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 PAA paid 7.0% and returned +55.9% in total, so the payout was fully earned and the fund also kept (or grew) its value.
| Earned % (3 months) | 258% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 552% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 306% |
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 73.3 / 100 · rank #18 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 3.93 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 2.63 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 67% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | -0.28 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | -0.19 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -11.6% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -22.3% |
| Trend | Mixed |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Vs. AMLP (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 142% |
| Downside capture | 111% |
| Capture ratio | 1.27 |
| Beta | 1.16 |
| Correlation | 0.77 |
| Tracking | – |
On days AMLP rose, PAA caught 142% of the gain; on days it fell, PAA took 111% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 20 shown). Pays Quarterly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | $0.4180 |
| 2026-07-31 | $0.4180 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.4180 |
| 2026-01-30 | $0.4180 |
| 2025-10-31 | $0.3800 |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.3800 |
| 2025-05-01 | $0.3800 |
| 2025-01-31 | $0.3800 |
| 2024-10-31 | $0.3180 |
| 2024-07-31 | $0.3180 |
| 2024-04-30 | $0.3180 |
| 2024-01-30 | $0.3180 |
Funds that track the same thing
Other MLPs / Energy income funds, ranked by DT Score. See them all · Compare PAA with the top 3
| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLPA Global X MLP ETF | MLP / Midstream | 7.9% | 7.8% | +15.2% | 188% | 95% | 94% | – | 76 | 36 | Downtrend |
| 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 |
| 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 PAA
| Issuer | Plains |
| Structure | MLP |
| Category | MLP / Midstream |
| Strategy | Fee-based midstream cash flows distributed to unitholders |
| Underlying | Pipelines, gathering, processing, storage |
| Exposure | MLPs / Energy |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Quarterly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Launched | 1998 |
| Uses leverage | Yes |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | Moderate |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
| Tax notes | K-1; distributions largely tax-deferred ROC reducing basis; UBTI risk in IRAs; Section 199A on qualified PTP income. |
Research notes: Quarterly ~$0.38 and yield ~8.6% (Zacks, undated); K-1. Price date uncertain.
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