FPL News and Press, First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund of Beneficial Interest From 09/07/22

Summary With free cash flow generation becoming more meaningful since 2020, many companies have used excess cash flow to reduce debt, while EBITDA growth has also contributed to lower leverage ratios. With improved balance sheets, midstream companies have been able to execute on d...

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...

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...

The Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund is a closed end fund focused on MLP equities. Energy has been on a tear this year with infrastructure companies also benefiting from structurally higher oil prices and improving balance sheets and capital allocation profiles. ...

First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund is a closed end fund focusing on MLP equities. FPL has a very high standard deviation of 40.7 while offering only a 7.2% yield. The fund is up over 16% year to date but has deep negative total returns on a 5- and 10-year basis. ...

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...

AMCC includes midstream companies based in the US and Canada that are taxed as corporations. AMZ and AMCC index-level data is useful for making generalizations about MLPs and corporations as a group. AMZ and AMCC also differ in their subsector exposure, with the MLP index providin...

OPEC+ sticks to its planned oil output hike of 648,000 bpd in August and averted discussing its production plans for September even as oil prices soared due to tight global supplies. Williams reached a final investment decision on its clean energy project, the Louisiana Energy Gateway...

Steady cash flows and a meaningful reduction in growth capital spending plans should support strong free cash flow (FCF) generation from midstream companies for years to come. Midstream’s abundance of FCF has supported debt reduction, a proliferation of buyback programs, and wi...