JMF News and Press, Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund of Beneficial Interest From 04/13/20

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on March 30, 2020, and includes a rare reposting of our weekly commentary and actionable ideas. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements...

March was a historically tough month for midstream given the start of an oil price war and continued coronavirus uncertainty that together have lowered equity valuations in the space. While uncertainty remains, investors may be seeking further clarity on midstream investment considerations, in...

MLPs cannot get a bid. Since I warned to avoid these assets on March 20, they've slid further even as the broader market has recovered - as evidenced by the Alerian MLP ETF ( AMLP ): (A similar decline is found in other MLP funds - this is not unique to Alerian). While energy bulls can hol...

Originally published on 04/03/20 Given the staggering 58.5% year-to-date drop in oil prices to $25.32 per barrel (bbl) as of yesterday, investors have begun to compare the current energy environment to the downturn from 2014 to 2016. For context, additional supply from OPEC drove WTI crude...

The following Nuveen closed-end funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) announced today that each Fund’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) has been postponed and that the meeting will be held as a virtual meeting:...

Credit Suisse is cutting valuations of energy midstream companies for a second time after E&Ps updated their outlooks and the spread of coronavirus crushes demand. More news on: Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Plains GP Holdings, L.P., DCP Midstream, LP, Energy stocks news, Notable...

In recent weeks, we have discussed the stability of MLP/midstream cash flows at length by highlighting their underlying fee-based contracts with built-in protections ( read more ). Protections for the pipeline provider include minimum volume commitments (MVCs), which are intended precisely for...

Author's note : This article was released to members on March 24, 2020, and includes a rare reposting of our weekly commentary and actionable ideas. 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 se...

Storage tends to be a ho-hum business, until it isn’t. With oil demand diving, plentiful production, and the oil futures curve in steep contango, storage has become a hot topic. Of course, many midstream companies own and operate storage capacity. Today, we will briefly discuss the impl...

Originally published on 03/27/20 Yesterday, Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP) updated investors on its business by holding a virtual Analyst Day. Management provided helpful commentary on the outlook for the MLP given the current environment. Today's Insights at a Glance covers some of t...