Summary

• On a year-over-year basis, 96.0% of the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) by weighting have grown their dividends.
• MLPs largely drove sequential growth in payouts for 1Q26, while most corporations kept their dividends steady. No AMNA constituent has cut its regular dividend since July 2021.
• Midstream indexes have seen a strong 2026 thus far, generating robust total returns of over 20% year-to-date through May 15 that handily outpace the broader market.

By Kyle Richards

For the first quarter of 2026, most of the constituents in the broad Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) maintained their payouts, with a handful of MLPs and select C-Corps providing sequential growth. The vast majority of midstream

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