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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 ...
Co-produced by Stanford Chemist SEC form N-2 is an important form to watch out for when a closed-end fund files with the SEC. This form must be submitted by any CEF when they register to offer shares. This is either through a primary offering or a secondary offering. We had covered this...
With many investors using energy infrastructure in income portfolios, the outlook for dividends (or distributions for MLPs) comes up in almost every investor conversation. For quite some time, we have characterized MLP distribution growth as moderating from the old days of 6-8% growth. This ca...
Co-produced by Stanford Chemist . 2019 had been quite the year. We experienced a tremendous performance of almost 30% ( final return clocked in at 28.8%, with dividend reinvestment this was 31.49%). This can be compared to the S&P 500's 8% average annual returns. Before the index sta...
Co-produced by Stanford Chemist . This article was originally released on December 14th, 2019. The bucket strategy allows an investor to take advantage of higher-risk assets, while simultaneously making sure a retiree has enough cash for immediate needs. This isn't a new strategy or one t...
You might remember last year when I wrote a few mid-week posts on global listed infrastructure topics. I explained back then: in exchange for the weekly posts that we publish free of charge, you might have to endure some posts about listed infrastructure, a topic you likely did not come to "ML...
In recent years, Q4 has not been kind to midstream energy, and 2019, so far, has not been an exception. Yet despite shorter-term headwinds, like tax-loss selling pressure, we remain optimistic for the asset class over a longer time frame as fundamentals and valuations continue to contradict re...
One of the strategies that we employ at CEF/ETF Income Laboratory is something that we have termed " compounding income on steroids ," which is a method that involves exploiting valuation inefficiencies in closed-end funds. Our CEF rotation strategy allows an investor to increase their sha...
In a challenging macro environment for the energy space, the broad midstream universe has performed defensively this year. MLPs may finish down for the third consecutive year on a price-return basis given performance through December 10, with MLP performance substantially diverging from midstr...
By Brian Watson, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager The master limited partnership ((MLP)) sector saw a series of events take place in November, including the conclusion of third quarter earnings season and yet another MLP simplification eliminating incentive distribution rights. And while ...
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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...
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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 Infrastruc...