MLPA ETF — Global X MLP ETF

Global X MLP ETF (MLPA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MLPA is an ETF that tracks the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index. its distribution rate is 7.55%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.44%, its expense ratio is 0.77%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 84.2% over the past 14.5 years, 527.8 points behind SPY at 612.0%.

MLPA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 84.2% over the past 14.5 years, 527.8 points behind SPY at 612.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 23.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.8%.

MLPA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.47%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/18/2012

Expense ratio

0.77%

Distribution rate

7.55%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

7.44%

Last close

$54.06 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,284,457,405

Average volume

81972.0

Dividend

$1.02

Ex-dividend date

08/10/2026

Payment date

08/13/2026

Beta

0.33

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.55%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.44%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global X or company page; Index: Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MLPA risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.8%.

Who may consider MLPA — and who may not

MLPA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MLPA pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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