DALLAS, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alerian announced
today that following the close of business on Friday, June 17, Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP
(NYSE: CHKM), Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CMLP),
Exterran Partners LP (NASD: EXLP), Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC
(NYSE: NKA), and PAA Natural Gas Storage LP (NYSE: PNG) will be
added to the Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index (NYSE: ANGI).
Following the close of business on June
17, the index will consist of 20 constituents, which will be
rebalanced on an equal-weighted basis in accordance with the
existing index methodology. Constituent additions to and deletions
from the index do not reflect an opinion by Alerian on the
investment merits of the respective securities.
About the Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index
The Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index is an equal-weighted composite
of 15 natural gas infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships. The
index, whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from
the transportation, storage, and processing of natural gas and
natural gas liquids, provides investors with an unbiased benchmark
for the infrastructure component of the natural gas industry. The
index is disseminated real-time on a price-return basis (NYSE:
ANGI), and the corresponding total-return index is disseminated
daily through ticker ANGIX. For index values, yields, constituents,
and announcements regarding rebalancings, please visit
www.alerian.com.
About Alerian
Alerian is an independent company that provides objective market
information. The company is a leader in MLP-market intelligence,
providing benchmarks, data sets, and analytics that are used
extensively by a range of stakeholders such as investment banks,
stock exchanges, investment professionals, consultants, and Master
Limited Partnerships. The Alerian Index Series is used for the
purposes of asset allocation, investment analysis, portfolio
hedging, and the creation of index tracking funds. Alerian is
widely known for maintaining the leading benchmark of MLP equities:
the Alerian MLP Index (NYSE: AMZ). For more information, please
visit www.alerian.com.
SOURCE Alerian