AMUB News and Press, ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN Series B due July 18 2042 From 05/18/22

The midstream sector has a lot going for it right now. KMI and PAGP are two high-yielding investment-grade midstream businesses. Each issues a 1099 tax form, freeing investors from the annoying K1 tax form. For further details see: 2 High Yield Investment Grade Midstream...

Midstream dividend trends remained positive for 1Q22 with no cuts across Alerian’s midstream indexes for the third straight quarter and several examples of growth, including a handful of names raising their quarterly payouts by double-digit percentages. On a year-over-year basi...

Midstream MLPs, as measured by the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index, increased 0.29% last month. The Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio (EV-to-EBITDA), which seeks to provide more color on the valuations of MLPs, decreased by 1.11% last month. The Baker Hughes Rig Count increased ...

On the surface, it appears that Sprague Resources saw a strong start to 2022, with their adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter seeing a very impressive 45% increase year-on-year. Although when digging deeper, this is not the case, with these results being materially boosted by unreali...

PAA beat consensus expectations and raised full-year guidance, each by 3%. Management is executing on its capital allocation plans. Future growth and a discounted unit price make PAA units a Buy. For further details see: Plains All American: Strong First-Quarter Results ...

Revenue surged relative to Q1 of last year, but net income and CFO were flat. Operating expenses are climbing steadily and eroding margins. Expect mid-year rate increases to offset some of these trends. For further details see: Enterprise Products Partners: Interstate Pi...

Macro tailwinds from higher commodity prices and solid operational execution contributed to a strong 1Q22 earnings season for energy infrastructure companies. Many names raised their financial guidance for 2022 or indicated that they see results trending above their forecasts, thanks ...

Enterprise Products Partners continued to demonstrate the financial strength, stable cash flows, and growth that have made it a core income holding. EPD saw volume growth across the board, which drives cash flows for the company. The company is likely to deliver further growth ove...

Gainers: Alps Clean Energy ETF (ACES) +2%. Alerian MLP Index ETN JP Morgan (AMJ) +5%. Alps Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) +5%. Etracs Alerian MLP Index ETN Series B (AMUB) +5%. Infracap MLP ETF (AMZA) +5%. Losers: Microsectors -3X U.S. Big Oil Index ETN (NRGD) 7153%. Microsectors Oil & Gas Exp. &...

Year-to-date returns from typical income investments have been mixed. That said, income investments have generally outperformed the -12.9% decline in the S&P 500 on a total return basis through April. Income investors may be taking a closer look at their portfolio positioning ...