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

DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Swank Capital, LLC, and Cushing(®) Asset Management, LP, announce today the upcoming rebalancing of The Cushing(®) Energy Index (the "Index") as part of normal index operations. After the markets close on September 29, 2017, the constituents of the Index will be rebalanced, and the following changes will become effective on October 2, 2017:

    Cushing(R) Energy Index constituents, effective October 2, 2017:

                                             Company Name            Ticker Index Weight        Status
                                             ------------            ------ ------------        ------

    Helmerich & Payne, Inc.                                            HP                6.00% Existing
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    ONEOK, Inc.                                                        OKE               6.00% Existing
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    Occidental Petroleum Corporation                                   OXY               6.00% Existing
    --------------------------------                                   ---                ----  --------

    The Williams Companies, Inc.                                       WMB               5.31% Existing
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    Exxon Mobil Corporation                                            XOM               5.13% Existing
    -----------------------                                            ---                ----  --------

    Valero Energy Corporation                                          VLO               5.10% Existing
    -------------------------                                          ---                ----  --------

    Chevron Corporation                                                CVX               4.97% Existing
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    Phillips 66                                                        PSX               4.18% Existing
    -----------                                                        ---                ----  --------

    Schlumberger N.V. (Schlumberger Limited)                           SLB               3.98% Existing
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    Marathon Petroleum Corporation                                     MPC               3.91% Existing
    ------------------------------                                     ---                ----  --------

    Kinder Morgan, Inc.                                                KMI               3.42% Existing
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    Apache Corporation                                                 APA               3.11% Existing
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    Hess Corporation                                                   HES               3.08% Existing
    ----------------                                                   ---                ----  --------

    Andeavor                                                          ANDV               3.04% Existing
    --------                                                          ----                ----  --------

    ConocoPhillips                                                     COP               2.94% Existing
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    Baker Hughes, A GE Company                                        BHGE               2.45% Existing
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    Halliburton Company                                                HAL               2.22% Existing
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    Marathon Oil Corporation                                           MRO               2.14% Existing
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    Sunoco LP                                                          SUN               2.00%    NEW
    ---------                                                          ---                ----     ---

    Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.                                  ARLP               2.00% Existing
    --------------------------------                                  ----                ----  --------

    EnLink Midstream Partners, LP                                     ENLK               2.00% Existing
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    DCP Midstream, LP                                                  DCP               2.00% Existing
    -----------------                                                  ---                ----  --------

    Buckeye Partners, L.P.                                             BPL               2.00% Existing
    ----------------------                                             ---                ----  --------

    Andeavor Logistics LP                                             ANDX               2.00% Existing
    ---------------------                                             ----                ----  --------

    Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP                                      TEP               2.00% Existing
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    Western Refining Logistics, LP                                    WNRL               2.00% Existing
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    Western Gas Partners, L.P.                                         WES               2.00%    NEW
    --------------------------                                         ---                ----     ---

    MPLX LP                                                           MPLX               2.00% Existing
    -------                                                           ----                ----  --------

    Cone Midstream Partners LP                                        CNNX               2.00%    NEW
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    Noble Energy, Inc.                                                 NBL               2.00% Existing
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    Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.                                        AHGP               2.00% Existing
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    Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation                                        COG               1.02% Existing
    ---------------------------                                        ---                ----  --------

    Constituents removed, October 2, 2017:

                               Company Name Ticker
                               ------------ ------

    Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.              ETE
    ----------------------------              ---

    Genesis Energy, L.P.                      GEL
    --------------------                      ---

    Spectra Energy Partners, LP               SEP
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ABOUT THE CUSHING(®) ENERGY INDEX

The Cushing(® )Energy Index tracks the performance of widely held companies engaged in exploration and production, refining and marketing, and storage and transportation of oil, natural gas, coal and consumable fuels, as well as oil and natural gas equipment and services companies. Constituents of the Index are weighted based on current yield. The Index price level is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and reported on a real-time basis under the Bloomberg ticker "CENI".

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 investors by sponsoring a variety of benchmarks, including The Cushing(® )30 MLP Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPX), The Cushing(® )30 MLP Market Cap Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CMCI), The Cushing(®) MLP High Income Index (Bloomberg Ticker: MLPY), The Cushing(®) Energy Supply Chain Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CSCI), The Cushing(®) Transportation Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CTRI) and The Cushing(®) Utility Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CUTI). For more information, please visit http://www.cushingasset.com/indices.

Contact:
Judson Redmond
214-692-6334
www.cushingasset.com

The Cushing(®) Energy 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 Swank Capital, LLC, and 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.

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