headquarters dallas texas united states key people kenny feng ceo products indices for master limited partnerships website http www.alerian.com alerian based in dallas tx is an independent company that provides transparent master limited partnerships mlp and energy infrastructure benchmarks and analytics . the flagship alerian mlp index amz is widely used by industry professionals to analyze relative performance . its vision is to equip investors to make informed decisions about mlps and energy infrastructure . as of september 30 2015 alerian indicated that total assets of exchanged traded products linked to the alerian index series exceeded 13 billion . 1 contents 1 history 2 indices 3 linked products 4 governance 5 references 6 external links history edit alerian was founded in 2004 by gabriel hammond as an mlp asset manager . in 2005 kenny feng joined the company and headed the creation and launch of the alerian mlp index nyse amz the first real time index of master limited partnerships mlps . the amz is now broadly considered to be the benchmark for the asset class . 2 in 2007 the company relocated from the big apple new york ny to the big d dallas tx . in march 2010 alerian spun off its active management business as steelpath capital management llc . 3 at that point kenny feng took over as president and ceo . indices edit the alerian index series is primarily used by investors for performance benchmarking and by exchange traded product issuers for the creation of index tracking funds . about the alerian mlp index the alerian mlp index is the leading gauge of energy master limited partnerships mlps . the float adjusted capitalization weighted index whose 50 constituents represent approximately 75 % of total market capitalization is disseminated real time on a price return basis amz and on a total return basis amzx . about the alerian mlp infrastructure index the alerian mlp infrastructure index is a composite of energy infrastructure master limited partnerships mlps . the capped float adjusted capitalization weighted index whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from the pipeline transportation gathering processing and storage of energy commodities is disseminated real time on a price return basis amzi and on a total return basis amzix . about the alerian energy infrastructure index the alerian energy infrastructure index is a composite of north american energy infrastructure companies . the index whose constituents are engaged in the pipeline transportation gathering processing and storage of energy commodities is disseminated real time on a price return basis amei and on a total return basis ameix . about the alerian mlp equal weight index the alerian mlp equal weight index is the equal weighted version of the widely used alerian mlp index amz . the index which includes the same 50 companies as the float adjusted capitalization weighted amz but allocates a 2 % weight to each constituent at each rebalancing is disseminated real time on a price return basis amze and on a total return basis amzex . about the alerian natural gas mlp index the alerian natural gas mlp index is a composite of natural gas infrastructure master limited partnerships mlps . the equal weighted index whose 20 constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from the pipeline transportation gathering processing and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids ngls is disseminated real time on a price return basis angi and end of day on a total return basis angix . alerian large cap mlp index the alerian large cap mlp index is a composite of large cap energy master limited partnerships mlps . the equal weighted index which includes the 15 largest companies by market capitalization is disseminated end of day on a price return basis alci and on a total return basis alcix . linked products edit alerian licenses its indices to third parties for the creation of investment vehicles such as exchange traded funds etfs and exchange traded notes etns separately managed accounts and structured products . these products provide investors with access to mlps and energy infrastructure without the administrative burden associated with k 1 forms . alerian mlp etf nyse amlp amlp launched in august 2010 4 was the first mlp etf and is designed to track an investment in the alerian mlp infrastructure index amzi . investors receive a quarterly dividend linked to the cash distributions paid by the master limited partnerships mlps in the index less accrued tracking fees . a portion of each quarterly payment is treated as return of capital for tax purposes with the remaining portion treated as a qualified dividend . alerian energy infrastructure etf nyse enfr enfr was launched in november 2013 5 and is designed to track an investment in the alerian energy infrastructure index amei . investors receive a quarterly dividend linked to the cash distributions paid by the energy infrastructure mlps and corporations in the index less accrued tracking fees . alps alerian mlp infrastructure index fund nyse alerx alerx was launched in december 2012 6 and is designed to track an investment in the alerian mlp infrastructure index amzi . investors receive a quarterly dividend linked to the cash distributions paid by the master limited partnerships mlps in the index less accrued tracking fees . a portion of each quarterly payment is treated as return of capital for tax purposes with the remaining portion treated as a qualified dividend . alps alerian energy infrastructure portfolio nyse alefx alefx launched in april 2013 7 was the first mlp and energy infrastructure variable insurance product . it is designed to track an investment in the alerian energy infrastructure index amei . cibc alerian mlp infrastructure index linked roc notes cibc has issued series of return of capital notes linked to the alerian mlp infrastructure index since october 2010 . thirty one series have been issued as of october 16 2015 . 8 the notes provide investors with partial repayments of principal each quarter linked to the cash distributions paid by the mlps in the index less accrued tracking fees and converted into canadian dollars . the notes are debt obligations of cibc . jpmorgan alerian mlp index etn nyse amj amj launched in april 2009 is designed to track an investment in the alerian mlp index amz . investors receive a quarterly coupon linked to the cash distributions paid by the mlps in the index less accrued tracking fees . the etns are senior unsecured obligations of jpmorgan chase & co. ubs etracs alerian mlp index etn nyse amu amu launched in july 2012 9 is designed to track an investment in the alerian mlp index amz . investors receive a quarterly coupon linked to the cash distributions paid by the mlps in the index less accrued tracking fees . the etns are senior unsecured obligations of ubs ag . ubs etracs alerian mlp infrastructure index etn nyse mlpi mlpi launched in april 2010 10 is designed to track an investment in the alerian mlp infrastructure index amzi . investors receive a quarterly coupon linked to the cash distributions paid by the mlps in the index less accrued tracking fees . the etns are senior unsecured obligations of ubs ag . ubs etracs 2x leveraged long alerian mlp infrastructure index etn nyse mlpl mlpl launched in july 2010 is designed to track a leveraged investment in the alerian mlp infrastructure index amzi . investors receive a quarterly coupon linked to the leveraged cash distributions paid by the mlps in the index less financing costs and accrued tracking fees . the etns are senior unsecured obligations of ubs ag . ubs etracs alerian natural gas mlp index etn nyse mlpg mlpg launched in july 2010 is designed to track an investment in the alerian natural gas mlp index angi . investors receive a quarterly coupon linked to the cash distributions paid by the mlps in the index less accrued tracking fees . the etns are senior unsecured obligations of ubs ag . governance edit alerian does not earn revenue from underwriting or other investment banking fees nor does it actively manage a portfolio of mlp and energy infrastructure securities on behalf of clients . consequently the company is able to provide objective benchmarks . an independent advisory board of mlp and energy infrastructure executives legal partners and senior financial professionals reviews all methodology modifications and constituent changes to ensure that they are made objectively and without bias . references edit about us . alerian . retrieved 2015 10 23 . zweig jason . how mlps could still move the needle . wall street journal . issn 0099 9660 . retrieved 2015 10 23 . alerian announces corporate rebranding . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2015 10 23 . alerian benchmarks first ever mlp etf bloomberg . www.bloomberg.com . retrieved 2015 10 23 . new etf from alps designed to participate in u.s. energy independence business wire . www.businesswire.com . retrieved 2015 10 23 . alps launches alerian mlp infrastructure index fund business wire . www.businesswire.com . retrieved 2015 10 23 . cibc structured notes product pricing summary . retrieved 2015 10 23 . cibc structured notes product pricing summary . retrieved 2015 10 23 . etracs adds alerian mlp index etn to its suite of mlp related etns business wire . www.businesswire.com . retrieved 2015 10 23 . mlpi mlp infrastructure index etn ubs etracs . etracs.ubs.com . retrieved 2015 10 23 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title alerian & oldid 743419048 categories investment companies of the united statesamerican companies established in 2004companies based in dallasfinancial services companies established in 2004 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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