MLPX News and Press, Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure From 03/20/20

By Brian Watson, CFA , Senior Portfolio Manager As coronavirus concerns bring volatility to all markets, the fundamentals of the energy midstream sector still appear solid to us. In February, although the entire market was rocked by coronavirus worries, the master limited partnership ...

Introduction: To Catch A Falling Knife In September 2019, I wrote an article titled " The Rich Are Hoarding Cash, And So Should You ." Indeed, all through last Fall, I advocated establishing and maintaining a decent cash position of, say, 15-20% of one's investable capital. As the market kep...

By Michael Laitkep With market and energy volatility continuing, today's note follows up on last week's piece on MLP leverage by examining two prevalent questions emerging from the current market environment: 1) Are any MLPs facing refinancing risk due to near-term debt maturities? and 2...

The balance between supply and demand of MLP paper has always been delicate. In the past, it was a balance between perpetually growing inflows and equity issuance. There were times when equity offerings temporarily overwhelmed investor appetite for MLPs. But as liquidity has diminished in rece...

Oil markets and energy stocks have gone from bad to worse in response to Saudi Arabia effectively declaring an oil price war over the weekend. Today's piece addresses some of the key investor questions that have stemmed from the move in oil prices. Specifically, we discuss MLP distributions, l...

During events creating fear and uncertainty, the market can swing wildly and potentially overreact to the upside or downside on new developments. Uncertainty continues to weigh on the broader market as the impact of the coronavirus becomes more widespread. Even before market fears of the coron...

Two sequential cuts in the AMZI and four cuts in the AMZ The pie charts below show quarter-over-quarter (q/q) or sequential distribution changes for constituents of the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ) and the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) comparing 4Q19 to 3Q19. To clarify, 4Q19 distri...

By Brian Watson, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager In January, the master limited partnership ((MLP)) sector saw two more companies eliminate incentive distribution rights (IDRs) and the beginning of Q4 earnings season. In our Chart of the Month, we look back at oil demand during the SARS ...

Introduction Every week, I try to find the five most opportunistic and timely dividend stocks to highlight as "buy" ideas and present them in these articles. There are many dividend stock "listicles" (list articles) on the Internet, but relatively few of them focus solely on stocks that are ...

Long-time readers know that I like to cover midstream energy corporations, funds, and MLPs, as these investments generally offer high dividend yields, competitive valuations, and strong growth prospects. I tend to prefer lower-risk higher-quality names in this space, as these have tended to pe...