master limited partnerships

With interest rates low, some income investors may want to revisit high-yield master limited partnerships and the related exchange traded funds, such as the Alerian MLP ETF (NYSE: AMLP). AMLP certainly makes good on the income front with a dividend yield of 9.24%. However, there is more to the fund...

Income investors looking for high yields should consider Master Limited Partnerships, otherwise known as MLPs. These stocks have certain tax implications and unique structures that investors should carefully weigh before buying. With that said, the major advantage of MLPs is they widely offer much...

The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (NYSEA:ENFR) has been receiving increased attention this year and with good reason as a variety of factors have sent the master limited partnership exchange traded fund to a year-to-date gain of 20.2%. What Happened Among other factors, ENFR and its components...

The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (NYSE: ENFR), an exchange traded fund with exposure to midstream master limited partnerships and energy infrastructure companies, is having a banner year with a gain of 18%, a performance that exceeds that of the largest traditional energy ETF by about 800...

Tuttle Tactical Management is getting back into the exchange traded funds game with a new ETF of ETFs designed to deliver high levels of income. What Happened In partnership with Belpointe Asset Management, Tuttle recently launched the Belpointe Tactical Income ETF (NYSE:TBND). The new TBND, which...

Master limited partnerships (MLPs) are usually viewed as high-yielding, defensive assets, but there are some ways for investors to bring added excitement to this asset class. What Happened On Wednesday, Rex Shares added to its lineup of MicroSectors exchange traded notes with the debut of the...

Cushing Asset Management, the company behind some of the most widely master limited partnership benchmarks, is entering the exchange traded funds arena with its own MLP-related funds. The company launched the Cushing Sector Plus ETFs, a suite of four products that mix common stocks from various...

Master limited partnerships and the relevant exchange traded funds rallied Thursday after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission took steps it said ensure that natural gas pipeline rates remain fair. FERC announced the decision after the close of U.S. markets Wednesday. On Thursday, the...

The Alerian MLP (NYSE: AMLP) has bounced back from a steep Thursday sell-off of more than 8 percent, gaining another 2.2 percent on Friday. The volatility is related to a tax decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which rolled back a longstanding policy of allowing MLPs to claim an...

Thanks to the shale boom, the U.S. is major player on the global energy stage. By some accounts, the U.S. is now a net oil exporter. Investors can celebrate that new found energy independence with a new exchange traded fund, the American Energy Independence ETF (NYSE:USAI). The American Energy...

With U.S. interest rates still near historic lows and other major developed markets sporting even more piddly sovereign debt yields, income investors continue embracing unique, high-yield asset classes such as preferred stocks. The universe of preferred exchange-traded funds grew Thursday with the...

Income investors who are familiar with master limited partnerships usually prize this asset class for the high dividend yields and income-generating opportunity set. Another advantage of MLPs, at least during various points during the history of the asset class, is that these instruments are...

Although speculation that interest rates will soon rise is increasing, rate-sensitive master limited partnerships (MLPs) have recently been performing well. Just look at the Global X MLP ETF (Global X Funds (NYSE: MLPA)), which has gained more than 4 percent over the past month. MLPs, ETFs And...

Oil prices are rebounding this year, and interest rates are still near historic lows. The combination of those two scenarios is renewing investors' enthusiasm for high-yielding master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the corresponding exchange-traded funds. Getting Slick On Oil Just look at the...

In the United States, a master limited partnership (MLP) is a publicly traded limited partnership. Wells Fargo provides the definition of following key terms to help investors better understand MLPs. 8 Great Terms To Know Distributable Cash Flow (DCF): "DCF is the cash flow available to be paid to...