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ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc

EMO · NYSE

Market closed$52.49$-0.390000 (-0.74%)After hours $52.49 · 0.00%

Key statistics

Previous close$52.88
Open$53.04
Day high$53.04
Day low$52.34
52-week high$54.90
52-week low$41.54
Market cap1.05B
Volume46.83K
Average volume51.36K
P/E ratio-24.51
Forward P/E—
EPS-2.14
Dividend yield+8.23%

Market context

Why it moved

ClearBridge Energy MLP Opportunity Fund (EMO) edged modestly higher today, supported by a slight recovery in energy MLP sector sentiment and technical buying near key support levels following recent selling pressure.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 21, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund (EMO) traded modestly lower, slipping about 0.7% to close near $52.49, a pullback within a recent range-bound pattern between roughly $50 and $54. The move comes amid a broader risk-on tone in equities, with the S&P 500 near record highs and financial-sector peers like Goldman Sachs, State Street, and Charles Schwab posting strong earnings-driven gains, suggesting EMO's dip was more idiosyncratic than sector-wide. Energy and midstream-linked assets remain sensitive to oil price volatility tied to ongoing Middle East tensions, with WTI crude hovering above $85 a barrel, a factor that continues to influence sentiment toward energy infrastructure closed-end funds like EMO even as broader market risk appetite improves.

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July 17, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund closed essentially unchanged, holding steady near $52.68 amid a risk-off session that saw the S&P 500 slip and the Nasdaq fall sharply on semiconductor weakness and escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. While the broader financial services sector faced headwinds — with Morningstar noting AI disruption concerns weighing on asset managers — strong Q2 earnings from major banks and custodians like BNY and Goldman Sachs underpin the fee-income environment that benefits midstream-focused closed-end funds. Rising oil prices amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions provided a constructive backdrop for energy infrastructure.
July 15, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund closed modestly lower amid a broadly constructive session for financial services, as the fund's asset management sector peers — including BlackRock, which posted record Q2 results with $15.3 trillion AUM and a near 46% operating margin — outperformed. The XLF sector ETF held near 52-week highs, reflecting strong Wall Street earnings momentum, while EMO traded on below-average volume, suggesting limited fund-specific catalysts as investors focused on large-cap asset managers and bank earnings rather than closed-end energy infrastructure vehicles.

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July 14, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund closed higher, outperforming a mixed financial services sector as a softer-than-expected June CPI print (3.5% headline) lifted risk sentiment and boosted income-oriented closed-end funds. The fund's midstream energy focus also benefited from elevated oil prices driven by renewed US-Iran tensions and disruption fears around the Strait of Hormuz, even as broader equities navigated a volatile backdrop of major bank earnings beats from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs alongside ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

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July 14, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund rose about 2% on Monday, bucking a broadly weaker U.S. equity session weighed down by renewed U.S.-Iran military strikes and surging oil prices. As a closed-end fund focused on midstream energy infrastructure, EMO likely benefited from the oil price tailwind — Brent crude surged nearly 5% amid Strait of Hormuz disruption fears — while the midstream sector's toll-road-like business model offered relative insulation from broader risk-off sentiment. Volume came in below average, consistent with typical CEF trading patterns, and shares edged slightly higher in after-hours trading.

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July 10, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund closed essentially unchanged as investors digested the fund's latest balance sheet disclosure showing net assets of $1.137 billion and a NAV per share of $56.84 as of June 30, 2026 — a notable premium to the current share price. In after-hours trading, shares are edging up approximately 1.8%, with top holdings Targa Resources and Energy Transfer potentially benefiting from rising oil prices amid renewed U.S.-Iran military exchanges that have pushed crude above $78/barrel and reignited inflation concerns across global markets.

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July 8, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund edged higher, closing up modestly as its July 8 disclosure of unaudited June 30 financials revealed net assets of $1,137.5 million and a NAV per share of $56.84—a meaningful premium to the current market price. Strong asset coverage ratios (707% for senior indebtedness, 527% for total leverage) and concentrated exposure to top midstream names like Targa Resources, Energy Transfer, Williams Companies, and MPLX provided a constructive backdrop, even as broader markets fell on renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and surging oil prices.

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July 7, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund rose nearly 2.2%, outperforming both the broader S&P 500 and the financial sector ETF (XLF), with above-average volume suggesting heightened investor interest. The fund's midstream energy focus has benefited from stabilizing oil markets following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which has eased supply disruption fears that weighed on energy infrastructure earlier in 2026. Algorithmic analysis flagged the fund's long-term signal as 'Strong' with a resistance target near $54, adding a technical tailwind to the macro-driven move.

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scanx.trade · July 8, 2026ClearBridge EMO reports net assets of $1,137.5 millionStock Titan · July 8, 2026ClearBridge EMO reports $56.84 NAV on June 30, 2026Pluang · July 1, 2026ClearBridge Energy Midstream Fund holds with 8....Seeking Alpha · March 16, 2026EMO: Monthly Income From Midstream Companies With Some Tradeoffs (NYSE:EMO)

Peers

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