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During events creating fear and uncertainty, the market can swing wildly and potentially overreact to the upside or downside on new developments. Uncertainty continues to weigh on the broader market as the impact of the coronavirus becomes more widespread. Even before market fears of the coron...

Two sequential cuts in the AMZI and four cuts in the AMZ The pie charts below show quarter-over-quarter (q/q) or sequential distribution changes for constituents of the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ) and the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) comparing 4Q19 to 3Q19. To clarify, 4Q19 distri...

By Brian Watson, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager In January, the master limited partnership ((MLP)) sector saw two more companies eliminate incentive distribution rights (IDRs) and the beginning of Q4 earnings season. In our Chart of the Month, we look back at oil demand during the SARS ...

With many investors using energy infrastructure in income portfolios, the outlook for dividends (or distributions for MLPs) comes up in almost every investor conversation. For quite some time, we have characterized MLP distribution growth as moderating from the old days of 6-8% growth. This ca...

You might remember last year when I wrote a few mid-week posts on global listed infrastructure topics. I explained back then: in exchange for the weekly posts that we publish free of charge, you might have to endure some posts about listed infrastructure, a topic you likely did not come to "ML...

In recent years, Q4 has not been kind to midstream energy, and 2019, so far, has not been an exception. Yet despite shorter-term headwinds, like tax-loss selling pressure, we remain optimistic for the asset class over a longer time frame as fundamentals and valuations continue to contradict re...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on November 27, 2019. This commentary follows the data presented in ETRACS 2x Leveraged ETN Snapshot: November 2019 . The end of the "Series A" ETRACS 2x ETNs? In a nutshell, all Series A ETNs are either goi...

In a challenging macro environment for the energy space, the broad midstream universe has performed defensively this year. MLPs may finish down for the third consecutive year on a price-return basis given performance through December 10, with MLP performance substantially diverging from midstr...

By Brian Watson, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager The master limited partnership ((MLP)) sector saw a series of events take place in November, including the conclusion of third quarter earnings season and yet another MLP simplification eliminating incentive distribution rights. And while ...

The December MLP Monthly Report can be found here offering insights on MLP industry news, the asset class's performance, yields, valuations, and fundamental drivers. Summary News: 1) DCP Midstream ( DCP ) announced the elimination of all general partner economic interests in DCP and ...