LEAWOOD, Kan.-- December 11, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Tortoise Index Solutions today announced upcoming additions and deletions to its indices as part of their regular quarterly rebalancing for the fourth quarter of 2015, as follows below. Following the close of trading on Dec. 18, 2015, the indices will be rebalanced and as a result, the following changes will become effective.
| Tortoise North American Pipeline IndexSM
(TNAP/TNAPT) |
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| Action | Company | Ticker | ||||||
| Addition | Archrock, Inc. | AROC | ||||||
| Removal | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | CNP | ||||||
| Removal | OGE Energy Corporation | OGE | ||||||
The full constituent list can be viewed at www.tortoiseindexsolutions.com/tnap/constituents.
| Tortoise MLP Index®
(TMLP/TMLPT) |
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| Action | Company | Ticker | ||||||
| Removal | Emerge Energy Services LP | EMES | ||||||
| Removal | EVE Energy Partners, L.P. | EVEP | ||||||
| Removal | Foresight Energy LP | FELP | ||||||
| Removal | Hi-Crush Partners LP | HCLP | ||||||
| Removal | Memorial Production Partners LP | MEMP | ||||||
There were no additions as a result of the fourth quarter rebalance. The full constituent list can be viewed at www.tortoiseindexsolutions.com/tmlp/constituents.
| Tortoise North American Oil & Gas Producers IndexSM
(TNEP/TNEPT) |
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| Action | Company | Ticker | ||||||
| Addition | Synergy Resources Corporation | SYRG | ||||||
| Removal | Birchcliff Energy Limited | BIR CN | ||||||
| Removal | Eclipse Resources Corporation | ECR | ||||||
| Removal | Kelt Exploration Limited | KEL CN | ||||||
| Removal | Linn Energy, LLC | LINE | ||||||
| Removal | Paramount Resources Limited | POU CN | ||||||
| Removal | Ultra Petroleum Corporation | UPL | ||||||
The full constituent list can be viewed at www.tortoiseindexsolutions.com/tnep/constituents.
| Tortoise Real Yield IndexSM
(TYLD/TYLDT) |
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| Action | Company | Ticker | ||||||
| Removal | Breitburn Energy Partners LP | BBEP | ||||||
| Removal | BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation | BKCC | ||||||
| Removal | Chatham Lodging Trust | CLDT | ||||||
| Removal | Global Partners LP | GLP | ||||||
| Removal | Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | INN | ||||||
| Removal | Memorial Production Partners LP | MEMP | ||||||
| Removal | PennTex Midstream Partners, LP | PTXP | ||||||
| Removal | Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. | RRMS | ||||||
| Removal | Silver Bay Realty Trust Corporation | SBY | ||||||
| Removal | Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. | TOO | ||||||
There were no additions as a result of the fourth quarter rebalance. The full constituent list can be viewed at www.tortoiseindexsolutions.com/tyld/constituents.
About Tortoise Index Solutions
Tortoise Index Solutions, LLC provides research-driven indices that can be used as a realistic basis for exchange-traded products and thought leadership in the universe of essential assets. Its indices are intended to fill a void in the market and provide benchmarks and investible asset class universes for use by investment professionals, research analysts and industry executives to analyze relative performance, as well as to provide a basis for passively managed exchange-traded products. Tortoise Index Solutions, LLC is affiliated with Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a registered investment manager specializing in actively managed listed energy investing. As of Nov. 30, 2015, Tortoise Capital Advisors had approximately $13.5 billion of assets under management in listed closed-end funds, mutual funds, private funds and separate accounts. For more information about Tortoise Index Solutions, LLC visit www.tortoiseindexsolutions.com. For more information about Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
About Tortoise North American Pipeline IndexSM
The Tortoise North American Pipeline Index is a float-adjusted, capitalization weighted index of pipeline companies that are organized and have their principal place of business in the United States or Canada. A pipeline company is defined as a company that either 1) has been assigned a standard industrial classification (“SIC”) system code that indicates the company operates in the energy pipeline industry or 2) has at least 50% of its assets, cash flow or revenue associated with the operation or ownership of energy pipelines.
About Tortoise MLP Index®
The Tortoise MLP Index® is a float-adjusted, capitalization weighted index of energy master limited partnerships (MLPs). The index is comprised of publicly traded companies organized in the form of limited partnerships or limited liability companies engaged in transportation, production, processing and/or storage of energy commodities.
About Tortoise North American Oil & Gas Producers IndexSM
The Tortoise North American Oil & Gas Producers IndexSM is a float-adjusted, capitalization weighted index of North American energy companies primarily engaged in the production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas or natural gas liquids (NGLs). The index includes exploration and production companies structured as corporations, limited liability companies and master limited partnerships but excludes United States royalty trusts.
About Tortoise Real Yield IndexSM
The Tortoise Real Yield Index is a new differentiated index that aims to track real asset exposure anchored in current income. It provides an efficient benchmark for real yielding, tax pass-through, liquid companies that distribute substantial cash flow streams to investors by investing in REITs (real estate investment trusts), MLPs (master limited partnerships) and BDCs (business development companies). The index provides a benchmark of companies with tangible essential assets that are supportive of economic activity with no commodity futures, precious metals, TIPs (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) or foreign currency exposure.
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