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Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

$74.36-1.35% today
587852-WK

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the index. It also invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities of master limited partnerships and energy infrastructure corporations. The fund's 80% investment policies are non-fundamental and require 60 days prior written notice to shareholders before they can be changed. The index tracks the performance of midstream energy infrastructure MLPs and corporations. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
76.275.073.874.36DAILY NET FLOWJul 24Aug 4Aug 12Aug 21

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

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +21.6% 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

$1.9Bassets under management
0.45%expense ratio · $45 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
448Kavg daily volume, 30 days
25holdings · US-domiciled
2013listed August 5, 2013 · beta -0.13
The book at a glance
TRP-1.6%WMB-1.7%ENB-1.0%KMI-2.0%TRGP-1.0%OKE-1.3%LNG-0.6%MPLX-0.3%ET-0.1%PBA-0.9%EPD-1.1%WES-0.6%PAA+0.1%DTM-2.5%SOBO-1.8%AM-0.5%VG-0.6%AROC-1.5%KGS+1.4%PAGP+0.1%HESM+0.1%CQP-0.4%KNTKGEL

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1TRPTC ENERGY8.35%$62.02-1.6%
2WMBWILLIAMS COMPANIES8.32%$70.49-1.7%
3ENBENBRIDGE8.18%$50.46-1.0%
4KMIKINDER MORGAN7.59%$30.98-2.0%
5TRGPTARGA RESOURCES7.36%$299.10-1.0%
6OKEONEOK7.29%$93.33-1.3%
7LNGCHENIERE ENERGY5.23%$277.51-0.6%
8MPLXMPLX LP4.76%$58.41-0.3%
9ETENERGY TRANSFER LP4.70%$21.19-0.1%
10PBAPEMBINA PIPELINE4.57%$48.73-0.9%
11EPDENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP4.42%$38.01-1.1%
12WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP3.95%$48.36-0.6%
13PAAPLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP3.86%$24.61+0.1%
14DTMDT MIDSTREAM3.83%$126.77-2.5%
15SOBOSouth Bow2.32%$37.72-1.8%

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Sector weights
Energy99.34%
Industrial Services91.75%
Energy Minerals2.19%
Utilities0.66%
Other0.17%
Cash0.12%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States77.4%
Canada22.6%
Other0.14%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month-3.6%
3 months-3.8%
6 months+6.9%
YTD+21.6%
1 year+22.6%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
21%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 8.3% of the book; the top ten carry 66%. Spread across 31+ names, it behaves like roughly 18 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
1calls today
13puts today
13.00put/call ratio
381Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LNG CHENIERE ENERGY$2M$2M
VG Venture Global$1M$1M
TRGP TARGA RESOURCES$1M$2M
ET ENERGY TRANSFER LP$1M$1M
KNTK KINETIK HOLDINGS$1M$423,018

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

The case against MLPX

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MLPX 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 · 17× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-38bp on fee · 103× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-36bp on fee · 86× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-38bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-38bp on fee · 25× the assetsHead-to-head
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