FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   GUILFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/30/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TORTOISE MLP FUND, INC. [NTG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Affiliate of Inv Advisor 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) LEAWOOD, KS 66211 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares 0 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GUILFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
ASCENT INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
NATIONS GROUP ADVISORS, LLC 4200 WEST 115TH STREET LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
MONTAGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET, SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET SUITE 100 LEAWOOD, KS 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor
PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 4200 W. 115TH STREET SUITE 100 KANSAS CITY, MO 66211	Â	Â	Â	Affiliate of Inv Advisor

Signatures

/s/ Martin C. Bicknell, on behalf of other reporting persons		07/30/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
  Remarks: This Form 3 is filed today and reports the same securities by the following six filers: Guilford Capital Management, LLC, Ascent Investment Partners, LLC, The Nations Group Advisors, LLC, Montage Asset Management, LLC, Palmer Square Capital Management, LLC and Palmer Square Capital Advisors, LLC

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