CEM News and Press, ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. From 01/26/23

Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The Mid Cap Growth Strategy targets attractively pr...

Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The Global Infrastructure Value Strategy seeks long...

Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The Global Infrastructure Income Strategy invests i...

Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The All Cap Growth Strategy follows a focused, high...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the month of February 2023. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: The distributions may be treated as dividend income, return of capital or a c...

Summary Looking at total returns for 2022 compared to the -18.1% loss for the S&P 500, income-focused equity investments generally held up well, except for REITs. MLPs provided standout performance in 2022, gaining over 30% on a total-return basis. Now that bond benchmarks are y...

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. (NYSE: CEM) announced today the unaudited statement of assets and liabilities, the net asset value and asset coverage ratio of the Fund as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund’s net assets were $521.5 million, and its net asset...

Summary Energy infrastructure companies are largely expected to continue generating free cash flow, regardless of where oil and natural gas prices trade, with excess cash used for buybacks and dividend increases. Energy markets are likely to remain tight in 2023, but the impact of a rec...

Summary Given strong performance this year and attractive yields, many investors may be considering an energy infrastructure allocation for the first time or the first time in years. For new, prospective, and seasoned energy infrastructure investors, today’s note addresses severa...

Summary Even though midstream capital spending has moderated and reliance on debt has eased somewhat, credit ratings are still important for energy infrastructure companies. By weighting, investment-grade names make up the bulk of Alerian energy infrastructure indexes. Energy infras...