Master limited partnerships (MLPs) and their related exchange traded funds, including the
ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEArca: AMLP), are joining the broader energy sector in the upside to start 2021. Many market observers believe there’s more to come for income-generating energy assets.
AMLP seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index. The index is comprised of energy infrastructure MLPs that earn a majority of their cash flow from the transportation, storage, and processing of energy commodities.
While MLPs weren’t immune from oil’s slide last year, the overall health of the business model remains steady.
February 18, 2021
Clean energy and fintech are two of the premier disruptive technologies, yet in many cases, investors must get to them through individual funds. The
DTEC tracks the Indxx Disruptive Technologies Index, which identifies companies using disruptive technologies across ten thematic areas, including Healthcare Innovation, Internet of Things, Clean Energy and Smart Grid, Cloud Computing, Data and Analytics, FinTech, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, 3D Printing, and Mobile Payments.
In fact, DTEC’s fintech and renewable energy components are propping the fund up in 2021, sending it to a year-to-date gain of 8.50%.
Adyen, one of DTEC’s fintech components, added 17% last week after announcing that net profits for the second half of 2020 rose on higher revenue and payments volumes. The Dutch online payments processor, which handles transactions for companies such as EBay and McDonald’s, expects to see continued growth, even as worldwide vaccinat
Why MLP ETFs like AMLP Are Coming Back Stronger in 2021 February 16, 2021
After a dismal showing in 2020, the energy sector is the best-performing group in the S&P 500 to start 2021. The wave is lifting boats with master limited partnerships (MLPs), including the
AMLP seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index. The index is comprised of energy infrastructure MLPs that earn a majority of their cash flow from the transportation, storage, and processing of energy commodities.
Historically, MLPs weren’t highly correlated to oil prices in either direction, but in recent years, the income-generating asset class displayed more sensitivity to crude fluctuations. That could be benefit AMLP investors this time around.