The MLP/Midstream & Energy Portfolio, Series 27 ("Trust") seeks to provide current income with the potential for capital appreciation.
Historical Annual Dividend Distribution* | $0.9139 |
* The Historical Annual Dividend Distribution (HADD) is as of the day prior to trust deposit and subject to change. There is no guarantee the issuers of the securities included in the Trust will declare dividends or distributions in the future. The HADD of the securities included in the Trust is for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of the Trust’s distribution rate. The HADD is the weighted average of the trailing twelve-month distributions paid by the securities included in the portfolio and is reduced to account for the effects of fees and expenses, which will be incurred when investing in the Trust. The HADD will vary due to certain factors that may include, but are not limited to, a change in the dividends paid by issuers, a change in Trust expenses or the sale or maturity of securities in the portfolio.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Investors' units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
This information does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy: nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state where the offer, solicitation, or sale is not permitted.
Principal Investment StrategyThe Trust contains three sleeves of security types, all of which focus on the master limited partnership (“MLP”) and Midstream Energy space. Under normal circumstances, the Trust will invest at least 80% of the value of its assets in a combination of publicly-traded equity securities of energy MLPs, Midstream entities organized as C-corporations, common shares of closed-end investment companies (“Closed-End Funds”) that invest substantially all of their assets in MLPs/Midstreams and companies in the energy sector as classified by Standard & Poor’s Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICs”), and shares of an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that tracks the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index. The Trust considers investments in Midstream entities as investments in companies that provide midstream services including the gathering, transporting, processing, fractionation, storing, refining and distribution of oil, natural gas liquids and refined petroleum products. The securities in which the Closed-End Funds invest may include, but are not limited to: • MLP/Midstream common stocks, which may include all market capitalizations; • MLP private placements; and • Securities issued by MLPs and companies in the energy sector, such as warrants, convertible bonds, preferred securities, corporate bonds, senior loans, high-yield or “junk” bonds, or international bonds. The Trust does not have a specific policy as to the maturity of the bonds held by the Closed-End Funds in the portfolio and such Closed-End Funds may invest in bonds of all ranges of maturity. The securities in which the Closed-End Funds invest may include foreign securities, including securities issued by companies headquartered or incorporated in countries considered to be emerging markets. The Trust may invest in MLPs of any market capitalization and of companies headquartered or incorporated in foreign countries. |
Selection CriteriaThe Sponsor has selected for the portfolio MLP/Midstream equities, Closed-End Funds and an ETF believed to have the best potential to achieve the Trust’s investment objective. When selecting Closed-End Funds for inclusion in this portfolio, the Sponsor looks at numerous factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: 1) Investment Objective – The Sponsor favors Closed-End Funds with a defined investment objective and a history of adherence to those policies and objectives; 2) Premium/Discount – The Sponsor favors Closed-End Funds that trade at a discount to its net asset value and trade at wider discounts than peers and its own historical average discount; 3) Consistent Dividend – The Sponsor favors Closed-End Funds that have a history of paying a regular monthly, quarterly, semi- or annual distribution; 4) Performance – The Sponsor favors Closed-End Funds with a solid history of performance in relation to its benchmarks and peers; and 5) Liquidity – The Sponsor favors Closed- End Funds with adequate daily trading liquidity. When selecting the ETF for inclusion in this portfolio, the Sponsor will seek to include an ETF that tracks the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index. Currently, this ETF is the Alerian MLP ETF. When selecting the ETF, the Sponsor looks at numerous factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: 1) Liquidity – The Sponsor favors ETFs with adequate daily trading liquidity; and 2) Yield – The Sponsor favors ETFs with market yields consistent with the investment objective of the Trust. When selecting MLP/Midstream equities for inclusion in this portfolio, the Sponsor looks at numerous factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: 1) Overlap with ETF and underlying Closed-End Fund holdings – The Sponsor seeks to minimize overlap between the MLP/Midstream selections in relation to the underlying holdings of the ETF and Closed-End Funds; 2) Liquidity – The Sponsor favors MLP/Midstream equities with adequate daily trading liquidity; 3) Yield – The Sponsor favors MLP/Midstream equities with market yields consistent with the investment objective of the Trust; 4) Consistent Distribution Growth – The Sponsor favors MLPs/Midstreams with a history of consistent distribution growth; 5) Valuations – The Sponsor favors MLPs/Midstreams trading at valuation levels in-line or lower than peers, as measured by operating earnings to price; and 6) Debt Levels – The Sponsor favors MLPs/Midstreams with lower overall debt levels in relation to earnings. |
Risks and Other ConsiderationsAs with all investments, you may lose some or all of your investment in the Trust. No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved. The Trust also might not perform as well as you expect. This can happen for reasons such as these: • Securities prices can be volatile. The value of your investment may fall over time. Market value fluctuates in response to various factors. These can include stock market movements, purchases or sales of securities by the Trust, government policies, litigation, and changes in interest rates, inflation, the financial condition of the securities’ issuer or even perceptions of the issuer. Units of the Trust are not deposits of any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. • The Trust, certain Closed-End Funds held by the Trust and the ETF invest in MLPs. MLPs are limited partnerships or limited liability companies that are taxed as partnerships and whose interests (limited partnership units or limited liability company units) are traded on securities exchanges like shares of common stock. Currently, most MLPs operate in the energy, natural resources or real estate sectors. Investments in MLP interests are subject to the risks generally applicable to companies in the energy and natural resources sectors, including commodity pricing risk, supply and demand risk, depletion risk and exploration risk. The benefit the Trust derives from its investment in MLPs is largely dependent on their being treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, an MLP has no income tax liability at the entity level. If, as a result of a change in an MLP’s business, an MLP were treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, such MLP would be obligated to pay federal income tax on its income at the applicable corporate tax rate. If an MLP was classified as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, the amount of cash available for distribution with respect to its units would be reduced and any such distributions received by the Trust would be taxed entirely as dividend income if paid out of the earnings of the MLP. Therefore, treatment of an MLP as a corporation for federal income tax purposes would result in a material reduction in the after-tax return to the Trust, likely causing a substantial reduction in the value of the units of the Trust. • The Trust is concentrated in the energy sector and certain Closed-End Funds and the ETF held by the Trust include securities issued by companies in the energy sector. As a result, the factors that impact the energy sector will likely have a greater effect on this Trust than on a more broadly diversified Trust. Companies in the energy sector are subject to volatile fluctuations in price and supply of energy fuels, and can be impacted by international politics and conflicts, including the unrest and hostilities in the Middle East, terrorist attacks, the success of exploration projects, reduced demand as a result of increases in energy efficiency and energy conservation, natural disasters, clean-up and litigation costs associated with environmental damage and extensive regulation. • The Trust includes securities issued by companies in the oil, gas and fuels industry. Companies in the oil, gas and fuels industry may be adversely affected by changes in worldwide energy prices, exploration and production spending. Companies in this industry are also affected by changes in government regulation, world events and economic conditions. In addition, these companies are at risk for environmental damage claims. Companies in this industry could be adversely affected by commodity price volatility, changes in exchange rates, imposition of import controls, increased competition, depletion of resources, technological developments and labor relations. • The Trust, certain Closed-End Funds and the ETF held by the Trust invest in companies in the infrastructure sector. Infrastructure companies, including utilities, energy and companies involved in infrastructure projects, may be subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high leverage, costs associated with environmental and other regulations. • Certain Closed-End Funds held by the Trust may invest in securities that are rated below investment-grade and are considered to be “junk” securities. Below investment-grade obligations are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater market and credit risks, and accordingly, the risk of nonpayment or default is higher than with investment-grade securities. In addition, such securities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes and more likely to receive early returns of principal in falling rate environments. • Certain Closed-End Funds held by the Trust may invest in securities that are rated as investment-grade by only one rating agency. As a result, such split-rated securities may have more speculative characteristics and are subject to a greater risk of default than securities rated as investment-grade by more than one rating agency. • The Trust invests and certain Closed-End Funds and the ETF held by the Trust may invest in securities issued by small-capitalization and/or mid-capitalization companies. These securities customarily involve more investment risk than securities of large-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be more vulnerable to adverse general market or economic developments. • The Trust includes Closed-End Funds. Closed-End Funds are actively managed investment companies that invest in various types of securities. Closed-End Funds issue common shares that are traded on a securities exchange. Closed-End Funds are subject to various risks, including management’s ability to meet the Closed-End Fund’s investment objective and to manage the Closed-End Fund’s portfolio during periods of market turmoil and as investors’ perceptions regarding Closed-End Funds or their underlying investments change. Closed-End Funds are not redeemable at the option of the shareholder and they may trade in the market at a discount to their net asset value. Closed-End Funds may also employ the use of leverage which increases risk and volatility. • The Trust includes an ETF. ETFs are investment pools that hold other securities. ETFs are subject to various risks, including management’s ability to meet the fund’s investment objective. Shares of ETFs may trade at a discount from their net asset value in the secondary market. This risk is separate and distinct from the risk that the net asset value of the ETF shares may decrease. The amount of such discount from net asset value is subject to change from time to time in response to various factors. The underlying ETF has management and operating expenses. Consequently, you will bear not only your share of the Trust’s expenses, but also the expenses of the underlying ETF. By investing in an ETF, the Trust incurs greater expenses than you would incur if you invested directly in the ETF. • The Trust is subject to an ETF’s index correlation risk. To the extent that an underlying ETF is an index tracking ETF, index correlation risk is the risk that the performance of an ETF will vary from the actual performance of the fund’s target index, known as “tracking error.” This can happen due to fund expenses, transaction costs, market impact, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs) and timing variances. • The ETF and Closed-End Funds are subject to annual fees and expenses, including a management fee. Unitholders of the Trust will bear these fees in addition to the fees and expenses of the Trust. See “Fees and Expenses” for additional information. • The value of the fixed-income securities in the Closed-End Funds or the ETF will generally fall if interest rates, in general, rise. Typically, fixedincome securities with longer periods before maturity are more sensitive to interest rate changes. The Trust may be subject to greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the current period of historically low rates. • A Closed-End Fund, ETF or an issuer of securities held by a Closed-End Fund or ETF may be unwilling or unable to make principal payments and/or to declare distributions in the future, may call a security before its stated maturity, or may reduce the level of distributions declared. Issuers may suspend distributions during the life of the Trust. This may result in a reduction in the value of your units. • The financial condition of a Closed-End Fund, ETF or an issuer of securities held by a Closed-End Fund or ETF may worsen, resulting in a reduction in the value of your units. This may occur at any point in time, including during the primary offering period. • Certain Closed-End Funds and the ETF held by the Trust may invest in foreign securities. Investment in foreign securities presents additional risk. Foreign risk is the risk that foreign securities will be more volatile than U.S. securities due to such factors as adverse economic, currency, political, social or regulatory developments in a country, including government seizure of assets, excessive taxation, limitations on the use or transfer of assets, the lack of liquidity or regulatory controls with respect to certain industries or differing legal and/or accounting standards. • Certain Closed-End Funds or the ETF held by the Trust may invest in securities issued by companies headquartered or incorporated in countries considered to be emerging markets. Emerging markets are generally defined as countries with low per capita income in the initial stages of their industrialization cycles. Risks of investing in developing or emerging countries include the possibility of investment and trading limitations, liquidity concerns, delays and disruptions in settlement transactions, political uncertainties and dependence on international trade and development assistance. Companies headquartered in emerging market countries may be exposed to greater volatility and market risk. • Share prices, dividend rates or distributions on the securities in the Trust may decline during the life of the Trust. There is no guarantee that share prices of the securities in the Trust will not decline and that the issuers of the securities will declare dividends or distributions in the future and, if declared, whether they will remain at current levels or increase over time. • Cybersecurity risk. The Trust may be susceptible to potential risks through breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Trust to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Sponsor of the Trust to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Trust’s third-party service providers, or issuers in which the Trust invests, can also subject the Trust to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. • Inflation may lead to a decrease in the value of assets or income from investments. • The Sponsor does not actively manage the portfolio. The Trust will generally hold, and may, when creating additional units, continue to buy, the same securities even though a security’s outlook, market value or yield may have changed. See “Investment Risks” in Part A of the prospectus and “Risk Factors” in Part B of the prospectus for additional information. |
Please see the Trust prospectus for more complete risk information.
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