Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)

Master Limited Partnerships, commonly known as MLPs, are limited partnerships that trade on securities markets like normal stocks. MLPs are not subject to income tax, and shareholders in MLPs are actually "limited partners" in company.

Their special tax designation allows MLPs to pass the tax burden onto their shareholders, but they are required to pay the vast majority of their earnings out to their partners, similar to REITs.

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Stock Symbol	Company Name	DARS™ Rating [?]	Dividend Yield**	Current Price*	Annualized Dividend	Ex-Div Date	Pay Date
AB	AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	10.21%	13.32	1.36	2/16/2012	3/8/2012
APL	Atlas Pipeline Partners LP	Login/Signup for Ratings	5.99%	36.70	2.20	2/3/2012	2/14/2012
APU	Amerigas Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	6.77%	45.02	3.05	2/8/2012	2/17/2012
ARLP	Alliance Resource Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	5.52%	69.15	3.82	2/3/2012	2/14/2012
ATAX	America First Tax Exempt Investors L P Units Ben Int	Login/Signup for Ratings	9.50%	5.26	0.50	N/A	N/A
ATLS	Atlas Energy L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	3.72%	25.81	0.96	2/3/2012	2/17/2012
BBEP	Breitburn Energy Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	9.33%	19.29	1.80	2/2/2012	2/14/2012
BIP	Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	5.02%	29.86	1.50	2/27/2012	3/30/2012
BPL	Buckeye Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	6.91%	60.09	4.15	2/16/2012	2/29/2012
BWP	Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	7.76%	27.18	2.11	2/14/2012	2/23/2012
BX	Blackstone Group L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	5.63%	15.62	0.88	3/13/2012	3/30/2012
CHKM	Chesapeake Midstream Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	5.45%	28.64	1.56	2/3/2012	2/14/2012
CLMT	Calumet Specialty Products L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	8.99%	23.59	2.12	2/1/2012	2/14/2012
CMLP	Crestwood Midstream Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	7.03%	27.88	1.96	1/27/2012	2/10/2012
CPLP	Capital Product Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	11.77%	7.90	0.93	2/3/2012	2/15/2012
CPNO	Copano Energy	Login/Signup for Ratings	6.30%	36.49	2.30	1/24/2012	2/9/2012
CQP	Cheniere Energy Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	8.10%	20.99	1.70	1/30/2012	2/14/2012
DMLP	Dorchester Minerals, L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	7.55%	23.17	1.75	1/19/2012	2/2/2012
DPM	DCP Midstream Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	5.30%	48.29	2.56	2/3/2012	2/14/2012
EEP	Enbridge Energy Partners L.P.	Login/Signup for Ratings	6.48%	32.85	2.13	2/3/2012	2/14/2012

* Stock Price shown is previous day's closing price.
** Dividend yield is calculated from Dividend Payout and previous day's closing price.

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