PCEF vs. CEFD ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF) to ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN (CEFD)
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

$19.30

Average Daily Volume

106,779

Number of Holdings *

103

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

ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN

CEFD Description The investment seeks to provide 1.5 times leveraged long exposure to the compounded quarterly performance of the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund Index (the ?index?), reduced by the Accrued Fees. The index is a mutual fund index designed to serve as a benchmark for closed-end funds listed in the U.S. that are principally engaged in asset management processes designed to produce taxable annual yield.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$20.06

Average Daily Volume

1,992

Number of Holdings *

99

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PCEF CEFD
30 Days -0.90% -1.62%
60 Days 1.44% 1.60%
90 Days 5.49% 7.27%
12 Months 25.20% 33.63%
77 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PCEF Weight in CEFD Overlap
AWF C 1.09% 1.83% 1.09%
BDJ A 2.62% 2.39% 2.39%
BGH A 0.46% 0.44% 0.44%
BGR B 0.64% 0.3% 0.3%
BGT A 0.27% 0.49% 0.27%
BGY D 1.02% 1.09% 1.02%
BHK C 0.52% 1.3% 0.52%
BIT B 0.57% 1.01% 0.57%
BLW A 0.52% 0.92% 0.52%
BME D 0.84% 0.54% 0.54%
BOE B 1.26% 1.23% 1.23%
BST B 1.9% 0.92% 0.92%
BTZ D 1.5% 2.16% 1.5%
BXMX A 2.42% 1.65% 1.65%
CII C 1.41% 1.07% 1.07%
CIK D 0.14% 0.24% 0.14%
DBL D 0.23% 0.31% 0.23%
DFP D 0.67% 0.55% 0.55%
DHF C 0.32% 0.38% 0.32%
DHY C 0.33% 0.36% 0.33%
DIAX B 1.01% 0.69% 0.69%
DSL C 1.16% 1.77% 1.16%
EAD D 0.6% 0.9% 0.6%
EFR A 0.38% 0.82% 0.38%
EFT A 0.36% 0.95% 0.36%
EHI D 0.18% 0.71% 0.18%
EMD D 0.87% 1.5% 0.87%
EOI A 0.95% 0.73% 0.73%
EOS A 1.39% 1.0% 1.0%
ERC D 0.42% 0.57% 0.42%
ETB A 0.63% 0.37% 0.37%
EVG A 0.15% 0.38% 0.15%
EVV A 1.73% 2.63% 1.73%
FCT A 0.39% 0.58% 0.39%
FFA C 0.48% 0.32% 0.32%
FFC D 1.23% 0.83% 0.83%
FLC C 0.29% 0.24% 0.24%
FRA A 0.48% 0.82% 0.48%
FTF C 0.39% 0.43% 0.39%
GBAB D 0.35% 0.42% 0.35%
HEQ C 0.25% 0.18% 0.18%
HIO A 0.56% 1.19% 0.56%
HIX A 0.48% 1.01% 0.48%
HPF C 0.33% 0.36% 0.33%
HPI C 0.39% 0.47% 0.39%
HPS D 0.42% 0.55% 0.42%
HTD C 1.36% 0.94% 0.94%
HYB C 0.19% 0.39% 0.19%
HYT A 1.26% 2.19% 1.26%
IDE A 0.29% 0.38% 0.29%
IGA B 0.24% 0.29% 0.24%
IGD C 0.72% 0.98% 0.72%
ISD A 0.54% 0.88% 0.54%
JGH D 0.44% 0.59% 0.44%
JPC A 2.91% 1.18% 1.18%
JQC A 0.91% 1.66% 0.91%
LDP C 0.88% 0.84% 0.84%
MCR C 0.4% 0.7% 0.4%
MIN A 0.37% 0.71% 0.37%
MMT A 0.39% 0.64% 0.39%
MSD D 0.17% 0.34% 0.17%
NBB C 0.55% 0.71% 0.55%
PDT D 0.76% 0.69% 0.69%
PFL A 0.3% 0.29% 0.29%
PFN A 0.56% 0.59% 0.56%
PHD A 0.14% 0.44% 0.14%
PHK A 0.69% 0.75% 0.69%
PHT C 0.34% 0.38% 0.34%
PPT C 0.51% 0.67% 0.51%
PSF D 0.36% 0.31% 0.31%
QQQX A 2.08% 1.26% 1.26%
SPXX A 0.46% 0.27% 0.27%
STK C 0.48% 0.37% 0.37%
TEI D 0.39% 0.75% 0.39%
TSI B 0.24% 0.37% 0.24%
VBF D 0.19% 0.3% 0.19%
WIW A 1.01% 1.37% 1.01%
PCEF Overweight 26 Positions Relative to CEFD
Symbol Grade Weight
EXG C 4.45%
BIGZ A 3.01%
BMEZ A 2.95%
ETY A 2.74%
BSTZ A 2.64%
BCAT C 2.46%
ETV A 2.38%
NFJ D 2.3%
ETW A 1.75%
JFR A 1.72%
FPF D 1.37%
PDO D 1.37%
HFRO F 1.3%
BBN C 1.21%
ETJ B 0.92%
NPFD A 0.68%
PCN A 0.61%
BUI D 0.54%
EDD D 0.52%
VVR D 0.5%
DSU A 0.45%
MCI A 0.41%
EOD D 0.4%
PCF A 0.33%
BGX C 0.19%
NHS D 0.18%
PCEF Underweight 22 Positions Relative to CEFD
Symbol Grade Weight
NXDT D -1.9%
BCX B -1.2%
RA A -1.17%
GHY A -1.16%
WIA C -0.66%
GOF A -0.64%
JPI A -0.63%
BKT D -0.62%
HYI A -0.55%
FT A -0.37%
INSI B -0.34%
GDO D -0.31%
PIM C -0.3%
OPP D -0.29%
MCN D -0.24%
WEA C -0.22%
FAM B -0.21%
VLT A -0.19%
MGF D -0.19%
VGI A -0.18%
GNT C -0.14%
JLS A -0.14%
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