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October 27, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Swank Capital announced the launch of a open-end mutual fund that invests in master limited partnerships (MLPs) in the midstream energy infrastructure area. The Cushing MLP Premier Fund (CSHAX, CSHCX, CSHZX) was made available to investors on Oct. 19 and was publicly announced on Wednesday. The advisor is SwankEnergy Income Advisors, LP, a subsidiary of Swank Capital.
One of the first open-end mutual funds to invest in the MLP sector, the fund invests primarily in midstream MLPs that build and operate pipelines and storage facilities for the transport of domestic energy supplies. According to Swank, MLPs own the infrastructure that connects crude oil, coal, natural gas and other energy resources to refineries and other end users.
Jerry V. Swank, portfolio manager of the fund and founder of Swank Capital, said in a statement, “MLPs, as represented by The Cushing 30 MLP Index (MLPX), have had one of the best risk adjusted returns of any asset class over the last ten years ending September 30, 2010. They've provided investors a combination of high income and growth sustained by a continually increasing need for energy infrastructure in the U.S. In addition, MLPs have a long history of growing distributions faster than inflation, which has made them useful as a potential inflation hedge."
