ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN
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What is MLPR?
The ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN is designed to provide 1.5 times leveraged long exposure to the compounded quarterly performance of the Alerian MLP Index, less financing costs and tracking fees, and may pay a variable quarterly coupon linked to the leveraged cash distributions associated with the underlying Master Limited Partnership index constituents. The Alerian MLP Index measures the composite performance of energy master limited partnerships ( MLPs ), and is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices using a capped, float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted methodology. The MLPs included in the Index earn the majority of their cash flow from qualifying activities involving energy commodities, which include pipeline transportation, gathering and processing, storage, production and mining, marketing, marine transportation, services, catalytic conversion, mineral interest, refining, regasification and other related activities.
ETFs related toMLPR
ETFs correlated to MLPR include AMJ, AMLP, MLPA
What is ETF correlation?
Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.
Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.
Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction
ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:
- •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
- •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
- •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.
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