State Street Energy ETF vs Alerian MLP ETF: Which Is the Better Energy Fund?
One fund leans on energy giants while the other focuses on midstream infrastructure. Explore how portfolio makeup shapes risk and income for investors.
State Street Energy ETF vs Alerian MLP ETF: Which Is the Better Energy Fund?
Overview
Choosing between State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLE) and Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEMKT:AMLP) requires weighing the State Street fund's low costs against the Alerian fund's high-yield infrastructure focus.
Both funds target the energy sector, but through vastly different lenses. One tracks the broad energy giants of the S&P 500, while the other isolates the niche world of master limited partnerships that operate pipelines and storage facilities moving North American fuel.
Details
Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield as of the closing price of June 23..
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