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This is the one he likes in the space. Part of its business is very utility-like. Steady dividend, which will rise over time. Dividend also looks attractive in the face of an economic slowdown when interest rates would fall. Hold for the long haul.
More pipeline builds would certainly be an opportunity for growth for this name, but that's not why he owns it.
Defensive assets are garnering less and less of a bid as people become more comfortable with economic risk. Used this name as a source of cash to add more beta to portfolios. Great company, but relative price performance has started to back off for the pipelines group. Pipelines carry a lot of debt, and financing costs could get more expensive if long-term yields stay high.
If Hillary Clinton wins the election, she thinks pipelines will become more valuable, because it is not expected that she will he be approving any new pipelines. TransCanada has just made an acquisition in the US as there are not going to be that many new pipelines developed in Canada. 5-6 years down the road, those existing pipelines will be even more valuable. Dividend yield of 3.91%.