ETF comparison

AMLP vs MLPA

Both MLPs.

Alerian MLP ETF · Global X MLP ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
98.6 %

13 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AMLP and MLPA would leave roughly 98.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AMLP only 9.1% Shared 98.6% MLPA only 10.1%
In AMLP only
1 positions
Shared
13 positions
In MLPA only
7 positions

Side by side

AMLP

Alerian MLP ETF

ALPS · MLPs

40 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.85%
Net assets
$12.16B
TTM yield
7.56%
Top-10 conc.
100.0%
MLPA

Global X MLP ETF

Global X · MLPs

36 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.77%
Net assets
$2.13B
TTM yield
7.20%
Top-10 conc.
98.7%

Sub-score comparison

15
Cost
23
45
Tax efficiency
46
100
Liquidity
71
0
Concentration
0
Tracking quality
AMLP sub-score MLPA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

MLPA is 8 bps cheaper than AMLP. On a $100,000 position that's about $80/yr more in fees for AMLP.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with AMLP vs MLPA.

Top shared holdings

13 shared in total
# Holding In AMLP In MLPA Overlap
1 Energy Transfer Lp 13.13% 14.37% 13.13%
2 Enterprise Products Partners Lp 12.83% 13.87% 12.83%
3 Mplx Lp 12.37% 12.56% 12.37%
4 Western Midstream Partners Lp 12.34% 10.91% 10.91%
5 Plains All American Pipeline Lp 13.61% 10.44% 10.44%
6 Sunoco Lp 13.58% 9.54% 9.54%
7 Hess Midstream Lp 9.90% 9.49% 9.49%
8 Cheniere Energy Partners Lp 4.90% 6.75% 4.90%
9 Usa Compression Partners Lp 4.15% 5.56% 4.15%
10 Genesis Energy Lp 3.83% 5.24% 3.83%
11 Suburban Propane Partners Lp 2.62% 3.52% 2.62%
12 Global Partners Lp/ma 2.42% 3.78% 2.42%

Only in AMLP

1 total
  • State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund 0.03%

Only in MLPA

7 total
  • ONEOK, INC. 0.00%
  • SUMMIT MIDSTREAM CORPORATION 0.00%
  • CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP 0.00%
  • STAR GROUP, L.P. 0.00%
  • NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP 0.00%
  • MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. 0.00%
  • USD PARTNERS LP 0.00%

Open AMLP or MLPA at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.