CCEF vs. PCEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (CCEF) to PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF)
CCEF

Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF

CCEF Description

The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks high current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in unaffiliated closed-end funds that the fund's investment adviser, Calamos Advisors LLC, believes offer both attractive income opportunities as well as arbitrage opportunities resulting from such closed-end funds trading at attractive discounts. Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. and non-U.S. closed-end funds. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$28.39

Average Daily Volume

3,194

Number of Holdings *

38

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
PCEF

PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio

PCEF Description The PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund IndexSM (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities of funds included in the Index. The Fund is a "fund of funds," as it invests its assets in the common shares of funds included in the Index rather than in individual securities. The Index currently includes closed-end funds that invest in taxable investment grade fixed-income securities, taxable high yield fixed-income securities and others utilize an equity option writing (selling) strategy. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.52

Average Daily Volume

105,424

Number of Holdings *

103

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period CCEF PCEF
30 Days -0.52% -0.19%
60 Days 1.97% 1.79%
90 Days 5.68% 4.49%
12 Months 23.89%
17 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in CCEF Weight in PCEF Overlap
BBN D 2.62% 1.18% 1.18%
BDJ A 2.69% 2.64% 2.64%
BME C 0.86% 0.82% 0.82%
CII A 0.22% 1.41% 0.22%
DIAX A 1.98% 1.02% 1.02%
ERC D 2.99% 0.42% 0.42%
ETW A 3.2% 1.75% 1.75%
EVV C 0.98% 1.73% 0.98%
EXG C 3.39% 4.41% 3.39%
FFC D 2.05% 1.21% 1.21%
HFRO F 1.75% 1.24% 1.24%
HTD D 3.0% 1.33% 1.33%
JPC A 1.54% 2.93% 1.54%
JQC A 1.93% 0.92% 0.92%
NBB D 2.07% 0.56% 0.56%
PDT D 4.24% 0.74% 0.74%
TSI D 1.14% 0.24% 0.24%
CCEF Overweight 21 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
THQ D 3.78%
KYN A 3.43%
RA D 3.06%
AOD D 2.98%
RIV B 2.98%
ASGI D 2.78%
ASG A 2.72%
IIF D 2.56%
IFN F 2.4%
RQI D 2.21%
NML A 2.19%
EVT A 1.96%
EMF D 1.57%
NTG A 1.51%
IGR D 1.18%
BTO A 1.1%
FAX D 1.02%
USA A 1.01%
HYI C 1.0%
RMT B 0.98%
ACP A 0.97%
CCEF Underweight 86 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
BIGZ A -3.08%
BMEZ C -2.98%
BSTZ A -2.85%
ETY A -2.77%
BCAT A -2.48%
BXMX A -2.43%
ETV A -2.39%
NFJ B -2.29%
QQQX A -2.14%
BST B -1.92%
JFR A -1.74%
BTZ C -1.51%
EOS A -1.43%
PDO D -1.34%
FPF D -1.33%
HYT A -1.27%
BOE C -1.24%
DSL C -1.16%
AWF D -1.09%
WIW C -1.01%
BGY D -0.99%
EOI A -0.95%
ETJ B -0.91%
LDP B -0.88%
EMD D -0.85%
IGD B -0.71%
NPFD C -0.69%
PHK A -0.68%
DFP D -0.67%
BGR A -0.66%
ETB A -0.63%
PCN A -0.61%
EAD D -0.6%
BIT C -0.57%
PFN C -0.56%
ISD C -0.55%
HIO A -0.55%
BUI C -0.53%
EDD D -0.51%
VVR D -0.51%
BHK D -0.51%
BLW D -0.51%
PPT D -0.5%
FRA A -0.49%
STK A -0.48%
FFA A -0.48%
BGH C -0.47%
HIX C -0.47%
SPXX A -0.46%
DSU D -0.45%
JGH A -0.44%
HPS D -0.41%
MCI C -0.4%
MCR D -0.4%
FTF D -0.39%
MMT D -0.39%
FCT A -0.39%
EOD C -0.39%
TEI D -0.38%
HPI D -0.38%
EFR A -0.38%
MIN C -0.37%
PSF D -0.36%
EFT A -0.36%
GBAB F -0.34%
PHT D -0.34%
DHY D -0.32%
PCF A -0.32%
DHF C -0.31%
HPF D -0.31%
PFL C -0.3%
IDE C -0.29%
FLC D -0.29%
BGT C -0.27%
DBL C -0.24%
IGA A -0.24%
HEQ D -0.24%
VBF D -0.19%
BGX D -0.19%
HYB D -0.19%
NHS D -0.18%
EHI D -0.18%
MSD D -0.17%
EVG C -0.15%
CIK C -0.14%
PHD A -0.14%
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