LP Data

Sub-strategy

Natural Resources Funds

Net IRR and TVPI of 188 natural resources funds, reported by U.S. public pensions and foundations, with medians and quartiles by vintage year.

Funds
188
Vintage years benchmarked
Vintages with at least three reported funds
1990–2026
Performance by Vintage Year
Median and quartile net IRR and median TVPI of natural resources funds, by vintage year, from the latest marks reported by public LPs.
VintageFundsMedian IRRQ1 IRRQ3 IRRMedian TVPI
2026103-0.3%-21.7%1.5%0.94x
20254133.8%-3.9%20.9%1.02x
202451610.8%-0.8%26.8%1.11x
202344413.2%5.8%22.0%1.18x
202250010.7%5.1%17.3%1.20x
20215529.4%4.4%15.2%1.27x
20204609.7%6.6%14.5%1.31x
201940411.3%7.3%16.7%1.43x
201839211.6%7.9%17.1%1.50x
201732313.1%8.5%18.3%1.63x
201632312.2%6.3%17.7%1.58x
201534211.9%7.1%18.5%1.60x
20143059.6%5.2%16.2%1.53x
201324010.3%5.3%16.4%1.45x
201223211.8%6.1%17.6%1.65x
201122012.0%5.9%19.6%1.69x
201017510.4%4.9%16.2%1.55x
200911510.2%5.3%14.7%1.55x
200825710.8%3.7%15.6%1.54x
20072637.1%1.5%11.3%1.37x
Most widely reported natural resources funds
The funds disclosed by the most public LPs
Fund NameManagerVintageIRRTVPI
EnCap Energy Capital Fund X, L.P.Real AssetsEncap Energy201515.2% - 16.1%2.00x - 2.14x
First Reserve Fund XI, L.P.Real AssetsFirst Reserve2006-10.7%0.66x
First Reserve Fund XII, L.P.Real AssetsFirst Reserve2008-16.4%0.55x
Encap Energy Capital XIReal AssetsEncap Energy201718.7%1.80x
EnCap Energy Capital Fund IX, L.P.Real AssetsEncap Energy201210.7% - 11.1%1.52x - 1.63x
EIG Energy Fund XVI, L.P.Real AssetsEig Energy20132.8%1.15x
NGP Natural Resources XIReal AssetsNgp20149.6% - 9.8%1.61x
Denham Commodity Partners Fund VI, L.P.Real AssetsDenham2011-3.7% - -3.5%0.80x - 0.86x
First Reserve Fund X, L.P.Real AssetsFirst Reserve200431.0%1.83x
Quantum Energy Partners VII, LPReal AssetsQuantum Energy201714.2% - 14.3%1.64x
EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P.Real AssetsEncap Energy20101.0%1.06x
NGP Natural Resources XIIReal AssetsNgp201814.3% - 15.1%1.59x - 1.66x
RESOURCE CAPITAL FUND VI LPReal AssetsResource Capital2013-5.8%0.60x
Merit Energy Partners I, L.P.Real AssetsMerit Energy20147.0%1.57x
NATURAL GAS PARTNERS IX LPReal AssetsNatural Gas200712.0%1.43x
NGP Natural Resources X, L.P.Real AssetsNgp20110.4%1.02x
Warburg Pincus EnergyReal AssetsWarburg Pincus20145.1%1.32x
First Reserve Fund XIII, L.P.Real AssetsFirst Reserve2014-2.4%0.90x
EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII, L.P.Real AssetsEncap Energy200714.3%1.36x
Riverstone/Carlyle Global Energy & Power Fund IV, L.P.Real AssetsRiverstone/Carlyle Global Energy & Power20082.1%1.08x