The search for yield has attracted many investors to master limited partnerships, known as MLPs, because they offer a number of very low-risk businesses with healthy growth prospects, Brian Watson, director of research at SteelPath, an investment manager of master limited partnership energy portfolios that specialize in US energy infrastructure assets, told CNBC on Friday.
MLPs are limited partnerships that are publicly-traded, tax-advantaged investment vehicles, commonly used in the energy industry. To qualify as an MLP, a firm must earn 90 percent of its income through activities or interest and dividend payments relating to natural resources, commodities or real estate.