DALLAS, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian announced today the real-time launch of two indices tracking the North American Energy Infrastructure and Master Limited Partnership (MLP) sectors. Designed in response to the evolving needs of industry stakeholders, the Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index (AMEI) and the Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index (AMZE) provide investors, management teams, and analysts with new benchmarks encompassing a broader range of capitalization, asset, and geographic exposure.
The Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index (AMEI)
The AMEI is a composite of 30 core energy infrastructure companies in North America. The index provides diversified exposure to MLPs, MLP affiliates, and corporations with midstream operations.
"With interest rates continuing to hover at historic lows, the defining investment shift over the last few years has been toward real assets that generate real, or inflation-protected, returns," said President and CEO Kenny Feng. "For those retail and institutional investors that have participated in this shift via ownership of energy infrastructure assets, the AMEI will be the transparent and intuitive benchmark that MLP stakeholders have come to expect from Alerian."
The Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index (AMZE)
The AMZE is an equal-weighted version of the leading MLP benchmark, the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ). It has the same 50 constituents as the AMZ, but each constituent is rebalanced to a 2% weight on a quarterly basis.
"In different economic cycles, companies of a certain size or sector have greater potential to outperform," said Feng. "Because it offers higher exposure to small- and mid-cap MLPs and provides a more balanced MLP sector weighting, the AMZE will be especially useful for tactical asset allocation investors."
The indices will be disseminated real time on a price-return basis and a total-return basis. Relevant data points such as dividend yield will be published weekly.
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Index Name
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Price Return
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Total Return
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Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index
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AMEI
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AMEIX
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Alerian Equal Weight Index
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AMZE
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AMZEX
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Alerian Energy Infrastructure Index (AMEI) Constituents
Weightings as of April 5, 2013
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Name
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Ticker
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Exchange
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Weight
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AltaGas Ltd
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ALA
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TSX
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2.75%
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Atmos Energy Corp
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ATO
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NYSE
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2.15%
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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
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BWP
|
NYSE
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3.71%
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Canadian Utilities Ltd
|
CU
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TSX
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2.83%
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CenterPoint Energy Inc
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CNP
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NYSE
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2.28%
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|
Crosstex Energy Inc
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XTXI
|
NASDAQ
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4.25%
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Dominion Resources Inc
|
D
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NYSE
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2.23%
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|
Emera Inc
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EMA
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TSX
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2.78%
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Enbridge Inc
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ENB
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TSX
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4.83%
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|
Energy Transfer Partners LP
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ETP
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NYSE
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3.59%
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|
Enterprise Products Partners LP
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EPD
|
NYSE
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3.57%
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Gibson Energy Inc
|
GEI
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TSX
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2.82%
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Keyera Corp
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KEY
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TSX
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2.85%
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|
Kinder Morgan Inc
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KMI
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NYSE
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4.19%
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Magellan Midstream Partners LP
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MMP
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NYSE
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3.52%
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MarkWest Energy Partners LP
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MWE
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NYSE
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3.44%
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New Jersey Resources Corp
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NJR
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NYSE
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2.08%
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NiSource Inc
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NI
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NYSE
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2.20%
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OGE Energy Corp
|
OGE
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NYSE
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2.45%
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ONEOK Inc
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OKE
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NYSE
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4.40%
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Pembina Pipeline Corp
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PPL
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TSX
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2.81%
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Plains All American Pipeline LP
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PAA
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NYSE
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3.50%
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Questar Corp
|
STR
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NYSE
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2.14%
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SemGroup Corp
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SEMG
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NYSE
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4.33%
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Spectra Energy Corp
|
SE
|
NYSE
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4.27%
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Targa Resources Corp
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TRGP
|
NYSE
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4.57%
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TransCanada Corp
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TRP
|
TSX
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4.80%
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Veresen Inc
|
VSN
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TSX
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2.84%
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Western Gas Partners LP
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WES
|
NYSE
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3.39%
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Williams Cos Inc
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WMB
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NYSE
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4.44%
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Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index (AMZE) Constituents
Weightings as of April 5, 2013
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Name
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Ticker
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Exchange
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Weight
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Access Midstream Partners LP
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ACMP
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NYSE
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1.95%
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Alliance Resource Partners LP
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ARLP
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NASD
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2.01%
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AmeriGas Partners LP
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APU
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NYSE
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1.98%
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Atlas Pipeline Partners LP
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APL
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NYSE
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2.04%
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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
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BWP
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NYSE
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2.09%
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BreitBurn Energy Partners LP
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BBEP
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NASD
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2.00%
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Buckeye Partners LP
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BPL
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NYSE
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1.96%
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Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP
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CLMT
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NASD
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1.78%
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Copano Energy LLC
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CPNO
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NASD
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2.07%
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Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
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CMLP
|
NYSE
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1.89%
|
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Crosstex Energy LP
|
XTEX
|
NASD
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2.12%
|
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DCP Midstream Partners LP
|
DPM
|
NYSE
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2.07%
|
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El Paso Pipeline Partners LP
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EPB
|
NYSE
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2.00%
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Enbridge Energy Partners LP
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EEP
|
NYSE
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2.02%
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Energy Transfer Equity LP
|
ETE
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NYSE
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1.93%
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Energy Transfer Partners LP
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ETP
|
NYSE
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2.02%
|
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Enterprise Products Partners LP
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EPD
|
NYSE
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2.01%
|
|
EV Energy Partners LP
|
EVEP
|
NASD
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1.96%
|
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Exterran Partners LP
|
EXLP
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NASD
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2.13%
|
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Ferrellgas Partners LP
|
FGP
|
NYSE
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1.83%
|
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Genesis Energy LP
|
GEL
|
NYSE
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1.86%
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Holly Energy Partners LP
|
HEP
|
NYSE
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1.77%
|
|
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
|
KMP
|
NYSE
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2.02%
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Kinder Morgan Management LLC
|
KMR
|
NYSE
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2.05%
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Legacy Reserves LP
|
LGCY
|
NASD
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2.10%
|
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Linn Energy LLC
|
LINE
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NASD
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1.94%
|
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Magellan Midstream Partners LP
|
MMP
|
NYSE
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1.99%
|
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MarkWest Energy Partners LP
|
MWE
|
NYSE
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1.94%
|
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Martin Midstream Partners LP
|
MMLP
|
NASD
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2.15%
|
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Natural Resources Partners LP
|
NRP
|
NYSE
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2.08%
|
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Navios Maritime Partners LP
|
NMM
|
NYSE
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1.96%
|
|
NuStar Energy LP
|
NS
|
NYSE
|
2.07%
|
|
NuStar GP Holdings LLC
|
NSH
|
NYSE
|
2.16%
|
|
ONEOK Partners LP
|
OKS
|
NYSE
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2.06%
|
|
PAA Natural Gas Storage LP
|
PNG
|
NYSE
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2.12%
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Plains All American Pipeline LP
|
PAA
|
NYSE
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1.98%
|
|
PVR Partners LP
|
PNG
|
NYSE
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2.05%
|
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QR Energy LP
|
QRE
|
NYSE
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2.02%
|
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Regency Energy Partners LP
|
RGP
|
NYSE
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2.09%
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Spectra Energy Partners LP
|
SEP
|
NYSE
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1.87%
|
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Suburban Propane Partners LP
|
SPH
|
NYSE
|
2.12%
|
|
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP
|
SXL
|
NYSE
|
1.79%
|
|
Targa Resources Partners LP
|
NGLS
|
NYSE
|
2.04%
|
|
TC Pipelines LP
|
TCP
|
NASD
|
2.05%
|
|
Teekay LNG Partners LP
|
TGP
|
NYSE
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2.04%
|
|
Teekay Offshore Partners LP
|
TOO
|
NYSE
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2.05%
|
|
Tesoro Logistics LP
|
TLLP
|
NYSE
|
1.85%
|
|
Vanguard Natural Resources LLC
|
VNR
|
NYSE
|
1.96%
|
|
Western Gas Partners LP
|
WES
|
NYSE
|
1.91%
|
|
Williams Partners LP
|
WPZ
|
NYSE
|
2.05%
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About Alerian
Alerian is an independent company that provides objective market information. The company is a leader in MLP and energy infrastructure market intelligence, providing benchmarks, data sets, and analytics that are used extensively by a range of industry stakeholders such as management teams, investment professionals, research analysts, and national media. The Alerian Index Series is used to analyze relative performance and to create index tracking funds. Over $13 billion is directly tied to Alerian's indices, including the leading benchmark of MLP equities: the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ). For more information, please visit www.alerian.com.
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