AMUB News and Press, ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN Series B due July 18 2042 From 09/21/21

Global asset markets have never been more overvalued, leveraged and interconnected in our lifetimes. This presents a massive instability risk for all of us, whether we appreciate it or not. The corporate sector has never been more indebted (less resilient to negative shocks) as a perc...

Natural gas prices have steadily increased since April, reaching a seven-year high of $4.91 per million British Thermal Unit (MMBtu) on September 8. With prices improving, expectations for natural gas production are also moving higher. As volume-driven businesses, the expected recover...

With broad market indexes and income sectors like REITs and utilities hovering near all-time highs, the yields for many equity income investments are noticeably lower now than in the past. This note briefly discusses the income challenge facing investors and how allocations to midstre...

A number of factors contribute to the gasoline price posted at your local corner store, but the primary determinate is the price of oil. Demand trends, quality specifications that change seasonally, and refinery outages are examples of some of the items that can also impact gasoline p...

Energy equities retreated from their relative highs in June as the Delta variant spread, the value trade sputtered, and oil prices weakened following the OPEC+ announcement in July. While midstream sold off with oil and energy stocks, the fundamental picture for midstream improved in ...

Led by G&Ps and natural gas pipeline operators, midstream names delivered strong 2Q21 results that largely beat expectations and led to improving outlooks in 2021 and 2022. Strong free cash flows drove higher buyback activity for a combined $302 million spent on repurchases in 2Q2...

Midstream MLPs, as measured by the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index, decreased 6.17% last month. The index has increased by 56.88% since last July. The Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio (EV-to-EBITDA), which seeks to provide more color on the valuations of MLPs, decreased by 2.87% la...

For the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA), a broad midstream composite index containing both MLPs and C-Corps, 35 of 36 dividend-paying constituents raised or maintained their payouts sequentially. For the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ), 25 of 26 distribution-paying constituents raised o...

When looking at the yield tables attached to the end of this note, it seems that most of the Alerian and S-Network indexes are trading at yields below their five-year averages. Does this mean these yields are insufficient? Not necessarily. Although dividend yield can provide a pic...

With earnings season in full gear and broad equity markets reaching record levels, we revisit valuation and put into context the relative value midstream offers during the ongoing economic recovery. As of last Friday, the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) and the Alerian Midstre...