The closed-end fund is called the Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: GMZ). It has begun trading and raised some $826.3 million in its initial public offering. As you can tell by the name, it targets MLPs for their dividends (distributions).
What also stands out here is that this is said to be the first-ever closed-end fund launched by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. This fund is managed by GSAM’s Energy & Infrastructure Team, and the team managed approximately $6.4 billion in MLPs and other energy sector investments as of September 30, 2013.
Again, this is simply a strange move from the firm that we have not seen before. Will Goldman Sachs start issuing many ETFs and no-load mutual funds next?
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