UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013 ------------------------------ Check here if Amendment; [ ] Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holding entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Energy Income Partners, LLC -------------------------------------------------------------------- Address: 49 Riverside Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------- Westport, CT 06880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28-12170 --------------------------- The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: David E Scott -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: CCO -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: 646-415-8159 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ David E Scott Danbury, CT 05/14/2013 --------------------------- -------------------------- -------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: First Trust Advisors L.P. 13F File Number: 028-06487 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 ------------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 106 ------------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 3,657,129 ------------------------------ (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. 1. First Trust Advisors L.P. 13F File Number: 028-06487 EIP All Accounts As-of 3-31-13 Voting Authority Market Value $ Shares/ Investment Other ----------------------- Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP (x1000) Quantity Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ----------------------------- -------------- --------- -------------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------- --------- ---- Amerigas Partners L P Unit L P Int 030975106 69,279 1,541,925 OTHER 1 1,541,925 Amerigas Partners L P Unit L P Int 030975106 17,262 384,193 SOLE NONE 384,193 Buckeye Partners L P Unit LTD Partn 118230101 9,386 153,462 OTHER 1 153,462 El Paso Pipeline Partners L Com Unit LPI 283702108 78,487 1,789,493 OTHER 1 1,789,493 El Paso Pipeline Partners L Com Unit LPI 283702108 24,943 568,701 SOLE NONE 568,701 Enterprise Prods Partners L Com 293792107 210,895 3,498,010 OTHER 1 3,498,010 Enterprise Prods Partners L Com 293792107 62,193 1,031,563 SOLE NONE 1,031,563 Holly Energy Partners L P Com Ut Ltd Ptn 435763107 56,910 1,419,199 OTHER 1 1,419,199 Holly Energy Partners L P Com Ut Ltd Ptn 435763107 16,672 415,752 SOLE NONE 415,752 Inergy L P Unit Ltd Ptnr 456615103 300 14,674 OTHER 1 14,674 ITC Hldgs Corp Com 465685105 49,082 549,880 OTHER 1 549,880 ITC Hldgs Corp Com 465685105 14,822 166,052 SOLE NONE 166,052 Kinder Morgan Energy Partner Ut Ltd Partner 494550106 20,267 225,771 OTHER 1 225,771 Magellan Midstream Prtnrs LP Com Unit RP LP 559080106 132,866 2,486,729 OTHER 1 2,486,729 Magellan Midstream Prtnrs LP Com Unit RP LP 559080106 29,645 554,846 SOLE NONE 554,846 Northeast Utils Com 664397106 36,543 840,836 OTHER 1 840,836 Northeast Utils Com 664397106 13,807 317,685 SOLE NONE 317,685 Oiltanking Partners L P Unit Ltd 678049107 12,800 249,026 OTHER 1 249,026 Oiltanking Partners L P Unit Ltd 678049107 1,435 27,920 SOLE NONE 27,920 Oneok Inc New Com 682680103 1,344 28,197 OTHER 1 28,197 Oneok Inc New Com 682680103 1 20 SOLE NONE 20 PVR Partners L P Com Unit Reptg L 693665101 5,291 219,465 OTHER 1 219,465 Plains All Amern Pipeline L Unit Ltd Partn 726503105 118,116 2,091,292 OTHER 1 2,091,292 Plains All Amern Pipeline L Unit Ltd Partn 726503105 21,467 380,074 SOLE NONE 380,074 Questar Corp Com 748356102 39,140 1,608,693 OTHER 1 1,608,693 Questar Corp Com 748356102 7,669 315,206 SOLE NONE 315,206 Sempra Energy Com 816851109 7,021 87,825 OTHER 1 87,825 Sempra Energy Com 816851109 1,004 12,559 SOLE NONE 12,559 Southern Co Com 842587107 67,769 1,444,354 OTHER 1 1,444,354 Southern Co Com 842587107 16,810 358,275 SOLE NONE 358,275 Spectra Energy Corp Com 847560109 62,950 2,047,155 OTHER 1 2,047,155 Spectra Energy Corp Com 847560109 1,433 46,600 SOLE NONE 46,600 Suburban Propane Partners LP Unit Ltd Partn 864482104 52,755 1,185,509 OTHER 1 1,185,509 Suburban Propane Partners LP Unit Ltd Partn 864482104 14,392 323,423 SOLE NONE 323,423 UGI Corp New Com 902681105 48,455 1,262,182 OTHER 1 1,262,182 UGI Corp New Com 902681105 17,102 445,468 SOLE NONE 445,468 Williams Cos Inc Del Com 969457100 92,906 2,478,142 OTHER 1 2,478,142 Williams Cos Inc Del Com 969457100 12,899 344,071 SOLE NONE 344,071 Wisconsin Energy Corp Com 976657106 25,956 605,181 OTHER 1 605,181 Wisconsin Energy Corp Com 976657106 3,680 85,800 SOLE NONE 85,800 Access Midstream Partners LP Unit 00434L109 14,288 353,931 OTHER 1 353,931 Access Midstream Partners LP Unit 00434L109 9,314 230,721 SOLE NONE 230,721 Alliance Holdings GP LP Com Units LP 01861G100 29,568 561,384 OTHER 1 561,384 Alliance Holdings GP LP Com Units LP 01861G100 10,322 195,971 SOLE NONE 195,971 Alliance Res Partner L P Ut Ltd Part 01877R108 76,273 1,197,382 OTHER 1 1,197,382 Alliance Res Partner L P Ut Ltd Part 01877R108 20,436 320,817 SOLE NONE 320,817 Atmos Energy Corp Com 049560105 7,604 178,133 OTHER 1 178,133 Atmos Energy Corp Com 049560105 487 11,400 SOLE NONE 11,400 Centerpoint Energy Inc Com 15189T107 31,894 1,331,144 OTHER 1 1,331,144 CorEnergy Infrastructure TR Com 21870U205 2,213 324,467 OTHER 1 324,467 CorEnergy Infrastructure TR Com 21870U205 468 68,610 SOLE NONE 68,610 Dominion Res Inc VA New Com 25746U109 78,139 1,343,050 OTHER 1 1,343,050 Dominion Res Inc VA New Com 25746U109 17,081 293,589 SOLE NONE 293,589 Duke Energy Corp New Com New 26441C204 25,393 349,817 OTHER 1 349,817 EQT Midstream Partners LP Unit LTD Partn 26885B100 17,908 461,543 OTHER 1 461,543 EQT Midstream Partners LP Unit LTD Partn 26885B100 9,043 233,058 SOLE NONE 233,058 ENBRIDGE INC Com 29250N105 72,438 1,556,465 OTHER 1 1,556,465 ENBRIDGE INC Com 29250N105 9,922 213,196 SOLE NONE 213,196 Enbridge Energy Partners L P Com 29250R106 122,416 4,061,591 OTHER 1 4,061,591 Enbridge Energy Partners L P Com 29250R106 3,813 126,510 SOLE NONE 126,510 Enbridge Energy Management L Shs Units LLI 29250X103 78,415 2,594,806 OTHER 1 2,594,806 Enbridge Energy Management L Shs Units LLI 29250X103 28,407 939,991 SOLE NONE 939,991 Energy Transfer Prtnrs L P Unit Ltd Partn 29273R109 40,394 796,874 OTHER 1 796,874 Energy Transfer Prtnrs L P Unit Ltd Partn 29273R109 862 17,000 SOLE NONE 17,000 Energy Transfer Equity L P Com Ut Ltd Ptn 29273V100 71,436 1,221,546 OTHER 1 1,221,546 Energy Transfer Equity L P Com Ut Ltd Ptn 29273V100 18,859 322,479 SOLE NONE 322,479 Exelon Corp Com 30161N101 39,322 1,140,427 OTHER 1 1,140,427 Exelon Corp Com 30161N101 2,466 71,530 SOLE NONE 71,530 Kinder Morgan Management LLC SHS 49455U100 198,172 2,255,798 OTHER 1 2,255,798 Kinder Morgan Management LLC SHS 49455U100 40,835 464,822 SOLE NONE 464,822 Kinder Morgan Inc. Del Com 49456B101 48,981 1,266,306 OTHER 1 1,266,306 Kinder Morgan Inc. Del Com 49456B101 16,603 429,238 SOLE NONE 429,238 Kinder Morgan Inc. Del *W EXP 05/25/201 49456B119 104 20,275 SOLE NONE 20,275 Laclede Group Inc. Com 505597104 4,710 110,307 OTHER 1 110,307 Laclede Group Inc. Com 505597104 342 8,000 SOLE NONE 8,000 MPLX LP Com Unit Rep Ltd 55336V100 27,624 737,625 OTHER 1 737,625 MPLX LP Com Unit Rep Ltd 55336V100 7,289 194,641 SOLE NONE 194,641 NGL Energy Partners LP Com Unit Repst 62913M107 16,382 608,990 OTHER 1 608,990 NGL Energy Partners LP Com Unit Repst 62913M107 12,436 462,321 SOLE NONE 462,321 National Grid PLC SPON ADR NEW 636274300 66,517 1,146,640 OTHER 1 1,146,640 National Grid PLC SPON ADR NEW 636274300 14,429 248,731 SOLE NONE 248,731 Natural Resource Partners L Com Unit L P 63900P103 11,161 476,954 OTHER 1 476,954 NextEra Energy Inc Com 65339F101 34,130 439,361 OTHER 1 439,361 NextEra Energy Inc Com 65339F101 4,455 57,349 SOLE NONE 57,349 Nisource Inc Com 65473P105 59,105 2,014,489 OTHER 1 2,014,489 Nisource Inc Com 65473P105 11,155 380,211 SOLE NONE 380,211 Nustar Energy LP Unit Com 67058H102 84,480 1,583,804 OTHER 1 1,583,804 Nustar Energy LP Unit Com 67058H102 13,167 246,851 SOLE NONE 246,851 NuStar GP Holdings LLC Unit Restg LLC 67059L102 32,102 987,750 OTHER 1 987,750 NuStar GP Holdings LLC Unit Restg LLC 67059L102 7,228 222,408 SOLE NONE 222,408 Oneok Partners LP Unit Ltd Partn 68268N103 77,754 1,354,599 OTHER 1 1,354,599 Oneok Partners LP Unit Ltd Partn 68268N103 30,401 529,635 SOLE NONE 529,635 Spectra Energy Partners LP Com 84756N109 74,002 1,880,610 OTHER 1 1,880,610 Spectra Energy Partners LP Com 84756N109 21,336 542,205 SOLE NONE 542,205 Sunoco Logistics Prtnrs L P Com Units 86764L108 47,418 725,042 OTHER 1 725,042 Sunoco Logistics Prtnrs L P Com Units 86764L108 440 6,726 SOLE NONE 6,726 TC Pipelines LP Ut Com Ltd Prt 87233Q108 68,388 1,410,351 OTHER 1 1,410,351 TC Pipelines LP Ut Com Ltd Prt 87233Q108 16,540 341,094 SOLE NONE 341,094 Transcanada Corp Com 89353D107 73,483 1,534,410 OTHER 1 1,534,410 Transcanada Corp Com 89353D107 1,885 39,369 SOLE NONE 39,369 Transmontaigne Partners L P Com Unit L P 89376V100 38,906 766,775 OTHER 1 766,775 Transmontaigne Partners L P Com Unit L P 89376V100 10,144 199,918 SOLE NONE 199,918 Williams Partners L P Com Unit L P 96950F104 51,094 986,366 OTHER 1 986,366 Williams Partners L P Com Unit L P 96950F104 14,482 279,566 SOLE NONE 279,566 Teekay LNG Partners L P Prtnrsp Units Y8564M105 84,293 2,034,579 OTHER 1 2,034,579 Teekay LNG Partners L P Prtnrsp Units Y8564M105 20,225 488,182 SOLE NONE 488,182