MLPX ETF — Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (MLPX)

Updated October 2, 2026.

MLPX is an ETF that tracks the Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure Index. its distribution rate is 4.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.31%, its expense ratio is 0.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 208.3% over the past 13.2 years, 260.4 points behind SPY at 468.7%.

At the current 4.26% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $426 per year, or about $106.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

MLPX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 208.3% over the past 13.2 years, 260.4 points behind SPY at 468.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

MLPX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.26%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/07/2013

Expense ratio

0.45%

Distribution rate

4.26%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.31%

Last close

$71.07 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$3,459,106,690

Average volume

440500.0

Last dividend

$0.757

Last ex-dividend date

08/10/2026

Last payment date

08/13/2026

Beta

0.25

P/E ratio

18.9086

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.26%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.31%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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 & Energy 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.

MLPX 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 9.1%.

Who may consider MLPX — and who may not

MLPX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MLPX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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