Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund is a closed-end management investment fund/investment trust. The firm engages in the provision of total return with an emphasis on distributions to shareholders. It invests in a portfolio of master limited partnerships and energy infrastructure companies. The company was founded on May 3, 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NEW YORK, Sept. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: CEN) (the “Fund”) today announced its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared the Fund's quarterly distribution for September 2023.

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution

1 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 3 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV. CEN merger into an open-ended fund has been approved by shareholders. CEN investors can switch to a more discounted MLP/infrastructure CEF.

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The midstream sector has been a popular way to earn income from a portfolio for many years. Center Coast Brookfield MLP & NRG Inf Fd invests in a portfolio of midstream corporations and partnerships in an attempt to provide a high total return to its investors. The CEN closed-end fund might soon be merged into one of Brookfield's other funds and is probably best avoided until that is resolved.

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CEN proposes merger into an open-ended fund. Discount has widened back out after the initial pop, will the merger be approved?

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Discounts/premiums are one of the most important metrics for CEFs that can provide opportunities for investors. Closed-end funds often see expanded discounts during volatile years, which we experienced in 2022.

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Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund is an MLP equity closed-end fund. The CEN CEF has historically traded at large discounts to NAV due to its poor performance.

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Master limited partnerships are among the best holdings for income-focused investors due to their inherent stability and high yields. Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund invests in a portfolio of these companies in an effort to deliver a high total return and a high yield to its investors.

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NEW YORK, March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: CEN) (the “Fund”) today announced its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared the Fund's quarterly distribution for March 2023.

UPDATE - Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution

Midstream companies have long been favorites of income investors due to their high yields and stable cash flows. CEN invests in a portfolio of these companies in an effort to deliver a high total return.

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Funds at the largest discounts don't necessarily make great investments, with several of the deepest discounted funds worth avoiding.

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CEN is a leveraged MLP CEF. Leveraged MLP funds have performed quite badly these past few years, but CEN has been the worst of them all.

CEN: Lessons From The Collapse Of This MLP CEF

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund had a fall from grace in 2020.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC (“PSG”) will host a webcast for the Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: CEN) (the “Fund”) on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:00pm ET. PSG will provide an update on the Fund and on general market conditions.

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund Announces Portfolio Manager Update Webcast

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: CEN) (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund advised by Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC (“PSG”), today announced that on February 19, 2021 (the “Redemption Date”) it will redeem all of its outstanding Series A Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (CUSIP No. 1514612#6), (“MRPS”).

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund to Redeem Outstanding Series a Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares and Announces Portfolio Management Team Update

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Many of us got burned in the "double black swan" impact on master limited partnership funds (MLPs) last March when the global energy price war coincided with the COVID-19 crisis. Those that survived and refocused themselves may offer attractive opportunities, especially with relatively safe higher yields at attractive discounts harder to find in the market these days.

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NEW YORK, June  05, 2020  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: CEN) (the “Fund”) today announced that its Board of Trustees, based upon the recommendation of Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC (“PSG”), the Fund’s adviser, and its portfolio management team, declared the Fund’s quarterly distribution for June 2020. 

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Investors still need to ask themselves what is the best step now.

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If you have built an MLP portfolio in the past five years, chances are you feel like you are using dollar bills to fuel your furnace.

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Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund has maintained a steady distribution while its fellow funds have cut.

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