MLPs

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Investors looking to take advantage of a turnaround in master limited partnerships (MLPs) may want to consider the effects that...

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...

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...

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...

Exchange-traded funds dedicated to master limited partnerships are gradually joining the recent energy sector rally. For example, the popular Global X MLP ETF (NYSE: MLPA) is higher by about 2 percent over the past month. However, plenty of challenges remain for MLPs, an asset class previously...

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...

Oil is one of this year's worst-performing commodities, but master limited partnerships have been somewhat sturdy in the face of falling crude prices. For example, the Global X MLP ETF (NYSE: MLPA) is lower by just 0.35 percent compared to a year-to-date loss of 5 percent for the United States...

On Friday’s PreMarket Prep, Jim Carroll, managing director and co-portfolio manager at Pointe Capital Management, joined Benzinga to discuss the impact President Donald Trump will have on the firm’s MLP portfolio. Investors generally believe Trump’s policy approach of lower...

Oil is one of the fourth-quarter's best-performing asset classes. Just look at the United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO), which is higher by more than 12 percent. That bullishness is having a positive effect on energy equities. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLE) is up 13...

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...