GER News and Press, Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Renaissance Fund From 09/15/20

By Brian Watson, CFA , Senior Portfolio Manager Midstream valuations remain below financial crisis levels as second-quarter earnings season wraps up August brought relatively stable midstream equity prices despite continued upward momentum in commodity prices. Quarterly earnings s...

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”), investment adviser for the Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (GMZ) and Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund (GER) (together, the “Funds”), announced that, at the joint special meeting of shareholders hel...

Despite the lingering uncertainty in energy markets, 2Q20 dividend payments were steady, with the vast majority of energy infrastructure names holding payouts flat and a few names even increasing dividends sequentially ( read more ). As of August 28, yields for the Alerian MLP Infrastructure ...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on August 11, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors i...

With the US 10-year Treasury rate still within striking distance of its all-time low of 0.54% from March, the search for yield has intensified for income seekers. Investors have historically turned to energy infrastructure and utilities for their high income, and while these sectors share many...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist The first half of 2020 had come in with a bang, and the market quickly hit all-time highs on February 19th. This was even as COVID-19 was beginning to spread around the globe. After reaching those all-time highs, the market quickl...

Q2 began near the nadir of the global economic shutdown, as governments around the world sought to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19. Yet, by the end of the quarter, some success in containing the virus allowed for certain economies to begin the re-opening process. Risk assets globally bene...

Several years ago, Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) dominated the midstream universe, making MLP-only indexes a decent proxy for midstream broadly. Today, MLPs represent less than 40% of the North American midstream universe by market capitalization. An MLP-only index is ideal for benchmarki...

After several cuts in 1Q20 payouts, midstream dividends today seem much more durable. However, yields remain elevated relative to history given ongoing weakness in equity performance. As mentioned in Tuesday's note , we view dividend cuts as less likely for 2Q20. While still early, seven name...

By Brian Watson, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager New acquisitions and a temporary shutdown headline this month’s MLP sector June MLP performance seemed to reflect a reversal of sentiment as COVID-19 cases returned in certain regions. That likely influenced the near-term trajec...