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Global X MLP ETF

$56.38-0.14% today
465752-WK

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index. Moreover, at least 80% of the fund's total assets will be invested in securities that have economic characteristics of the Master Limited Partnership ("MLP") asset class. The underlying index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the performance of the energy infrastructure MLP asset class in the United States. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
54.651.648.656.38DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +15.6% so far this year. At 0.45% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLE runs the same ground at 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.6Bassets under management
0.45%expense ratio · $45 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
213Kavg daily volume, 30 days
20holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed April 17, 2012 · beta -0.07
The book at a glance
ET-0.1%EPD-1.1%MPLX-0.3%PAA+0.1%WES-0.6%SUN+0.6%HESM+0.1%CQP-0.4%USAC+0.7%GEL+1.0%GLP-0.4%SPH+0.2%DKL+0.8%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ETENERGY TRANSFER LP14.77%$21.19-0.1%
2EPDENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP13.16%$38.01-1.1%
3MPLXMPLX LP12.73%$58.41-0.3%
4PAAPLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP11.89%$24.61+0.1%
5WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP10.94%$48.36-0.6%
6SUNSUNOCO LP9.58%$75.85+0.6%
7HESMHESS MIDSTREAM LP9.42%$39.14+0.1%
8CQPCHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS LP6.75%$68.38-0.4%
9USACUSA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP5.71%$26.55+0.7%
10GELGENESIS ENERGY LP4.24%$16.20+1.0%
11GLPGLOBAL PARTNERS LP3.89%$50.38-0.4%
12SPHSUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP3.10%$17.65+0.2%
13DKLDELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP2.71%$54.13+0.8%
14CASH0.01%
Sector weights
Energy97.1%
Industrial Services70.8%
Distribution Services14.81%
Energy Minerals6.02%
Process Industries3.22%
Utilities2.9%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.3%
1 month+0.0%
3 months+1.2%
6 months+6.0%
YTD+15.6%
1 year+13.4%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 14.8% of the book; the top ten carry 99%. Spread across 14+ names, it behaves like roughly 11 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
7calls today
1puts today
0.14put/call ratio
162Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ET ENERGY TRANSFER LP$1M$1M
EPD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP$472,223$627,089
WES WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP$164,472$303,460
PAA PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP$221,441$224,292
MPLX MPLX LP$104,672$143,591

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against MLPA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MLPA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-41bp on fee · 21× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-38bp on fee · 124× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-36bp on fee · 103× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-38bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-38bp on fee · 30× the assetsHead-to-head
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