AMLP: Alerian MLP ETF

ALPS · MLP / Midstream

$50.24
Price (November 6, 2026)
8.1%
12-month yield
Forward rate 8.2%
+15.4%
1-year total return
Price +6.8%
180%
Earned % (1 year)
74
DT Score · #16 of 420
32
Momentum · #310 of 473

Growth of $100

Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.

Total return (payouts reinvested)Price only
$97$106$114$122$1312025-112026-052026-11
Total return (payouts reinvested)Price only
$95$114$134$154$1742023-112025-052026-11
Total return (payouts reinvested)Price only
$75$118$160$202$2442021-112024-052026-11

Was the payout earned?

Over the last year AMLP paid 8.1% and returned +15.4% in total, so the payout was fully earned and the fund also kept (or grew) its value.

Earned % (3 months)below -100%
Earned % (1 year)180%
Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs)182%

Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.

Where the DT Score comes from

Earned %
30.0 / 30
Yield
6.0 / 20
Sortino
17.8 / 20
Steadiness
6.5 / 10
Payout consistency
8.4 / 10
Low fees
5.0 / 10

Total 73.7 / 100 · rank #16 of 420. How the score works

Risk

Sortino ratio (1Y)1.24
Sharpe ratio (1Y)0.88
Steadiness vs S&P 500101%
Beta to S&P 500-0.10
Correlation to S&P 500-0.10
Max drop (1Y)-11.0%
Max drop (up to 5 yrs)-20.9%
TrendDowntrend
History5.0 yrs

Payout history

Each bar is one payout (last 20 shown). Pays Quarterly.

$0.00$0.34$0.69$1.032021-11-10: $0.76002022-02-10: $0.71002022-05-12: $0.73002022-08-11: $0.74002022-11-09: $0.75002023-02-09: $0.77002023-05-11: $0.86002023-08-10: $0.83002023-11-09: $0.88002024-02-08: $0.88002024-05-09: $0.94002024-08-08: $0.94002024-11-13: $0.95002025-02-12: $0.97002025-05-14: $0.98002025-08-13: $0.98002025-11-12: $1.00002026-02-11: $1.01002026-05-13: $1.03002026-08-12: $1.03002021-112026-08
Ex-dateAmount
2026-08-12$1.0300
2026-05-13$1.0300
2026-02-11$1.0100
2025-11-12$1.0000
2025-08-13$0.9800
2025-05-14$0.9800
2025-02-12$0.9700
2024-11-13$0.9500
2024-08-08$0.9400
2024-05-09$0.9400
2024-02-08$0.8800
2023-11-09$0.8800

Funds that track the same thing

Other MLPs / Energy income funds, ranked by DT Score. See them all · Compare AMLP with the top 3

FundCategoryFwd rate12m yield1Y total ret.Earned % 1YUpside capt.Downside capt.TrackingDT ScoreMomentumTrend
MLPA
Global X MLP ETF
MLP / Midstream7.9%7.8%+15.2%188%95%94%–7636Downtrend
ET
Energy Transfer
MLP / Midstream7.2%8.9%+22.2%219%99%92%–7433Downtrend
PAA
Plains All American
MLP / Midstream7.0%7.0%+55.9%552%142%111%–7381Mixed
MPLX
MPLX LP
MLP / Midstream8.7%9.9%+19.2%178%86%79%–7348Downtrend
AMZA
InfraCap MLP ETF
MLP / Midstream9.0%8.8%+26.7%275%135%129%–7134Downtrend
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
MLP / Midstream6.0%6.0%+26.7%386%106%93%–7156Downtrend
KYN
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
CEF - Equity8.6%7.8%+23.8%266%102%93%Loosely7030Downtrend
NDIV
Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF
Index Covered Call / Option Income11.7%9.8%+38.4%307%69%64%Loosely7057Downtrend
WES
Western Midstream Partners
MLP / Midstream9.3%9.3%+13.1%143%126%133%–7015Downtrend
MLPX
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF
MLP / Midstream4.4%4.4%+22.9%447%117%113%–6537Downtrend

About AMLP

IssuerALPS
StructureETF
CategoryMLP / Midstream
StrategyETF holding MLPs (C-corp taxed fund)
UnderlyingMLPs (C-corp taxed fund)
ExposureMLPs / Energy
Index linkageYes - tracks index
PaysQuarterly
Expense ratio0.85%
Launched2010
Uses leverageYes
Upside cappedNo
Rate sensitivityModerate
Return of capital commonYes
Tax notes1099-DIV; mostly ROC; fund pays corporate tax; no K-1.

Research notes: Taxed as C-corp; 1099 not K-1; ER 0.85% plus deferred tax drag.

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