0001145549-22-024776.txt : 20220428 0001145549-22-024776.hdr.sgml : 20220428 20220428141732 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-22-024776 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220428 PERIOD START: 20221130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TORTOISE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001547158 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22690 FILM NUMBER: 22865335 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5100 W. 115TH PLACE CITY: LEAWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66211 BUSINESS PHONE: 913-981-1020 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5100 W. 115TH PLACE CITY: LEAWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66211 NPORT-P 1 primary_doc.xml NPORT-P false 0001547158 XXXXXXXX Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. 811-22690 0001547158 5493005UTWHF1U2B2H30 6363 College Boulevard Suite 100A Overland Park 66211 913-981-1020 Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. 5493005UTWHF1U2B2H30 2022-11-30 2022-02-28 N 62067747.340000000000 3447814.230000000000 58619933.110000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 3200000.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 0.000000000000 N Pioneer Natural Resources Co FY8JBF7CCL2VE4F1B628 Pioneer Natural Resources Co 723787107 22350.000000000000 NS USD 5355060.000000000000 9.1352202500 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Plains All American Pipeline L 5521FA2ITF25TVH63740 Plains All American Pipeline LP 726503105 138737.000000000000 NS USD 1466450.090000000000 2.5016236154 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Shell PLC 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 Shell PLC 780259305 32093.000000000000 NS USD 1681352.270000000000 2.8682261831 Long EC CORP GB N 1 N N N Invesco Government & Agency Po 5493007T1J7WZ5QI1A47 STIT-Government and Agency Portfolio 825252885 390162.010000000000 NS USD 390162.010000000000 0.6655790775 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N Targa Resources Corp 5493003QENHHS261UR94 Targa Resources Corp 87612G101 28897.000000000000 NS USD 1888996.890000000000 3.2224480476 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N TC Energy Corp 549300UGKOFV2IWJJG27 TC Energy Corp 87807B107 19745.000000000000 NS USD 1060503.950000000000 1.8091183216 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Western Midstream Partners LP N/A Western Midstream Partners LP 958669103 48607.000000000000 NS USD 1265726.280000000000 2.1592079909 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Williams Cos Inc/The D71FAKCBLFS2O0RBPG08 Williams Cos Inc/The 969457100 36175.000000000000 NS USD 1131554.000000000000 1.9303229123 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N American Electric Power Co Inc 1B4S6S7G0TW5EE83BO58 American Electric Power Co Inc 025537101 2921.000000000000 NS USD 264788.650000000000 0.4517041149 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Archaea Energy Inc N/A Archaea Energy Inc 03940F103 7593.000000000000 NS USD 139255.620000000000 0.2375567706 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N BP PLC 213800LH1BZH3DI6G760 BP PLC 055622104 35054.000000000000 NS USD 1023927.340000000000 1.7467221228 Long EC CORP GB N 1 N N N Baker Hughes Co N/A Baker Hughes Co 05722G100 18968.000000000000 NS USD 557279.840000000000 0.9506661138 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Coterra Energy Inc FCNMH6O7VWU7LHXMK351 Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 127097103 21071.000000000000 NS USD 491586.430000000000 0.8385994387 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cheniere Energy Inc MIHC87W9WTYSYZWV1J40 Cheniere Energy Inc 16411R208 43921.000000000000 NS USD 5837100.900000000000 9.9575359273 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Chevron Corp N/A Chevron Corp 166764100 27638.000000000000 NS USD 3979872.000000000000 6.7892810327 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Clean Energy Fuels Corp 549300MTQB4VUAOPMF71 Clean Energy Fuels Corp 184499101 29780.000000000000 NS USD 216500.600000000000 0.3693293194 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N ConocoPhillips WPTL2Z3FIYTHSP5V2253 ConocoPhillips 20825C104 31390.000000000000 NS USD 2977655.400000000000 5.0795953561 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Continental Resources Inc/OK XXRTID9RYWOZ0UPIVR53 Continental Resources Inc/OK 212015101 15751.000000000000 NS USD 873077.930000000000 1.4893874552 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N DCP Midstream LP 52990024YYS3MLGW0E91 DCP Midstream LP 23311P100 50351.000000000000 NS USD 1665611.080000000000 2.8413732183 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Darling Ingredients Inc L1N0SPPKS7EXZYUMZ898 Darling Ingredients Inc 237266101 1957.000000000000 NS USD 141843.360000000000 0.2419712075 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Denbury Inc 549300KCWA5W52MS5559 Denbury Inc 24790A101 6600.000000000000 NS USD 479556.000000000000 0.8180766756 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Devon Energy Corp 54930042348RKR3ZPN35 Devon Energy Corp 25179M103 79884.000000000000 NS USD 4757092.200000000000 8.1151443675 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Diamondback Energy Inc 549300R22LSX6OHWEN64 Diamondback Energy Inc 25278X109 37179.000000000000 NS USD 5134419.900000000000 8.7588293394 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N EOG Resources Inc XWTZDRYZPBUHIQBKDB46 EOG Resources Inc 26875P101 34587.000000000000 NS USD 3974738.040000000000 6.7805229879 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N EQT Corp 4NT01YGM4X7ZX86ISY52 EQT Corp 26884L109 91877.000000000000 NS USD 2126033.780000000000 3.6268103138 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N ESS Tech Inc N/A ESS Tech Inc 26916J106 11194.000000000000 NS USD 58096.860000000000 0.0991076873 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Enbridge Inc 98TPTUM4IVMFCZBCUR27 Enbridge Inc 29250N105 23865.000000000000 NS USD 1030490.700000000000 1.7579185873 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Energy Transfer LP MTLVN9N7JE8MIBIJ1H73 Energy Transfer LP 29273V100 241059.000000000000 NS USD 2444338.260000000000 4.1698073169 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Enterprise Products Partners L K4CDIF4M54DJZ6TB4Q48 Enterprise Products Partners LP 293792107 43433.000000000000 NS USD 1060633.860000000000 1.8093399356 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N EVGO INC N/A EVgo Inc 30052F118 .500000000000 NS USD 1.270000000000 0.0000021665 N/A DE CORP US N 1 NASDAQ GS N/A Call Purchased EVgo Inc EVgo Inc 1.000000000000 11.500000000000 USD 2025-09-15 XXXX .590000000000 N N N Exxon Mobil Corp J3WHBG0MTS7O8ZVMDC91 Exxon Mobil Corp 30231G102 39460.000000000000 NS USD 3094453.200000000000 5.2788412334 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Kinder Morgan Inc 549300WR7IX8XE0TBO16 Kinder Morgan Inc/DE 49456B101 56165.000000000000 NS USD 977271.000000000000 1.6671308685 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Magellan Midstream Partners LP MZF5TI8NFVZZNUSKDL39 Magellan Midstream Partners LP 559080106 19323.000000000000 NS USD 937551.960000000000 1.5993739847 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N NextEra Energy Inc N/A NextEra Energy Inc 65339F101 6065.000000000000 NS USD 474707.550000000000 0.8098056835 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Occidental Petroleum Corp IM7X0T3ECJW4C1T7ON55 Occidental Petroleum Corp 674599105 48626.000000000000 NS USD 2126414.980000000000 3.6274606046 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N PDC Energy Inc 5493008W8H2T511J5Y59 PDC Energy Inc 69327R101 9914.000000000000 NS USD 639651.280000000000 1.0911839132 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N 2022-04-27 Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. /s/ P. Bradley Adams P. Bradley Adams Chief Executive Officer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 ndp.htm

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund
           
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
           
               
      
February 28, 2022
 
               
      
Shares
   
Fair Value
 
Common Stock - 89.5% (1)
           
Crude Oil Pipelines - 1.7% (1)
           
Canada - 1.7% (1)
           
Enbridge Inc.
   
23,865
   
$
1,030,491
 
                   
Energy Technology - 0.1% (1)
               
United States - 0.1% (1)
               
ESS Tech, Inc. (2)
   
11,194
     
58,097
 
                   
Natural Gas Gathering/Processing - 4.2% (1)
               
United States - 4.2% (1)
               
Baker Hughes Co.
   
18,968
     
557,280
 
Targa Resources Corp.
   
28,897
     
1,888,997
 
               
2,446,277
 
Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines - 15.3% (1)
               
Canada - 1.8% (1)
               
TC Energy Corporation
   
19,745
     
1,060,504
 
United States - 13.5% (1)
               
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
   
43,921
     
5,837,101
 
Kinder Morgan Inc.
   
56,165
     
977,271
 
The Williams Companies, Inc.
   
36,175
     
1,131,554
 
               
9,006,430
 
Oil and Gas Production - 65.2% (1)
               
United Kingdom - 1.7% (1)
               
BP PLC
   
35,054
     
1,023,927
 
United States - 63.5% (1)
               
Chevron Corp.
   
27,638
     
3,979,872
 
ConocoPhillips
   
31,390
     
2,977,655
 
Continental Resources, Inc.
   
15,751
     
873,078
 
Coterra Energy, Inc.
   
21,071
     
491,587
 
Devon Energy Corp.
   
79,884
     
4,757,092
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
   
37,179
     
5,134,420
 
EOG Resources, Inc.
   
34,587
     
3,974,738
 
EQT Corp.
   
91,877
     
2,126,034
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
34,460
     
2,702,353
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
   
58,726
     
2,568,088
 
PDC Energy, Inc.
   
9,914
     
639,651
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
   
22,350
     
5,355,060
 
Shell PLC
   
32,093
     
1,681,352
 
               
38,284,907
 
Other - 1.1% (1)
               
United States - 1.1% (1)
               
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (2)
   
1,957
     
141,843
 
Denbury, Inc. (2)
   
6,600
     
479,556
 
               
621,399
 
Renewables and Power Infrastructure - 1.9% (1)
               
United States - 1.9% (1)
               
American Electric Power Co, Inc.
   
2,921
     
264,789
 
Archaea Energy, Inc. (2)
   
7,593
     
139,256
 
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (2)
   
29,780
     
216,501
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
6,065
     
474,707
 
               
1,095,253
 
Total Common Stock
               
(Cost $31,710,355)
           
52,542,854
 
                   
Master Limited Partnerships - 15.1% (1)
               
Crude Oil Pipelines - 2.5% (1)
               
United States - 2.5% (1)
               
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
   
138,737
     
1,466,450
 
                   
Natural Gas Gathering/Processing - 2.1% (1)
               
United States - 2.1% (1)
               
Western Midstream Partners, LP
   
48,607
     
1,265,726
 
                   
Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines - 8.8% (1)
               
United States - 8.8% (1)
               
DCP Midstream, LP
   
50,351
     
1,665,611
 
Energy Transfer LP
   
241,059
     
2,444,338
 
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
   
43,433
     
1,060,634
 
               
5,170,583
 
Refined Product Pipelines - 1.6% (1)
               
United States - 1.6% (1)
               
Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.
   
19,323
     
937,552
 
Total Master Limited Partnerships
               
(Cost $7,576,128)
           
8,840,311
 
                   
Warrant - 0.0% (1)
               
Energy Technology - 0.0% (1)
               
EVgo, Inc. Warrant (2)
               
(Cost $1)
   
1
     
1
 
                   
Short-Term Investment - 0.7% (1)
               
United States Investment Company - 0.7% (1)
               
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.035% (3)
               
(Cost $390,162)
   
390,162
     
390,162
 
                   
Total Investments - 105.3% (1)
               
   (Cost $39,676,646)
           
61,773,328
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities- 0.1% (1)
           
77,101
 
Credit Facility Borrowings - (5.4)% (1)
           
(3,200,000
)
Total Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders - 100.0% (1)
         
$
58,650,429
 

(1)
Calculated as a percentage of net assets.
               
(2)
Non-income producing security.
               
(3)
Rate indicated is the current yield as of February 28, 2022.
               


           
Summary of Fair Value Exposure
         
The Fund has adopted fair value accounting standards, which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liablities that the Fund has the ability to access.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
             
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  The Fund’s investments are carried at fair value.
             
Municipal Bonds —Municipal bonds, including listed issues, are valued at fair value on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. Most municipal bonds are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
             
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or if the closing price does not represent fair value, are valued following procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will regularly evaluate whether the Fund’s fair value pricing procedures continue to be appropriate in light of the specific circumstances of the Fund and the quality of prices obtained through the application of such procedures by the Fund’s valuation committee.
             
When fair value pricing is employed, security prices that the Fund uses to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, it is possible that the fair value determined for a particular security may be materially different (higher or lower) than the price of the security quoted or published by others, the value when trading resumes, and/or the value realized upon the security’s sale. Therefore, if a shareholder purchases or redeems Fund shares when the Fund holds securities priced at a fair value, the number of shares purchased or redeemed may be higher or lower than it would be if the Fund were using market value pricing.
             
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
             
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities by level within the fair value hierarchy as of February 28, 2022:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stock(a)
 
$
52,542,854
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
52,542,854
 
Master Limited Partnerships(a)
   
8,840,311
     
-
     
-
     
8,840,311
 
Warrants(a)
   
1
     
-
     
-
     
1
 
Short Term Investment(b)
   
390,162
     
-
     
-
     
390,162
 
Total Investments
 
$
61,773,328
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
61,773,328
 
                                 
(a) All other industry classifications are identified in the Schedule of Investments.
                 
(b) Short-term investment is a sweep investment for cash balances.