Salient Midstream & MLP Fund Announces Fourth Quarter 2017 Dividend Of $0.244 Per Share And Net Asset Value As Of October 31, 2017
HOUSTON, Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) today announced a dividend of $0.244 for the fourth quarter ending November 30, 2017.
At the close of business on October 31, 2017, the Fund's total assets were $297.3 million and the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share was $11.60. On October 31, 2017, the closing share price of the Fund was $10.59, which was trading at a 8.7% discount to the NAV.1 For the month ending October 31, 2017, the Fund's yield was 9.2%2 while the Fund's NAV and market price total returns were -7.3% and -8.5%, respectively, compared to -4.1% for the Alerian MLP Index.3
The Fund's fourth quarter dividend will be payable on November 29, 2017 to common stockholders of record on November 17, 2017. It is anticipated that this dividend will be a combination of return of capital and ordinary income for tax purposes. The final tax status of the dividend may differ substantially from this preliminary information, and the final determination of such amount will be made in early 2018 when the Fund can determine its earnings and profits for the 2017 fiscal year.
The Fund's quarterly dividends per share over the past year are shown below:4
Amount | Payable Date | Ex-Date | Record Date |
$0.244 | November 29, 2017 | November 16, 2017 | November 17, 2017 |
$0.244 | August 31, 2017 | August 16, 2017 | August 18, 2017 |
$0.244 | May 31, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
$0.244 | February 28, 2017 | February 15, 2017 | February 17, 2017 |
$0.244 | November 30, 2016 | November 16, 2016 | November 18, 2016 |
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 10 holdings as of October 31, 2017 are shown below:5
Company Name | Sector | Percent of Gross Assets |
ONEOK, Inc. | Midstream Company | 9.8% |
EMG Utica I Offshore Co-Investment, L.P. | MLP Affiliate | 8.0% |
Targa Resources Corp. | Midstream Company | 6.7% |
Enbridge Energy Management, LLC. | MLP Affiliate | 6.0% |
The Williams Companies, Inc. | MLP Affiliate | 5.9% |
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | Other Energy & Infrastructure | 5.8% |
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. | MLP Affiliate | 5.7% |
SemGroup Corp. | Midstream Company | 4.8% |
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. | MLP | 4.8% |
EnLink Midstream, LLC. | MLP General Partner | 4.6% |
Total | 62.1% | |
For illustrative purposes only. Current and future holdings are subject to change and risk. Figures are based on the Fund's gross assets. Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC, October 31, 2017. | ||
The Fund's unaudited balance sheet as of October 31, 2017 is shown below:
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund | ||
Balance Sheet | ||
October 31, 2017 | ||
(Unaudited) | ||
Assets | (in millions) | |
Investments | $281.8 | |
Tax Receivable | 0.8 | |
Other Assets | 8.0 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 6.7 | |
Total Assets | 297.3 | |
Liabilities | ||
Line of Credit Payable | 81.6 | |
Other Liabilities | 10.1 | |
Total Liabilities | 91.7 | |
Net Assets | $205.6 | |
The Fund had 17.7 million common shares outstanding as of October 31, 2017. | ||
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 diversified asset management firm and leading provider of real asset and alternative investment strategies for institutional investors and investment advisors. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of single-asset and multi-asset solutions designed to serve as powerful building blocks for smarter, more efficient portfolios. Strategies are offered in the form of open- and closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. Salient provides unconventional market insights in its highly acclaimed Epsilon Theory newsletter and Salient blog. Learn more about Salient at www.salientpartners.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. Salient was founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston, San Francisco and New York.
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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. The rate is annualized based on the latest dividend paid by the Fund divided by the October 31, 2017 stock price. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
3 Source: Salient Capital Advisors, LLC and Alerian, October 31, 2017. Past performance is not indicative of future results. No investment strategy can guarantee performance results. The index reflects the reinvestment of dividends and income and does not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. The index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment. "Alerian MLP Index", "Alerian MLP Total Return Index", "AMZ" and "AMZX" are trademarks of Alerian and their use is granted under a license from Alerian.
4 The amount of dividends 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 dividends after the end of the calendar year and will provide shareholders such information at that time.
5 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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