Midstream was little changed to close out another strong year of returns that stagnated towards the end of the year with the fall in oil prices of late. But in the short trading week, the market was not very volatile and even with a big M&A deal, there was little action in midstream stock prices this week.
MLPs finished the year with a 26.6% total return, a third straight year of 25%+ total return. Three straight 25%+ total return years has never happened before this year. There have been longer annual positive return streaks than 3, but not many.