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MLPAGlobal XINDEX

Global X MLP ETF

$53.67+0.81% vs prior close
465852-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Aug 23. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

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
55.352.148.853.67DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

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

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +10.9% so far this year. At 0.45% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLE has a reported fee of 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
223Kavg daily volume, 30 days
20holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed April 18, 2012 · beta -0.06
The book at a glance
ET+1.7%EPD+0.2%MPLX+0.1%PAA-0.1%WES+0.0%SUN+2.3%HESM+1.8%CQP+0.2%USAC+1.6%GEL-0.6%GLP+0.5%SPH-0.3%DKL+2.4%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ETENERGY TRANSFER LP14.77%$20.10+1.7%
2EPDENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP13.16%$35.67+0.2%
3MPLXMPLX LP12.73%$56.35+0.1%
4PAAPLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP11.89%$23.70-0.1%
5WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP10.94%$44.38+0.0%
6SUNSUNOCO LP9.58%$74.54+2.3%
7HESMHESS MIDSTREAM LP9.42%$38.05+1.8%
8CQPCHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS LP6.75%$61.00+0.2%
9USACUSA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP5.71%$25.27+1.6%
10GELGENESIS ENERGY LP4.24%$13.68-0.6%
11GLPGLOBAL PARTNERS LP3.89%$46.53+0.5%
12SPHSUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP3.10%$16.39-0.3%
13DKLDELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP2.71%$54.47+2.4%
14—CASH0.01%———
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-1.6%
1 month-6.3%
3 months+1.5%
6 months-1.7%
YTD+10.9%
1 year+10.6%
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
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.0%latest close versus that peak

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
1calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
213Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ET ENERGY TRANSFER LP$782,031$408,634
MPLX MPLX LP$364,816$415,996
PAA PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP$268,374$300,853
WES WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP$424,969$93,256
EPD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP$149,233$187,127

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
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-42bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-42bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-41bp on fee · 21× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-41bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-41bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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