Top performing · Issuer · ranked by 1-year total return

Top-performing Tortoise ETFs

Tortoise runs 3 US-listed ETFs with $1.02B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was TPYP (+28.5%); the median fund returned +3.1%.

Expense ratios run from 0.4% to 0.85% a year (median 0.4%).

The 3 top performers

Top-performing Tortoise ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 TPYP Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund $838.3M0.4%3.17%+6.7%+25.4%+28.5%+26.2%+18.1%
2 TPZ Tortoise Essential Energy Fund $128.6M0.85%3.54%+3.9%+5.6%+3.1%——
3 TBLU Tortoise Global Water ESG Fund $52.9M0.4%3.54%+1.6%-0.5%-4.8%——

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 3 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 3 Tortoise ETFs

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    All Tortoise ETFs
    Fund KindNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    TPYP Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund Energy pipelines$838.3M0.4%3.17%+25.4%+28.5%+18.1%
    TPZ Tortoise Essential Energy Fund Option income$128.6M0.85%3.54%+5.6%+3.1%—
    TBLU Tortoise Global Water ESG Fund Water$52.9M0.4%3.54%-0.5%-4.8%—

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