SRV News and Press, Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund From 11/02/22

Summary US producers have demonstrated that they are capable of significant growth at a lower oil price level, so it can be baffling that production is not growing more at higher prices. Despite ample reserves, significant industry expertise in shale production, and financial ince...

Summary SRV is focused on energy infrastructure MLPs. SRV grossly underperformed broader market returns over the long term. But the three largest winners in the fund were not MLPs. MPC, LNG and ENLC outperformed the others. A DIY portfolio of the three winners likely t...

Summary OPEC+ agreed to impose deep output cuts of 2 million barrels per day starting in November, expecting to spur a recovery in crude prices, despite calls from the U.S. to increase production to prop up the global economy. The European Union has approved the eighth round of sa...

Summary Energy infrastructure companies continue to make strides with clean energy initiatives – announcing new partnerships, projects, and acquisitions. From renewable fuels to carbon capture to hydrogen, the provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act support clean energy i...

Summary The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies on 5 October announced plans to reduce oil production quotas by 2 million barrels a day (b/d) starting in November. While the oil market has rallied on the OPEC+ announcement, this retracement is rather m...

Summary 0 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 1 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. OPP rights offering results. FEO will liquidate. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on September 29, 2022. Please check l...

Summary RICs cannot own more than 25% MLPs, and as a result, these funds tend to have lower yields than C-Corp funds that are 90-100% MLPs. Investors can gain exposure to MLPs through exchange-traded notes, which are unsecured debt obligations of an issuer. Investors can gain ...

Summary TTP offers a 9.4% yield and trades at a -14% discount to NAV. The upcoming tender offer should help to close the discount and improve the market price of the fund. Pipeline and MLP stocks have outperformed in 2022 and offer a steady income stream that is somewhat prote...

Summary There are two types of MLP funds – those structured as RICs, which own up to 25% MLPs, and those structured as corporations, which tend to be 90-100% MLPs. Similar to direct MLP investment, return of capital distributions from an MLP fund structured as a corporation...

Summary The energy markets have been volatile for most of 2022, continuing a two-year trend that dates to the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. The rising rig count and share buyback and M&A activity in midstream, especially in the Permian Basin, indicate strength in the...