CEM News and Press, ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. From 07/13/22

Despite volatile equity trading, the fundamentals for many energy companies have not changed. This is particularly true for energy infrastructure. Oil’s move from ~$120/bbl a month ago to $96/bbl at the intra-day low last week has not altered producer plans, and the outlook for...

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund ( NYSE: CEM ) reported net assets of $466.7M as on Jun. 30, sequentially down from May's $579.6M net asset value. NAV per share closed at $34.69 (vs. $43.07 in May). For further details see: ClearBridge MLP an...

The outlook for MLP distributions remains strong given solid fundamentals, continued free cash flow generation, and commodity price levels that incentivize measured growth from US oil and gas producers. Little has fundamentally changed for MLPs over the last month, but MLP index yield...

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 June 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2022, the Fund’s net assets were $466.7 million, and its net ass...

The combination of mounting recession fears and some profit-taking put significant downward pressure on energy stocks even as oil prices were comparatively resilient. If there is a recession, energy stocks will likely fall, but midstream would be expected to fare better than other ene...

The strength in LNG markets has spurred a resurgence in long-term offtake agreements, which are key to advancing LNG export projects towards Final Investment Decision (FID). The strong macro environment for LNG and improved outlook for projects has translated into strong equity perfor...

The length of midstream contracts can vary from a few years to 20+ years, but importantly, contracts help support stable cash flows used to pay the attractive dividends offered by many energy infrastructure companies. Contract tenures vary by company and asset type. At the longer end ...

Midstream MLPs, as measured by the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index, increased 7.64% last month. The index increased by 25.39% since last May. The current yield on MLPs stands at 6.93%. MLP yields remained higher than the broad market benchmarks for Emerging Market Bonds (6.32%), Fi...

GOF yields 12.37%. It pays monthly, and goes ex-dividend this week. Management uses a mix of fixed income and equity strategies. For further details see: GOF: 12% Dividend Yield, Outperforming Monthly Payer

JRI’s high yield is supported by an average coupon of 5.5 percent, and the returns of stocks from real assets related companies. High inflation, rising interest rates, and looming economic recession impacts real asset related stocks much less than traditional or high growth sto...