PID vs. VFMV ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers (PID) to Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV)
PID

PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers

PID Description

The PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ International Dividend AchieversTM Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in dividend paying common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify an international group of American Depository Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts and non-U.S. common or ordinary stocks that have qualified as International Dividend Achievers™. These companies have increased their annual dividend for five or more consecutive fiscal years. The Fund and the Index are reconstituted annually in January and rebalanced quarterly in January, April, July and October. Effective December 28, 2012, the NADAQ OMX Group, Inc., replaced Mergent, Inc., as the Index Provider of the Index. Effective February 25, 2013, the name of the Index changed from International Dividend Achievers Index to NASDAQ International Dividend Achievers Index. There will be no change to the methodology by which NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the Index Provider, calculates the Index. Please see the Fund’s prospectus supplement for more information. On February 25, 2013, NASDAQ took the place of the NYSE as the official Index data source.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$18.97

Average Daily Volume

75,315

Number of Holdings *

23

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

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

VFMV Description The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. The fund invests primarily in a group of U.S. common stocks that together are deemed by the advisor to have the potential to generate lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. The portfolio will include a diverse mix of companies representing many different market sectors and industry groups. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in securities issued by U.S. companies.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$123.72

Average Daily Volume

6,706

Number of Holdings *

165

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PID VFMV
30 Days -5.03% 0.55%
60 Days -3.25% 2.55%
90 Days -0.39% 3.52%
12 Months 14.18% 25.85%
2 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PID Weight in VFMV Overlap
DOX D 1.75% 1.5% 1.5%
WTW B 1.0% 0.93% 0.93%
PID Overweight 21 Positions Relative to VFMV
Symbol Grade Weight
KOF F 3.98%
NGG D 3.9%
BTI C 3.8%
PHI F 3.54%
TD D 2.75%
GFI F 2.66%
SNY D 2.62%
OTEX F 2.33%
DEO F 2.32%
SMFG A 2.18%
MUFG A 2.17%
NVS D 2.15%
PSO B 1.83%
INFY D 1.73%
CNI F 1.54%
RELX D 1.32%
RBA A 1.04%
SAP B 0.94%
LOGI F 0.89%
NVO F 0.63%
WCN A 0.47%
PID Underweight 163 Positions Relative to VFMV
Symbol Grade Weight
IBM D -1.52%
MCK A -1.52%
ADI D -1.5%
EQC A -1.49%
JNJ D -1.49%
ABT A -1.49%
PGR B -1.48%
PG C -1.48%
TXN B -1.48%
COR B -1.48%
LMT D -1.47%
MRK F -1.46%
ED D -1.44%
CHD A -1.44%
TMUS A -1.43%
DUK C -1.42%
T A -1.41%
KO D -1.4%
SO C -1.38%
CVLT B -1.38%
NTAP D -1.37%
ROP C -1.33%
MSFT D -1.3%
TJX A -1.27%
CSCO B -1.25%
XOM A -1.23%
RSG B -1.2%
NOC D -1.17%
EA A -1.16%
GD D -1.14%
CME A -1.14%
MUSA A -1.13%
REGN F -1.12%
ORLY B -1.11%
IDT B -1.1%
WMT A -1.08%
RTX D -1.06%
IDCC A -1.06%
WM B -1.06%
KEX A -1.05%
CL C -1.05%
CBOE C -1.04%
GIS D -1.0%
VZ C -1.0%
FCN F -0.98%
LRN A -0.97%
HPQ A -0.96%
CVX A -0.9%
MGEE A -0.89%
HSTM B -0.84%
GILD B -0.83%
MCD D -0.79%
VECO F -0.78%
DLB D -0.78%
FE C -0.77%
BSX A -0.75%
UNH B -0.75%
TYL B -0.74%
ABBV F -0.74%
TKO C -0.73%
CHE D -0.69%
SPOT A -0.68%
SAFT B -0.67%
BLKB C -0.66%
CTRE D -0.65%
CRUS F -0.64%
AVGO C -0.64%
GOOGL B -0.64%
CAH A -0.64%
NSIT F -0.56%
WTM A -0.54%
AAPL C -0.54%
YELP C -0.52%
NABL F -0.51%
GOOG B -0.48%
META C -0.47%
GDDY A -0.46%
WEC A -0.45%
MATX B -0.45%
PBH A -0.42%
NEU D -0.4%
FLO D -0.38%
TRV A -0.38%
INSW F -0.37%
WMB A -0.37%
HOLX D -0.36%
HSY F -0.36%
V A -0.35%
DTM A -0.35%
AJG A -0.35%
PPC B -0.34%
AZO A -0.34%
LAUR A -0.34%
NVEC D -0.33%
THFF B -0.33%
PFE F -0.32%
LLY F -0.32%
BRK.A A -0.31%
VERX B -0.3%
FANG C -0.3%
RLI A -0.3%
MDLZ F -0.28%
QRVO F -0.28%
OLLI D -0.26%
ATR B -0.25%
QCOM F -0.25%
LIN D -0.24%
JBSS F -0.24%
MO A -0.24%
ROL A -0.23%
MCS B -0.22%
EXEL B -0.21%
AMSF B -0.21%
LOPE B -0.2%
MTSI B -0.2%
DECK A -0.2%
IMMR F -0.2%
KMI A -0.2%
ACN C -0.2%
EBF D -0.2%
JJSF C -0.19%
CASS B -0.19%
AEE A -0.19%
QNST C -0.18%
HQY A -0.18%
SPOK B -0.15%
FDP A -0.15%
AMGN F -0.14%
OLED F -0.14%
HCKT B -0.14%
SPNS F -0.14%
TW A -0.13%
PI D -0.12%
CI D -0.11%
PSX C -0.1%
DGICA B -0.1%
TNK F -0.09%
DJCO B -0.09%
AMAT F -0.08%
KLAC F -0.07%
CNXN D -0.07%
CB C -0.07%
UNM A -0.06%
CTSH B -0.06%
OSIS A -0.06%
JPM A -0.05%
AKAM F -0.04%
CNA C -0.04%
PEBK B -0.04%
LANC D -0.04%
CLBK B -0.04%
GLRE B -0.04%
PEP F -0.04%
CMS C -0.03%
NBIX D -0.03%
MSI A -0.03%
BCAL A -0.03%
EIG A -0.03%
VRTX C -0.03%
DTE C -0.03%
MRAM D -0.02%
FFNW D -0.02%
MU D -0.02%
Compare ETFs