Alerian Benchmarks First MLP ETF

 

Alerian, creator of the first MLP index and a leader in MLP market intelligence,

announced on August 25 the launch of the Alerian MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMLP), the first Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) to access the MLP asset class. The Alerian MLP ETF provides exposure to the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI).

The Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index is a liquid, midstream-focused subset of energy MLPs whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from the transportation, storage, and processing of energy commodities. The index provides diversified, hard-asset exposure specifically to infrastructure investment.

Alerian is an independent company that provides objective market information. The company is a leader in MLP market intelligence, providing benchmarks, data sets, and analytics that are used extensively by a range of stakeholders such as investment banks, stock exchanges, investment professionals, consultants, and master limited partnerships. The Alerian Index Series is used for the purposes of asset allocation, investment analysis, portfolio hedging, and the creation of index tracking funds. Alerian is widely known for maintaining the leading benchmark of MLP equities: the Alerian MLP Index (NYSE: AMZ).

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