MLP

New MLP Funds Aim to Ease Tax Burden

Bonjour Kwon 2013. 10. 9. 03:27

 

08 10월, 23:44online.wsj.com

Investors looking to tap into master limited partnerships fueling America's energy boom often find exchange-traded funds and mutual funds a clumsy way to enter the field.

 

 The tax burden of owning a fund investing in pipeline operators and related service providers can be onerous. By some estimates, funds that load up on such fare can lose up to 39% of their returns to federal and state corporate taxes.

 

 As a result, fund sponsors have been developing new ways to play MLPs with a so-called "second-generation" of ETFs that carry less of a tax drag.

 

 This year, MLP exchange-traded products and ...

 

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