GER News and Press, Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Renaissance Fund From 04/11/22

One thing we love about closed-end funds (beyond the dividends: many CEFs yield 7%+ today) is the big discounts to net asset value, or NAV, that these funds hand us. These discounts only exist with CEFs. Here’s why: CEFs typically can’t issue new shares to new investor...

One of the key themes for the midstream and MLP space in 2022 has been the meaningful return of dividend growth. Today’s dividend growth is stemming from improved financial flexibility as companies have made progress with strengthening their balance sheets and continue to gener...

Midstream companies can use their existing assets and expertise to participate in opportunities related to responsibly sourced gas and carbon capture and sequestration. Midstream’s expertise makes it an ideal partner for transporting captured carbon dioxide. As demand for r...

Elevated energy prices are a significant driver of higher consumer prices. Equity income presents numerous solutions that are well-suited to generate yield in the current environment. In this environment, traditional fixed income will be tricky to navigate from yield and total ret...

During the fourth quarter, energy infrastructure companies repurchased $650 million of their equity in aggregate, with MLPs accounting for the bulk of activity. For Alerian’s broad midstream benchmark (AMNA), companies with buyback authorizations account for 75.1% of the index ...

For the second consecutive quarter, there were no dividend cuts across Alerian’s midstream indexes for 4Q21. Multiple names that cut payouts in the past are growing or expect to grow their dividends by significant percentages off a lowered base. Comparing dividends on a yea...

Brent crude oil prices hit a 13-year high of $130 per barrel as the US and its allies consider a ban on Russian oil and natural gas, intending to isolate Russia from the global economy amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. OPEC+ decided to stick to its plan of raising oil output by 400...

Triple-digit oil prices and inflation concerns have supported strong performance and a greater weighting to energy in broad market indexes, making energy relevant again for generalist investors. The significant rise in oil prices and the potential need to replace Russian barrels on th...

The consolidation of MLPs by their parents or significant owners has been a multi-year trend, but activity has picked up with a number of transactions currently pending. M&A activity among industry peers has generally been more muted relative to MLP consolidations by sponsors, but...

Midstream/MLPs are well-positioned for the current inflationary environment, thanks to real asset and energy exposure. Additionally, midstream boasts contracts that are often indexed to inflation, and companies have historically been able to pass higher costs onto customers. For i...