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Is EINC a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

VanEck Energy Income ETF (EINC) is a energy sector ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EINC 4.3 out of 10 — highest on Return (7.4), lowest on Growth (1.0). It trades at 18.6 times earnings, against its own median of 15.8. Its ten largest holdings are 61% of the fund.

What stands out in EINC's data

Energy companies that generate income from real assets like pipelines and infrastructure.

Trades at a richer price than most energy-income peers — you pay more for every dollar of earnings.

Its 11.8x EBITDA multiple sits well above the category median of 8.8x. Return on capital of 10.0% trails the typical peer, and the fund holds just 30 names.

A focused income sleeve for an energy allocation, built on infrastructure assets that collect fees.

Why did EINC move this week? It rose 2.0% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Kinder Morgan and Williams drove it

EINC rose 2.0% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Kinder Morgan (+4.6%), Williams (+3.0%) and Cheniere Energy (+3.0%); Hess Midstream (−14.5%) pushed the other way.

How is EINC rated? ETF Copilot scores VanEck Energy Income ETF (EINC) 4.3 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VanEck Energy Income ETF (EINC) 4.3 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 4.3 / 10
  • Growth: 1.0 / 10
  • Value: 1.1 / 10
  • Risk: 6.6 / 10
  • Quality: 5.2 / 10
  • Return: 7.4 / 10

Is EINC expensive right now? It trades at 18.6 times earnings, against its own median of 15.8

As of October 9, 2026, EINC is more expensive than 81% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from EINC's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside EINC?

What's inside EINC: Size (Large 62%, Mid 34%, Small 4%); Geography (International 33%, US 68%).

What are EINC's top holdings? The ten largest are 61% of the fund

Williams, Enbridge, TC Energy, Cheniere Energy, Kinder Morgan, ONEOK, Targa Resources, Altagas, Mplx and Energy Transfer are EINC's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 53% of Energy ETFs.

Half of EINC's weight sits in its 8 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 20 equally weighted holdings.

What is EINC's expense ratio? 0.46% a year

As of October 9, 2026, EINC charges 0.46% a year, yields 4.32% and holds $80M in assets across 30 positions.

VanEck Energy Income ETF (EINC) — cost, income and size
MeasureEINC
Expense ratio0.46%
Dividend yield4.32%
Assets under management$80M
Holdings30

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “VanEck Energy Income ETF (EINC) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/einc

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