Enbridge Income Fund (EIF) owns a diverse portfolio of high-quality, low-risk energy infrastructure assets. It benefits from the financial flexibility, the strong sponsorship of energy services stalwart Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB ), and the access to capital markets to effectively execute its growth strategy. The combined companies' modus operandi has proven successful over the years. It provides long-term stability and confidence that the partnership will continue to deliver reliable returns to investors. Asset drop-downs from Enbridge Inc. have been occurring on a consistent basis. As a result, EIF generated a 24.5% total shareholder return over the five-year period leading up to the time oil price collapse in 2014.