DALLAS, July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian announced
today that Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE: BWP) will be removed
from the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA), Alerian MLP
Infrastructure Index (AMZI), Alerian US Midstream Energy Index
(AMUS), Alerian Energy Infrastructure Capital Strength Select Index
(AMCS), Alerian MLP Index (AMZ), Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index
(AMZE), Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index (ANGI), and Alerian Mid Cap
MLP Index (AMMI) in a special rebalancing.
Special rebalancings are triggered by corporate actions such as
mergers, bankruptcies, and liquidations. BWP will cease to trade
due to its go-private transaction with its general partner. The
rebalancing will take place after market close on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
Each index will be rebalanced in accordance with its existing
methodology. Constituent additions to and deletions from an index
do not reflect an opinion by Alerian on the investment merits of
the respective securities.
About the Alerian Midstream Energy Index
The Alerian
Midstream Energy Index is a broad-based composite of North American
energy infrastructure companies. The capped, float-adjusted,
capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority
of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy
commodities, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis
(AMNA) and on a total-return basis (AMNAX).
About the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index
The Alerian
MLP Infrastructure Index is a composite of energy infrastructure
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). The capped, float-adjusted,
capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority
of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy
commodities, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis
(AMZI) and on a total-return basis (AMZIX).
About the Alerian US Midstream Energy Index
The Alerian US Midstream Energy Index is a broad-based composite of
US energy infrastructure companies. The capped, float-adjusted,
capitalization-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority
of their cash flow from midstream activities involving energy
commodities, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis
(AMUS) and on a total-return basis (AMUSX).
About the Alerian Energy Infrastructure Capital Strength
Select Index
The Alerian Energy Infrastructure Capital Strength Select Index is
a composite of North American midstream, refining, and utility
companies chosen for their ownership of pipeline transportation
assets, leverage profile, and above-market dividend payments. The
index is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMCS) and
on a total-return basis (AMCST).
About the Alerian MLP Index
The Alerian MLP Index is
the leading gauge of energy Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). The
capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index, whose
constituents represent approximately 85% of total float-adjusted
market capitalization, is disseminated real-time on a price-return
basis (AMZ) and on a total-return basis (AMZX).
About the Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index
The Alerian MLP Equal Weight Index is the equal-weighted version of
the widely used Alerian MLP Index (AMZ). The index, which includes
the same companies as the float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted
AMZ but allocates the same weight to each constituent at each
rebalancing, is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis
(AMZE) and on a total-return basis (AMZEX).
About the Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index
The Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index is a composite of natural gas
infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). The
equal-weighted index, whose constituents earn the majority of their
cash flow from midstream activities involving natural gas and
natural gas liquids (NGLs), is disseminated real-time on a
price-return basis (ANGI) and end-of-day on a total-return basis
(ANGIX).
About the Alerian Mid Cap MLP Index
The Alerian Mid
Cap MLP Index is a composite of mid-cap energy Master Limited
Partnerships (MLPs). The capitalization-weighted index, which
represents approximately 20% of total market capitalization, is
disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (AMMI) and on a
total-return basis (AMMIX).
About Alerian
Alerian equips investors to make
informed decisions about energy infrastructure and Master Limited
Partnerships (MLPs). Its benchmarks are widely used by industry
executives, investment professionals, research analysts, and
national media to analyze relative performance. As of June 30, 2018, over $15
billion is directly tied to the Alerian Index Series through
exchange-traded funds and notes, separately managed accounts, and
structured products. For more information, including index values
and constituents, research content, and announcements regarding
rebalancings, please visit alerian.com.
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