Global X - MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF
$73.55+0.72 (+0.99%)
- 0.45%
- $3.5B
- +28.6%
- 4.21%
- 0.4M sh
- $72.16
- low $57.66high $78.36
The ETF.net MLPX Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 2 of 7
Score 58 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D32 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B63 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A76 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C46 out of 100Rank 5 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A71 out of 100Rank 3 of 7
Our read on MLPX
BA focused bet on the toll roads of American energy: roughly 30 pipeline and infrastructure names tracking the Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index, running since 2013 at 0.45% a year.
The fund seeks to provide investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index.
Why people hold it
- 0.45% a year, against a peer-group median near 0.79% for energy sector ETFs. Cheap shelf space for a narrow corner of the market.
- Concentrated on purpose: around 30 pipeline and energy infrastructure names via the Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index, so the midstream theme isn't watered down.
- Trading since 2013 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund with steady volume, which tends to keep spreads manageable on retail-size orders.
- Distributions land on a quarterly schedule, so the payout rhythm is predictable even as the amounts move with the underlying cash flows.
Worth knowing
- One sector, one theme. Energy infrastructure rides commodity cycles and rate moves, so it can travel well out of step with a broad market fund.
- With around 30 holdings, individual pipeline operators carry real weight and one company's news can move the whole fund.
- Not the cheapest ticket in the cohort: XES charges 0.35%, though it buys oil services companies rather than midstream infrastructure.
MLPX Holdings
- Stocks
- 30
- 67%
- WMB
Sectors
- Energy100.0%
Geography
- United States75.69%
- Canada24.31%
MLPX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
MLPX$12,864
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | MLPX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +24.2% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | −1.4% |
| 1 year | +28.6% |
| 3 years | +25.0% |
| 5 years | +19.5% |
| 10 years | +11.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | MLPX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +24.2% | |
| 2025 | +4.9% | |
| 2024 | +42.9% | |
| 2023 | +15.7% | |
| 2022 | +21.5% | |
| 2021 | +39.6% | |
| 2020 | −20.3% |
MLPX in the news
MLPX Dividends
- 4.21%
- $3.07
- $0.76 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
MLPX Risk
- 15.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.16
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −19.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.28
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MLPX Cost
0.45%
MLPX0.45%
- The middle half of Energy Sector funds
- Median 0.77%
1 of the 7 Energy Sector funds charge less.
Other funds in Energy Sector
- BXESState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +64.0%
- CTMLPTortoise MLP ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- CPXJInvesco Oil & Gas Services ETFExpense ratio 0.77%1 year return +84.4%
- CAMLPAlerian MLP ETFExpense ratio 1.01%1 year return +27.7%
- CMDSTWestwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +21.9%