ETF Spotlight on Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEArca: AMLP), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $1.2 billion.
Objective: The Alerian MLP fund tries to reflect the performance of the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index, which is a modified cap-weighted, float-adjusted Index that provides exposure to the overall performance of the U.S. energy infrastructure Master Limited Parternship (MLP) asset class.
Holdings: Top holdings include: Enterprise Products (NYSE: EPD) 9.64%, Kinder Morgan Energy (NYSE: KMP) 9.33%, Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: PAA) 7.06%, Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) 6.96% and Magellan Midstream (NYSE: MMP) 6.94%.