AMLP
Alerian MLP ETF · ALPS
US Sectors
1Y Return
+15.0%
Expense Ratio
0.85%
AUM
$13B
Dividend Yield
7.28%
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+5.2%
Issuer
ALPS Advisors

Overview

Midstream energy MLPs — the pipelines and processing plants collecting tolls on American oil and gas — packaged into a 1099 fund with a 7%+ yield.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
EPDEnterprise Products10.4%
ETEnergy Transfer10.1%
MPLXMPLX LP9.8%
PAAPlains All American9.2%
WESWestern Midstream8.6%
SUNSunoco LP7.4%
HESMHess Midstream6.2%
EnLCEnLink Midstream4.8%
DTMDT Midstream4.1%
GELGenesis Energy2.9%

Fund Details

Index
Alerian MLP Infrastructure
# Holdings
~15
Inception
Aug 2010
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Structure
C-Corp Fund
Distribution
Quarterly
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+5.2%
Avg Annual Yield (10Y)
9.07%

Investment Thesis

Pipelines earn fees on volume, not commodity prices — and with US production at records and AI data centres devouring natural gas, the midstream toll roads are raising distributions again. AMLP converts the tax-nightmare K-1s of the underlying MLPs into a single 1099 while paying over 7% quarterly. The C-corp wrapper leaks some return in taxes; the convenience is what you're buying.

Who It's For

Income-first investors who want energy infrastructure's fat, fee-based distributions without filing K-1 forms. A yield engine for taxable accounts — understand the structural drag before comparing it to the index.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016$38.61--
2017$34.75-10.0%
2018$29.54-15.0%
2019$30.43+3.0%
2020$20.39-33.0%
2021$27.11+33.0%
2022$33.35+23.0%
2023$40.02+20.0%
2024$47.22+18.0%
2025$51.00+8.0%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
201610.50%
20179.80%
201810.40%
20199.50%
202012.00%
20218.50%
20227.80%
20237.60%
20247.30%
20257.30%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016$10B--
2017$10B+0.0%
2018$9B-10.0%
2019$8.5B-5.6%
2020$4.5B-47.1%
2021$6B+33.3%
2022$7B+16.7%
2023$8.5B+21.4%
2024$10B+17.6%
2025$12B+20.0%

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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