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About Alerian MLP ETF
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Inception date
Aug 23, 2010
Structure
C-Corporation
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Return of capital
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
ALPS Advisors, Inc.
Distributor
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc.
AMLP seeks to invest in energy infrastructure MLPs, selected by distributions. The companies listed in its market-cap-weighted index earn majority of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy commodities. Structured as a C-corporation, the fund allows full allocation to MLPs, unlike traditional ETFs that can only hold 25% of their portfolios in MLPs. However, this structure introduces a layer of taxation that prevents it from passing through the full return of its underlying index. Therefore, AMLP provides diluted exposure to its MLPs. This, however, benefits shareholdersmost distributions are tax-deferred, similar to the underlying MLPs and in contrast to ETNs. The underlying index is rebalanced every quarter.
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Returns
| 1 month | 3 months | Year to date | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |
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| Price performance | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Industrial Services
Distribution Services
Stocks104.68%
Industrial Services64.56%
Distribution Services17.88%
Energy Minerals9.17%
Utilities5.16%
Process Industries3.18%
Bonds, Cash & Other−4.68%
Mutual fund0.05%
Cash−4.74%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history