HOUSTON, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient
Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) today announced a
distribution of $0.0875 per share for
the first quarter ending February 28,
2022. This distribution is payable to common stockholders on
February 25, 2022 and is a 25%
increase from the prior quarter distribution.
At the close of business on January 31,
2022, the Fund's total assets were $195.7 million and the Net Asset Value (NAV) per
share was $8.15. On January 31, 2022, the closing share price of the
Fund was $7.07, which was trading at
a 13.3% discount to the NAV.1 For the month ending
January 31, 2022 the Fund's NAV and
market price total returns were 9.0% and 4.9%, respectively,
compared to 8.2% for the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Total
Return Index (AMEIX).2
The Fund's first quarter distribution will be payable on
February 25, 2022 to common
stockholders of record on February 17,
2022. It is anticipated that this distribution will be a
combination of return of capital and ordinary income for tax
purposes. The final tax status of the distribution may differ
substantially from this preliminary information, and the final
determination of such amount will be made in early 2023 when the
Fund can determine its earnings and profits for the 2022 fiscal
year.
The Fund's quarterly distributions per share over the past year
are shown below:3
Amount
|
% Change
|
Payable
Date
|
Ex-Date
|
Record
Date
|
$0.0875
|
+25%
|
February 25,
2022
|
February 16,
2022
|
February 17,
2022
|
$0.070
|
|
November 29,
2021
|
November 15,
2021
|
November 16,
2021
|
$0.070
|
+17%
|
August 30,
2021
|
August 16,
2021
|
August 17,
2021
|
$0.060
|
|
May 27,
2021
|
May 17,
2021
|
May 18,
2021
|
$0.060
|
|
February 25,
2021
|
February 16,
2021
|
February 17,
2021
|
Past performance is
not indicative of future results.
|
The Fund
distributions are comprised of distributable cash flow generated
from its portfolio investments plus any realized capital gains. The
tax characteristics of the historical distributions can be found on
www.salientpartners.com/strategies/salient-midstream-mlp-fund/
|
The Fund's top ten holdings as of January
31, 2022 are shown below:4
No.
|
Symbol
|
Name
|
Country
|
Asset
Type
|
Weight
|
1
|
ET
|
Energy Transfer,
L.P.
|
United
States
|
MLP
|
9.2%
|
2
|
-
|
EMG Utica | Offshore
Co-Investment LP
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
7.3%
|
3
|
TRGP
|
Targa Resources
Corp.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
7.2%
|
4
|
LNG
|
Cheniere Energy
Inc.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
6.5%
|
5
|
MPLX
|
MPLX, L.P.
|
United
States
|
MLP
|
6.4%
|
6
|
ENB
|
Enbridge
Inc.
|
Canada
|
C-Corp
|
6.2%
|
7
|
OKE
|
ONEOK Inc.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
5.5%
|
8
|
WMB
|
The Williams
Companies Inc.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
5.1%
|
9
|
PAGP
|
Plains GP Holdings,
L.P.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
5.0%
|
10
|
KMI
|
Kinder Morgan
Inc.
|
United
States
|
C-Corp
|
4.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
62.8%
|
For illustrative purposes only. Current and future holdings are
subject to change and risk and are not recommendations to buy or
sell any security. Figures are based on the Fund's gross assets
ex-cash. Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC, January 31, 2022.
The Fund's unaudited balance sheet as of January 31, 2022 is shown below:
Salient Midstream
& MLP Fund
|
Balance
Sheet
|
January 31,
2022
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Assets
|
(in
millions)
|
Investments
|
$193.0
|
Other
Assets
|
0.2
|
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
|
2.5
|
Total
Assets
|
$195.7
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Line of Credit
Payable
|
$50.7
|
Other
Liabilities
|
0.6
|
Total
Liabilities
|
$51.3
|
Net
Assets
|
$144.4
|
|
|
The Fund had 17.7
million common shares outstanding as of January 31,
2022.
|
Past performance is not indicative of future
results.
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund is a Delaware statutory trust registered as a
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment
objective is to provide a high level of total return with an
emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its common
shareholders. The Fund seeks to achieve that objective by investing
at least 80% of its total assets in securities of MLPs and
midstream companies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will
achieve its investment objective.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as
defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the
words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate,"
"project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements, which generally are not historical in nature.
Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ
significantly from the Fund's present expectations or projections
indicated in any forward-looking statements. These risks include,
but are not limited to, changes in economic and political
conditions; regulatory and legal changes; leverage risk; valuation
risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; the volume of sales and
purchase of shares; the continuation of investment advisory,
administration and other service arrangements; and other risks
discussed in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that
the Fund's investment objective will be attained.
About Salient
Salient Partners, L.P. ("Salient") is a
real asset and alternative investment firm that offers a suite of
strategies focused on energy and infrastructure, real estate and
tactical alternative investments. Institutions and investment
advisors turn to Salient to build smarter, more efficient
portfolios. Strategies are offered in the form of open- and
closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. Salient was
founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston and San
Francisco. Learn more about Salient at
www.salientpartners.com.
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1 Past performance is not indicative of future
results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data
shown. The data shown are unaudited. Returns do not reflect the
deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund
distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares.
2 Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC and
Alerian, January 31, 2022. "Alerian
Midstream Energy Select Index," "Alerian Midstream Energy Select
Total Return Index," "AMEI" and "AMEIX" are trademarks of Alerian
and their use is granted under a license from Alerian. Past
performance is not indicative of how the index will perform in the
future. The index reflects the reinvestment of distributions and
income and does not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.
The index is unmanaged and is not available for direct investment.
Alerian Midstream Energy Select Total Return Index (AMEIX) is a
total return composite of North American midstream energy
infrastructure companies that are engaged in activities involving
energy commodities. The capped, float-adjusted,
capitalization-weighted index is disseminated in real time on a
price-return basis. Inception date of the AMEIX is April 1, 2013.
3 The amount of distributions may vary depending on
a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the
rate of distributions on Fund common shares could change. A portion
of the Fund's returns may be comprised of ordinary income, return
of capital and net realized capital gains. The Fund will determine
the tax characteristics of all Fund distributions after the end of
the calendar year and will provide shareholders such information at
that time.
4 Fund shares do not represent a deposit or
obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or
other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve
Board or any other government agency. Data are based on total
market value of Fund investments unless otherwise indicated. The
data provided are for informational purposes only and are not
intended for trading purposes.
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