JMF News and Press, Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund of Beneficial Interest 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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Dividend cuts for closed-end funds were something that we certainly anticipated throughout this latest sell-off. Not only is that playing a role in CEFs, but will in ETFs and individual stocks just the same. This might be more pre...

By Justin Carlson, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Smart investors look for a market edge wherever they can find one, because staying one step ahead of the pack has never been tougher. Markets move at the speed of light in our digital age, often based on information at the fingertips...

With the shortcomings surrounding yield-focused valuation metrics discussed earlier this week, today's piece continues the valuation conversation by focusing on enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) metrics for midstream. Similar to free cash flow yield and price-to-cash-flow, EV/EBITDA is a ...