GMZ News and Press, Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund From 12/07/20

As the year is starting to wind down, I wanted to take an updated look at what distribution changes happened throughout the year. We had previously done this for a more specific time frame; the time frame of the pandemic to shortly after in June. Again, I'm surprised at how resili...

Midstream MLPs, as measured by the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ), ended November up 21.7% on a price basis and up 23.8% once distributions are considered. MLP yield spreads, as measured by the AMZ yield relative to the 10-year US Treasury bond, narrowed by 278 basis points (bps) over the mo...

Midstream and MLPs had a different kind of Movember, riding surging momentum in value stocks and energy stocks to a big rally throughout most of November. MLPs have now put up consecutive positive months for the first time since the initial April and May recovery. The broader AMNA...

Lost in election season and pandemic news flow has been the relative stabilization in energy macro and midstream fundamentals since March. Adding to COVID-19 related anxiety in our view is an increase in concern that rapid adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy may severel...

DTE Energy Co. plans to spin off its gas pipeline business, DTE Midstream, into a publicly traded company by mid-2021 through awarding ownership to DTE Energy shareholders in dividends. ConocoPhillips has agreed to buy U.S. shale oil producer Concho Resources for $9.7 billion, or $49....

Out of the 39 dividend-paying constituents in Alerian's broadest midstream index, AMNA, 33 companies maintained payouts, 3 cut, and 3 grew sequentially. Multiple names have provided 2021 dividend/distribution guidance and are anticipating flat or increasing payouts. Although some ...

Range bound oil prices are pressuring US output. Long-term trends challenge the energy sector. Midstream fundamentals remaining robust through tough macro environment. An optimistic case for midstream. For further details see: MLP Insights: Q3 2020

Midstream equities outperformed the broader markets in October as third-quarter earnings season kicked off with better-than-expected results. Increasing midstream free cash flows are expected to bolster balance sheets in the years ahead as capital spending requirements have ebbed. ...

With double-digit yields common across midstream, payouts feel largely underappreciated by the investment community, and those elevated yields make the case for stock repurchases all the more compelling. Third-quarter earnings announcements saw five new buyback authorizations in the m...

Midstream companies have largely been positive on upstream consolidations, as the combined entities result in stronger customers, but management commentary on midstream consolidation has varied. As of the end of October, 34 of the 39 dividend-paying names in the Alerian Midstream Ener...