| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 22, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | - | - | ATO, AWK, CNP, ETR, FTS, MDU, NI, NRG, PEG, PPL, SRE, VST, XEL | Data centers, dividends, energy, infrastructure, Transmission, Utilities | Excitement around data centers and their implications for US electricity demand have been a major driver of utility performance. The requisite power generation and high-voltage transmission needed to deliver that power represents a clear opportunity for utilities to deploy incremental capital and earn regulated returns. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | - | - | AEE, AEP, ATO, AWK, CEG, CNP, EIX, ETR, EVRG, EXC, NGG, NI, PCG, SO, SRE, VST, XEL | Data centers, Defensive, dividends, infrastructure, regulation, Utilities | 15 of 31 holdings announced dividend increases with an average increase of 5.4%. Portfolio transactions were focused on improving dividend and earnings growth profile, which historically leads to outperformance. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Ariel Global Fund | -3.7% | 7.1% | 000660.KS, 6460.T, ABBV, BARC.L, BEZ.L, BMY, CMA, CNP, COF, CVS, GSK, JD, ORAN | AI, Banking, global, healthcare, Telecommunications, Utilities, value | Markets worldwide were led by U.S. mega-cap technology companies and investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence themed stocks. The narrow ascent of AI themed stocks have driven market returns in recent years, though opportunities should broaden to companies utilizing AI to create real-world efficiencies. SK Hynix is positioned to benefit from increased deployment of its leading-edge High Bandwidth Memory products experiencing rapid demand growth to power Artificial Intelligence. | 6460.T 000660.KS REE.MC ORAN.PA CNP BEZ.L BARC.L ABBV COF |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | - | - | AEP, AES, CEG, CNP, ETR, MDU, NEE, NI, PCG, SO, VST | AI, dividends, energy, Power, rates, regulation, Utilities | Data center and artificial intelligence trends are driving growing electricity demand, benefiting power producers like Vistra Corp. The company was the second-best performing name in the S&P 500 this year as a key beneficiary of these trends. Entergy also increased guidance due to META's plans to build a $10B AI data center in northeast Louisiana. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments | - | - | AR, BK, CAG, CCI, CMCSA, CNP, COP, DINO, ELS, ENB, EPD, GEL, GS, HESM, HRB, HRL, JPM, NI, NRG, STT, TTE, WTTR | AI, dividends, energy, financials, inflation, infrastructure, Natural Gas, Utilities | Miller/Howard emphasizes dividend increases as the strongest signal of management confidence, with 70% of financial holdings raising dividends by an average 14% in the quarter. The firm projects 2025 dividend growth of 5.0% for Income-Equity and 4.9% for the no-MLP version, maintaining their focus on high current income and dividend growth as core investment principles. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 19, 2025 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | - | - | ATO, AWK, CNP, ETR, FTS, MDU, NI, NRG, PEG, PPL, SRE, VST, XEL | AI, Data centers, dividends, Electrification, energy, infrastructure, Transmission, Utilities | Excitement around data centers and their implications for US electricity demand have been a major driver of utility performance. The requisite power generation and high-voltage transmission needed to deliver that power represents a clear opportunity for utilities to deploy incremental capital and earn regulated returns. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Infrastructure | 0.0% | 0.0% | AEE, AMT, AWK, CEG, CNP, CSX, ETR, HCA, LNG, MPC, NEE, NEP, NI, PAGP, TMUS | Data centers, dividends, infrastructure, Midstream, Natural Gas, Power, REITs, Utilities | Datacenter proliferation is driving accelerating power demand, benefiting utilities and midstream sectors. Natural gas will be used to meet incremental demand as intermittent renewable power requires dispatchable generation supplementation. | View | |
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | 0.0% | 0.0% | ATO, AWK, BKH, CEG, CNP, DUK, ETR, MDU, MSFT, NEE, NEP, NI, PCG, VST | Data centers, dividends, income, nuclear, Power, rates, Utilities | Rising electricity demand from datacenter trends remained at the forefront of investors' minds and drove independent power producer performance. Constellation Energy's 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to restart Three Mile Island nuclear unit created a catalyst for the group. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Infrastructure | 0.0% | 0.0% | AES, AM, BCE, BK, CAG, CAH, CHRD, CNP, CSCO, D, DCP, EMN, ENB, EPD, EXR, GS, HCA, JNJ, JPM, KEY, KNF, LBRT, LNG, LYB, MDU, MPC, MSFT, MSM, NGG, NVDA, OMAB, POR, PPL, PSX, RRC, RY, SBAC, SO, SUN, UGI, VLO, VST, WMB | dividends, energy, infrastructure, interest rates, Recession, small caps, technology, Utilities | The letter extensively analyzes dividend-paying tech stocks versus non-payers, finding high-dividend tech stocks outperformed when excluding the internet bubble period. Miller/Howard focuses on companies with strong dividend growth prospects and views regular dividends as management confidence signals. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Income-Equity Strategies | 3.6% | 0.0% | AES, AGO, AGRO, AM, BCC, BCE, BK, CAG, CAH, CHRD, CNP, CSCO, D, DCP, EME, EMN, ENB, ENLC, EPD, ETD, EVR, EXR, FFBC, FULT, GS, HCA, JHG, JNJ, JPM, KEY, KFY, KNF, LBRT, LNG, LYB, MATX, MDU, MED, MEI, MPC, MSFT, MSM, NGG, NSP, NVDA, OMAB, OMF, POR, PPL, PSX, QCRH, RRC, RY, SBAC, SLP, SO, SUN, UGI, UHT, VLO, VST, WINA, WMB | dividends, energy, income, technology, Utilities, value, volatility | The letter extensively analyzes dividend-paying tech stocks versus non-payers, finding high-dividend tech stocks outperformed when excluding the internet bubble period. Miller/Howard focuses on companies with strong dividend coverage and growth potential, with their Income-Equity strategies yielding 3.5-3.7% and positioned for dividend growth throughout market cycles. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments MLP Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AES, AM, BCE, BK, CAG, CAH, CHRD, CNP, CSCO, D, DCP, EMN, ENB, EPD, EXR, GS, HCA, JNJ, JPM, KEY, KNF, LBRT, LNG, LYB, MDU, MPC, MSFT, MSM, NGG, NVDA, OMAB, POR, PPL, PSX, RRC, RY, SBAC, SO, SUN, UGI, VLO, VST, WMB | dividends, energy, income, infrastructure, technology, Utilities, value | The letter extensively analyzes dividend-paying tech stocks versus non-payers, finding high-dividend tech stocks outperformed when excluding the internet bubble period. Miller/Howard emphasizes dividend growth as a key investment criterion across all strategies, with multiple holdings announcing dividend increases during the quarter. | View | |
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | 0.0% | 0.0% | AES, AM, BCE, BK, CAG, CAH, CHRD, CNP, CSCO, D, DCP, EMN, ENB, EPD, EXR, GS, HCA, JNJ, JPM, KEY, KNF, LBRT, LNG, LYB, MDU, MPC, MSFT, MSM, NGG, NVDA, OMAB, POR, PPL, PSX, RRC, RY, SBAC, SO, SUN, UGI, VLO, VST, WMB | dividends, energy, income, infrastructure, Recession, technology, Utilities, volatility | The letter extensively analyzes dividend-paying tech stocks versus non-payers, finding high-dividend tech stocks outperformed when excluding the internet bubble period. During recessions, dividend increases still outnumber decreases by 3-to-1, with companies having lower leverage and stronger fundamentals more likely to maintain dividend growth. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments MLP Strategy | 0.0% | 0.0% | AES, AM, ATO, BCE, CEG, CMCSA, CMS, CNP, CNQ, CSCO, CVX, DTE, EOG, EPD, EWBC, EXC, FTS, GILD, HESM, IPG, JPM, KMI, KO, LAMR, LBRT, LNG, MPC, NEE, NTR, OKE, ORI, PAGP, PCG, PEG, POR, SRE, STAG, TMUS, TRGP, TTE, UPS, VST, WM | dividends, energy, income, infrastructure, Midstream, Utilities, value | The letter extensively analyzes dividend investing, arguing that high-yield dividend stocks have historically outperformed the S&P 500 by 1.3% annually over 75 years with lower volatility. The manager believes dividend stocks are positioned for a revival as market concentration reverses. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Miller Howard Investments Utilities Plus | 0.0% | 0.0% | AAPL, AES, AM, AMZN, ATO, BCE, CEG, CMCSA, CMS, CNP, CNQ, CSCO, CVX, DTE, EOG, EPD, EWBC, EXC, FTS, GILD, GOOGL, HESM, IPG, JNJ, JPM, KMI, KO, LAMR, LBRT, LNG, META, MPC, MSFT, NEE, NTAP, NTR, NVDA, OKE, ORCL, ORI, PAGP, PCG, PEG, POR, QCOM, SRE, STAG, TMUS, TRGP, TSLA, TTE, UPS, VST, WM | AI, dividends, energy, growth, Utilities, valuation | High-yield dividend stocks have historically outperformed the S&P 500 by 1.3% annually over 75 years with lower volatility. Recent underperformance is attributed to market concentration in mega-cap tech stocks with low dividend yields. The manager expects dividend stocks to resume outperformance when market concentration reverses. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ariel Global Fund | CenterPoint Energy Inc. | Utilities | Electric Utilities | Bull | NYSE | asset sales, Bull, contrarian, Electric Utilities, infrastructure, natural gas, Regulatory, Texas | View Pitch |
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