EMO News and Press, ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. From 11/18/22

ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc. (NYSE: CEM), ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMO) and ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: CTR) (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) announced today that each Fund c...

Summary Many midstream companies have a hierarchy for how they prioritize their different uses of capital and also have stated leverage targets, but a capital allocation framework takes this further by laying out multi-year plans with more quantifiable targets. Cheniere and Plains...

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund ( NYSE: EMO ) declares $0.52/share quarterly dividend , 2% increase from prior dividend of $0.51. Forward yield 6.88% Payable Nov. 30; for shareholders of record Nov. 22; ex-div Nov. 21. See EMO Dividend Score...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the month of November 2022. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: The distributions may be treated as dividend income, return of capi...

Summary Midstream dividend trends remained positive for 3Q22, with multiple examples of growth and no cuts. Comparing 3Q22 payouts with 3Q21, approximately 90% of the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) and Alerian MLP Index (AMZ) by weighting have grown their payouts. Midst...

Summary For the first month in three, equity CEFs (+4.49%) on average witnessed plus-side returns, while their fixed income CEF cohorts (-5.07%) suffered a third month of declines in October. Only 17% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV at month end, with 24% of equity CE...

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 October 31, 2022. As of October 31, 2022, the Fund’s net assets were $457.9 million...

Summary US producers have demonstrated that they are capable of significant growth at a lower oil price level, so it can be baffling that production is not growing more at higher prices. Despite ample reserves, significant industry expertise in shale production, and financial ince...

Summary The market is greatly overestimating the effect of higher rates and inflation on durable goods, materials and financial companies, while underestimating the impact on speculative assets. Rather than driven by positive growth catalysts, the reversal in value leadership duri...

Summary Global growth stocks held up better than value, snapping a two-quarter losing streak, as global recession fears weighed more heavily on companies tied to the broader economy. The Strategy outperformed for the second quarter in a row, thanks in large part to positioning adj...