The fund has paid cumulative distributions to stockholders of $11.15 per share since its inception in July 2009.
The Key Financial Data table discloses the calculation of DCF and should be read in conjunction with this discussion. The difference between income from investments in the DCF calculation and total investment income as reported in the Statement of Operations, is reconciled as follows: (1) U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), recognizes distribution income from MLPs, common stock and other investments on their ex-dates, whereas the DCF calculation may reflect distribution income on their pay dates; (2) GAAP recognizes that a significant portion of the cash distributions received from MLPs, common stock and other investments are characterized as a return of capital and therefore excluded from investment income, whereas the DCF calculation includes the return of capital; (3) income from investments in the DCF calculation includes the value of dividends paid-in-kind (additional stock or units), whereas such amounts are not included as income for GAAP purposes; and (4) amortization of premium or discount for all securities is calculated using the yield to worst methodology for GAAP purposes while yield to call is used in calculating amortization for long-dated hybrid securities in the DCF calculation. The treatment of expenses in the DCF calculation also differs from what is reported in the Statement of Operations. In addition to the total operating expenses, including fee waiver, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, the DCF calculation reflects interest expense and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap settlements as leverage costs.
“Net Investment Income” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to DCF for 1st quarter 2016 (in thousands):
| 1st Qtr 2016 | ||||||
| Net Investment Income | $ | 1,571 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile to DCF: | ||||||
| Dividends paid in stock | 241 | |||||
| Distributions characterized as return of capital | 956 | |||||
| Interest rate swap expenses | (81 | ) | ||||
| Change in amortization methodology | 29 | |||||
| DCF | $ | 2,716 | ||||
Leverage
The fund’s leverage utilization was relatively unchanged as compared to Nov. 30, 2015 and represented 29.0% of total assets at Feb. 29, 2016, above the long-term target level of 20% of total assets. Although the fund’s leverage ratio has increased as asset values have declined recently, the fund has maintained compliance with its applicable coverage ratios. At quarter-end, including the impact of interest rate swaps, approximately 47% of the leverage cost was fixed, the weighted-average maturity was 1.6 years and the weighted-average annual rate on leverage was 1.80%. These rates will vary in the future as a result of changing floating rates and as swaps mature or are redeemed.
Please see the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for additional detail regarding critical accounting policies, results of operations, leverage and other important fund information.
For further information regarding the calculation of distributable cash flow and distributions to stockholders, as well as a discussion of the tax impact on distributions, please visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
| (unaudited) | |
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TPZ Key Financial
Data (supplemental unaudited information)
(dollar amounts in thousands
unless otherwise indicated)
The information presented below regarding Distributable Cash Flow and Selected Financial Information is supplemental non-GAAP financial information, which the fund believes is meaningful to understanding operating performance. The Distributable Cash Flow Ratios include the functional equivalent of EBITDA for non-investment companies, and the fund believes they are an important supplemental measure of performance and promote comparisons from period-to-period. This information is supplemental, is not inclusive of required financial disclosures (e.g. Total Expense Ratio), and should be read in conjunction with the full financial statements.
| 2015 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q1(1) | Q2(1) | Q3(1) | Q4(1) | Q1(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Income from Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest earned on corporate bonds | $ | 1,987 | $ | 1,966 | $ | 1,900 | $ | 1,793 | $ | 1,672 | ||||||||||
| Distributions and dividends from investments, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| net of foreign taxes withheld | 1,121 | 1,156 | 1,138 | 1,431 | 1,568 | |||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid in stock | 279 | 223 | 232 | 236 | 241 | |||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 3,387 | 3,345 | 3,270 | 3,460 | 3,481 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Before Leverage Costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees, net of fees waived | 571 | 604 | 566 | 497 | 409 | |||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 140 | 141 | 138 | 165 | 125 | |||||||||||||||
| 711 | 745 | 704 | 662 | 534 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs | 2,676 | 2,600 | 2,566 | 2,798 | 2,947 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage costs(2) | 205 | 217 | 219 | 217 | 231 | |||||||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow(3) | $ | 2,471 | $ | 2,383 | $ | 2,347 | $ | 2,581 | $ | 2,716 | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | ||||||||||||||||||||
| translation, for the period | $ | 6,890 | $ | 4,470 | $ | (1,634 | ) | $ | (3,954 | ) | $ | (4,797 | ) | |||||||
| As a percent of average total assets(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 5.42 | % | 5.23 | % | 5.43 | % | 6.62 | % | 7.70 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs | 1.14 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.18 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs | 4.28 | % | 4.07 | % | 4.26 | % | 5.35 | % | 6.52 | % | ||||||||||
| As a percent of average net assets(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total from investments | 6.78 | % | 6.54 | % | 6.95 | % | 8.72 | % | 11.32 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses before leverage costs | 1.42 | % | 1.46 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.74 | % | ||||||||||
| Leverage costs | 0.41 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow | 4.95 | % | 4.66 | % | 4.98 | % | 6.50 | % | 8.83 | % | ||||||||||
| Selected Financial Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock(5) | $ | 11,296 | $ | 2,867 | $ | 2,867 | $ | 2,868 | $ | 2,867 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock per share(5) | 1.6250 | 0.4125 | 0.4125 | 0.4125 | 0.4125 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets, end of period | 253,071 | 254,507 | 226,510 | 198,282 | 171,284 | |||||||||||||||
| Average total assets during period(6) | 253,464 | 253,728 | 239,062 | 209,734 | 181,912 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage(7) | 49,600 | 50,400 | 54,500 | 49,900 | 49,600 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage as a percent of total assets | 19.6 | % | 19.8 | % | 24.1 | % | 25.2 | % | 29.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), end of period | 63,150 | 60,294 | 31,449 | 13,478 | (7,382 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of period | 202,647 | 203,208 | 171,137 | 147,563 | 120,519 | |||||||||||||||
| Average net assets during period(8) | 202,470 | 202,765 | 186,685 | 159,097 | 123,733 | |||||||||||||||
| Net asset value per common share | 29.15 | 29.23 | 24.62 | 21.23 | 17.34 | |||||||||||||||
| Market value per common share | 26.40 | 26.80 | 21.37 | 18.53 | 15.17 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding (000’s) | 6,951 | 6,951 | 6,951 | 6,951 | 6,951 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Q1 is the period from December through February. Q2 is the period from March through May. Q3 is the period from June through August. Q4 is the period from September through November. |
| (2) | Leverage costs include interest expense, interest rate swap expenses and other recurring leverage expenses. |
| (3) | “Net investment income (loss)” on the Statement of Operations is adjusted as follows to reconcile to Distributable Cash Flow (“DCF”): increased by the return of capital on distributions, the value of paid-in-kind distributions and the change in methodology for calculating amortization of premiums or discounts; and decreased by realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swap settlements. |
| (4) | Annualized. |
| (5) | Q1 2015 includes a $1.25 per share distribution paid to meet the required distribution amount for 2014, in addition to regular monthly distributions that totaled $0.375 per share. |
| (6) | Computed by averaging month-end values within each period. |
| (7) | Leverage consists of outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. |
| (8) | Computed by averaging daily net assets within each period. |
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TYG Schedule of
Investments (unaudited)
February 29,
2016
| Shares | Fair Value | |||||
| Master Limited Partnerships — 180.4%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 48.0%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 48.0%(1) | ||||||
| Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. | 2,239,495 | $ | 37,130,827 | |||
| Genesis Energy L.P. | 1,413,966 | 36,211,669 | ||||
| NuStar Energy L.P. | 1,183 | 41,441 | ||||
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | 8,276,984 | 177,292,997 | ||||
| Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. | 1,597,369 | 56,786,468 | ||||
| Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. | 6,880,914 | 169,545,721 | ||||
| Tesoro Logistics LP | 2,093,642 | 87,346,744 | ||||
| 564,355,867 | ||||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 63.7%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 63.7%(1) | ||||||
| Columbia Pipeline Partners LP | 1,938,839 | 34,298,062 | ||||
| Dominion Midstream Partners, LP | 896,190 | 27,226,252 | ||||
| Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. | 4,331,956 | 115,533,267 | ||||
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 6,790,897 | 158,703,263 | ||||
| EQT Midstream Partners, LP | 1,670,707 | 119,672,742 | ||||
| ONEOK Partners, L.P. | 4,976,044 | 146,245,933 | ||||
| Spectra Energy Partners, LP | 3,196,758 | 148,041,863 | ||||
| 749,721,382 | ||||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 27.7%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 27.7%(1) | ||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP | 2,446,279 | 54,356,319 | ||||
| DCP Midstream Partners, LP | 1,348,960 | 26,183,314 | ||||
| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP | 3,368,931 | 30,926,787 | ||||
| MPLX LP | 3,367,864 | 87,362,392 | ||||
| Rice Midstream Partners LP | 820,024 | 10,865,318 | ||||
| Western Gas Partners, LP | 2,976,185 | 116,696,214 | ||||
| 326,390,344 | ||||||
| Refined Product Pipelines — 41.0%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 41.0%(1) | ||||||
| Buckeye Partners, L.P. | 2,687,878 | 172,991,828 | ||||
| Holly Energy Partners, L.P. | 115,549 | 3,394,830 | ||||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.(2) | 3,184,415 | 215,202,766 | ||||
| Phillips 66 Partners LP | 826,605 | 49,819,483 | ||||
| Valero Energy Partners LP | 888,135 | 41,369,328 | ||||
| 482,778,235 | ||||||
| Total Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| (Cost $2,031,066,049) | 2,123,245,828 | |||||
| Common Stock — 5.8%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 1.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 1.1%(1) | ||||||
| Plains GP Holdings, L.P. | 1,712,676 | 13,016,338 | ||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 4.7%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 4.7%(1) | ||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. | 2,042,105 | 54,891,782 | ||||
| Total Common Stock | ||||||
| (Cost $50,143,603) | 67,908,120 | |||||
| Preferred Stock — 1.0%(1) | ||||||
| Oil and Gas Production — 1.0%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 1.0%(1) | ||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 7.500%, | ||||||
| 06/07/2018 (Cost $18,646,772) | 392,800 | 11,756,504 | ||||
| Short-Term Investment — 0.0%(1) | ||||||
| United States Investment Company — 0.0%(1) | ||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio — | ||||||
| Class I, 0.35%(3) (Cost $138,001) | 138,001 | 138,001 | ||||
| Total Investments — 187.2%(1) | ||||||
| (Cost $2,099,994,425) | 2,203,048,453 | |||||
| Interest Rate Swap Contracts — (0.1)%(1) | ||||||
| $20,000,000 notional — unrealized depreciation(4) | (823,153 | ) | ||||
| Other Assets and Liabilities — (1.3)%(1) | (15,700,371 | ) | ||||
| Deferred Tax Liability — (27.2)%(1) | (319,928,229 | ) | ||||
| Credit Facility Borrowings — (5.9)%(1) | (69,700,000 | ) | ||||
| Senior Notes — (38.7)%(1) | (455,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock | ||||||
| at Liquidation Value — (14.0)%(1) | (165,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Total Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||
| Common Stockholders — 100.0%(1) | $ | 1,176,896,700 | ||||
| (1) | Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common stockholders. |
| (2) | A portion of the security is segregated as collateral for the unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts of $823,153. |
| (3) | Rate indicated is the current yield as of February 29, 2016. |
| (4) | See Note 11 to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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NTG Schedule of
Investments (unaudited)
February
29, 2016
| Shares | Fair Value | |||||
| Master Limited Partnerships — 156.8%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 30.8%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 30.8%(1) | ||||||
| Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. | 1,411,648 | $ | 23,405,124 | |||
| Genesis Energy L.P. | 472,589 | 12,103,005 | ||||
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | 3,369,186 | 72,167,964 | ||||
| Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. | 840,435 | 29,877,464 | ||||
| Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. | 2,671,434 | 65,824,134 | ||||
| Tesoro Logistics LP | 703,951 | 29,368,836 | ||||
| 232,746,527 | ||||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 73.0%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 73.0%(1) | ||||||
| Columbia Pipeline Partners LP | 1,346,148 | 23,813,358 | ||||
| Dominion Midstream Partners, LP | 548,376 | 16,659,663 | ||||
| Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. | 3,818,789 | 101,847,103 | ||||
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 4,835,006 | 112,994,090 | ||||
| EQT Midstream Partners, LP | 1,180,550 | 84,562,796 | ||||
| ONEOK Partners, L.P. | 3,239,666 | 95,213,784 | ||||
| Spectra Energy Partners, LP | 2,534,199 | 117,358,756 | ||||
| 552,449,550 | ||||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 28.7%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 28.7%(1) | ||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP | 1,284,380 | 28,538,924 | ||||
| DCP Midstream Partners, LP | 1,872,056 | 36,336,607 | ||||
| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP | 3,067,916 | 28,163,469 | ||||
| MPLX LP | 1,864,986 | 48,377,737 | ||||
| Rice Midstream Partners LP | 513,608 | 6,805,306 | ||||
| Western Gas Partners, LP | 1,763,769 | 69,157,382 | ||||
| 217,379,425 | ||||||
| Refined Product Pipelines — 24.3%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 24.3%(1) | ||||||
| Buckeye Partners, L.P. | 1,166,926 | 75,103,357 | ||||
| Holly Energy Partners, L.P. | 107,115 | 3,147,038 | ||||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | 993,508 | 67,141,271 | ||||
| Phillips 66 Partners LP | 353,692 | 21,317,017 | ||||
| Valero Energy Partners LP | 372,887 | 17,369,076 | ||||
| 184,077,759 | ||||||
| Total Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| (Cost $1,279,732,590) | 1,186,653,261 | |||||
| Common Stock — 5.6%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 2.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 2.1%(1) | ||||||
| Plains GP Holdings, L.P. | 2,085,520 | 15,849,952 | ||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 3.5%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 3.5%(1) | ||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. | 994,796 | 26,740,116 | ||||
| Total Common Stock | ||||||
| (Cost $30,382,457) | 42,590,068 | |||||
| Preferred Stock — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| Oil and Gas Production — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 7.500%, | ||||||
| 06/07/2018 (Cost $9,470,367) | 199,500 | 5,971,035 | ||||
| Short-Term Investment — 0.0%(1) | ||||||
| United States Investment Company — 0.0%(1) | ||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio — | ||||||
| Class I, 0.35%(2) (Cost $104,590) | 104,590 | 104,590 | ||||
| Total Investments — 163.2%(1) | ||||||
| (Cost $1,319,690,004) | 1,235,318,954 | |||||
| Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.4)%(1) | (3,003,314 | ) | ||||
| Deferred Tax Liability — (5.8)%(1) | (43,661,119 | ) | ||||
| Credit Facility Borrowings — (5.0)%(1) | (37,600,000 | ) | ||||
| Senior Notes — (37.5)%(1) | (284,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock | ||||||
| at Liquidation Value — (14.5)%(1) | (110,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Total Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||
| Common Stockholders — 100.0%(1) | $ | 757,054,521 | ||||
| (1) | Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common stockholders. |
| (2) | Rate indicated is the current yield as of February 29, 2016. |
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
| 20 | Tortoise Capital Advisors |
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TTP Schedule of
Investments (unaudited)
February 29,
2016
| Shares | Fair Value | ||||
| Common Stock — 100.6%(1) | |||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 23.7%(1) | |||||
| Canada — 14.7%(1) | |||||
| Enbridge Inc. | 365,266 | $ | 12,901,195 | ||
| Inter Pipeline Ltd. | 415,182 | 7,616,273 | |||
| Pembina Pipeline Corporation | 30,265 | 754,500 | |||
| United States — 9.0%(1) | |||||
| Plains GP Holdings, L.P. | 1,579,121 | 12,001,320 | |||
| SemGroup Corporation | 53,694 | 1,020,186 | |||
| 34,293,474 | |||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 14.9%(1) | |||||
| United States — 14.9%(1) | |||||
| EnLink Midstream, LLC | 366,747 | 3,069,672 | |||
| Targa Resources Corp. | 339,285 | 9,119,981 | |||
| The Williams Companies, Inc. | 587,367 | 9,391,998 | |||
| 21,581,651 | |||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 43.1%(1) | |||||
| Canada — 10.9%(1) | |||||
| Keyera Corp. | 36,599 | 1,014,655 | |||
| TransCanada Corporation | 403,735 | 14,817,075 | |||
| United States — 32.2%(1) | |||||
| Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. | 439,083 | 7,969,356 | |||
| ONEOK, Inc. | 677,824 | 16,267,776 | |||
| Spectra Energy Corp | 768,951 | 22,453,369 | |||
| 62,522,231 | |||||
| Oil and Gas Production — 16.8%(1) | |||||
| United States — 16.8%(1) | |||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation(2) | 40,600 | 1,540,770 | |||
| Antero Resources Corporation(2)(3) | 24,100 | 550,685 | |||
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation(2) | 115,900 | 2,333,067 | |||
| California Resources Corporation(3) | 2,556 | 1,437 | |||
| Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(2)(3) | 14,600 | 313,900 | |||
| Cimarex Energy Co.(2) | 18,300 | 1,537,749 | |||
| Concho Resources Inc.(2)(3) | 25,000 | 2,256,000 | |||
| Continental Resources, Inc.(2)(3) | 39,100 | 906,338 | |||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc.(2)(3) | 10,400 | 741,000 | |||
| EOG Resources, Inc.(2) | 53,700 | 3,476,538 | |||
| EQT Corporation(2) | 8,500 | 473,790 | |||
| Gulfport Energy Corporation(2)(3) | 17,800 | 427,200 | |||
| Hess Corporation(2) | 11,500 | 501,400 | |||
| Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(2)(3) | 55,500 | 283,605 | |||
| Memorial Resource Development Corp.(2)(3) | 16,080 | 155,494 | |||
| Newfield Exploration Company(2)(3) | 40,000 | 1,089,200 | |||
| Noble Energy, Inc.(2) | 43,200 | 1,274,400 | |||
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation(2) | 27,200 | 1,871,904 | |||
| PDC Energy, Inc.(2)(3) | 2,600 | 130,286 | |||
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company(2) | 25,200 | 3,037,356 | |||
| Range Resources Corporation(2) | 40,500 | 961,065 | |||
| RSP Permian, Inc.(2)(3) | 23,100 | 552,321 | |||
| 24,415,505 | |||||
| Refined Product Pipelines — 2.1%(1) | |||||
| United States — 2.1%(1) | |||||
| VTTI Energy Partners LP | 166,764 | 3,041,775 | |||
| Total Common Stock | |||||
| (Cost $207,025,271) | 145,854,636 | ||||
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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TTP Schedule of
Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2016
| Shares | Fair Value | |||||
| Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| and Related Companies — 43.8%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 16.2%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 16.2%(1) | ||||||
| Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.(4) | 722,003 | $ | 12,050,238 | |||
| Genesis Energy L.P. | 18,700 | 478,907 | ||||
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | 194,400 | 4,164,048 | ||||
| Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. | 55,452 | 1,971,319 | ||||
| Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. | 161,024 | 3,967,631 | ||||
| Tesoro Logistics LP | 20,624 | 860,433 | ||||
| 23,492,576 | ||||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 12.2%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 12.2%(1) | ||||||
| Columbia Pipeline Partners LP | 38,484 | 680,782 | ||||
| Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. | 308,652 | 8,231,749 | ||||
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 201,431 | 4,707,443 | ||||
| EQT Midstream Partners, LP | 28,046 | 2,008,935 | ||||
| ONEOK Partners, L.P. | 68,184 | 2,003,928 | ||||
| 17,632,837 | ||||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 7.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 7.1%(1) | ||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP | 35,220 | 782,588 | ||||
| DCP Midstream Partners, LP | 58,115 | 1,128,012 | ||||
| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP | 55,955 | 513,667 | ||||
| MPLX LP | 226,277 | 5,869,625 | ||||
| Rice Midstream Partners LP | 42,736 | 566,252 | ||||
| Western Gas Equity Partners, LP | 363 | 10,709 | ||||
| Western Gas Partners, LP | 36,076 | 1,414,540 | ||||
| 10,285,393 | ||||||
| Refined Product Pipelines — 8.3%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 8.3%(1) | ||||||
| Buckeye Partners, L.P. | 83,029 | 5,343,746 | ||||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | 44,609 | 3,014,676 | ||||
| Phillips 66 Partners LP | 36,049 | 2,172,673 | ||||
| Valero Energy Partners LP | 31,129 | 1,449,989 | ||||
| 11,981,084 | ||||||
| Total Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| and Related Companies (Cost $76,589,642) | 63,391,890 | |||||
| Preferred Stock — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| Oil and Gas Production — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 7.500%, | ||||||
| 06/07/2018 (Cost $1,875,096) | 39,500 | 1,182,235 | ||||
| Short-Term Investment — 0.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States Investment Company — 0.1%(1) | ||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio — | ||||||
| Class I, 0.35%(5) (Cost $158,424) | 158,424 | 158,424 | ||||
| Total Investments — 145.3%(1) | ||||||
| (Cost $285,648,433) | 210,587,185 | |||||
| Credit Facility Borrowings — (10.3)%(1) | (15,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Senior Notes — (23.5)%(1) | (34,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock | ||||||
| at Liquidation Value — (11.0)%(1) | (16,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Total Value of Options Written | ||||||
| (Premiums received $435,644) — (0.3)%(1) | (395,677 | ) | ||||
| Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.2)%(1) | (231,442 | ) | ||||
| Total Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||
| Common Stockholders — 100.0%(1) | $ | 144,960,066 | ||||
| (1) | Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common stockholders. |
| (2) | All or a portion of the security represents cover for outstanding call option contracts written. |
| (3) | Non-income producing security. |
| (4) | Security distributions are paid-in-kind. |
| (5) | Rate indicated is the current yield as of February 29, 2016. |
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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TTP Schedule of
Options Written (unaudited)
February 29,
2016
| Call Options Written | Expiration Date | Strike Price | Contracts | Fair Value | |||||||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | March 2016 | $ | 40.00 | 406 | $ | (66,990 | ) | ||||||||
| Antero Resources Corporation | March 2016 | 26.50 | 241 | (7,383 | ) | ||||||||||
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | March 2016 | 23.00 | 1,159 | (28,975 | ) | ||||||||||
| Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | March 2016 | 25.00 | 146 | (8,760 | ) | ||||||||||
| Cimarex Energy Co. | March 2016 | 95.00 | 183 | (20,130 | ) | ||||||||||
| Concho Resources Inc. | March 2016 | 105.00 | 250 | (8,750 | ) | ||||||||||
| Continental Resources, Inc. | March 2016 | 23.00 | 391 | (72,335 | ) | ||||||||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | March 2016 | 80.00 | 104 | (5,200 | ) | ||||||||||
| EOG Resources, Inc. | March 2016 | 77.50 | 537 | (9,129 | ) | ||||||||||
| EQT Corporation | March 2016 | 65.00 | 85 | (3,400 | ) | ||||||||||
| Gulfport Energy Corporation | March 2016 | 30.00 | 178 | (2,670 | ) | ||||||||||
| Hess Corporation | March 2016 | 47.50 | 115 | (4,600 | ) | ||||||||||
| Laredo Petroleum, Inc. | March 2016 | 6.00 | 555 | (13,875 | ) | ||||||||||
| Memorial Resources Development Corp. | March 2016 | 12.50 | 160 | (1,600 | ) | ||||||||||
| Newfield Exploration Company | March 2016 | 29.00 | 400 | (30,000 | ) | ||||||||||
| Noble Energy, Inc. | March 2016 | 32.50 | 432 | (15,120 | ) | ||||||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | March 2016 | 75.00 | 272 | (6,800 | ) | ||||||||||
| PDC Energy, Inc. | March 2016 | 55.00 | 26 | (2,795 | ) | ||||||||||
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company | March 2016 | 135.00 | 252 | (20,160 | ) | ||||||||||
| Range Resources Corporation | March 2016 | 29.00 | 405 | (8,100 | ) | ||||||||||
| RSP Permian, Inc. | March 2016 | 22.50 | 231 | (58,905 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total Value of Call Options Written | |||||||||||||||
| (Premiums received $435,644) | $ | (395,677 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
|
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 23 |
NDP Schedule of
Investments (unaudited)
February 29,
2016
| Shares | Fair Value | |||||
| Common Stock — 106.2%(1) | ||||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 1.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 1.1%(1) | ||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. | 70,315 | $ | 1,890,067 | |||
| Oil and Gas Production — 105.1%(1) | ||||||
| Canada — 8.9%(1) | ||||||
| ARC Resources LTD. | 334,600 | 4,439,076 | ||||
| Cenovus Energy Inc. | 153,200 | 1,749,544 | ||||
| Suncor Energy Inc.(2)(3) | 347,800 | 8,514,144 | ||||
| The Netherlands — 3.2%(1) | ||||||
| Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) | 114,500 | 5,207,460 | ||||
| United Kingdom — 1.7%(1) | ||||||
| BP p.l.c. (ADR) | 96,400 | 2,804,276 | ||||
| United States — 91.3%(1) | ||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation(2)(3) | 325,300 | 12,345,135 | ||||
| Antero Resources Corporation(2)(3)(4) | 146,610 | 3,350,039 | ||||
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation(2)(3) | 205,100 | 4,128,663 | ||||
| California Resources Corporation(4) | 16,995 | 9,553 | ||||
| Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(2)(3)(4) | 188,500 | 4,052,750 | ||||
| Cimarex Energy Co.(2)(3) | 80,673 | 6,778,952 | ||||
| Concho Resources Inc.(2)(3)(4) | 101,943 | 9,199,336 | ||||
| Continental Resources, Inc.(2)(3)(4) | 53,300 | 1,235,494 | ||||
| Devon Energy Corporation(2)(3) | 291,734 | 5,741,325 | ||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc.(2)(3)(4) | 61,800 | 4,403,250 | ||||
| EOG Resources, Inc.(2)(3) | 363,300 | 23,520,042 | ||||
| EQT Corporation(2) | 282,685 | 15,756,862 | ||||
| Hess Corporation(2)(3) | 31,993 | 1,394,895 | ||||
| Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(2)(3)(4) | 175,940 | 899,054 | ||||
| Newfield Exploration Company(2)(3)(4) | 246,788 | 6,720,037 | ||||
| Noble Energy, Inc.(2)(3) | 292,456 | 8,627,452 | ||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation(2)(3) | 180,800 | 12,442,656 | ||||
| PDC Energy, Inc.(3)(4) | 7,356 | 368,609 | ||||
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company(2)(3) | 181,315 | 21,853,897 | ||||
| Range Resources Corporation(2)(3) | 197,400 | 4,684,302 | ||||
| RSP Permian, Inc.(2)(3)(4) | 102,056 | 2,440,159 | ||||
| Whiting Petroleum Corporation(2)(3)(4) | 113,627 | 455,644 | ||||
| 173,122,606 | ||||||
| Total Common Stock | ||||||
| (Cost $282,548,678) | 175,012,673 | |||||
| Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| and Related Companies — 31.6%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 10.6%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 10.6%(1) | ||||||
| Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.(5) | 476,236 | 7,948,371 | ||||
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | 204,532 | 4,381,076 | ||||
| Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. | 32,489 | 324,565 | ||||
| Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. | 51,895 | 1,844,867 | ||||
| Tesoro Logistics LP | 70,281 | 2,932,123 | ||||
| 17,431,002 | ||||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 7.3%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 7.3%(1) | ||||||
| Columbia Pipeline Partners LP | 35,719 | 631,869 | ||||
| Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. | 152,945 | 4,079,043 | ||||
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 229,988 | 5,374,820 | ||||
| EQT GP Holdings, LP | 8,439 | 201,439 | ||||
| EQT Midstream Partners, LP | 24,303 | 1,740,824 | ||||
| 12,027,995 | ||||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 5.3%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 5.3%(1) | ||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP | 75,672 | 1,681,432 | ||||
| DCP Midstream Partners, LP | 155,345 | 3,015,247 | ||||
| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP | 86,700 | 795,906 | ||||
| MPLX LP | 99,026 | 2,568,734 | ||||
| Rice Midstream Partners LP | 40,357 | 534,730 | ||||
| Western Gas Partners, LP | 6,100 | 239,181 | ||||
| 8,835,230 | ||||||
| Refined Product Pipelines — 8.4%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 8.4%(1) | ||||||
| Buckeye Partners, L.P. | 49,673 | 3,196,954 | ||||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | 92,000 | 6,217,360 | ||||
| Phillips 66 Partners LP | 53,277 | 3,211,005 | ||||
| Valero Energy Partners LP | 26,106 | 1,216,018 | ||||
| 13,841,337 | ||||||
| Total Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| and Related Companies (Cost $62,269,098) | 52,135,564 | |||||
| Preferred Stock — 0.7%(1) | ||||||
| Oil and Gas Production — 0.7%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 0.7%(1) | ||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 7.500%, | ||||||
| 06/07/2018 (Cost $1,751,787) | 36,900 | 1,104,417 | ||||
| Short-Term Investment — 0.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States Investment Company — 0.1%(1) | ||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio — | ||||||
| Class I, 0.35%(6) (Cost $95,895) | 95,895 | 95,895 | ||||
| Total Investments — 138.6%(1) | ||||||
| (Cost $346,665,458) | 228,348,549 | |||||
| Total Value of Options Written | ||||||
| (Premiums received $2,031,596) — (0.9)%(1) | (1,548,698 | ) | ||||
| Credit Facility Borrowings — (37.5)%(1) | (61,800,000 | ) | ||||
| Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.2)%(1) | (264,894 | ) | ||||
| Total Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||
| Common Stockholders — 100.0%(1) | $ | 164,734,957 | ||||
| (1) | Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common stockholders. |
| (2) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for the margin borrowing facility. See Note 10 to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (3) | All or a portion of the security represents cover for outstanding call option contracts written. |
| (4) | Non-income producing security. |
| (5) | Security distributions are paid-in-kind. |
| (6) | Rate indicated is the current yield as of February 29, 2016. |
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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NDP Schedule of
Options Written (unaudited)
February 29,
2016
| Call Options Written | Expiration Date | Strike Price | Contracts | Fair Value | ||||||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | March 2016 | $ | 42.50 | 3,253 | $ | (289,517 | ) | |||||||
| Antero Resources Corporation | March 2016 | 27.50 | 1,466 | (30,436 | ) | |||||||||
| Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | March 2016 | 24.00 | 2,051 | (25,638 | ) | |||||||||
| Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | March 2016 | 30.00 | 1,885 | (49,010 | ) | |||||||||
| Cimarex Energy Co. | March 2016 | 95.00 | 806 | (88,660 | ) | |||||||||
| Concho Resources Inc. | March 2016 | 105.00 | 1,019 | (35,665 | ) | |||||||||
| Continental Resources, Inc. | March 2016 | 25.00 | 533 | (62,894 | ) | |||||||||
| Devon Energy Corporation | March 2016 | 25.00 | 2,917 | (26,253 | ) | |||||||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | March 2016 | 80.00 | 618 | (30,900 | ) | |||||||||
| EOG Resources, Inc. | March 2016 | 80.00 | 3,633 | (25,431 | ) | |||||||||
| Hess Corporation | March 2016 | 47.50 | 319 | (12,760 | ) | |||||||||
| Laredo Petroleum, Inc. | March 2016 | 6.00 | 1,759 | (43,975 | ) | |||||||||
| Newfield Exploration Company | March 2016 | 29.00 | 2,467 | (185,025 | ) | |||||||||
| Noble Energy, Inc. | March 2016 | 32.50 | 2,924 | (102,340 | ) | |||||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | March 2016 | 75.00 | 1,808 | (45,200 | ) | |||||||||
| PDC Energy, Inc. | March 2016 | 55.00 | 73 | (7,847 | ) | |||||||||
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company | March 2016 | 140.00 | 1,813 | (77,053 | ) | |||||||||
| Range Resources Corporation | March 2016 | 30.00 | 1,974 | (29,610 | ) | |||||||||
| RSP Permian, Inc. | March 2016 | 22.50 | 1,020 | (260,100 | ) | |||||||||
| Suncor Energy Inc. | March 2016 | 25.00 | 3,478 | (111,296 | ) | |||||||||
| Whiting Petroleum Corporation | March 2016 | 6.00 | 1,136 | (9,088 | ) | |||||||||
| Total Value of Call Options Written | ||||||||||||||
| (Premiums received $2,031,596) | $ | (1,548,698 | ) | |||||||||||
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
|
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TPZ Schedule of
Investments (unaudited)
February 29,
2016
| Principal | |||||
| Amount | Fair Value | ||||
| Corporate Bonds — 79.3%(1) | |||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 6.6%(1) | |||||
| Canada — 3.2%(1) | |||||
| Gibson Energy Inc., | |||||
| 6.750%, 07/15/2021(2) | $ | 4,500,000 | $ | 3,825,000 | |
| United States — 3.4%(1) | |||||
| SemGroup Corp., | |||||
| 7.500%, 06/15/2021 | 5,450,000 | 4,128,375 | |||
| 7,953,375 | |||||
| Local Distribution Companies — 8.5%(1) | |||||
| United States — 8.5%(1) | |||||
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc., | |||||
| 6.500%, 05/01/2018(3) | 4,000,000 | 4,328,052 | |||
| Source Gas, LLC, | |||||
| 5.900%, 04/01/2017(2)(3) | 5,770,000 | 5,975,804 | |||
| 10,303,856 | |||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 26.9%(1) | |||||
| Canada — 4.8%(1) | |||||
| TransCanada Corporation, | |||||
| 5.625%, 05/20/2075(3) | 7,000,000 | 5,756,100 | |||
| United States — 22.1%(1) | |||||
| Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., | |||||
| 3.300%, 06/01/2020(2)(3) | 2,000,000 | 1,872,598 | |||
| Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC, | |||||
| 5.450%, 07/15/2020(2)(3) | 1,500,000 | 1,556,542 | |||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc., | |||||
| 6.500%, 09/15/2020(3) | 4,000,000 | 4,040,684 | |||
| Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC, | |||||
| 6.700%, 09/15/2019(2)(3) | 6,000,000 | 4,245,000 | |||
| ONEOK, Inc., | |||||
| 4.250%, 02/01/2022 | 4,500,000 | 3,341,250 | |||
| ONEOK, Inc., | |||||
| 7.500%, 09/01/2023 | 2,000,000 | 1,730,000 | |||
| Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC, | |||||
| 6.000%, 01/15/2019(2) | 4,000,000 | 3,740,000 | |||
| Ruby Pipeline, LLC, | |||||
| 6.000%, 04/01/2022(2)(3) | 1,500,000 | 1,606,301 | |||
| Southern Star Central Corp., | |||||
| 5.125%, 07/15/2022(2) | 3,000,000 | 2,550,000 | |||
| Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., | |||||
| 6.000%, 06/01/2016(2)(3) | 2,000,000 | 2,005,014 | |||
| 32,443,489 | |||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 5.2%(1) | |||||
| United States — 5.2%(1) | |||||
| DCP Midstream LLC, | |||||
| 9.750%, 03/15/2019(2)(3) | 3,000,000 | 2,791,497 | |||
| The Williams Companies, Inc., | |||||
| 7.875%, 09/01/2021(3) | 4,000,000 | 3,440,000 | |||
| 6,231,497 | |||||
| Oil and Gas Exploration and Production — 5.9%(1) | |||||
| United States — 5.9%(1) | |||||
| Antero Resources Corporation, | |||||
| 6.000%, 12/01/2020 | 1,000,000 | 895,000 | |||
| Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., | |||||
| 7.500%, 09/15/2020 | 2,000,000 | 1,550,000 | |||
| Continental Resources, Inc. | |||||
| 4.500%, 04/15/2023 | 1,000,000 | 715,262 | |||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc., | |||||
| 7.625%, 10/01/2021 | 1,000,000 | 1,010,000 | |||
| EQT Corporation, | |||||
| 8.125%, 06/01/2019(3) | 2,000,000 | 2,058,780 | |||
| Range Resources Corporation, | |||||
| 5.000%, 03/15/2023 | 1,000,000 | 835,000 | |||
| 7,064,042 | |||||
| Oilfield Services — 1.8%(1) | |||||
| United States — 1.8%(1) | |||||
| Pride International, Inc., | |||||
| 8.500%, 06/15/2019(3) | 3,000,000 | 2,122,500 | |||
| Power/Utility — 24.4%(1) | |||||
| United States — 24.4%(1) | |||||
| The AES Corporation, | |||||
| 5.500%, 04/15/2025 | 4,000,000 | 3,600,000 | |||
| CMS Energy Corp., | |||||
| 8.750%, 06/15/2019(3) | 5,185,000 | 6,247,028 | |||
| Dominion Resources, Inc., | |||||
| 5.750%, 10/01/2054(3) | 4,000,000 | 3,800,000 | |||
| Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., | |||||
| 6.400%, 09/15/2020(2)(3) | 3,000,000 | 3,424,764 | |||
| Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., | |||||
| 5.900%, 12/01/2021(2)(3) | 2,000,000 | 2,240,348 | |||
| NRG Energy, Inc., | |||||
| 6.250%, 07/15/2022 | 5,000,000 | 4,225,000 | |||
| NRG Yield Operating LLC, | |||||
| 5.375%, 08/15/2024 | 2,500,000 | 2,200,000 | |||
| NV Energy, Inc., | |||||
| 6.250%, 11/15/2020(3) | 1,000,000 | 1,156,632 | |||
| Wisconsin Energy Corp., | |||||
| 6.250%, 05/15/2067(3) | 3,450,000 | 2,553,000 | |||
| 29,446,772 | |||||
| Total Corporate Bonds | |||||
| (Cost $106,658,648) | 95,565,531 | ||||
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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TPZ Schedule of
Investments (unaudited)
(continued)
February 29, 2016
| Shares | Fair Value | |||||
| Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| and Related Companies — 40.3%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 14.5%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 14.5%(1) | ||||||
| Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C.(3)(4) | 428,674 | $ | 7,154,561 | |||
| Genesis Energy, L.P. | 11,800 | 302,198 | ||||
| NuStar Energy L.P. | 6,432 | 225,313 | ||||
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | 152,928 | 3,275,718 | ||||
| Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. | 31,927 | 1,135,005 | ||||
| Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.(3) | 159,265 | 3,924,290 | ||||
| Tesoro Logistics LP | 34,009 | 1,418,856 | ||||
| 17,435,941 | ||||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 13.5%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 13.5%(1) | ||||||
| Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | 66,768 | 467,376 | ||||
| Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.(3) | 221,568 | 5,909,219 | ||||
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 164,409 | 3,842,238 | ||||
| EQT Midstream Partners, LP | 18,681 | 1,338,120 | ||||
| ONEOK Partners, L.P. | 129,203 | 3,797,276 | ||||
| Spectra Energy Partners, LP | 19,446 | 900,544 | ||||
| 16,254,773 | ||||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 5.2%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 5.2%(1) | ||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP | 33,879 | 752,791 | ||||
| DCP Midstream Partners, LP | 52,040 | 1,010,096 | ||||
| EnLink Midstream Partners, LP | 22,400 | 205,632 | ||||
| MPLX LP | 121,507 | 3,151,892 | ||||
| Rice Midstream Partners LP | 28,091 | 372,206 | ||||
| Western Gas Partners, LP | 18,799 | 737,109 | ||||
| 6,229,726 | ||||||
| Refined Product Pipelines — 7.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 7.1%(1) | ||||||
| Buckeye Partners, L.P.(3) | 43,204 | 2,780,609 | ||||
| Holly Energy Partners, L.P. | 15,226 | 447,340 | ||||
| Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | 52,999 | 3,581,672 | ||||
| Phillips 66 Partners LP | 15,500 | 934,185 | ||||
| Valero Energy Partners LP | 19,193 | 894,010 | ||||
| 8,637,816 | ||||||
| Total Master Limited Partnerships | ||||||
| and Related Companies (Cost $38,749,958) | 48,558,256 | |||||
| Common Stock — 18.4%(1) | ||||||
| Crude Oil Pipelines — 3.4%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 3.4%(1) | ||||||
| Plains GP Holdings, L.P.(3) | 539,621 | 4,101,120 | ||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 8.8%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 8.8%(1) | ||||||
| ONEOK, Inc.(5) | 225,406 | 5,409,744 | ||||
| Spectra Energy Corp | 176,416 | 5,151,347 | ||||
| 10,561,091 | ||||||
| Natural Gas Gathering/Processing — 5.4%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 5.4%(1) | ||||||
| EnLink Midstream LLC | 47,828 | 400,320 | ||||
| Targa Resources Corp. | 131,683 | 3,539,639 | ||||
| The Williams Companies, Inc. | 162,625 | 2,600,374 | ||||
| 6,540,333 | ||||||
| Refined Product Pipelines — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 0.8%(1) | ||||||
| VTTI Energy Partners LP(3) | 50,626 | 923,418 | ||||
| Total Common Stock | ||||||
| (Cost $27,720,698) | 22,125,962 | |||||
| Preferred Stock — 2.2%(1) | ||||||
| Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines — 1.6%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 1.6%(1) | ||||||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 44,949 | 1,964,721 | ||||
| Oil and Gas Exploration and Production — 0.6%(1) | ||||||
| United States — 0.6%(1) | ||||||
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 7.500% | ||||||
| 06/07/2018 | 24,400 | 730,292 | ||||
| Total Preferred Stock | ||||||
| (Cost $2,685,982) | 2,695,013 | |||||
| Short-Term Investment — 0.1%(1) | ||||||
| United States Investment Company — 0.1%(1) | ||||||
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio — | ||||||
| Class I, 0.35%(6) (Cost $116,263) | 116,263 | 116,263 | ||||
| Total Investments — 140.3%(1) | ||||||
| (Cost $175,931,549) | 169,061,025 | |||||
| Interest Rate Swap Contracts — (0.4)%(1) | ||||||
| $23,500,000 notional — unrealized depreciation(7) | (512,008 | ) | ||||
| Credit Facility Borrowings — (41.2)%(1) | (49,600,000 | ) | ||||
| Other Assets and Liabilities — 1.3%(1) | 1,569,840 | |||||
| Total Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||
| Common Stockholders — 100.0%(1) | $ | 120,518,857 | ||||
| (1) | Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common stockholders. |
| (2) | Restricted securities have been valued in accordance with fair value procedures, as more fully described in Note 2 to the financial statements and have a total fair value of $35,832,868, which represents 29.7% of net assets. See Note 6 to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (3) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for the margin borrowing facility. See Note 10 to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (4) | Security distributions are paid-in-kind. |
| (5) | A portion of the security is segregated as collateral for the unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts of $512,008. |
| (6) | Rate indicated is the current yield as of February 29, 2016. |
| (7) | See Note 11 to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
|
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 27 |
Statements of
Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
February 29,
2016
| Tortoise Energy | ||||||||
| Infrastructure | Tortoise MLP | |||||||
| Corp. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Investments at fair value(1) | $ | 2,203,048,453 | $ | 1,235,318,954 | ||||
| Receivable for Adviser fee waiver | 13,784 | — | ||||||
| Receivable for investments sold | 3,675,547 | 15,442,436 | ||||||
| Dividends, distributions and interest receivable from investments | 3,560,972 | 1,572,824 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 3,364,257 | 1,746,595 | ||||||
| Total assets | 2,213,663,013 | 1,254,080,809 | ||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Call options written, at fair value(2) | — | — | ||||||
| Payable to Adviser | 3,376,214 | 1,860,468 | ||||||
| Accrued directors’ fees and expenses | 62,445 | 45,363 | ||||||
| Payable for investments purchased | 6,135,650 | 16,210,553 | ||||||
| Distribution payable to common stockholders | 1,673,462 | — | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 6,021,817 | 3,648,785 | ||||||
| Unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts | 823,153 | — | ||||||
| Current tax liability | 9,045,343 | — | ||||||
| Deferred tax liability | 319,928,229 | 43,661,119 | ||||||
| Credit facility borrowings | 69,700,000 | 37,600,000 | ||||||
| Senior notes | 455,000,000 | 284,000,000 | ||||||
| Mandatory redeemable preferred stock | 165,000,000 | 110,000,000 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,036,766,313 | 497,026,288 | ||||||
| Net assets applicable to common stockholders | $ | 1,176,896,700 | $ | 757,054,521 | ||||
| Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders Consist of: | ||||||||
| Capital stock, $0.001 par value per share | $ | 48,370 | $ | 47,000 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,047,986,034 | 698,322,535 | ||||||
| Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss), net of income taxes | (178,139,445 | ) | (100,426,587 | ) | ||||
| Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss), net of income taxes | 790,387,571 | 211,158,802 | ||||||
| Net unrealized depreciation, net of income taxes | (483,385,830 | ) | (52,047,229 | ) | ||||
| Net assets applicable to common stockholders | $ | 1,176,896,700 | $ | 757,054,521 | ||||
| Capital shares: | ||||||||
| Authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||
| Outstanding | 48,370,144 | 47,000,211 | ||||||
| Net Asset Value per common share outstanding (net assets applicable | ||||||||
| to common stock, divided by common shares outstanding) | $ | 24.33 | $ | 16.11 | ||||
| (1) Investments at cost | $ | 2,099,994,425 | $ | 1,319,690,004 | ||||
| (2) Call options written, premiums received | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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| Tortoise Power | |||||||||||
| Tortoise Pipeline | Tortoise Energy | and Energy | |||||||||
| & Energy | Independence | Infrastructure | |||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||||
| $ | 210,587,185 | $ | 228,348,549 | $ | 169,061,025 | ||||||
| 16,775 | 36,903 | — | |||||||||
| 2,567,283 | — | 102,255 | |||||||||
| 608,782 | 274,406 | 2,119,347 | |||||||||
| 219,139 | 2,983 | 1,318 | |||||||||
| 213,999,164 | 228,662,841 | 171,283,945 | |||||||||
| 395,677 | 1,548,698 | — | |||||||||
| 369,048 | 405,929 | 262,499 | |||||||||
| 21,547 | 21,877 | 17,525 | |||||||||
| 2,678,220 | — | 231,484 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| 574,606 | 151,380 | 141,572 | |||||||||
| — | — | 512,008 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| 15,000,000 | 61,800,000 | 49,600,000 | |||||||||
| 34,000,000 | — | — | |||||||||
| 16,000,000 | — | — | |||||||||
| 69,039,098 | 63,927,884 | 50,765,088 | |||||||||
| $ | 144,960,066 | $ | 164,734,957 | $ | 120,518,857 | ||||||
| $ | 10,016 | $ | 14,516 | $ | 6,951 | ||||||
| 235,008,710 | 313,320,151 | 129,482,470 | |||||||||
| 2,878,356 | — | 3,586,399 | |||||||||
| (17,919,793 | ) | (30,765,707 | ) | (5,174,491 | ) | ||||||
| (75,017,223 | ) | (117,834,003 | ) | (7,382,472 | ) | ||||||
| $ | 144,960,066 | $ | 164,734,957 | $ | 120,518,857 | ||||||
| 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||||||||
| 10,016,413 | 14,516,071 | 6,951,333 | |||||||||
| $ | 14.47 | $ | 11.35 | $ | 17.34 | ||||||
| $ | 285,648,433 | $ | 346,665,458 | $ | 175,931,549 | ||||||
| $ | 435,644 | $ | 2,031,596 | $ | — | ||||||
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
|
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 29 |
Statements of
Operations (unaudited)
Period from December 1, 2015 through February 29,
2016
| Tortoise Energy | ||||||||||
| Infrastructure | Tortoise MLP | |||||||||
| Corp. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||||
| Investment Income | ||||||||||
| Distributions from master limited partnerships | $ | 46,829,548 | $ | 27,071,730 | ||||||
| Dividends and distributions from common stock | — | — | ||||||||
| Distributions and interest from preferred stock | 368,250 | 187,031 | ||||||||
| Less return of capital on distributions | (40,385,955 | ) | (25,911,166 | ) | ||||||
| Less foreign taxes withheld | — | — | ||||||||
| Net dividends and distributions from investments | 6,811,843 | 1,347,595 | ||||||||
| Interest from corporate bonds | — | — | ||||||||
| Dividends from money market mutual funds | 1,986 | 434 | ||||||||
| Total Investment Income | 6,813,829 | 1,348,029 | ||||||||
| Operating Expenses | ||||||||||
| Advisory fees | 5,334,846 | 2,924,427 | ||||||||
| Administrator fees | 121,330 | 104,554 | ||||||||
| Professional fees | 82,597 | 55,777 | ||||||||
| Directors’ fees | 62,905 | 45,873 | ||||||||
| Stockholder communication expenses | 61,341 | 41,821 | ||||||||
| Custodian fees and expenses | 23,661 | 13,494 | ||||||||
| Fund accounting fees | 21,456 | 18,463 | ||||||||
| Registration fees | 19,354 | 11,246 | ||||||||
| Stock transfer agent fees | 17,023 | 3,182 | ||||||||
| Franchise fees | 7,604 | 1,902 | ||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 48,741 | 26,531 | ||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 5,800,858 | 3,247,270 | ||||||||
| Leverage Expenses | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | 4,469,946 | 2,819,403 | ||||||||
| Distributions to mandatory redeemable preferred stockholders | 2,934,386 | 1,174,085 | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2,515,410 | 120,292 | ||||||||
| Premium on redemption of senior notes | 900,000 | 450,000 | ||||||||
| Premium on redemption of mandatory redeemable preferred stock | 800,000 | — | ||||||||
| Other leverage expenses | 73,470 | 24,802 | ||||||||
| Total Leverage Expenses | 11,693,212 | 4,588,582 | ||||||||
| Total Expenses | 17,494,070 | 7,835,852 | ||||||||
| Less fees waived by Adviser | (14,324 | ) | (55,998 | ) | ||||||
| Net Expenses | 17,479,746 | 7,779,854 | ||||||||
| Net Investment Income (Loss), before Income Taxes | (10,665,917 | ) | (6,431,825 | ) | ||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | 1,717,113 | 1,912,583 | ||||||||
| Net Investment Income (Loss) | (8,948,804 | ) | (4,519,242 | ) | ||||||
| Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Interest Rate Swaps | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 66,266,450 | (21,787,636 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized gain on options | — | — | ||||||||
| Net realized loss on interest rate swap settlements | (85,555 | ) | — | |||||||
| Net realized loss on foreign currency and translation of other assets | ||||||||||
| and liabilities denominated in foreign currency | — | — | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss), before income taxes | 66,180,895 | (21,787,636 | ) | |||||||
| Current tax expense | (8,594,416 | ) | — | |||||||
| Deferred tax benefit (expense) | (15,918,988 | ) | 8,009,135 | |||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | (24,513,404 | ) | 8,009,135 | |||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 41,667,491 | (13,778,501 | ) | |||||||
| Net unrealized depreciation of investments | (379,631,171 | ) | (128,325,187 | ) | ||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of options | — | — | ||||||||
| Net unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts | (259,585 | ) | — | |||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation of other assets and liabilities due to foreign currency translation | — | — | ||||||||
| Net unrealized depreciation, before income taxes | (379,890,756 | ) | (128,325,187 | ) | ||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | 140,711,536 | 47,172,339 | ||||||||
| Net unrealized depreciation | (239,179,220 | ) | (81,152,848 | ) | ||||||
| Net Realized and Unrealized Loss | (197,511,729 | ) | (94,931,349 | ) | ||||||
| Net Decrease in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||
| Resulting from Operations | $ | (206,460,533 | ) | $ | (99,450,591 | ) | ||||
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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| Tortoise Power | |||||||||||
| Tortoise Pipeline | Tortoise Energy | and Energy | |||||||||
| & Energy | Independence | Infrastructure | |||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||||
| $ | 1,141,605 | $ | 1,015,143 | $ | 952,247 | ||||||
| 2,416,518 | 672,017 | 539,833 | |||||||||
| 37,031 | 34,594 | 75,222 | |||||||||
| (1,490,486 | ) | (1,038,786 | ) | (955,752 | ) | ||||||
| (66,026 | ) | (27,863 | ) | — | |||||||
| 2,038,642 | 655,105 | 611,550 | |||||||||
| — | — | 1,643,369 | |||||||||
| 335 | 192 | 190 | |||||||||
| 2,038,977 | 655,297 | 2,255,109 | |||||||||
| 591,519 | 644,184 | 409,261 | |||||||||
| 21,510 | 23,425 | 17,232 | |||||||||
| 38,397 | 38,232 | 39,588 | |||||||||
| 20,208 | 21,184 | 16,907 | |||||||||
| 20,394 | 15,825 | 24,879 | |||||||||
| 4,544 | 4,435 | 2,310 | |||||||||
| 9,693 | 10,602 | 7,027 | |||||||||
| 6,046 | 6,187 | 6,081 | |||||||||
| 3,338 | 3,189 | 3,376 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| 11,457 | 11,145 | 7,075 | |||||||||
| 727,106 | 778,408 | 533,736 | |||||||||
| 388,263 | 180,858 | 150,847 | |||||||||
| 171,600 | — | — | |||||||||
| 51,016 | — | — | |||||||||
| 100,000 | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| 3,978 | — | — | |||||||||
| 714,857 | 180,858 | 150,847 | |||||||||
| 1,441,963 | 959,266 | 684,583 | |||||||||
| (36,999 | ) | (58,562 | ) | — | |||||||
| 1,404,964 | 900,704 | 684,583 | |||||||||
| 634,013 | (245,407 | ) | 1,570,526 | ||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| 634,013 | (245,407 | ) | 1,570,526 | ||||||||
| (16,937,197 | ) | (7,893,067 | ) | (4,796,942 | ) | ||||||
| 1,243,798 | 5,159,418 | — | |||||||||
| — | — | (89,366 | ) | ||||||||
| (4,154 | ) | (5,779 | ) | — | |||||||
| (15,697,553 | ) | (2,739,428 | ) | (4,886,308 | ) | ||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| (15,697,553 | ) | (2,739,428 | ) | (4,886,308 | ) | ||||||
| (33,276,132 | ) | (51,356,876 | ) | (20,706,370 | ) | ||||||
| (66,212 | ) | 16,326 | — | ||||||||
| — | — | (154,244 | ) | ||||||||
| 4,844 | 1,564 | — | |||||||||
| (33,337,500 | ) | (51,338,986 | ) | (20,860,614 | ) | ||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| (33,337,500 | ) | (51,338,986 | ) | (20,860,614 | ) | ||||||
| (49,035,053 | ) | (54,078,414 | ) | (25,746,922 | ) | ||||||
| $ | (48,401,040 | ) | $ | (54,323,821 | ) | $ | (24,176,396 | ) | |||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 31 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. |
Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
| Period from | Period from | |||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | Year Ended | December 1, 2015 | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
| through | November 30, | through | November 30, | |||||||||||||
| February 29, 2016 | 2015 | February 29, 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Operations | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (8,948,804 | ) | $ | (29,663,135 | ) | $ | (4,519,242 | ) | $ | (14,930,010 | ) | ||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 41,667,491 | 239,505,914 | (13,778,501 | ) | 74,333,232 | |||||||||||
| Net unrealized depreciation | (239,179,220 | ) | (1,048,807,031 | ) | (81,152,848 | ) | (505,485,793 | ) | ||||||||
| Net decrease in net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||||||||
| stockholders resulting from operations | (206,460,533 | ) | (838,964,252 | ) | (99,450,591 | ) | (446,082,571 | ) | ||||||||
| Distributions to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Return of capital | (31,682,444 | ) | (124,362,971 | ) | (19,857,589 | ) | (79,430,357 | ) | ||||||||
| Total distributions to common stockholders | (31,682,444 | ) | (124,362,971 | ) | (19,857,589 | ) | (79,430,357 | ) | ||||||||
| Capital Stock Transactions | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from offerings of common shares | 9,440,748 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Underwriting discounts and offering expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| associated with the issuance of common stock | (134,138 | ) | (7,291 | ) | (46,340 | ) | (4,308 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets | ||||||||||||||||
| applicable to common stockholders from | ||||||||||||||||
| capital stock transactions | 9,306,610 | (7,291 | ) | (46,340 | ) | (4,308 | ) | |||||||||
| Total decrease in net assets applicable | ||||||||||||||||
| to common stockholders | (228,836,367 | ) | (963,334,514 | ) | (119,354,520 | ) | (525,517,236 | ) | ||||||||
| Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Beginning of period | 1,405,733,067 | 2,369,067,581 | 876,409,041 | 1,401,926,277 | ||||||||||||
| End of period | $ | 1,176,896,700 | $ | 1,405,733,067 | $ | 757,054,521 | $ | 876,409,041 | ||||||||
| Undistributed (accumulated) net investment | ||||||||||||||||
| income (loss), net of income taxes, | ||||||||||||||||
| end of period | $ | (178,139,445 | ) | $ | (169,190,641 | ) | $ | (100,426,587 | ) | $ | (95,907,345 | ) | ||||
| Transactions in common shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding at beginning of period | 48,016,591 | 48,016,591 | 47,000,211 | 47,000,211 | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold through at the market offerings | 353,553 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding at end of period | 48,370,144 | 48,016,591 | 47,000,211 | 47,000,211 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| 32 | Tortoise Capital Advisors |
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| Tortoise Power and Energy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. | Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. | Infrastructure Fund, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Period from | Period from | Period from | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | Year Ended | December 1, 2015 | Year Ended | December 1, 2015 | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| through | November 30, | through | November 30, | through | November 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, 2016 | 2015 | February 29, 2016 | 2015 | February 29, 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 634,013 | $ | 2,163,077 | $ | (245,407 | ) | $ | (1,385,242 | ) | $ | 1,570,526 | $ | 6,122,553 | ||||||||||
| (15,697,553 | ) | 15,446,400 | (2,739,428 | ) | (23,896,492 | ) | (4,886,308 | ) | 5,399,578 | ||||||||||||||
| (33,337,500 | ) | (151,609,618 | ) | (51,338,986 | ) | (54,363,201 | ) | (20,860,614 | ) | (60,109,113 | ) | ||||||||||||
| (48,401,040 | ) | (134,000,141 | ) | (54,323,821 | ) | (79,644,935 | ) | (24,176,396 | ) | (48,586,982 | ) | ||||||||||||
| (4,081,688 | ) | (3,400,129 | ) | (2,064,573 | ) | (7,821 | ) | (2,867,425 | ) | (6,309,193 | ) | ||||||||||||
| — | (16,131,876 | ) | — | — | — | (13,588,998 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | (4,286,208 | ) | (25,395,303 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| (4,081,688 | ) | (19,532,005 | ) | (6,350,781 | ) | (25,403,124 | ) | (2,867,425 | ) | (19,898,191 | ) | ||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| (52,482,728 | ) | (153,532,146 | ) | (60,674,602 | ) | (105,048,059 | ) | (27,043,821 | ) | (68,485,173 | ) | ||||||||||||
| 197,442,794 | 350,974,940 | 225,409,559 | 330,457,618 | 147,562,678 | 216,047,851 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 144,960,066 | $ | 197,442,794 | $ | 164,734,957 | $ | 225,409,559 | $ | 120,518,857 | $ | 147,562,678 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 2,878,356 | $ | 6,326,031 | $ | — | $ | 2,309,980 | $ | 3,586,399 | $ | 4,883,298 | ||||||||||||
| 10,016,413 | 10,016,413 | 14,516,071 | 14,516,071 | 6,951,333 | 6,951,333 | ||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10,016,413 | 10,016,413 | 14,516,071 | 14,516,071 | 6,951,333 | 6,951,333 | ||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 33 |
Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
Period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016
| Tortoise Energy | ||||||||
| Infrastructure | Tortoise MLP | |||||||
| Corp. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Dividends, distributions and interest received from investments | $ | 44,007,076 | $ | 25,873,412 | ||||
| Purchases of long-term investments | (201,224,732 | ) | (143,834,904 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of long-term investments | 434,477,860 | 215,719,298 | ||||||
| Sales (purchases) of short-term investments, net | (14,027 | ) | (40,668 | ) | ||||
| Call options written, net | — | — | ||||||
| Payments on interest rate swap contracts, net | (85,555 | ) | — | |||||
| Interest received on securities sold, net | — | — | ||||||
| Interest expense paid | (5,390,892 | ) | (2,691,703 | ) | ||||
| Distributions to mandatory redeemable preferred stockholders | (5,120,655 | ) | (934,250 | ) | ||||
| Income taxes paid | (21,014,729 | ) | (199,005 | ) | ||||
| Premium on redemption of senior notes | (900,000 | ) | (450,000 | ) | ||||
| Premium on redemption of mandatory redeemable preferred stock | (800,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Operating expenses paid | (6,936,424 | ) | (3,619,962 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 236,997,922 | 89,822,218 | ||||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Advances from revolving credit facilities | 194,400,000 | 72,700,000 | ||||||
| Repayments on revolving credit facilities | (190,700,000 | ) | (97,900,000 | ) | ||||
| Issuance of mandatory redeemable preferred stock | — | 45,000,000 | ||||||
| Maturity and redemption of mandatory redeemable preferred stock | (130,000,000 | ) | (25,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Issuance of senior notes | — | 30,000,000 | ||||||
| Maturity and redemption of senior notes | (90,000,000 | ) | (94,000,000 | ) | ||||
| Debt issuance costs | (3,096 | ) | (725,847 | ) | ||||
| Issuance of common stock | 9,440,748 | — | ||||||
| Common stock issuance costs | (126,592 | ) | (38,782 | ) | ||||
| Distributions paid to common stockholders | (30,008,982 | ) | (19,857,589 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (236,997,922 | ) | (89,822,218 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash | — | — | ||||||
| Cash — beginning of period | — | — | ||||||
| Cash — end of period | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| 34 | Tortoise Capital Advisors |
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| Tortoise Power | |||||||||||
| Tortoise Pipeline | Tortoise Energy | and Energy | |||||||||
| & Energy | Independence | Infrastructure | |||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||||
| $ | 3,482,727 | $ | 1,716,191 | $ | 3,221,073 | ||||||
| (34,392,270 | ) | (3,164,475 | ) | (19,223,665 | ) | ||||||
| 57,211,084 | 3,532,490 | 19,888,646 | |||||||||
| 142,889 | (38,183 | ) | 13,302 | ||||||||
| 1,151,555 | 5,290,423 | — | |||||||||
| — | — | (89,366 | ) | ||||||||
| — | — | 75,425 | |||||||||
| (517,963 | ) | (179,629 | ) | (149,811 | ) | ||||||
| (171,600 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| (100,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| (824,734 | ) | (806,036 | ) | (568,179 | ) | ||||||
| 25,981,688 | 6,350,781 | 3,167,425 | |||||||||
| 24,300,000 | 6,900,000 | 9,100,000 | |||||||||
| (26,200,000 | ) | (6,900,000 | ) | (9,400,000 | ) | ||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| (20,000,000 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| (4,081,688 | ) | (6,350,781 | ) | (2,867,425 | ) | ||||||
| (25,981,688 | ) | (6,350,781 | ) | (3,167,425 | ) | ||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 35 |
Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited) (continued)
Period from December 1, 2015 through February 29,
2016
| Tortoise Energy |
||||||||
| Infrastructure | Tortoise MLP | |||||||
| Corp. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||
| Reconciliation of net decrease in net assets applicable to common stockholders | ||||||||
| resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Net decrease in net assets applicable to common stockholders resulting from operations | $ | (206,460,533 | ) | $ | (99,450,591 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets applicable to common stockholders | ||||||||
| resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of long-term investments | (207,360,382 | ) | (160,045,457 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of long-term investments | 437,976,974 | 231,068,032 | ||||||
| Sales (purchases) of short-term investments, net | (14,027 | ) | (40,668 | ) | ||||
| Call options written, net | — | — | ||||||
| Return of capital on distributions received | 40,385,955 | 25,911,166 | ||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | (126,509,661 | ) | (57,094,057 | ) | ||||
| Net unrealized depreciation | 379,890,756 | 128,325,187 | ||||||
| Amortization of market premium, net | — | — | ||||||
| Net realized (gain) loss | (66,266,450 | ) | 21,787,636 | |||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2,515,410 | 120,292 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in dividends, distributions and interest receivable from investments | (3,192,708 | ) | (1,385,783 | ) | ||||
| (Increase) decrease in receivable for investments sold | (3,499,114 | ) | (15,348,734 | ) | ||||
| Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets | 110,140 | 24,179 | ||||||
| Increase in payable for investments purchased | 6,135,650 | 16,210,553 | ||||||
| Decrease in payable to Adviser, net of fees waived | (1,286,646 | ) | (512,434 | ) | ||||
| Decrease in current tax liability | (12,420,313 | ) | (199,005 | ) | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities | (3,007,129 | ) | 451,902 | |||||
| Total adjustments | 443,458,455 | 189,272,809 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 236,997,922 | $ | 89,822,218 | ||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| 36 | Tortoise Capital Advisors |
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| Tortoise Power | |||||||||||
| Tortoise Pipeline | Tortoise Energy | and Energy | |||||||||
| & Energy | Independence | Infrastructure | |||||||||
| Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | |||||||||
| $ | (48,401,040 | ) | $ | (54,323,821 | ) | $ | (24,176,396 | ) | |||
| (37,070,490 | ) | (3,164,475 | ) | (19,455,149 | ) | ||||||
| 59,778,367 | 3,522,374 | 19,990,901 | |||||||||
| 142,889 | (38,183 | ) | 13,302 | ||||||||
| 1,151,555 | 5,290,423 | — | |||||||||
| 1,490,486 | 1,038,786 | 955,752 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| 33,337,500 | 51,338,986 | 20,860,614 | |||||||||
| — | — | 106,695 | |||||||||
| 15,697,553 | 2,739,428 | 4,796,942 | |||||||||
| 51,016 | — | — | |||||||||
| (46,736 | ) | 22,108 | (21,058 | ) | |||||||
| (2,567,283 | ) | 10,116 | (102,255 | ) | |||||||
| 13,506 | 9,702 | 6,991 | |||||||||
| 2,678,220 | — | 231,484 | |||||||||
| (169,347 | ) | (128,160 | ) | (66,048 | ) | ||||||
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| (104,508 | ) | 33,497 | 25,650 | ||||||||
| 74,382,728 | 60,674,602 | 27,343,821 | |||||||||
| $ | 25,981,688 | $ | 6,350,781 | $ | 3,167,425 | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 37 |
TYG Financial Highlights
| Period from | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per Common Share Data(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 29.28 | $ | 49.34 | $ | 43.36 | $ | 36.06 | $ | 33.37 | $ | 32.91 | |||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.18 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.77 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| on investments and interest rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| swap contracts(2) | (4.12 | ) | (16.85 | ) | 9.01 | 10.27 | 5.51 | 3.35 | |||||||||||||||
| Total income (loss) from investment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| operations | (4.30 | ) | (17.47 | ) | 8.35 | 9.54 | 4.87 | 2.58 | |||||||||||||||
| Distributions to Common Stockholders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Return of capital | (0.66 | ) | (2.59 | ) | (2.38 | ) | (2.29 | ) | (2.25 | ) | (2.20 | ) | |||||||||||
| Capital Stock Transactions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premiums less underwriting discounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| and offering costs on issuance of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| common stock(3) | 0.01 | (0.00 | ) | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 24.33 | $ | 29.28 | $ | 49.34 | $ | 43.36 | $ | 36.06 | $ | 33.37 | |||||||||||
| Per common share market value, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period | $ | 24.26 | $ | 26.57 | $ | 46.10 | $ | 49.76 | $ | 39.17 | $ | 39.35 | |||||||||||
| Total Investment Return Based on | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Value(4)(5) | (6.39 | )% | (37.86 | )% | (2.54 | )% | 33.77 | % | 5.62 | % | 15.25 | % | |||||||||||
| Supplemental Data and Ratios | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets applicable to common | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| stockholders, end of period (000’s) | $ | 1,176,897 | $ | 1,405,733 | $ | 2,369,068 | $ | 1,245,761 | $ | 1,020,421 | $ | 925,419 | |||||||||||
| Average net assets (000’s) | $ | 1,179,868 | $ | 1,974,038 | $ | 1,837,590 | $ | 1,167,339 | $ | 989,745 | $ | 912,567 | |||||||||||
| Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees | 1.82 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.57 | % | |||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| before fee waiver | 1.98 | 1.86 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fee waiver(7) | (0.01 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1.97 | 1.86 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leverage expenses | 3.99 | 1.75 | 1.38 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit)(8) | (40.20 | ) | (24.50 | ) | 7.81 | 14.05 | 8.37 | 4.63 | |||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | (34.25 | )% | (20.89 | )% | 10.97 | % | 17.37 | % | 11.76 | % | 8.10 | % | |||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| 38 | Tortoise Capital Advisors |
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| Period from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| net assets before fee waiver(6) | (3.06 | )% | (1.50 | )% | (1.33 | )% | (1.78 | )% | (1.82 | )% | (2.32 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| net assets after fee waiver(6) | (3.05 | )% | (1.50 | )% | (1.33 | )% | (1.78 | )% | (1.81 | )% | (2.31 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 8.41 | % | 12.94 | % | 15.33 | % | 13.40 | % | 12.86 | % | 17.70 | % | ||||||||||||
| Credit facility borrowings, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period (000’s) | $ | 69,700 | $ | 66,000 | $ | 162,800 | $ | 27,600 | $ | 63,400 | $ | 47,900 | ||||||||||||
| Senior notes, end of period (000’s) | $ | 455,000 | $ | 545,000 | $ | 544,400 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 194,975 | $ | 194,975 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, end of period (000’s) | $ | 165,000 | $ | 295,000 | $ | 224,000 | $ | 80,000 | $ | 73,000 | $ | 73,000 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| notes outstanding, end of period | $ | 9.41 | $ | 11.35 | $ | 11.34 | $ | 10.44 | $ | 6.89 | $ | 7.03 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of net assets, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| excluding senior notes, end of period | $ | 33.74 | $ | 40.63 | $ | 60.68 | $ | 53.80 | $ | 42.95 | $ | 40.40 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $1,000 of principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| amount of senior notes and credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| facility borrowings(9) | $ | 3,557 | $ | 3,784 | $ | 4,667 | $ | 5,047 | $ | 5,232 | $ | 5,111 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of senior notes and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| credit facility borrowings(9) | 356 | % | 378 | % | 467 | % | 505 | % | 523 | % | 511 | % | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $10 liquidation value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| per share of mandatory redeemable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| preferred stock(10) | $ | 27 | $ | 26 | $ | 35 | $ | 41 | $ | 41 | $ | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of preferred stock(10) | 271 | % | 255 | % | 354 | % | 406 | % | 408 | % | 393 | % | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the entire period. |
| (2) | The per common share data for the years ended November 30, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 do not reflect the change in estimate of investment income and return of capital, for the respective year. See Note 2C to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (3) | Represents the premium on the shelf offerings of $0.01 per share, less the underwriting and offering costs of less than $0.01 per share for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016. Represents underwriting and offering costs of less than $0.01 per share for the year ended November 30, 2015. Represents the premium on the shelf offerings of $0.02 per share, less the underwriting and offering costs of $0.01 per share for the year ended November 30, 2014. Represents the premium on the shelf offerings of $0.06 per share, less the underwriting and offering costs of $0.01 per share for the year ended November 30, 2013. Represents the premium on the shelf offerings of $0.08 per share, less the underwriting and offering costs of $0.01 per share for the year ended November 30, 2012. Represents the premium on the shelf offerings of $0.09 per share, less the underwriting and offering costs of $0.01 per share for the year ended November 30, 2011. |
| (4) | Not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (5) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the beginning of the period and a sale at the closing price on the last day of the period reported (excluding brokerage commissions). The calculation also assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to TYG’s dividend reinvestment plan. |
| (6) | Annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (7) | Less than 0.01% for the years ended November 30, 2014 and 2013. |
| (8) | For the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, TYG accrued $8,594,416 for current income tax expense and $126,509,661 for net deferred income tax benefit. For the year ended November 30, 2015, TYG accrued $66,785,732 for net current income tax expense and $550,449,662 for net deferred income tax benefit. For the year ended November 30, 2014, TYG accrued $52,981,532 for current income tax expense and $90,477,388 for net deferred income tax expense. For the year ended November 30, 2013, TYG accrued $23,290,478 for net current income tax expense and $140,745,675 for net deferred income tax expense. For the year ended November 30, 2012, TYG accrued $16,189,126 for current income tax expense and $66,613,182 for net deferred income tax expense. For the year ended November 30, 2011, TYG accrued $8,950,455 for current income tax expense and $33,248,897 for net deferred income tax expense. |
| (9) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock at the end of the period divided by senior notes and credit facility borrowings outstanding at the end of the period. |
| (10) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock at the end of the period divided by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock outstanding at the end of the period. |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. Tortoise Capital Advisors |
39 |
NTG Financial Highlights
| Period from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per Common Share Data(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 18.65 | $ | 29.83 | $ | 28.00 | $ | 24.50 | $ | 24.54 | $ | 24.91 | ||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(2) | (0.10 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| on investments(2) | (2.02 | ) | (9.17 | ) | 4.06 | 5.59 | 2.02 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total income (loss) from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| operations | (2.12 | ) | (9.49 | ) | 3.52 | 5.17 | 1.62 | 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Return of capital | (0.42 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (1.67 | ) | (1.66 | ) | (1.64 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Capital stock transactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premiums less underwriting discounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and offering costs on issuance of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| common stock(3) | (0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 16.11 | $ | 18.65 | $ | 29.83 | $ | 28.00 | $ | 24.50 | $ | 24.54 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share market value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period | $ | 15.64 | $ | 16.18 | $ | 27.97 | $ | 27.22 | $ | 24.91 | $ | 24.84 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investment Return Based on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Value(4)(5) | (0.85 | )% | (37.08 | )% | 9.08 | % | 16.27 | % | 7.14 | % | 9.88 | % | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Data and Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| stockholders, end of period (000’s) | $ | 757,055 | $ | 876,409 | $ | 1,401,926 | $ | 1,315,866 | $ | 1,140,635 | $ | 1,127,592 | ||||||||||||
| Average net assets (000’s) | $ | 757,446 | $ | 1,174,085 | $ | 1,404,751 | $ | 1,274,638 | $ | 1,157,421 | $ | 1,140,951 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees | 1.55 | % | 1.56 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| before fee waiver | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fee waiver | (0.03 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1.69 | 1.59 | 1.42 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leverage expenses | 2.44 | 1.42 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.20 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit)(7) | (30.32 | ) | (21.92 | ) | 7.04 | 11.09 | 3.86 | 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | (26.19 | )% | (18.91 | )% | 9.55 | % | 13.42 | % | 6.22 | % | 5.44 | % | ||||||||||||
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 40 |
Tortoise Capital Advisors |
2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
| Period from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| net assets before fee waiver(6) | (2.43 | )% | (1.36 | )% | (1.97 | )% | (1.76 | )% | (1.88 | )% | (1.69 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| net assets after fee waiver(6) | (2.40 | )% | (1.27 | )% | (1.81 | )% | (1.53 | )% | (1.60 | )% | (1.37 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 11.95 | % | 17.54 | % | 18.09 | % | 13.42 | % | 15.14 | % | 19.57 | % | ||||||||||||
| Credit facility borrowings, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period (000’s) | $ | 37,600 | $ | 62,800 | $ | 68,900 | $ | 27,200 | $ | 23,900 | $ | 10,100 | ||||||||||||
| Senior notes, end of period (000’s) | $ | 284,000 | $ | 348,000 | $ | 348,000 | $ | 255,000 | $ | 255,000 | $ | 255,000 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, end of period (000’s) | $ | 110,000 | $ | 90,000 | $ | 90,000 | $ | 90,000 | $ | 90,000 | $ | 90,000 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| notes outstanding, end of period | $ | 6.04 | $ | 7.40 | $ | 7.40 | $ | 5.43 | $ | 5.48 | $ | 5.55 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of net assets, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| excluding senior notes, end of period | $ | 22.15 | $ | 26.05 | $ | 37.23 | $ | 33.43 | $ | 29.98 | $ | 30.09 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $1,000 of principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| amount of senior notes and credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| facility borrowings(8) | $ | 3,696 | $ | 3,353 | $ | 4,579 | $ | 5,982 | $ | 5,412 | $ | 5,593 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of senior notes and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| credit facility borrowings(8) | 370 | % | 335 | % | 458 | % | 598 | % | 541 | % | 559 | % | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $25 liquidation value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| per share of mandatory redeemable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| preferred stock(9) | $ | 69 | $ | 69 | $ | 94 | $ | 113 | $ | 102 | $ | 104 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of preferred stock(9) | 275 | % | 275 | % | 377 | % | 454 | % | 409 | % | 418 | % | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the entire period. |
| (2) | The per common share data for the years ended November 30, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 do not reflect the change in estimate of investment income and return of capital. See Note 2C to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (3) | Represents underwriting and offering costs of less than $0.01 per share for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016. Represents underwriting and offering costs of less than $0.01 per share for the year ended November 30, 2015. Represents the premiums on the shelf offerings of less than $0.01 per share, less the underwriter discount and offering costs of less than $0.01 per share for the years ended November 30, 2013 and 2012. |
| (4) | Not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (5) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the beginning of the period and a sale at the closing price on the last day of the period reported (excluding brokerage commissions). This calculation also assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to NTG’s dividend reinvestment plan. |
| (6) | Annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (7) | For the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, NTG accrued $57,094,057 for deferred income tax benefit. For the year ended November 30, 2015, NTG accrued $200,550 for current income tax expense and $257,585,058 for net deferred income tax benefit. For the year ended November 30, 2014, NTG accrued $581,000 for current income tax expense and $98,329,597 for net deferred income tax expense. For the year ended November 30, 2013, NTG accrued $141,332,523 for net deferred income tax expense. For the year ended November 30, 2012, NTG accrued $44,677,351 for net deferred income tax expense. For the year ended November 30, 2011, NTG accrued $20,589 for current income tax benefit and $35,466,770 for net deferred income tax expense. |
| (8) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock at the end of the period divided by senior notes and credit facility borrowings outstanding at the end of the period. |
| (9) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock at the end of the period divided by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock outstanding at the end of the period. |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. Tortoise Capital Advisors |
41 |
TTP Financial Highlights
| Period from | Period from | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | October 31, 2011(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | through | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per Common Share Data(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 19.71 | $ | 35.04 | $ | 30.33 | $ | 25.24 | $ | 24.42 | $ | — | ||||||||||||
| Public offering price | — | — | — | — | — | 25.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(3) | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.12 | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(3) | (4.89 | ) | (13.60 | ) | 6.26 | 6.62 | 2.33 | 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total income (loss) from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| operations | (4.83 | ) | (13.38 | ) | 6.34 | 6.72 | 2.45 | 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | (0.41 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.24 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
| Net realized gain | — | (1.61 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (1.07 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
| Return of capital | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | (0.32 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Total distributions to common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| stockholders | (0.41 | ) | (1.95 | ) | (1.63 | ) | (1.63 | ) | (1.63 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
| Underwriting discounts and offering costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| on issuance of common stock(4) | — | — | — | — | — | (1.17 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 14.47 | $ | 19.71 | $ | 35.04 | $ | 30.33 | $ | 25.24 | $ | 24.42 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share market value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period | $ | 12.56 | $ | 17.47 | $ | 32.50 | $ | 28.11 | $ | 24.15 | $ | 25.01 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investment Return Based on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Value(5)(6) | (25.98 | )% | (41.19 | )% | 21.68 | % | 23.44 | % | 3.18 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Data and Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| stockholders, end of period (000’s) | $ | 144,960 | $ | 197,443 | $ | 350,975 | $ | 303,797 | $ | 252,508 | $ | 244,264 | ||||||||||||
| Average net assets (000’s) | $ | 146,835 | $ | 292,473 | $ | 357,486 | $ | 289,876 | $ | 253,815 | $ | 237,454 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees | 1.62 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.42 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.17 | % | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| before fee waiver | 1.99 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.61 | 1.65 | 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fee waiver | (0.10 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1.89 | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leverage expenses | 1.96 | 0.93 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 1.03 | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 3.85 | % | 2.45 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.35 | % | 1.77 | % | ||||||||||||
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 42 |
Tortoise Capital Advisors |
2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
| Period from | Period from | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | October 31, 2011(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | through | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| average net assets before fee waiver(7) | 1.64 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.16 | % | (1.12 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| average net assets after fee waiver(7) | 1.74 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.49 | % | (0.85 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(5) | 15.64 | % | 18.84 | % | 18.45 | % | 31.43 | % | 34.65 | % | 1.68 | % | ||||||||||||
| Credit facility borrowings, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period (000’s) | $ | 15,000 | $ | 16,900 | $ | 26,000 | $ | 22,200 | $ | 16,600 | — | |||||||||||||
| Senior notes, end of period (000’s) | $ | 34,000 | $ | 54,000 | $ | 49,000 | $ | 49,000 | $ | 49,000 | $ | 24,500 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, end of period (000’s) | $ | 16,000 | $ | 16,000 | $ | 16,000 | $ | 16,000 | $ | 16,000 | $ | 8,000 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| notes outstanding, end of period | $ | 3.39 | $ | 5.39 | $ | 4.89 | $ | 4.89 | $ | 4.90 | $ | 2.45 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of net assets, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| excluding senior notes, end of period | $ | 17.86 | $ | 25.10 | $ | 39.93 | $ | 35.22 | $ | 30.14 | $ | 26.87 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $1,000 of principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| amount of senior notes and credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| facility borrowings(8) | $ | 4,285 | $ | 4,010 | $ | 5,893 | $ | 5,492 | $ | 5,093 | $ | 11,296 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of senior notes and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| credit facility borrowings(8) | 428 | % | 401 | % | 589 | % | 549 | % | 509 | % | 1,130 | % | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $25 liquidation value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| per share of mandatory redeemable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| preferred stock(9) | $ | 81 | $ | 82 | $ | 121 | $ | 112 | $ | 102 | $ | 213 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of preferred stock(9) | 323 | % | 327 | % | 486 | % | 448 | % | 409 | % | 852 | % | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Commencement of operations. |
| (2) | Information presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the entire period. |
| (3) | The per common share data for the years ended November 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and the period from October 31, 2011 through November 30, 2011 do not reflect the change in estimate of investment income and return of capital. See Note 2C to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (4) | Represents the dilution per common share from underwriting and other offering costs for the period from October 31, 2011 through November 30, 2011. |
| (5) | Not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (6) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the beginning of the period (or initial public offering price) and a sale at the closing price on the last day of the period reported (excluding brokerage commissions). The calculation also assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to TTP’s dividend reinvestment plan. |
| (7) | Annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (8) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock at the end of the period divided by senior notes and credit facility borrowings outstanding at the end of the period. |
| (9) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock at the end of the period divided by senior notes, credit facility borrowings and preferred stock outstanding at the end of the period. |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. Tortoise Capital Advisors |
43 |
NDP Financial Highlights
| Period from | Period from | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | July 31, 2012(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | through | ||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Per Common Share Data(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 15.53 | $ | 22.76 | $ | 26.49 | $ | 22.73 | $ | — | ||||||||||
| Public offering price | — | — | — | — | 25.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(3) | (0.02 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.12 | ) | 0.01 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(3) | (3.72 | ) | (5.38 | ) | (1.86 | ) | 5.50 | (0.65 | ) | |||||||||||
| Total income (loss) from investment operations | (3.74 | ) | (5.48 | ) | (1.98 | ) | 5.51 | (0.61 | ) | |||||||||||
| Distributions to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income(4) | (0.14 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net realized gain | — | — | (1.66 | ) | (1.42 | ) | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Return of capital | (0.30 | ) | (1.75 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total distributions to common stockholders | (0.44 | ) | (1.75 | ) | (1.75 | ) | (1.75 | ) | (0.44 | ) | ||||||||||
| Underwriting discounts and offering costs on issuance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| of common stock(5) | — | — | — | — | (1.22 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 11.35 | $ | 15.53 | $ | 22.76 | $ | 26.49 | $ | 22.73 | ||||||||||
| Per common share market value, end of period | $ | 9.76 | $ | 13.18 | $ | 21.29 | $ | 24.08 | $ | 22.33 | ||||||||||
| Total Investment Return Based on Market Value(6)(7) | (22.88 | )% | (31.05 | )% | (5.16 | )% | 15.83 | % | (8.89 | )% | ||||||||||
| Supplemental Data and Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets applicable to common stockholders, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period (000’s) | $ | 164,735 | $ | 225,410 | $ | 330,458 | $ | 384,471 | $ | 329,676 | ||||||||||
| Average net assets (000’s) | $ | 176,104 | $ | 288,672 | $ | 413,380 | $ | 366,900 | $ | 334,232 | ||||||||||
| Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees | 1.47 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.18 | % | ||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses, before fee waiver | 1.78 | 1.54 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.38 | |||||||||||||||
| Fee waiver | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.22 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage expenses | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.10 | |||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 2.06 | % | 1.62 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.32 | % | ||||||||||
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 44 |
Tortoise Capital Advisors |
2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
| Period from | Period from | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | July 31, 2012(1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | through | ||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| before fee waiver(8) | (0.69 | )% | (0.61 | )% | (0.61 | )% | (0.13 | )% | 0.38 | % | ||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| after fee waiver(8) | (0.56 | )% | (0.48 | )% | (0.44 | )% | 0.04 | % | 0.54 | % | ||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 1.25 | % | 15.63 | % | 43.21 | % | 45.56 | % | 15.68 | % | ||||||||||
| Credit facility borrowings, end of period (000’s) | $ | 61,800 | $ | 61,800 | $ | 56,200 | $ | 56,300 | $ | 49,000 | ||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $1,000 of principal amount of | ||||||||||||||||||||
| credit facility borrowings(9) | $ | 3,666 | $ | 4,647 | $ | 6,880 | $ | 7,829 | $ | 7,728 | ||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of credit facility borrowings(9) | 367 | % | 465 | % | 688 | % | 783 | % | 773 | % | ||||||||||
| (1) | Commencement of operations. |
| (2) | Information presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the entire period. |
| (3) | The per common share data for the years ended November 30, 2014 and 2013 and the period from July 31, 2012 through November 30, 2012 do not reflect the change in estimate of investment income and return of capital, for the respective year. See Note 2C to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (4) | Less than $0.01 for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014. |
| (5) | Represents the dilution per common share from underwriting and other offering costs for the period from July 31, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
| (6) | Not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (7) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the beginning of the period (or initial public offering price) and a sale at the closing price on the last day of the period reported (excluding brokerage commissions). The calculation also assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to NDP’s dividend reinvestment plan. |
| (8) | Annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (9) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by credit facility borrowings at the end of the period divided by credit facility borrowings outstanding at the end of the period. |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. Tortoise Capital Advisors |
45 |
TPZ Financial Highlights
| Period from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Per Common Share Data(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 21.23 | $ | 31.08 | $ | 28.12 | $ | 26.76 | $ | 25.37 | $ | 24.47 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from Investment Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income(2) | 0.22 | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(2) | (3.70 | ) | (7.87 | ) | 3.65 | 2.10 | 2.17 | 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total income (loss) from investment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| operations | (3.48 | ) | (6.99 | ) | 4.46 | 2.86 | 2.89 | 2.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | (0.41 | ) | (0.91 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.79 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain | — | (1.95 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.57 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Return of capital | — | — | — | — | — | (0.14 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total distributions to common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| stockholders | (0.41 | ) | (2.86 | ) | (1.50 | ) | (1.50 | ) | (1.50 | ) | (1.50 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 17.34 | $ | 21.23 | $ | 31.08 | $ | 28.12 | $ | 26.76 | $ | 25.37 | ||||||||||||
| Per common share market value, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period | $ | 15.17 | $ | 18.53 | $ | 26.90 | $ | 24.74 | $ | 25.26 | $ | 24.18 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investment Return Based on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Value(3)(4) | (15.97 | )% | (22.54 | )% | 14.94 | % | 3.80 | % | 10.83 | % | 11.49 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total Investment Return Based on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Asset Value(3)(5) | (16.17 | )% | (23.19 | )% | 16.84 | % | 11.36 | % | 11.90 | % | 10.24 | % | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental Data and Ratios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets applicable to common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| stockholders, end of period (000’s) | $ | 120,519 | $ | 147,563 | $ | 216,048 | $ | 195,484 | $ | 186,034 | $ | 176,329 | ||||||||||||
| Average net assets (000’s) | $ | 123,733 | $ | 187,752 | $ | 208,698 | $ | 193,670 | $ | 182,224 | $ | 173,458 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees | 1.33 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| before fee waiver | 1.74 | 1.51 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fee waiver | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1.74 | 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leverage expenses | 0.49 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.44 | 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current foreign tax expense(7) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 2.23 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.72 | % | 1.65 | % | ||||||||||||
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 46 |
Tortoise Capital Advisors |
2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
| Period from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | November 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| net assets before fee waiver(6) | 5.11 | % | 3.25 | % | 2.62 | % | 2.62 | % | 2.64 | % | 2.70 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| net assets after fee waiver(6) | 5.11 | % | 3.26 | % | 2.69 | % | 2.74 | % | 2.76 | % | 2.88 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(3) | 10.83 | % | 30.99 | % | 18.39 | % | 12.21 | % | 13.67 | % | 8.78 | % | ||||||||||||
| Credit facility borrowings, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| end of period (000’s) | $ | 49,600 | $ | 49,900 | $ | 42,400 | $ | 37,400 | $ | 16,400 | $ | 13,000 | ||||||||||||
| Senior notes, end of period (000’s) | — | — | — | — | $ | 20,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| notes outstanding, end of period | — | — | — | — | $ | 2.88 | $ | 2.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Per common share amount of net assets, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| excluding senior notes, end of period | $ | 17.34 | $ | 21.23 | $ | 31.08 | $ | 28.12 | $ | 29.64 | $ | 28.25 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage, per $1,000 of principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| amount of senior notes and credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| facility borrowings(8) | $ | 3,430 | $ | 3,957 | $ | 6,095 | $ | 6,227 | $ | 6,111 | $ | 6,343 | ||||||||||||
| Asset coverage ratio of senior notes and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| credit facility borrowings(8) | 343 | % | 396 | % | 610 | % | 623 | % | 611 | % | 634 | % | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Information presented relates to a share of common stock outstanding for the entire period. |
| (2) | The per common share data for the years ended November 30, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 do not reflect the change in estimate of investment income and return of capital, for the respective year. See Note 2C to the financial statements for further disclosure. |
| (3) | Not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (4) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the beginning of the period and a sale at the closing price on the last day of the period reported (excluding brokerage commissions). The calculation also assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to TPZ’s dividend reinvestment plan. |
| (5) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the beginning of period and a sale at net asset value on the last day of the period reported. The calculation also assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to TPZ’s dividend reinvestment plan. |
| (6) | Annualized for periods less than one full year. |
| (7) | TPZ accrued $0, $0, $0, $0, $0, and $4,530 for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 and the years ended November 30, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, for current foreign tax expense. Ratio is less than 0.01% for the year ended November 30, 2011. |
| (8) | Represents value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior notes and credit facility borrowings at the end of the period divided by senior notes and credit facility borrowings outstanding at the end of the period. |
| See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. | |
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 47 |
Notes to Financial
Statements (unaudited)
February 29, 2016
1. General Organization
This report covers the following companies, each of which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”): Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (“TYG”), Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. (“NTG”), Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (“TTP”), Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. (“NDP”), and Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (“TPZ”). These companies are individually referred to as a “Fund” or by their respective NYSE symbols, or collectively as the “Funds,” and each is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Each of TYG, NTG, TTP and NDP has a primary investment objective to seek a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions. TPZ has a primary investment objective to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The Funds follow accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
A. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements,
and the amount of income and expenses during the period reported. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
B. Security Valuation
In general, and where applicable, the
Funds use readily available market quotations based upon the last updated sales
price from the principal market to determine fair value. The Funds primarily own
securities that are listed on a securities exchange or are traded in the
over-the-counter market. The Funds value those securities at their last sale
price on that exchange or over-the-counter market on the valuation date. If the
security is listed on more than one exchange, the Funds use the price from the
exchange that it considers to be the principal exchange on which the security is
traded. Securities listed on the NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official
Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there
has been no sale on such exchange or over-the-counter market on such day, the
security is valued at the mean between the last bid price and last ask price on
such day. These securities are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value
hierarchy as further described below.
Restricted securities are subject to statutory or contractual restrictions on their public resale, which may make it more difficult to obtain a valuation and may limit a Fund’s ability to dispose of them. Investments in private placement securities and other securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued in good faith by using certain fair value procedures. Such fair value procedures consider factors such as discounts to publicly traded issues, time until conversion date, securities with similar yields, quality, type of issue, coupon, duration and rating. If events occur that affect the value of a Fund’s portfolio securities before the net asset value has been calculated (a “significant event”), the portfolio securities so affected are generally priced using fair value procedures.
An equity security of a publicly traded company acquired in a private placement transaction without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), is subject to restrictions on resale that can affect the security’s liquidity and fair value. If such a security is convertible into publicly-traded common shares, the security generally will be valued at the common share market price adjusted by a percentage discount due to the restrictions and categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. To the extent that such securities are convertible or otherwise become freely tradable within a time frame that may be reasonably determined, an amortization schedule may be used to determine the discount. If the security has characteristics that are dissimilar to the class of security that trades on the open market, the security will generally be valued and categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price on any exchange on which they trade. If no sales are reported on any exchange on the measurement date, exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last highest bid and last lowest asked prices obtained as of the closing of the exchanges on which the option is traded. The value of Flexible Exchange Options (FLEX Options) are determined (i) by an evaluated price as determined by a third-party valuation service; or (ii) by using a quotation provided by a broker-dealer.
The Funds generally value debt securities at evaluated bid prices obtained from an independent third-party valuation service that utilizes a pricing matrix based upon yield data for securities with similar characteristics, or based on a direct written broker-dealer quotation from a dealer who has made a market in the security. Debt securities with 60 days or less to maturity at time of purchase are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Interest rate swap contracts are valued by using industry-accepted models, which discount the estimated future cash flows based on a forward rate curve and the stated terms of the interest rate swap agreement by using interest rates currently available in the market, or based on dealer quotations, if available, and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
| 48 | Tortoise Capital Advisors |
2016 1st Quarter Report | February 29, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of the Funds’ investments and financial instruments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 —
quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including
quoted prices for similar investments, market corroborated inputs,
etc.)
Level 3 — significant unobservable
inputs (including a Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of
investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following tables provide the fair value measurements of applicable assets and liabilities by level within the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. These assets and liabilities are measured on a recurring basis.
| TYG: | ||||||||||||
| Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Investments: | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock(a) | $ | 67,908,120 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 67,908,120 | ||||
| Master Limited Partnerships(a) | 2,123,245,828 | — | — | 2,123,245,828 | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock(a) | 11,756,504 | — | — | 11,756,504 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investment(b) | 138,001 | — | — | 138,001 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 2,203,048,453 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,203,048,453 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | 823,153 | $ | — | $ | 823,153 | ||||
| NTG: | ||||||||||||
| Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Investments: | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock(a) | $ | 42,590,068 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 42,590,068 | ||||
| Master Limited Partnerships(a) | 1,186,653,261 | — | — | 1,186,653,261 | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock(a) | 5,971,035 | — | — | 5,971,035 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investment(b) | 104,590 | — | — | 104,590 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 1,235,318,954 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,235,318,954 | ||||
| TTP: | ||||||||||||
| Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Investments: | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock(a) | $ | 145,854,636 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 145,854,636 | ||||
| Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies(a) | 63,391,890 | — | — | 63,391,890 | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock(a) | 1,182,235 | — | — | 1,182,235 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investment(b) | 158,424 | — | — | 158,424 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 210,587,185 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 210,587,185 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Written Call Options | $ | 388,294 | $ | 7,383 | $ | — | $ | 395,677 | ||||
| NDP: | ||||||||||||
| Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Investments: | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock(a) | $ | 175,012,673 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 175,012,673 | ||||
| Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies(a) | 52,135,564 | — | — | 52,135,564 | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock(a) | 1,104,417 | — | — | 1,104,417 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investment(b) | 95,895 | — | — | 95,895 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 228,348,549 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 228,348,549 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Written Call Options | $ | 1,518,262 | $ | 30,436 | $ | — | $ | 1,548,698 | ||||
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | 49 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
| TPZ: | ||||||||||||
| Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Investments: | ||||||||||||
| Corporate Bonds(a) | $ | — | $ | 95,565,531 | $ | — | $ | 95,565,531 | ||||
| Common Stock(a) | 22,125,962 | — | — | 22,125,962 | ||||||||
| Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies(a) | 48,558,256 | — | — | 48,558,256 | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock(a) | 2,695,013 | — | — | 2,695,013 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investment(b) | 116,263 | — | — | 116,263 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 73,495,494 | $ | 95,565,531 | $ | — | $ | 169,061,025 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Swap Contracts | $ | — | $ | 512,008 | $ | — | $ | 512,008 | ||||
| (a) | All other industry classifications are identified in the Schedule of Investments. |
| (b) | Short-term investment is a sweep investment for cash balances. |
None of the Funds held any Level 3 securities during the period ended February 29, 2016. The Funds utilize the beginning of reporting period method for determining transfers between levels. During the period ended February 29, 2016, Rice Midstream Partners LP common units held by TYG, NTG, TTP, NDP, and TPZ in the amount of $10,725,914, $5,680,382, $558,987, $527,870, and $367,430, respectively, were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 when they converted into registered and unrestricted common units of Rice Midstream Partners LP. There were no other transfers between levels for the Funds during the period ended February 29, 2016.
C. Securities Transactions and
Investment Income
Securities transactions
are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date).
Realized gains and losses are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest
income is recognized on the accrual basis, including amortization of premiums
and accretion of discounts. Dividend income and distributions are recorded on
the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from investments generally are
comprised of ordinary income and return of capital. The Funds estimate the
allocation of distributions between investment income and return of capital at
the time such distributions are received based on historical information or
regulatory filings. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on actual
allocations received from the portfolio companies after their tax reporting
periods are concluded, as the actual character of these distributions is not
known until after the fiscal year-end of the Funds.
For the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, the Funds estimated the allocation of investment income and return of capital for dividends and distributions received from investments within the Statements of Operations as follows:
| TYG | NTG | TTP | NDP | TPZ | ||||||
| Investment income | 14% | 5% | 58% | 39% | 39% | |||||
| Return of capital | 86% | 95% | 42% | 61% | 61% |
In addition, the Funds may be subject to withholding taxes on foreign-sourced income. The Funds accrue such taxes when the related income is earned.
D. Foreign Currency
Translation
For foreign currency,
investments in foreign securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated
in a foreign currency, the Funds translate these amounts into U.S. dollars on
the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and
liabilities at the current rate of exchange on the valuation date, and (ii)
purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the
relevant rates of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. The
Funds do not isolate the portion of gains and losses on investments that is due
to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in
market prices of securities.
E. Federal and State Income
Taxation
Each of TYG and NTG, as
corporations, are obligated to pay federal and state income tax on its taxable
income. Currently, the highest regular marginal federal income tax rate for a
corporation is 35%. Each of TYG and NTG may be subject to a 20% federal
alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) on its federal alternative minimum taxable
income to the extent that its AMT exceeds its regular federal income
tax.
TTP, NDP and TPZ each qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). As a result, TTP, NDP and TPZ generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income and gains that they distribute each taxable year to stockholders if they meet certain minimum distribution requirements. RICs are required to distribute substantially all of their income, in addition to meeting certain asset diversification requirements, and are subject to a 4% non-deductible U.S. federal excise tax on certain undistributed income unless the fund makes sufficient distributions to satisfy the excise tax avoidance requirement.
The Funds invest in master limited partnerships (“MLPs”), which generally are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. As a limited partner in the MLPs, each Fund reports its allocable share of the MLP’s taxable income in computing its own taxable income. The Funds’ tax expense or benefit, if applicable, is included in the Statements of Operations based on the component of income or gains (losses) to which such
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expense or benefit relates. For TYG and NTG, deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is recognized if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized.
The Funds recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Funds’ policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as part of tax expense. As of February 29, 2016, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions and no penalties and interest were accrued. The Funds do not expect any change in their unrecognized tax positions in the next twelve months. The tax years ended on the following dates remain open to examination by federal and state tax authorities:
TYG — November 30, 2012 through
2015
NTG — November 30, 2010 through 2015
TTP, NDP and TPZ — November 30, 2012 through 2015
F. Distributions to
Stockholders
Distributions to common
stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds may not declare or
pay distributions to its common stockholders if it does not meet asset coverage
ratios required under the 1940 Act or the rating agency guidelines for its debt
and preferred stock following such distribution. The amount of any distributions
will be determined by the Board of Directors. The character of distributions to
common stockholders made during the year may differ from their ultimate
characterization for federal income tax purposes.
As RICs, TTP, NDP and TPZ each intend to make cash distributions of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to common stockholders. In addition, on an annual basis, TTP, NDP and TPZ each may distribute additional capital gains in the last calendar quarter if necessary to meet minimum distribution requirements and thus avoid being subject to excise taxes. Distributions paid to stockholders in excess of investment company taxable income and net realized gains will be treated as return of capital to stockholders.
Distributions to mandatory redeemable preferred (“MRP”) stockholders are accrued daily based on applicable distribution rates for each series and paid periodically according to the terms of the agreements. The Funds may not declare or pay distributions to its preferred stockholders if it does not meet a 200% asset coverage ratio for its debt or the rating agency basic maintenance amount for the debt following such distribution. The character of distributions to preferred stockholders made during the year may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.
For tax purposes, distributions to stockholders for the year ended November 30, 2015 were characterized as follows:
| TYG | NTG | TTP* | NDP | TPZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common | Preferred | Common | Preferred | Common | Preferred | Common | Common | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualified dividend income | 100 | % | 100 | % | 56 | % | 100 | % | 22 | % | 22 | % | 0 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary dividend income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Return of capital | — | — | 44 | % | — | — | — | 100 | % | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term capital gain | — | — | — | — | 78 | % | 78 | % | — | 68 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* For Federal income tax purposes, distributions of short-term capital gains are included in qualified dividend income.
The tax character of distributions paid to common and preferred stockholders for the current year will be determined subsequent to November 30, 2016.
G. Offering and Debt Issuance
Costs
Offering costs related to the
issuance of common stock are charged to additional paid-in capital when the
stock is issued. Debt issuance costs related to senior notes and MRP Stock are
capitalized and amortized over the period the debt or MRP Stock is
outstanding.
TYG:
Offering costs (excluding underwriter discounts and commissions) of
$134,138 related to the issuance of common stock were recorded to additional
paid-in capital during the period ended February 29, 2016. Capitalized costs
(excluding underwriter commissions) were reflected during the period ended
February 29, 2016 for Series LL Notes ($1,238) and Series MM Notes ($1,858) that
were issued in April 2015.
NTG:
Offering costs (excluding underwriter discounts and commissions) of
$46,340 related to the issuance of common stock were recorded to additional
paid-in capital during the period ended February 29, 2016. Capitalized costs
(excluding underwriter commissions) were reflected during the period ended
February 29, 2016 for Series L Notes ($41,403) and Series M Notes ($20,701) that
were issued in December 2015 and for MRP C Shares ($12,594) and MRP D Shares
($100,749) that were issued in December 2015.
There were no offering or debt issuance costs recorded during the period ended February 29, 2016 for TTP, NDP or TPZ.
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H. Derivative Financial
Instruments
The Funds have established
policies and procedures for risk assessment and the approval, reporting and
monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities. The Funds do not hold
or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. All
derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value with changes in fair
value during the reporting period, and amounts accrued under the agreements,
included as unrealized gains or losses in the accompanying Statements of
Operations. Derivative instruments that are subject to an enforceable master
netting arrangement allow a Fund and the counterparty to the instrument to
offset any exposure to the other party with amounts owed to the other party. The
fair value of derivative financial instruments in a loss position are offset
against the fair value of derivative financial instruments in a gain position,
with the net fair value appropriately reflected as an asset or liability within
the accompanying Statements of Assets & Liabilities.
TYG and TPZ use interest rate swap contracts in an attempt to manage interest rate risk. Cash settlements under the terms of the interest rate swap contracts and the termination of such contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses in the accompanying Statements of Operations.
TTP and NDP seek to provide current income from gains earned through an option strategy which normally consists of writing (selling) call options on selected equity securities held in the portfolio (“covered calls”). The premium received on a written call option is initially recorded as a liability and subsequently adjusted to the then current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing call options that expire unexercised are recorded as a realized gain on the expiration date. Premiums received from writing call options that are exercised are added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security to calculate the realized gain (loss). If a written call option is repurchased prior to its exercise, the realized gain (loss) is the difference between the premium received and the amount paid to repurchase the option.
I. Indemnifications
Under each of the Funds’ organizational documents, its
officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out
of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal
course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general
indemnification to other parties. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these
arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made
against the Funds that have not yet occurred, and may not occur. However, the
Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect
the risk of loss to be remote.
J. Cash and Cash
Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
include short-term, liquid investments with an original maturity of three months
or less and include money market fund accounts.
K. Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In April 2015, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-03 “Interest –
Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), Simplifying the Presentation of Debt
Issuance Costs”. ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a note
be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amount of
that note. ASU 2015-03 is effective for periods beginning on or after December
15, 2015 and must be applied retrospectively.
In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-07 “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)”. ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015 and must be applied retrospectively. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these pronouncements on the financial statements.
3. Concentration Risk
Each of the Funds concentrates its investments in the energy sector. Funds that primarily invest in a particular sector may experience greater volatility than companies investing in a broad range of industry sectors. A Fund may, for defensive purposes, temporarily invest all or a significant portion of its assets in investment grade securities, short-term debt securities and cash or cash equivalents. To the extent a Fund uses this strategy, it may not achieve its investment objective.
4. Agreements
The Funds have each entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Adviser”). The Funds each pay the Adviser a fee based on the Fund’s average monthly total assets (including any assets attributable to leverage and excluding any net deferred tax asset) minus accrued liabilities (other than net deferred tax liability, debt entered into for purposes of leverage and the aggregate liquidation preference of outstanding preferred stock) (“Managed Assets”), in exchange for the investment advisory services provided. Average monthly Managed Assets is the sum of the daily Managed Assets for the month divided by the number of days in the month. Accrued liabilities are expenses incurred in the normal course of each Fund’s operations. Waived fees are not subject to recapture by the Adviser. The annual fee rates paid to the Adviser as of February 29, 2016 are as follows:
TYG — 0.95% up to $2,500,000,000, 0.90% between $2,500,000,000 and $3,500,000,000, and 0.85% above $3,500,000,000.
NTG — 0.95%, less a fee waiver of 0.05% during calendar year 2015.
TTP — 1.10%, less a fee waiver of 0.10% during calendar year 2015, and 0.05% during calendar year 2016.
NDP — 1.10%, less a fee waiver of 0.10% during calendar years 2015 and 2016.
TPZ — 0.95%.
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In addition, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all fees due under the Investment Advisory Agreements for TYG and NTG related to the net proceeds received from the issuance of additional common stock under at-the-market equity programs for a six month period following the date of issuance.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC serves as each Fund’s administrator. Each Fund pays the administrator a monthly fee computed at an annual rate of 0.04% of the first $1,000,000,000 of the Fund’s Managed Assets, 0.01% on the next $500,000,000 of Managed Assets and 0.005% on the balance of the Fund’s Managed Assets.
U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as the Funds’ custodian. Each Fund pays the custodian a monthly fee computed at an annual rate of 0.004% of the Fund’s U.S. Dollar-denominated assets and 0.015% of the Fund’s Canadian Dollar-denominated assets, plus portfolio transaction fees.
5. Income Taxes
TYG and NTG:
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary
differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting and tax purposes. Components of TYG’s and NTG’s deferred tax assets
and liabilities as of February 29, 2016 are as follows:
| TYG | NTG | |||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 1,384,025 | $ | 62,802,454 | ||
| Net unrealized losses on investment securities | — | 31,014,798 | ||||
| Capital loss carryforwards | — | 20,144,297 | ||||
| AMT credit | — | 779,797 | ||||
| 1,384,025 | 114,741,346 | |||||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||
| Basis reduction of investment in MLPs | 283,437,101 | 158,402,465 | ||||
| Net unrealized gains on investment securities | 37,875,153 | — | ||||
| 321,312,254 | 158,402,465 | |||||
| Total net deferred tax liability | $ | 319,928,229 | $ | 43,661,119 | ||
At February 29, 2016, a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets was not deemed necessary because each of TYG and NTG believe it is more likely than not that there is an ability to realize its deferred tax assets through future taxable income. Any adjustments to TYG’s or NTG’s estimates of future taxable income will be made in the period such determination is made.
Total income tax benefit for each of TYG and NTG differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% to net investment loss and net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments for the period ended February 29, 2016, as follows:
| TYG | NTG | |||||||
| Application of statutory income tax rate | $ | (113,531,522 | ) | $ | (54,790,627 | ) | ||
| State income taxes, net of federal tax effect | (6,617,266 | ) | (2,755,185 | ) | ||||
| Permanent differences | 2,233,543 | 451,755 | ||||||
| Total income tax benefit | $ | (117,915,245 | ) | $ | (57,094,057 | ) | ||
Total income taxes are computed by applying the federal statutory rate plus a blended state income tax rate.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, the components of income tax expense (benefit) for TYG and NTG include the following:
| TYG | NTG | |||||||
| Current tax expense | ||||||||
| Federal | $ | 7,866,197 | $ | — | ||||
| State | 728,219 | — | ||||||
| Total current tax expense | 8,594,416 | — | ||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | ||||||||
| Federal | (119,542,067 | ) | (54,360,501 | ) | ||||
| State (net of federal tax effect) | (6,967,594 | ) | (2,733,556 | ) | ||||
| Total deferred tax benefit | (126,509,661 | ) | (57,094,057 | ) | ||||
| Total income tax benefit | $ | (117,915,245 | ) | $ | (57,094,057 | ) | ||
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TYG acquired all of the net assets of TYY and TYN on June 23, 2014 in a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the IRC. As of November 30, 2015, TYG and NTG had net operating losses for federal income tax purposes of approximately $5,222,000 (from TYN) and $154,134,000, respectively. The net operating losses may be carried forward for 20 years. If not utilized, these net operating losses will expire in the year ending November 30, 2027 for TYG and in the years ending November 30, 2032 through 2034 for NTG. Utilization of TYG’s net operating losses from TYN is further subject to Section 382 limitations of the IRC, which limit tax attributes subsequent to ownership changes.
As of November 30, 2015, NTG had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $4,100,000, which may be carried forward for 5 years. If not utilized, this capital loss will expire in the year ending November 30, 2020. The capital losses for the year ended November 30, 2015 have been estimated based on information currently available. Such estimate is subject to revision upon receipt of the 2015 tax reporting information from the individual MLPs. For corporations, capital losses can only be used to offset capital gains and cannot be used to offset ordinary income. The amount of deferred tax asset for net operating losses and capital loss carryforwards at February 29, 2016 includes amounts for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016. As of November 30, 2015, NTG had $779,797 of AMT credits available, which may be credited in the future against regular income tax and carried forward indefinitely.
TTP, NDP and TPZ:
It is the intention of TTP, NDP and TPZ to each continue to
qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the IRC and distribute all of its taxable
income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required in the
financial statements.
The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to return of capital distributions from underlying investments, wash sales, straddles, swaps, differences in the timing of recognition of gains or losses on investments and distributions in excess of current earnings. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or results of operations. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, may result in reclassifications of undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss), undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) and additional paid-in capital.
As of November 30, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| TTP | NDP | TPZ | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ | (36,353,798 | ) | $ | (63,195,576 | ) | $ | 18,042,410 | ||||||
| Undistributed long-term capital gain | 575,313 | — | 51,694 | |||||||||||
| Capital loss carryforwards | — | (24,293,488 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Qualified late year ordinary losses | — | (1,276,184 | ) | (1) | — | |||||||||
| Other temporary differences | (1,797,447 | ) | (2) | (3,446,068 | ) | (2) | (20,847 | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated earnings (deficit) | $ | (37,575,932 | ) | $ | (92,211,316 | ) | $ | 18,073,257 | ||||||
| (1) | Qualified late year ordinary losses are net ordinary losses incurred between January 1 and the end of NDP’s fiscal year on November 30, 2015, per IRC Sec. 852(b)(8). Such losses may be deferred until the first day of NDP’s next fiscal year. |
| (2) | Primarily related to losses deferred under straddle regulations per IRC Sec. 1092. |
As of November 30, 2015, NDP had a short-term capital loss carryforward of approximately $9,400,000 and a long-term capital loss carryforward of approximately $14,900,000, which may be carried forward for an unlimited period under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010. To the extent NDP realizes future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any unused capital loss carryforwards. Capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. Thus, such losses must be used first to offset gains of the same character; for example, long-term loss carryforwards will first offset long-term gains, before they can be used to offset short-term gains. The capital losses for the year ended November 30, 2015 have been estimated based on information currently available. Such estimate is subject to revision upon receipt of the 2015 tax reporting information from the individual MLPs.
As of February 29, 2016, the aggregate cost of investments, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation on a federal income tax basis were as follows:
| TYG | NTG | TTP | NDP | TPZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of investments | $ | 1,334,775,472 | $ | 888,780,146 | $ | 273,716,588 | $ | 338,778,261 | $ | 173,896,067 | ||||||||||
| Gross unrealized appreciation of investments | $ | 986,791,696 | $ | 423,228,243 | $ | 10,393,873 | $ | 7,652,974 | $ | 21,883,562 | ||||||||||
| Gross unrealized depreciation of investments | (118,518,715 | ) | (76,689,435 | ) | (73,523,276 | ) | (118,082,686 | ) | (26,718,604 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of | ||||||||||||||||||||
| investments | $ | 868,272,981 | $ | 346,538,808 | $ | (63,129,403 | ) | $ | (110,429,712 | ) | $ | (4,835,042 | ) | |||||||
6. Restricted Securities
Certain of TPZ’s investments are restricted and are valued as determined in accordance with fair value procedures, as more fully described in Note 2. The following table shows the principal amount, acquisition date(s), acquisition cost, fair value and the percent of net assets which the securities comprise at February 29, 2016.
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TPZ:
| Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| as Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment Security | Principal Amount | Acquisition Date(s) | Acquisition Cost | Fair Value | of Net Assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.300%, 06/01/2020* | $ | 2,000,000 | 05/19/15 | $ | 1,996,400 | $ | 1,872,598 | 1.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| DCP Midstream LLC, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.750%, 03/15/2019* | $ | 3,000,000 | 08/07/09-08/16/12 | 3,674,870 | 2,791,497 | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.400%, 09/15/2020* | $ | 3,000,000 | 11/30/11 | 3,180,330 | 3,424,764 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.900%, 12/01/2021* | $ | 2,000,000 | 11/18/11-12/05/11 | 2,074,420 | 2,240,348 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.450%, 07/15/2020* | $ | 1,500,000 | 07/08/10-01/04/11 | 1,551,220 | 1,556,542 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gibson Energy Inc., | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.750%, 07/15/2021* | $ | 4,500,000 | 06/26/13-07/01/13 | 4,459,760 | 3,825,000 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Midcontinent Express Pipeline, LLC, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.700%, 09/15/2019* | $ | 6,000,000 | 09/09/09-03/02/10 | 6,055,570 | 4,245,000 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.000%, 01/15/2019* | $ | 4,000,000 | 08/03/15 | 4,130,000 | 3,740,000 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ruby Pipeline, LLC, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.000%, 04/01/2022* | $ | 1,500,000 | 09/17/12 | 1,616,250 | 1,606,301 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Source Gas, LLC, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.900%, 04/01/2017* | $ | 5,770,000 | 04/21/10 | 5,544,521 | 5,975,804 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern Star Central Corp., | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.125%, 07/15/2022* | $ | 3,000,000 | 06/17/14 | 3,041,250 | 2,550,000 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.000%, 06/01/2016* | $ | 2,000,000 | 08/24/09 | 1,970,000 | 2,005,014 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | 39,294,591 | $ | 35,832,868 | 29.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
*Security is eligible for resale under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act.
There were no restricted securities held by TYG, NTG, TTP or NDP at February 29, 2016.
7. Investment Transactions
For the period ended February 29, 2016, the amount of security transactions (other than U.S. government securities and short-term investments), is as follows:
| TYG | NTG | TTP | NDP | TPZ | ||||||
| Purchases | $207,360,382 | $160,045,457 | $37,070,490 | $3,164,475 | $19,455,149 | |||||
| Sales | $419,924,155 | $220,468,531 | $59,237,107 | $3,522,374 | $19,639,361 |
8. Senior Notes
TYG, NTG and TTP each have issued private senior notes (collectively, the “Notes”), which are unsecured obligations and, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of a Fund, will rank: (1) senior to all of the Fund’s outstanding preferred shares, if any; (2) senior to all of the Fund’s outstanding common shares; (3) on parity with any unsecured creditors of the Fund and any unsecured senior securities representing indebtedness of the Fund and (4) junior to any secured creditors of the Fund. Holders of the Notes are entitled to receive periodic cash interest payments until maturity. The Notes are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system.
The Notes are redeemable in certain circumstances at the option of a Fund, subject to payment of any applicable make-whole amounts or early redemption premiums. The Notes for a Fund are also subject to a mandatory redemption if the Fund fails to meet asset coverage ratios required under the 1940 Act or the rating agency guidelines if such failure is not waived or cured. At February 29, 2016, each of TYG, NTG and TTP were in compliance with asset coverage covenants and basic maintenance covenants for its senior notes.
Details of each Fund’s outstanding Notes, including estimated fair value, as of February 29, 2016 are included below. The estimated fair value of each series of fixed-rate Notes was calculated, for disclosure purposes, by discounting future cash flows by a rate equal to the current U.S. Treasury rate with an equivalent maturity date, plus either 1) the spread between the interest rate on recently issued debt and the U.S. Treasury rate with a similar maturity date or 2) if there has not been a recent debt issuance, the spread between the AAA corporate finance debt rate and the U.S. Treasury rate with an equivalent maturity date plus the spread between the fixed rates of the Notes and the AAA corporate finance debt rate. The estimated fair value of floating rate Notes approximates the carrying amount because the interest rate fluctuates with changes in interest rates available in the current market. The estimated fair values in the following tables are Level 2 valuations within the fair value hierarchy.
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TYG:
| Notional/Carrying | Estimated | ||||||||||||||
| Series | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Payment Frequency | Amount | Fair Value | ||||||||||
| Series W | June 15, 2016 | 3.88 | % | Quarterly | $ | 12,500,000 | $ | 12,678,343 | |||||||
| Series G | December 21, 2016 | 5.85 | % | Quarterly | 30,000,000 | 31,269,653 | |||||||||
| Series M | September 27, 2017 | 2.75 | % | Semi-Annual | 13,000,000 | 13,281,622 | |||||||||
| Series BB | September 27, 2017 | 2.75 | % | Semi-Annual | 12,000,000 | 12,259,959 | |||||||||
| Series I | May 12, 2018 | 4.35 | % | Quarterly | 10,000,000 | 10,483,149 | |||||||||
| Series X | June 15, 2018 | 4.55 | % | Quarterly | 12,500,000 | 13,272,128 | |||||||||
| Series N | September 27, 2018 | 3.15 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,360,306 | |||||||||
| Series CC | September 27, 2019 | 3.48 | % | Semi-Annual | 15,000,000 | 15,785,090 | |||||||||
| Series J | December 19, 2019 | 3.30 | % | Semi-Annual | 15,000,000 | 15,576,210 | |||||||||
| Series Y | June 14, 2020 | 2.77 | % | Semi-Annual | 12,500,000 | 12,713,750 | |||||||||
| Series LL | June 14, 2020 | 1.70 | %(1) | Quarterly | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | |||||||||
| Series O | September 27, 2020 | 3.78 | % | Semi-Annual | 15,000,000 | 16,048,374 | |||||||||
| Series Z | June 14, 2021 | 2.98 | % | Semi-Annual | 12,500,000 | 12,787,900 | |||||||||
| Series R | January 22, 2022 | 3.77 | % | Semi-Annual | 25,000,000 | 26,519,772 | |||||||||
| Series DD | September 27, 2022 | 4.21 | % | Semi-Annual | 13,000,000 | 14,319,135 | |||||||||
| Series II | December 18, 2022 | 3.22 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,290,601 | |||||||||
| Series K | December 19, 2022 | 3.87 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,705,329 | |||||||||
| Series S | January 22, 2023 | 3.99 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,745,903 | |||||||||
| Series P | September 27, 2023 | 4.39 | % | Semi-Annual | 12,000,000 | 13,427,600 | |||||||||
| Series FF | November 20, 2023 | 4.16 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,968,060 | |||||||||
| Series JJ | December 18, 2023 | 3.34 | % | Semi-Annual | 20,000,000 | 20,695,647 | |||||||||
| Series T | January 22, 2024 | 4.16 | % | Semi-Annual | 25,000,000 | 27,259,746 | |||||||||
| Series L | December 19, 2024 | 3.99 | % | Semi-Annual | 20,000,000 | 21,686,403 | |||||||||
| Series AA | June 14, 2025 | 3.48 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,431,823 | |||||||||
| Series MM | June 14, 2025 | 1.75 | %(2) | Quarterly | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |||||||||
| Series NN | June 14, 2025 | 3.20 | % | Semi-Annual | 30,000,000 | 30,596,579 | |||||||||
| Series KK | December 18, 2025 | 3.53 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,459,122 | |||||||||
| Series OO | April 9, 2026 | 3.27 | % | Semi-Annual | 30,000,000 | 30,856,995 | |||||||||
| $ | 455,000,000 | $ | 475,479,199 | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Floating rate resets each quarter based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.20%. The current rate is effective for the period from December 14, 2015 through March 14, 2016. The weighted-average interest rate for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 was 1.68%. |
| (2) | Floating rate resets each quarter based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.25%. The current rate is effective for the period from December 14, 2015 through March 14, 2016. The weighted-average interest rate for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 was 1.73%. |
During the period ended February 29, 2016, TYG redeemed Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000. TYG’s Series Q Notes ($10,000,000), Series EE Notes ($5,000,000), and Series U Notes ($35,000,000), each with a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.35%, were redeemed in full on December 18, 2015. TYG’s Series GG Notes ($20,000,000) with a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.35% and TYG’s Series HH Notes ($20,000,000) with a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.30% were redeemed in full on January 15, 2016. TYG paid a total premium of $900,000 upon redemption of the Notes.
NTG:
| Notional/Carrying | Estimated | |||||||||||||||
| Series | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Payment Frequency | Amount | Fair Value | |||||||||||
| Series C | December 15, 2017 | 3.73 | % | Quarterly | $ | 57,000,000 | $ | 59,035,310 | ||||||||
| Series I | April 17, 2018 | 2.77 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,222,390 | ||||||||||
| Series G | May 12, 2018 | 4.35 | % | Quarterly | 10,000,000 | 10,483,149 | ||||||||||
| Series K | September 9, 2019 | 1.78 | %(1) | Quarterly | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Series D | December 15, 2020 | 4.29 | % | Quarterly | 112,000,000 | 121,734,798 | ||||||||||
| Series J | April 17, 2021 | 3.72 | % | Semi-Annual | 30,000,000 | 32,006,076 | ||||||||||
| Series L | April 17, 2021 | 2.07 | %(2) | Quarterly | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Series M | April 17, 2021 | 3.06 | % | Semi-Annual | 10,000,000 | 10,326,384 | ||||||||||
| $ | 284,000,000 | $ | 298,808,107 | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Floating rate resets each quarter based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.30%. The current rate is effective for the period from December 9, 2015 through March 9, 2016. The weighted-average rate for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 was 1.76%. |
| (2) | Floating rate resets each quarter based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.45%. The current rate is effective for the period from January 19, 2016 through April 18, 2016. The weighted-average rate for the period from December 9, 2015 (date of issuance) through February 29, 2016 was 1.99%. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
During the period ended February 29, 2016, NTG issued Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000. Series L Notes ($20,000,000) and Series M Notes ($10,000,000) were each issued on December 9, 2015. NTG’s Series B Notes, with a notional amount of $24,000,000 and a fixed interest rate of 3.14%, were paid in full upon maturity on December 8, 2015. NTG’s Series E Notes, with a notional amount of $25,000,000 and a floating interest rate based on a 3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%, were paid in full upon maturity on December 9, 2015. On December 18, 2015, NTG partially redeemed its Series H Notes with a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.35% in the amount of $25,000,000. On January 15, 2016, NTG redeemed the remaining portion of its Series H Notes in the amount of $20,000,000. NTG paid a total premium of $450,000 upon redemption of the Notes.
TTP:
| Notional/Carrying | Estimated | ||||||||||||||||
| Series | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Payment Frequency | Amount | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
| Series C | December 15, 2018 | 3.49 | % | Quarterly | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,241,927 | |||||||||
| Series F | December 12, 2020 | 3.01 | % | Semi-Annual | 6,000,000 | 6,159,330 | |||||||||||
| Series D | December 15, 2021 | 4.08 | % | Quarterly | 16,000,000 | 17,316,191 | |||||||||||
| Series G | December 12, 2022 | 1.55 | %(1) | Quarterly | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | |||||||||||
| $ | 34,000,000 | $ | 35,717,448 | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Floating rate resets each quarter based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.05%. The current rate is effective for the period from December 14, 2015 through March 14, 2016. The weighted-average interest rate for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 was 1.53%. |
TTP’s Series A Notes, with a notional amount of $10,000,000 and a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%, were paid in full upon maturity on December 18, 2015. TTP’s Series E Notes, with a notional amount of $10,000,000 and a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.00%, were redeemed in full on January 15, 2016. TTP paid a total premium of $100,000 upon redemption of the Notes.
9. Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock
TYG, NTG and TTP each have issued and outstanding MRP Stock at February 29, 2016. The MRP Stock has rights determined by the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise indicated in the Funds’ Charter or Bylaws, or as otherwise required by law, the holders of MRP Stock have voting rights equal to the holders of common stock (one vote per MRP share) and will vote together with the holders of shares of common stock as a single class except on matters affecting only the holders of preferred stock or the holders of common stock. The 1940 Act requires that the holders of any preferred stock (including MRP Stock), voting separately as a single class, have the right to elect at least two directors at all times.
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, a fund may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares of common stock or purchases of such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding MRP Stock would be less than 200%. The MRP Stock is also subject to a mandatory redemption if a Fund fails to meet an asset coverage ratio of at least 225% as determined in accordance with the 1940 Act or a rating agency basic maintenance amount if such failure is not waived or cured. At February 29, 2016, each of TYG, NTG and TTP were in compliance with asset coverage covenants and basic maintenance covenants for its MRP Stock.
Details of each Fund’s outstanding MRP Stock, including estimated fair value, as of February 29, 2016 is included below. The estimated fair value of each series of TYG, NTG and TTP MRP Stock was calculated for disclosure purposes by discounting future cash flows at a rate equal to the current U.S. Treasury rate with an equivalent maturity date, plus either 1) the spread between the interest rate on recently issued preferred stock and the U.S. Treasury rate with a similar maturity date or 2) if there has not been a recent preferred stock issuance, the spread between the AA corporate finance debt rate and the U.S. Treasury rate with an equivalent maturity date plus the spread between the fixed rates of the MRP Stock and the AA corporate finance debt rate. The estimated fair values of each series of the TYG, NTG and TTP MRP Stock are Level 2 valuations within the fair value hierarchy.
TYG:
TYG has 65,000,000 shares of preferred
stock authorized and 16,500,000 shares of MRP Stock outstanding at February 29,
2016. On December 8, 2015, TYG deposited with its paying agent funds to provide
for the redemption of 5,000,000 shares ($50,000,000 aggregate liquidation
preference) of MRP C Stock. On February 11, 2016, TYG deposited with its paying
agent funds to provide for the redemption of 8,000,000 shares ($80,000,000
aggregate liquidation preference) of MRP B Stock. TYG paid a total premium of
$800,000 upon redemption of the MRP B Stock. TYG’s MRP Stock has a liquidation
value of $10.00 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid distributions, whether
or not declared. Holders of the MRP D Stock and MRP E Stock are entitled to
receive cash interest payments semi-annually at a fixed rate until maturity. The
TYG MRP Stock is not listed on any exchange or automated quotation
system.
| Aggregate Liquidation | Estimated | ||||||||||||||
| Series | Mandatory Redemption Date | Fixed Rate | Shares Outstanding | Preference | Fair Value | ||||||||||
| MRP D | December 17, 2021 | 4.01% | 8,500,000 | $ | 85,000,000 | $ | 88,329,446 | ||||||||
| MRP E | December 17, 2024 | 4.34% | 8,000,000 | 80,000,000 | 84,645,658 | ||||||||||
| 16,500,000 | $ | 165,000,000 | $ | 172,975,104 | |||||||||||
TYG’s MRP Stock is redeemable in certain circumstances at the option of TYG, subject to payment of any applicable make-whole amounts.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
NTG:
NTG has 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized and
4,400,000 shares of MRP Stock outstanding at February 29, 2016. On December 8,
2015, NTG issued $5,000,000 of MRP C Stock with a fixed distribution rate of
3.73% maturing December 8, 2020 and $40,000,000 of MRP D Stock with a fixed
distribution rate of 4.19% maturing on December 8, 2022. The MRP A Stock with an
aggregate liquidation preference of $25,000,000 and a fixed distribution rate of
3.69% was paid in full upon maturity on December 15, 2015. NTG’s MRP Stock has a
liquidation value of $25.00 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid
distributions, whether or not declared. Holders of NTG MRP Stock are entitled to
receive cash interest payments each quarter at a fixed rate until maturity. The
NTG MRP Stock is not listed on any exchange or automated quotation
system.
| Aggregate Liquidation | Estimated | |||||||||||||||
| Series | Mandatory Redemption Date | Fixed Rate | Shares Outstanding | Preference | Fair Value | |||||||||||
| Series B | December 15, 2017 | 4.33% | 2,600,000 | $ | 65,000,000 | $ | 67,334,313 | |||||||||
| Series C | December 8, 2020 | 3.73% | 200,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,148,144 | |||||||||||
| Series D | December 8, 2022 | 4.19% | 1,600,000 | 40,000,000 | 41,740,629 | |||||||||||
| 4,400,000 | $ | 110,000,000 | $ | 114,223,086 | ||||||||||||
NTG’s MRP Stock is redeemable in certain circumstances at the option of NTG, subject to payment of any applicable make-whole amounts.
TTP:
TTP has 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized and 640,000
shares of MRP Stock outstanding at February 29, 2016. TTP’s MRP Stock has a
liquidation value of $25.00 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid
distributions, whether or not declared. Holders of TTP MRP Stock are entitled to
receive cash interest payments each quarter at a fixed rate until maturity. The
TTP MRP Stock is not listed on any exchange or automated quotation
system.
| Aggregate Liquidation | Estimated | |||||||||
| Series | Mandatory Redemption Date | Fixed Rate | Shares Outstanding | Preference | Fair Value | |||||
| Series A | December 15, 2018 | 4.29% | 640,000 | $16,000,000 | $16,731,417 |
TTP’s MRP Stock is redeemable in certain circumstances at the option of TTP, subject to payment of any applicable make-whole amounts.
10. Credit Facilities
The following table shows key terms, average borrowing activity and interest rates for the period during which the facility was utilized during the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, as well as the principal balance and interest rate in effect at February 29, 2016 for each of the Funds’ credit facilities:
| TYG | TYG | NTG | TTP | NDP | TPZ | |||||||
| Bank of America, | BNP Paribas Prime | BNP Paribas Prime | ||||||||||
| Lending syndicate agent | U.S. Bank, N.A. | Scotia Bank, N.A. | N.A. | Scotia Bank, N.A. | Brokerage, Inc. | Brokerage, Inc. | ||||||
| Unsecured, | Unsecured, | Unsecured, | Unsecured, | |||||||||
| revolving credit | revolving credit | revolving credit | revolving credit | Revolving margin | Revolving margin | |||||||
| Type of facility | facility | facility | facility | facility | loan | loan | ||||||
| Borrowing capacity | $157,500,000 | $100,000,000 | $117,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $85,000,000 | $65,000,000 | ||||||
| 364-day rolling | 270-day rolling | 270-day rolling | ||||||||||
| Maturity date | June 13, 2017 | June 23, 2016 | June 13, 2017 | evergreen | evergreen | evergreen | ||||||
| 1-month LIBOR | 1-month LIBOR | 1-month LIBOR | 1-month LIBOR | 1-month LIBOR | 1-month LIBOR | |||||||
| Interest rate | plus 1.20% | plus 1.20% | plus 1.20% | plus 1.125% | plus 0.80% | plus 0.80% | ||||||
| Non-usage fee | 0.15% | 0.15%* | 0.15% | 0.15% | N/A | N/A | ||||||
| For the period ended February 29, 2016: | ||||||||||||
| Average principal balance | $10,400,000 | $47,100,000 | $36,400,000 | $12,400,000** | $59,400,000 | $49,500,000 | ||||||
| Average interest rate | 1.59% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.83%** | 1.20% | 1.20% | ||||||
| As of February 29, 2016: | ||||||||||||
| Principal balance outstanding | — | $69,700,000 | $37,600,000 | $15,000,000** | $61,800,000 | $49,600,000 | ||||||
| Interest rate | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.78%** | 1.24% | 1.24% | ||||||
| * | Non-usage fee is waived if the outstanding balance on the facility is at least $60,000,000. |
| ** | TTP’s credit facility allows for interest rates to be fixed on all or a portion of the outstanding principal balance. Amounts reflect activity on the credit facility for the period from December 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 and include $7,000,000 of the outstanding principal balance that has a fixed rate of 2.03% for the period from June 30, 2015 through June 30, 2017. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Under the terms of the credit facilities, the Funds must maintain asset coverage required under the 1940 Act. If a Fund fails to maintain the required coverage, it may be required to repay a portion of an outstanding balance until the coverage requirement has been met. At February 29, 2016, each Fund was in compliance with credit facility terms.
11. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds have adopted the disclosure provisions of FASB Accounting Standard Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds’ use of and accounting for derivative instruments and the effect of derivative instruments on the Funds’ results of operations and financial position. Tabular disclosure regarding derivative fair value and gain/loss by contract type (e.g., interest rate contracts, foreign exchange contracts, credit contracts, etc.) is required and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 must be disclosed separately from those that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Even though the Funds may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Funds’ derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings.
Interest Rate Swap
Contracts
TYG and TPZ have each entered into
interest rate swap contracts in an attempt to protect it from increasing
interest expense on its leverage resulting from increasing interest rates. A
decline in interest rates may result in a decline in the value of the swap
contracts, which may result in a decline in the net assets of TYG and TPZ. At
the time the interest rate swap contracts reach their scheduled termination,
there is a risk that TYG and TPZ will not be able to obtain a replacement
transaction, or that the terms of the replacement would not be as favorable as
on the expiring transaction. In addition, if TYG or TPZ is required to terminate
any swap contract early due to a decline in net assets below a threshold amount
($450,000,000 for TYG and $60,000,000 for TPZ) or failing to maintain a required
300% asset coverage of the liquidation value of the outstanding debt, then TYG
or TPZ could be required to make a payment to the extent of any net unrealized
depreciation of the terminated swaps, in addition to redeeming all or some of
its outstanding debt. TYG and TPZ each segregate a portion of its assets as
collateral for the amount of any net liability of its interest rate swap
contracts.
Details of the interest rate swap contracts outstanding for TYG as of February 29, 2016, are as follows:
| Fixed Rate | Floating Rate | ||||||||||||||
| Maturity | Notional | Paid by | Received by | Unrealized | |||||||||||
| Counterparty | Date | Amount | TYG | TYG | Depreciation | ||||||||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | 09/02/2016 | $ | 5,000,000 | 1.258% | 1-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | $ | (18,419 | ) | |||||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | 09/02/2018 | 5,000,000 | 1.815% | 1-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | (126,041 | ) | |||||||||
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | 09/02/2021 | 10,000,000 | 2.381% | 1-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | (678,693 | ) | |||||||||
| $ | 20,000,000 | $ | (823,153 | ) | |||||||||||
Details of the interest rate swap contracts outstanding for TPZ as of February 29, 2016, are as follows:
| Fixed Rate | Floating Rate | ||||||||||||||
| Maturity | Notional | Paid by | Received by | Unrealized | |||||||||||
| Counterparty | Date | Amount | TPZ | TPZ | Depreciation | ||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 01/05/2017 | $ | 2,500,000 | 1.34% | 3-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | $ | (15,828 | ) | |||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 08/07/2017 | 6,000,000 | 1.89% | 3-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | (102,222 | ) | |||||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 08/06/2018 | 6,000,000 | 1.95% | 3-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | (164,128 | ) | |||||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 11/29/2019 | 6,000,000 | 1.33% | 3-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | (78,182 | ) | |||||||||
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | 08/06/2020 | 3,000,000 | 2.18% | 3-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR | (151,648 | ) | |||||||||
| $ | 23,500,000 | $ | (512,008 | ) | |||||||||||
TYG and TPZ are exposed to credit risk on the interest rate swap contracts if the counterparty should fail to perform under the terms of the interest rate swap contracts. The amount of credit risk is limited to the net appreciation of the interest rate swap contracts, if any, as no collateral is pledged by the counterparty. In addition, if the counterparty to the interest rate swap contracts defaults, the Fund would incur a loss in the amount of the receivable and would not receive amounts due from the counterparty to offset the interest payments on the Fund’s leverage.
The average notional amount of all open swap agreements for TYG and TPZ for the period ended February 29, 2016 was approximately $20,000,000 and $24,500,000, respectively.
The following table presents TYG’s and TPZ’s interest rate swap contracts, each of which is subject to a netting agreement, on a gross and a net basis at February 29, 2016:
| Gross Amounts Not Offset in the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statement of Assets & Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Amounts | Net Amounts of | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offset in the | Liabilities Presented in | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Amounts | Statements of | the Statements | |||||||||||||||||||||
| of Recognized | Assets & | of Assets & | Financial | Cash Collateral | |||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Liabilities | Liabilities | Liabilities | Instruments | Received | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||
| TYG: Interest Rate Swap Contracts | $ | 823,153 | $ | — | $ | 823,153 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 823,153 | |||||||||||
| TPZ: Interest Rate Swap Contracts | $ | 512,008 | $ | — | $ | 512,008 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 512,008 | |||||||||||
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Written Call
Options
Transactions in written option
contracts for TTP and NDP for the period ended February 29, 2016, are as
follows:
| TTP | NDP | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of | Number of | ||||||||||||||||
| Contracts | Premium | Contracts | Premium | ||||||||||||||
| Options outstanding at November 30, 2015 | 7,061 | $ | 527,888 | 41,185 | $ | 1,900,591 | |||||||||||
| Options written | 19,599 | 1,386,191 | 115,642 | 5,896,537 | |||||||||||||
| Options closed* | (19,825 | ) | (1,464,060 | ) | (106,226 | ) | (4,932,247 | ) | |||||||||
| Options exercised | (28 | ) | (3,506 | ) | (53 | ) | (3,180 | ) | |||||||||
| Options expired | (279 | ) | (10,869 | ) | (13,596 | ) | (830,105 | ) | |||||||||
| Options outstanding at February 29, 2016 | 6,528 | $ | 435,644 | 36,952 | $ | 2,031,596 | |||||||||||
| * | The aggregate cost of closing written option contracts was $231,131 for TTP and $602,934 for NDP, resulting in net realized gains of $1,232,929 and $4,329,313 for TTP and NDP, respectively. |
The following table presents the types and fair value of derivatives by location as presented on the Statements of Assets & Liabilities at February 29, 2016:
| Liabilities | |||||
| Derivatives not accounted for as | |||||
| hedging instruments under ASC 815 | Location | Fair Value | |||
| TYG: Interest rate swap contracts | Interest rate swap contracts | $ | 823,153 | ||
| TTP: Written equity call options | Options written, at fair value | $ | 395,677 | ||
| NDP: Written equity call options | Options written, at fair value | $ | 1,548,698 | ||
| TPZ: Interest rate swap contracts | Interest rate swap contracts | $ | 512,008 | ||
The following table presents the effect of derivatives on the Statements of Operations for the period ended February 29, 2016:
| Net Unrealized Appreciation | ||||||||||
| Derivatives not accounted for as | Location of Gains | Net Realized Gain | (Depreciation) of | |||||||
| hedging instruments under ASC 815 | (Losses) on Derivatives | (Loss) on Derivatives | Derivatives | |||||||
| TYG: Interest rate swap contracts | Interest rate swaps | $ | (85,555 | ) | $ | (259,585 | ) | |||
| TTP: Written equity call options | Options | $ | 1,243,798 | $ | (66,212 | ) | ||||
| NDP: Written equity call options | Options | $ | 5,159,418 | $ | 16,326 | |||||
| TPZ: Interest rate swap contracts | Interest rate swaps | $ | (89,366 | ) | $ | (154,244 | ) | |||
12. Subsequent Events
TYG:
TYG has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the
financial statements were issued and has determined that no items require
recognition or disclosure.
NTG:
NTG has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the
financial statements were issued and has determined that no items require
recognition or disclosure.
TTP:
TTP has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the
financial statements were issued and has determined that no items require
recognition or disclosure.
NDP:
NDP has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the
financial statements were issued and has determined that no items require
recognition or disclosure.
TPZ:
On March 31, 2016, TPZ paid a distribution in the amount of $0.125 per
common share, for a total of $868,917. Of this total, the dividend reinvestment
amounted to $102,788.
TPZ has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that no additional items require recognition or disclosure.
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Additional Information (unaudited)
Director and Officer
Compensation
The Funds do not compensate
any of its directors who are “interested persons,” as defined in Section
2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, nor any of its officers. For the period from December
1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, the aggregate compensation paid by the Funds
to the independent directors was as follows:
| TYG | NTG | TTP | NDP | TPZ | ||||
| $63,250 | $47,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $18,750 |
The Funds did not pay any special compensation to any of its directors or officers.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This report contains
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. By their nature, all forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Several
factors that could materially affect each Fund’s actual results are the
performance of the portfolio of investments held by it, the conditions in the
U.S. and international financial, petroleum and other markets, the price at
which shares of each Fund will trade in the public markets and other factors
discussed in filings with the SEC.
Proxy Voting
Policies
A description of the policies and
procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to
portfolio securities owned by the Fund and information regarding how each Fund
voted proxies relating to the portfolio of securities during the 12-month period
ended June 30, 2015 are available to stockholders (i) without charge, upon
request by calling the Adviser at (913) 981-1020 or toll-free at (866) 362-9331
and on the Adviser’s Web site at www.tortoiseadvisors.com; and (ii) on the SEC’s
Web site at www.sec.gov.
Form N-Q
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first
and third quarters of each fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s
Form N-Q is available without charge upon request by calling the Adviser at
(866) 362-9331 or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition,
you may review and copy each Fund’s Form N-Q at the SEC’s Public Reference Room
in Washington D.C. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room by calling (800) SEC-0330.
Each Fund’s Form N-Qs are also available through the Adviser’s Web site at www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
Statement of Additional
Information
The Statement of Additional
Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about each Fund’s directors
and is available upon request without charge by calling the Adviser at (866)
362-9331 or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov.
Certifications
Each Fund’s Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New
York Stock Exchange the annual CEO certification as required by Section
303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
Each Fund has filed with the SEC, as an exhibit to its most recently filed Form N-CSR, the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Privacy Policy
In order to conduct its business, each Fund collects and
maintains certain nonpublic personal information about its stockholders of
record with respect to their transactions in shares of each Fund’s securities.
This information includes the stockholder’s address, tax identification or
Social Security number, share balances, and distribution elections. We do not
collect or maintain personal information about stockholders whose share balances
of our securities are held in “street name” by a financial institution such as a
bank or broker.
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you, the Funds’ other stockholders or the Funds’ former stockholders to third parties unless necessary to process a transaction, service an account, or as otherwise permitted by law.
To protect your personal information internally, we restrict access to nonpublic personal information about the Funds’ stockholders to those employees who need to know that information to provide services to our stockholders. We also maintain certain other safeguards to protect your nonpublic personal information.
Repurchase
Disclosure
Notice is hereby given in
accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act, that each Fund may from time to
time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market.
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| Office of the Company and of the Investment Adviser Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. 11550 Ash Street, Suite 300 Leawood, Kan. 66211 (913) 981-1020 (913) 981-1021 (fax) www.tortoiseadvisors.com Board of Directors of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Tortoise MLP Fund, Inc. Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. H. Kevin Birzer, Chairman Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. Terry Matlack Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. Rand C. Berney Independent Conrad S. Ciccotello Independent Charles E. Heath Independent Alexandra Herger Independent |
Administrator U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 615 East Michigan St. Milwaukee, Wis. 53202 Custodian U.S. Bank, N.A. 1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302 Milwaukee, Wis. 53212 Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Reinvestment Agent Computershare Trust Company, N.A. / Computershare Inc. P.O. Box 30170 College Station, Tex. 77842-3170 (800) 426-5523 www.computershare.com Legal Counsel Husch Blackwell LLP 4801 Main St. Kansas City, Mo. 64112 Investor Relations (866) 362-9331 info@tortoiseadvisors.com Stock Symbols Listed NYSE Symbols: TYG, NTG, TTP, NDP, TPZ This report is for stockholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and your investment may be worth more or less at the time you sell. |
11550 Ash Street, Suite 300
Leawood, KS 66211
www.tortoiseadvisors.com