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

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

DALLAS, March 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Swank Capital, LLC, and Cushing(®) Asset Management, LP, announce today the upcoming rebalancing of The Cushing(®) Utility Index (the "Index") as part of normal index operations. After the markets close on March 29, 2018, the constituents of the Index will be rebalanced, and the following changes will become effective on April 2, 2018:

    Cushing(R) Utility Index constituents, effective April 2, 2018:

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

    SCANA
     Corporation                                  SCG                          4.70% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    PPL
     Corporation                                  PPL                          4.47% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    The Southern
     Company                                      SO                           3.93% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    Dominion
     Energy,
     Inc.                                          D                           3.62% Existing
    --------                                      ---                           ----  --------

    The AES
     Corporation                                  AES                          3.60% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    Duke Energy
     Corporation                                  DUK                          3.46% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    Entergy
     Corporation                                  ETR                          3.35% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    FirstEnergy
     Corp.                                        FE                           3.17% Existing
    -----------                                   ---                           ----  --------

    CenterPoint
     Energy,
     Inc.                                         CNP                          3.07% Existing
    -----------                                   ---                           ----  --------

    Edison
     International                                EIX                          2.86% Existing
    --------------                                ---                           ----  --------

    Consolidated
     Edison, Inc.                                 ED                           2.76% Existing
    -------------                                 ---                           ----  --------

    American
     Electric
     Power
     Company,
     Inc.                                         AEP                          2.73% Existing
    ---------                                     ---                           ----  --------

    Public
     Service
     Enterprise
     Group Inc.                                   PEG                          2.73% Existing
    -----------                                   ---                           ----  --------

    Exelon
     Corporation                                  EXC                          2.67% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    WEC Energy
     Group, Inc.                                  WEC                          2.67% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    Pinnacle
     West
     Capital
     Corporation                                  PNW                          2.65% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    Eversource
     Energy                                       ES                           2.60% Existing
    ----------                                    ---                           ----  --------

    DTE Energy
     Company                                      DTE                          2.56% Existing
    ----------                                    ---                           ----  --------

    Xcel Energy
     Inc.                                         XEL                          2.55% Existing
    -----------                                   ---                           ----  --------

    Alliant
     Energy
     Corporation                                  LNT                          2.51% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    NiSource
     Inc.                                         NI                           2.50% Existing
    --------                                      ---                           ----  --------

    Ameren
     Corporation                                  AEE                          2.46% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    CMS Energy
     Corporation                                  CMS                          2.41% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    Sempra
     Energy                                       SRE                          2.40% Existing
    -------                                       ---                           ----  --------

    NextEra
     Energy,
     Inc.                                         NEE                          2.06% Existing
    --------                                      ---                           ----  --------

    Alliance
     Holdings
     GP, L.P.                                    AHGP                          2.00%    NEW
    ---------                                    ----                           ----     ---

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

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

    Tallgrass
     Energy
     Partners,
     LP                                           TEP                          2.00% Existing
    ----------                                    ---                           ----  --------

    DCP
     Midstream,
     LP                                           DCP                          2.00% Existing
    -----------                                   ---                           ----  --------

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

    Spectra
     Energy
     Partners,
     LP                                           SEP                          2.00% Existing
    ----------                                    ---                           ----  --------

    Energy
     Transfer
     Equity,
     L.P.                                         ETE                          2.00% Existing
    ---------                                     ---                           ----  --------

    Western Gas
     Partners,
     L.P.                                         WES                          2.00% Existing
    -----------                                   ---                           ----  --------

    Tallgrass
     Energy GP,
     LP                                          TEGP                          2.00%    NEW
    -----------                                  ----                           ----     ---

    MPLX LP                                      MPLX                          2.00%    NEW
    -------                                      ----                           ----     ---

    Sunoco LP                                     SUN                          2.00%    NEW
    ---------                                     ---                           ----     ---

    American
     Water Works
     Company,
     Inc.                                         AWK                          1.51% Existing
    ------------                                  ---                           ----  --------

    Constituents removed, effective April 2, 2018:

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

    Buckeye Partners, L.P.                  BPL
    ----------------------                  ---

    CNX Midstream Partners LP              CNXM
    -------------------------              ----

    Enterprise Products
     Partners, L.P.                         EPD
    -------------------                     ---

    Summit Midstream Partners,
     LP                                    SMLP
    --------------------------             ----

ABOUT THE CUSHING(®) UTILITY INDEX

The Cushing(® )Utility Index tracks the performance of widely held companies engaged in electric, gas and water utility services as well as master limited partnerships (MLPs) engaged in storage and transportation of oil, natural gas, coal and consumable fuels. 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 "CUTI".

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 Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CENI), The Cushing(®) Energy Supply Chain Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CSCI) and The Cushing(®) Transportation Index (Bloomberg Ticker: CTRI). For more information, please visit http://www.cushingasset.com/indices.

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

The Cushing(®) Utility Index (the "Index") is the exclusive property of Swank Capital, LLC, and Cushing Asset Management, LP, which have 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.

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