MLPs ETF Channel

MLPs ETF Overview

MLPs ETFs provide exposure to the equity of companies structured as master limited partnerships (MLPs). These companies must receive their income from qualifying sources such as exploration, mining, extraction and the refining of oil and gas. MLPs ETFs are part of this market segment:

Equity U.S. MLPs

With 28 ETFs traded in the U.S. markets, MLPs ETFs gather total assets under management of $19.57B. The average expense ratio is 0.89%. MLPs ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

Equity

The largest MLPs ETF is the Alerian MLP ETF AMLP with $9.23B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best performing MLPs ETF was the TPYP at 13.14%. The most-recent ETF launched in the MLPs space was the American Energy Independence ETF USAI in 12/13/17.

TOP ETF PERFORMERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
MLPQ	ETRACS 2xMonthly Leveraged Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Series B	5.87%
MLPQ	ETRACS 2xMonthly Leveraged Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Series B	5.87%
MLPZ	ETRACS 2xMonthly Leveraged S&P MLP Index ETN Series B	5.53%
MLPZ	ETRACS 2xMonthly Leveraged S&P MLP Index ETN Series B	5.53%
AMJL	Credit Suisse X-Links Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN	5.30%

BOTTOM ETF PERFORMERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
MLPY	Morgan Stanley Cushing MLP High Income Index ETN	1.16%
MLPY	Morgan Stanley Cushing MLP High Income Index ETN	1.16%
YMLP	VanEck Vectors High Income MLP ETF	1.49%
YMLP	VanEck Vectors High Income MLP ETF	1.49%
MLPE	C-Tracks ETNs on the Miller/Howard MLP Fundamental Index Series B	1.64%

TOP CREATIONS

TICKER	FUND NAME	NET FLOWS*
AMLP	Alerian MLP ETF	61.26
AMLP	Alerian MLP ETF	61.26
MLPX	Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF	22.21
MLPX	Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF	22.21
MLPA	Global X MLP ETF	16.70

TOP REDEMPTIONS

TICKER	FUND NAME	NET FLOWS*
MLPI	ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN	-35.76
MLPI	ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN	-35.76
AMU	ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN	-5.61
AMU	ETRACS Alerian MLP Index ETN	-5.61
YMLP	VanEck Vectors High Income MLP ETF	-1.95

AUM WINNERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
USAI	American Energy Independence ETF	171.80%
USAI	American Energy Independence ETF	171.80%
MLPQ	ETRACS 2xMonthly Leveraged Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Series B	12.95%
MLPQ	ETRACS 2xMonthly Leveraged Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Series B	12.95%
ENFR	Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF	9.75%

AUM LOSERS

TICKER	FUND NAME	% CHANGE*
YMLP	VanEck Vectors High Income MLP ETF	-4.01%
YMLP	VanEck Vectors High Income MLP ETF	-4.01%
IMLP	iPath S&P MLP ETN	-1.04%
IMLP	iPath S&P MLP ETN	-1.04%
YMLI	VanEck Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF	1.80%

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