JMF News and Press, Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund of Beneficial Interest From 03/09/21

Pipelines are undergoing a renaissance of cash generation today. The pandemic and low commodity prices increased uncertainty in the industry, and pipeline companies stopped investing in new projects and have thus been generating enormous cash flows. This trend did not start in 2020, b...

Since around 2007, the number of closed-end funds available on the market has been shrinking. These often income-oriented investment vehicles are now down to around 488 funds, and this number is about to go lower. Overall, this isn't a bad thing as it has primarily been coming fro...

The reflation trade remains in focus given positive expectations for economic growth and ongoing inflation concerns with bond yields rising. For income-seeking investors, MLPs and midstream offer attractive income and stand to benefit from a continuation of the reflation trade given t...

With only a single cut and a few additional names growing their dividends, the overall picture for dividends has continued to improve. For AMNA, a broad midstream composite index containing both MLPs and C-Corps, 37 of 38 dividend-paying names raised or maintained their dividends sequ...

Many probably underappreciate the role that traditional oil and gas companies have in addressing climate problems and providing solutions. For the foreseeable future, natural gas and natural gas liquids are going to have an important role to play in reducing global emissions as a repl...

Cohen & Steers proposes liquidation of MIE, an underperforming MLP/midstream fund. The proposal requires a shareholder vote, but the market appears to be pricing in a positive outcome. Opportunity and risk remain for investors of MIE. For further details see: Opportu...

Midstream MLPs, as measured by the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index, increased 5.49% last month. The index is down by 27.54% since last January. The current yield on MLPs stands at 11.08%. The Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio (EV-to-EBITDA), which seeks to provide more color on ...

As President Biden took office, the reflation trade that had boosted energy broadly gave way to regulatory concerns, as his administration largely delivered on campaign promises that were well telegraphed in the past. Given TC Energy was the sole midstream company with ownership inter...

Broadly for energy, 2020 was the story of demand destruction for oil from the virus, and while midstream saw weakness, it was more defensive than other sectors of energy. Capturing headlines this week as it related to midstream was the halting of the Keystone XL pipeline. Alerian'...

Rising inflation expectations are becoming a key discussion point in 2021. Rates were already on an upward trajectory in Q4, but recent developments fast-tracked those concerns in the new year. For investors, the key question is whether rising inflation expectations actually materiali...