Swank Capital and Cushing® Asset Management Announce Rebalancing of The Cushing® 30 MLP Index

Swank Capital and Cushing® Asset Management Announce Rebalancing of The Cushing® 30 MLP Index

Dallas, Texas (September 12, 2014)   Swank Capital, LLC and Cushing® Asset Management, LP announced today upcoming changes to the constituents of The Cushing® 30 MLP Index (the “Index”) as part of normal index operations.  After the markets close on September 19, 2014, the 30 members of the Index will be adjusted and rebalanced to equal weights and the changes below will become effective on September 22, 2014.

Cushing® 30 MLP Index constituents (effective September 22, 2014):

Company Name

Ticker

Index Weight

Status

Access Midstream Partners, L.P.

ACMP

3.33%

Existing

Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.

APL

3.33%

Existing

AmeriGas Partners, L.P.

APU

3.33%

Existing

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

ARLP

3.33%

Existing

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP

CMLP

3.33%

Existing

DCP Midstream Partners, L.P.

DPM

3.33%

Existing

Enbridge Energy Partners,  L.P.

EEP

3.33%

Existing

EnLink Midstream, LLC

ENLC

3.33%

Existing

EnLink Midstream Partners, LP

ENLK

3.33%

Existing

El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.

EPB

3.33%

Existing

Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.

EPD

3.33%

Existing

EQT Midstream Partners, LP

EQM

3.33%

Existing

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

ETE

3.33%

Existing

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

ETP

3.33%

Existing

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

KMI

3.33%

Existing

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

KMP

3.33%

Existing

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

MMP

3.33%

Existing

NGL Energy Partners LP

NGL

3.33%

Existing

Targa Resources Partners, L.P.

NGLS

3.33%

Existing

ONEOK Partners, L.P.

OKS

3.33%

Existing

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

PAA

3.33%

Existing

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.

PAGP

3.33%

Existing

Phillips 66 Partners LP

PSXP

3.33%

Existing

Regency Energy Partners, L.P.

RGP

3.33%

Existing

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.

SPH

3.33%

Existing

Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P.

SXL

3.33%

Existing

Tesoro Logistics LP

TLLP

3.33%

Existing

Targa Resources Corp.

TRGP

3.33%

Existing

Western Gas Partners, L.P.

WES

3.33%

Existing

Williams Partners, L.P.

WPZ

3.33%

Existing

ABOUT THE CUSHING® MLP INDEX

The Cushing® 30 MLP Index tracks the performance of 30 publicly traded MLP securities that hold midstream energy infrastructure assets in North America, chosen according to a proprietary fundamental scoring model developed by Cushing® Asset Management, LP to rank MLPs for potential inclusion in the Index.  The Index price level is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker “MLPX”.

ABOUT SWANK CAPITAL AND CUSHING® ASSET MANAGEMENT

Cushing® Asset Management, LP (“Cushing“), a subsidiary of Swank Capital, LLC, is an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Cushing serves as investment adviser to affiliated funds and managed accounts which invest primarily in securities of MLPs and other natural resource companies.

Cushing is also dedicated to serving the needs of MLP and energy income investors by sponsoring a variety of industry benchmarks, including The Cushing® MLP Market Cap Index (Bloomberg Ticker:  CMCI), The Cushing® MLP High Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker:  MLPY) and The Cushing® Upstream Energy Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker:  CRTY).  For more information, please visit www.swankcapital.com/the-cushing-indices.

The Cushing® 30 MLP Index (the “Index”) is the exclusive property of Cushing Asset Management, LP, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) (“S&P Dow Jones Indices”) to calculate and maintain the Index.  S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“SPFS”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and, these trademarks have been licensed to S&P Dow Jones Indices. “Calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices” and its related stylized mark(s) have been licensed for use by Cushing Asset Management, LP. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices, SPFS, Dow Jones nor any of their affiliates sponsor and promote the Index and none shall be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index.

SOURCE Cushing Asset Management, LP; Swank Capital