PFFL vs. SMN ETF Comparison

Comparison of ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN due September 25, 2048 (PFFL) to ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials (SMN)
PFFL

ETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN due September 25, 2048

PFFL Description

The investment seeks to provide two times leveraged long exposure to the compounded monthly performance of the Solactive Preferred Stock ETF Index (the “index”). The index is designed to track the price movements of an equally weighted portfolio of two exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that hold preferred securities of various issuers. The Securities are two times leveraged with respect to the index and, as a result, will benefit from two times any beneficial, but will be exposed to two times any adverse, compounded monthly performance of the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$10.61

Average Daily Volume

5,800

Number of Holdings *

2

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

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

SMN Description The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index. The fund invests in derivatives that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily return of the index. The index measures the performance of the basic materials sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$6.98

Average Daily Volume

7,360

Number of Holdings *

43

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PFFL SMN
30 Days 9.87% -4.27%
60 Days 13.32% -6.81%
90 Days 13.95% -7.38%
12 Months 24.17% -21.92%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PFFL Weight in SMN Overlap
PFFL Overweight 2 Positions Relative to SMN
Symbol Grade Weight
PFF A 50.23%
PGX A 49.77%
PFFL Underweight 43 Positions Relative to SMN
Symbol Grade Weight
LIN B -18.22%
APD B -8.28%
ECL B -7.77%
DD B -7.23%
DOW D -6.27%
NEM B -5.65%
PPG C -4.81%
LYB F -3.74%
CTVA B -3.36%
FCX D -2.96%
NUE F -2.59%
IFF B -2.28%
CE D -2.25%
FMC C -2.05%
EMN B -1.67%
CF B -1.59%
RPM B -1.53%
ALB F -1.36%
RS D -1.28%
MOS F -1.21%
RGLD B -1.17%
STLD D -1.13%
AXTA C -1.0%
HUN D -0.74%
ASH D -0.73%
SMG C -0.7%
VVV D -0.64%
NGVT F -0.55%
NEU D -0.55%
AA D -0.52%
OLN D -0.45%
CC F -0.45%
ESI D -0.44%
SXT C -0.44%
CMC D -0.41%
FUL D -0.4%
CBT B -0.4%
WLK D -0.39%
ATI C -0.37%
CRS B -0.35%
X D -0.28%
WOR F -0.24%
BTU D -0.1%
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