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With the US 10-year Treasury rate still within striking distance of its all-time low of 0.54% from March, the search for yield has intensified for income seekers. Investors have historically turned to energy infrastructure and utilities for their high income, and while these sectors share many...

Q2 began near the nadir of the global economic shutdown, as governments around the world sought to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19. Yet, by the end of the quarter, some success in containing the virus allowed for certain economies to begin the re-opening process. Risk assets globally bene...

Several years ago, Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) dominated the midstream universe, making MLP-only indexes a decent proxy for midstream broadly. Today, MLPs represent less than 40% of the North American midstream universe by market capitalization. An MLP-only index is ideal for benchmarki...

After several cuts in 1Q20 payouts, midstream dividends today seem much more durable. However, yields remain elevated relative to history given ongoing weakness in equity performance. As mentioned in Tuesday's note , we view dividend cuts as less likely for 2Q20. While still early, seven name...

By Brian Watson, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager New acquisitions and a temporary shutdown headline this month’s MLP sector June MLP performance seemed to reflect a reversal of sentiment as COVID-19 cases returned in certain regions. That likely influenced the near-term trajec...

By Justin Carlson, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Smart investors look for a market edge wherever they can find one, because staying one step ahead of the pack has never been tougher. Markets move at the speed of light in our digital age, often based on information at the fingertips...

With the shortcomings surrounding yield-focused valuation metrics discussed earlier this week, today's piece continues the valuation conversation by focusing on enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) metrics for midstream. Similar to free cash flow yield and price-to-cash-flow, EV/EBITDA is a ...

Given the high relative yields of the sector, investors have long turned to energy infrastructure companies, particularly MLPs, as a source of income in their portfolios. Valuations for the sector have historically been viewed through the lens of that dividend yield. However, as the industry h...

We have highlighted that investors should be looking at listed infrastructure as a better allocation than standalone midstream/MLP allocations, including this post last year , and this one from January . Infrastructure continues to produce better outcomes for investors than midstream, with l...

With interest rates near historic lows and energy equities also depressed after oil's rout, financial advisors and investors looking for income and value may be taking a fresh look at the MLP and energy infrastructure space. While the potential for generous, tax-advantaged income from MLPs is ...