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.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year MLPA paid 7.8% and returned +15.2% in total, so the payout was fully earned and the fund also kept (or grew) its value.
| Earned % (3 months) | – |
| Earned % (1 year) | 188% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 189% |
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
Total 75.9 / 100 · rank #4 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 1.28 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 0.90 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 103% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | -0.08 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | -0.08 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -10.7% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -18.8% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Vs. AMLP (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 95% |
| Downside capture | 94% |
| Capture ratio | 1.01 |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| Correlation | 0.96 |
| Tracking | – |
On days AMLP rose, MLPA caught 95% of the gain; on days it fell, MLPA took 94% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 19 shown). Pays Quarterly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | $1.0200 |
| 2026-05-11 | $1.0200 |
| 2026-02-09 | $1.0000 |
| 2025-11-07 | $0.9800 |
| 2025-08-07 | $0.9350 |
| 2025-05-07 | $0.9350 |
| 2025-02-07 | $0.9350 |
| 2024-11-07 | $0.9100 |
| 2024-08-07 | $0.9000 |
| 2024-05-07 | $0.9000 |
| 2024-02-07 | $0.8700 |
| 2023-11-07 | $0.8700 |
Funds that track the same thing
Other MLPs / Energy income funds, ranked by DT Score. See them all · Compare MLPA with the top 3
| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET Energy Transfer | MLP / Midstream | 7.2% | 8.9% | +22.2% | 219% | 99% | 92% | – | 74 | 33 | Downtrend |
| AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | MLP / Midstream | 8.2% | 8.1% | +15.4% | 180% | – | – | – | 74 | 32 | Downtrend |
| PAA Plains All American | MLP / Midstream | 7.0% | 7.0% | +55.9% | 552% | 142% | 111% | – | 73 | 81 | Mixed |
| MPLX MPLX LP | MLP / Midstream | 8.7% | 9.9% | +19.2% | 178% | 86% | 79% | – | 73 | 48 | Downtrend |
| AMZA InfraCap MLP ETF | MLP / Midstream | 9.0% | 8.8% | +26.7% | 275% | 135% | 129% | – | 71 | 34 | Downtrend |
| EPD Enterprise Products Partners | MLP / Midstream | 6.0% | 6.0% | +26.7% | 386% | 106% | 93% | – | 71 | 56 | Downtrend |
| KYN Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund | CEF - Equity | 8.6% | 7.8% | +23.8% | 266% | 102% | 93% | Loosely | 70 | 30 | Downtrend |
| NDIV Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 11.7% | 9.8% | +38.4% | 307% | 69% | 64% | Loosely | 70 | 57 | Downtrend |
| WES Western Midstream Partners | MLP / Midstream | 9.3% | 9.3% | +13.1% | 143% | 126% | 133% | – | 70 | 15 | Downtrend |
| MLPX Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF | MLP / Midstream | 4.4% | 4.4% | +22.9% | 447% | 117% | 113% | – | 65 | 37 | Downtrend |
About MLPA
| Issuer | Global X |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | MLP / Midstream |
| Strategy | Tracks Solactive MLP Infrastructure |
| Underlying | MLPs |
| Exposure | MLPs / Energy |
| Index linkage | Yes - tracks index |
| Pays | Quarterly |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% |
| Launched | 2012 |
| Uses leverage | Yes |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | Moderate |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
| Tax notes | RIC/1099; no K-1 |
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