ETF·NYSE
Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP)
- Net assets
- $12.62B
- Expense ratio
- 1.01%
- Yield
- 7.84%
- 52-week range
- $46.04 $56.43
AMLP ETF forecast today
Where AMLP stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
AMLP at a glance
Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP): Buy, 60/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($53.90 and $52.89).
- Fund Expense ratio 1.01%, $12.6B in net assets, price up 15.2% over 1 year.
Figures as of October 30, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
AMLP, or Alerian MLP ETF, earns a CleaRank rating of Buy with a model score of 60/100.
Its trend contributes the most to that score: the price is 2.22% above the 200-day average and 0.29% above the 50-day, and the 50-day average is 1.92% above the 200-day. The expense ratio of 1.01% is the largest drag on the score. The 50-day average is $53.90 and the 200-day is $52.89, and the price has climbed 15.24% over the past year.
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Figures we compute ourselves from AMLP's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
AMLP ETF price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
4/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $54.06 is 0.3% above the 50-day simple moving average of $53.90.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 2.2% above the 200-day simple moving average of $52.89.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($53.90) is 1.9% above the 200-day average ($52.89), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 77% of its 52-week range, between $46.04 and $56.43.
AMLP share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far AMLP has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where AMLP sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
AMLP fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio above 0.20% ›
The fund charges 1.01% a year, $101.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $12.6B.One sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Energy, makes up 98.2% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 7.84%.Price up over one year ›
The price rose 15.24% over the past year.
AMLP Fund Facts
Alerian MLP ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides concentrated exposure to U.S. energy infrastructure master limited partnerships. The fund seeks to track the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index, a portfolio of publicly traded MLPs that generate most of their cash flow from midstream activities such as transporting, storing, and processing energy commodities.
Sector weights
Total returns, as the fund family reports them
| Period | AMLP |
|---|---|
| YTD | 16.89% |
| 1 month | -6.46% |
| 3 months | 2.19% |
| 1 year | 19.66% |
| 3 years | 16.11% |
| 5 years | 18.40% |
| 10 years | 6.53% |
As of Oct 31, 2026, AMLP has an expense ratio of 1.01%, $12.62B in net assets and a distribution yield of 7.84%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 31, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.
Key statistics
The headline figures for AMLP.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of AMLP's holdings, performance and risks.
Energy is AMLP's biggest sector, making up 98.2% of the fund, while Utilities makes up 1.9%. Because nearly the entire portfolio sits in one sector, AMLP tends to move in step with Energy. AMLP is an Energy Limited Partnership fund run by ALPS, and it launched on August 25, 2010.
Owning AMLP carries an annual expense ratio of 1.01%, equal to $101.00 a year on each $10,000 held. The fund's net assets come to $12.6B. Its distribution yield stands at 7.84%, and portfolio turnover is 14%.
With 98.2% of its holdings in Energy, the fund depends heavily on one sector. On a typical day the price of AMLP shifts by 0.85%, the 30-day standard deviation of its daily returns.
AMLP AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/2RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 59.1, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 59.1 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of AMLP
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
AMLP, also known as Alerian MLP ETF, changes hands at $54.06 and sits above both of its main moving averages. It is 0.29% above the 50-day average of $53.90 and 2.22% above the 200-day average of $52.89. Within its 52-week range the price is near the top: 4.20% below the high of $56.43 and 17.42% above the low of $46.04. The 50-day average runs 1.92% above the 200-day, a configuration that backs up the upward move instead of cutting against it.
Short-term and long-term readings disagree. Over the past month the price climbed 4.22%, but over the past three months it slipped 2.28%. Across the past year it gained 15.24%. The 14-day RSI sits at 59.1, which is neutral territory.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels: the 52-week high at $56.43, which sits above the price, and the 50-day SMA at $53.90, which sits below it.
- A 14-day RSI of 59.1 places the reading in neutral territory. Values above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
- Fees add up over time. With an expense ratio of 1.01% a year, AMLP takes $101.00 from every $10,000 invested.
AMLP's uptrend depends on the price holding above its 50-day average of $53.90 and its 200-day average of $52.89. A close below the 50-day average would be the first sign that the trend is weakening. If the price pulls back, the 50-day SMA at $53.90 is the first level it would reach.
Overhead, the first level AMLP would meet is the 52-week high of $56.43. The 14-day RSI stands at 59.1, which keeps momentum in the neutral band between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for AMLP, from its daily closes.
As of October 30, 2026, with AMLP at $54.06, its 14-day RSI is 59.1 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $53.90 and its 200-day is $52.89.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 30, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What AMLP moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 30, 2026, AMLP's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.37 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.26 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), -0.08 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.01 with gold (XAU).
AMLP trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
AMLP trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from AMLP's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much AMLP tends to move, against the market and on its own.
AMLP price history and drawdowns
AMLP's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 0.85% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 68.7%, from February 2017 to March 2020, regained by October 2022.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
71% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Trailed the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $20,000, against $41,607 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
AMLP Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 30, 2026, AMLP's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -68.7% (February 2017 to March 2020); it regained that peak by October 2022, 31 months after the low, and 71% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into AMLP in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: AMLP trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $20,000 against $41,607.
A $10,000 investment in AMLP in October 2016 would be worth about $20,000 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $41,607 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to AMLP, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +6.96%, up in 9 of 10 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -5.29%, up in 6 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.31%, up in 4 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, AMLP's strongest calendar month has been January (average +6.96%, up in 9 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -5.29%, up in 6 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
AMLP price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in AMLP, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 10 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in AMLP today could grow to about $11,008 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $22,935 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $5,283. The simulation models price only; at today's 7.84% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
AMLP 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $59.51 for AMLP by 2030 in the base case, from $54.06 today (1.1x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $28.56. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on AMLP's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $38.36 | $55.37 | $79.93 | |
| 2028 | $33.75 | $56.72 | $95.31 | |
| 2029 | $30.77 | $58.10 | $110 | |
| 2030 | $28.56 | $59.51 | $124 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of AMLP's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
AMLP ETF forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 30, 2026.