Alerian MLP Index (AMZ)

The Alerian MLP Index is a composite of the 50 most prominent energy Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) that provides investors with an unbiased, comprehensive benchmark for this emerging asset class. The index, which is calculated using a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted methodology, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (NYSE: AMZ) and on a total-return basis (NYSE: AMZX).

Index Overview

The Alerian MLP Index is a composite of the 50 most prominent energy Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) that provides investors with an unbiased, comprehensive benchmark for this emerging asset class. The index, which is calculated using a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted methodology, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (NYSE: AMZ) and on a total-return basis (NYSE: AMZX).

Index Characteristics

Index Symbol (Price-Return) AMZ
Index Symbol (Total-Return) AMZX
Number of Companies 50
Market Capitalization $334 billion
Adjusted Market Capitalization $233 billion
Base Value 100 on 29 December 1995
Rebalancings Quarterly, Special
Exchange NYSE

Index Performance

Price Return Total Return
YTD 20.3% 23.7%
1 Year 24.6% 32.1%
3 Year 65.7% 98.0%
5 Year 57.7% 121.5%
10 Year 149.1% 368.7%

Index Yield

Index Performance

 

Top 10 Constituents

Company NameSectorTickerMarket Cap (M)Index WeightFloat
Enterprise Products Partners LPNatural Gas TransportationEPD$55,54614.7%62%
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LPPetroleum TransportationKMP$22,2119.9%88%
Plains All American Pipeline LPPetroleum TransportationPAA$19,2117.4%92%
Energy Transfer Partners LPNatural Gas TransportationETP$15,0955.4%83%
Energy Transfer Equity LPNatural Gas TransportationETE$15,7885.2%75%
Magellan Midstream Partners LPPetroleum TransportationMMP$12,2815.1%100%
MarkWest Energy Partners LPGathering & ProcessingMWE$9,9803.7%86%
Kinder Morgan Management LLC (I-Units)Petroleum TransportationKMR$9,3473.7%87%
Linn Energy LLCExploration & ProductionLINE$7,7382.9%84%
Buckeye Partners LPPetroleum TransportationBPL$7,2682.8%92%

Sector Weightings

 
All data as of June 9, 2013