EMO News and Press, ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. From 08/24/22

A dozen energy infrastructure companies spent a combined $1.4 billion on equity repurchases in 2Q22. Four names spent $100+ million in the quarter led by Cheniere Energy (LNG). Constituents with buyback programs account for over 75% of the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) by weig...

Last quarter, we discussed the ongoing trends of sticky inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve. These trends accelerated in Q2 as the U.S. Consumer Price Index rose again to 9.1% in June. Equity volatility remains elevated, but strategies such as covered calls can offer compelling op...

19 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 17 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. SMM will pay a "Saba special distribution", funded by management. ZTR rights offering is now live. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laborator...

Midstream dividend trends remained positive for 2Q22, with a few examples of growth and no cuts. Comparing 2Q22 payouts with 2Q21, more than 80% of the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) and Alerian MLP Index (AMZ) by weighting have grown their payouts. Combining the strong yea...

ZTR is a multi-asset closed end fund that follows a 60/40 equity - fixed income allocation. The CEF was down almost 10% yesterday on the back of calm equities and bond markets. Our analysis goes through all the factors that could have been responsible for this move and provides a ...

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMO) announced today the unaudited statement of assets and liabilities, the net asset value and asset coverage ratio of the Fund as of July 31, 2022. As of July 31, 2022, the Fund’s net assets were $442.0 million, and ...

Fixed income and equity CEFs posted their best monthly NAV-based returns since November 2020. For the second month in three, equity CEFs on average witnessed plus-side returns, climbing 5.75% on a NAV basis for July. While for the first month in seven, fixed income CEFs posted ret...

The Permian’s abundant resources, favorable economics, established infrastructure, and relative proximity to end markets will result in continued volume growth. While some of the largest public Permian producers are only growing modestly, the integrated majors and private explo...

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund ( NYSE: EMO ) declares $0.51/share monthly dividend , 2% increase from prior dividend of $0.50. Forward yield 21.83% Payable Aug. 31; for shareholders of record Aug. 24; ex-div Aug. 23. See EMO Dividend Scorec...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the month of August 2022. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: “We believe midstream industry fundamentals continue to impr...