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Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

MLPXNYSE ArcaGlobal XB

$74.33−2.20 (−2.87%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B56/ 100

Rank 2 of 7 in Energy Sector

B56/100Rank 2 of 7inEnergy Sector
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 76.53 to 74.33. Range 74.24 to 75.95. Use the arrow keys to read each point.75.0075.5076.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$3.8B
1Y total return
+36.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.01%
Holdings
30
Avg volume · 30D
375K sh
52W range
low $57.66high $78.36
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net MLPX Grade

B

Score 56 out of 100

Category
Energy Sector⁠
Rank
2 of 7
Six-pillar profile for MLPX. Scores out of 100: Cost 71, Risk 65, Mission 32, Tradability 66, Holdings 44, Durability 71. Strongest: Cost (71). Weakest: Mission (32). No single pillar leads.

Score 56 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 100
    Rank 2 of 7

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 5

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 7

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 7

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 6

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 7

Our read on MLPX

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarC44 out of 100Rank 5 of 6 in Energy SectorAs of
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
30
Top-10 weight
67%
Largest holding
WMB9.4%

Sectors

  • Energy100.0%

Geography

  • United States75.37%
  • Canada24.63%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1WMBWilliams Cos Inc9.41%4,526,292$336M361
2TRPTc Energy Corp9.03%5,315,148$322M48
3ENBEnbridge Inc8.69%6,597,134$310M44
4TRGPTarga Resources Corp8.08%991,867$288M355
5KMIKinder Morgan Inc7.46%8,037,331$266M338
6OKEFalcon Topco Inc6.43%2,491,303$229M342
7LNGCheniere Energy Inc4.78%603,727$171M279
8PBAPembina Pipeline Corp4.56%3,402,566$163M24
9MPLXMplx Lp4.48%2,813,118$160M40
10ETEnergy Transfer Lp4.46%7,795,061$159M51
11EPDEnterprise Products Partners4.37%4,337,373$156M44
12DTMDt Midstream Inc3.85%1,093,201$137M198
13PAAPlains All Amer Pipeline Lp3.80%5,535,377$136M24
14WESWestern Midstream Partners L3.49%2,747,065$124M39
15SOBOSouth Bow Corp2.11%2,243,136$75.2M22

Showing 1–15 of 30 holdings

MLPX Performance

Launched Aug 6, 2013

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

MLPX$13,673
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. MLPX $13,673. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for MLPX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodMLPX
Year to date+30.5%
1 month+9.6%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+36.7%
3 yearsper year+27.8%
5 yearsper year+20.9%
10 yearsper year+12.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for MLPX
YearReturn barMLPX
2026 YTD+30.5%
2025+4.9%
2024+42.9%
2023+15.7%
2022+21.5%
2021+39.6%
2020−20.3%

MLPX in the news

MLPX Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.01%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.07Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.76 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 44 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Feb 7, 2017 $0.45; May 5, 2017 $0.44; Aug 7, 2017 $0.42; Nov 7, 2017 $0.42; Dec 28, 2017 $0.06; Feb 8, 2018 $0.44; May 10, 2018 $0.47; Aug 9, 2018 $0.49; Nov 8, 2018 $0.49; Dec 28, 2018 $0.07; Feb 7, 2019 $0.51; May 7, 2019 $0.53; Aug 7, 2019 $0.54; Nov 7, 2019 $0.56; Feb 7, 2020 $0.57; May 7, 2020 $0.54; Aug 7, 2020 $0.57; Nov 6, 2020 $0.57; Feb 5, 2021 $0.57; May 7, 2021 $0.52; Aug 6, 2021 $0.50; Nov 5, 2021 $0.50; Dec 30, 2021 $0.02; Feb 7, 2022 $0.50; May 6, 2022 $0.53; Aug 5, 2022 $0.55; Nov 7, 2022 $0.55; Feb 7, 2023 $0.55; May 5, 2023 $0.58; Aug 7, 2023 $0.60; Nov 7, 2023 $0.60; Feb 7, 2024 $0.60; May 7, 2024 $0.65; Aug 7, 2024 $0.65; Nov 7, 2024 $0.65; Dec 30, 2024 $0.05; Feb 7, 2025 $0.69; May 7, 2025 $0.72; Aug 7, 2025 $0.73; Nov 7, 2025 $0.73; Dec 30, 2025 $0.08; Feb 9, 2026 $0.74; May 11, 2026 $0.76; Aug 10, 2026 $0.76. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Aug 10, 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.76
May 11, 2026May 14, 2026$0.76
Feb 9, 2026Feb 12, 2026$0.74
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.08
Nov 7, 2025Nov 17, 2025$0.73
Aug 7, 2025Aug 14, 2025$0.73
May 7, 2025May 14, 2025$0.72
Feb 7, 2025Feb 14, 2025$0.69
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.05
Nov 7, 2024Nov 15, 2024$0.65
Aug 7, 2024Aug 14, 2024$0.65
May 7, 2024May 15, 2024$0.65

See all 60 payments⁠

$10,000 in MLPX 10 years ago paid $5,701 in dividends.⁠

MLPX Risk

Risk pillarB65 out of 100Rank 3 of 7 in Energy Sector
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.32
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−19.7%
Trough Jul 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.28
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

MLPX Cost

Compare MLPX and XES

Overpaying vs XES, cheapest in Energy Sector

$1,915

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • MLPX 0.45%

    $9,041

  • XES 0.35% Cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • MLPX 0.45%
  • XES 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530MLPX $9,041XES $7,126

Year by year

YearMLPXXESOverpaying
10$812$634$178
20$3,128$2,454$674
30$9,041$7,126$1,915

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