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ETF comparison

AMLP vs MLPA

Both MLPs.

Alerian MLP ETF · Global X MLP ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
96.8 %

13 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AMLP and MLPA would leave roughly 96.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AMLP unmatched 12.6% Shared 96.8% MLPA unmatched 13.5%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

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
$13.02B
TTM yield
7.99%
Top-10 conc.
100.0%
MLPA

Global X MLP ETF

Global X · MLPs

37 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.77%
Net assets
$2.44B
TTM yield
7.48%
Top-10 conc.
100.0%

Sub-score comparison

15
Cost
23
45
Tax efficiency
46
100
Liquidity
73
0
Concentration
0
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Tracking quality
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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 13.86% 15.47% 13.86%
2 Enterprise Products Partners Lp 12.58% 13.50% 12.58%
3 Mplx Lp 12.66% 12.37% 12.37%
4 Plains All American Pipeline Lp 13.81% 11.76% 11.76%
5 Western Midstream Partners Lp 13.26% 10.36% 10.36%
6 Sunoco Lp 14.18% 9.20% 9.20%
7 Hess Midstream Lp 8.87% 9.09% 8.87%
8 Cheniere Energy Partners Lp 4.89% 7.72% 4.89%
9 Usa Compression Partners Lp 3.78% 5.85% 3.78%
10 Genesis Energy Lp 3.07% 4.87% 3.07%
11 Global Partners Lp/ma 2.29% 4.17% 2.29%
12 Suburban Propane Partners Lp 1.98% 3.10% 1.98%

Only in AMLP

1 total
  • Waterbridge Infrastructure Llc 2.36%

Only in MLPA

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

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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.