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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 ...
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...
Figure 1 Source What did I think at my last portfolio review? I last wrote about my whole portfolio back at the end of the summer in 2019. At the time the market value of my portfolio was approximately $609,680. While that was a significant gain from where I started the year (~$511K)...
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...
One of the best asset classes for income-focused investors is master limited partnerships. These assets are somewhat underfollowed by the financial media though and thus somewhat misunderstood. These firms generally enjoy somewhat stable cash flows and pay out a sizable percentage of these cas...
Co-produced with Trapping Value Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund ( CEN ) is one of the rare MLP funds that has maintained its distribution rate while everyone else has cut. In fact, most MLP funds have cut more than once with InfraCap MLP ETF ( AMZA ...
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 ...
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First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the mergers of First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (NYSE American: FEN), First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund (NYSE: FEI), First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (NYSE: FPL), and First Trust Energy Infrastru...
First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the mergers of First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (NYSE American: FEN), First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund (NYSE: FEI), First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (NYSE: FPL) and First Trust Energy Infrastruc...
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