SVOL vs. PCEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (SVOL) to PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF)
SVOL

Simplify Volatility Premium ETF

SVOL Description

The investment seeks to provide investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to approximately one-fifth to three-tenths the inverse (-0.2x to -0.3x) of the performance of the S&P 500 VIX short-term futures index while also seeking to mitigate extreme volatility. In pursuing its investment objective, the fund primarily purchases or sells futures contracts, call options, and put options on VIX futures. The fund will hold cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality short term fixed income securities. Up to twenty percent of the fund?s net assets will be subject to the fund?s option overlay to mitigate against extreme volatility.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$22.45

Average Daily Volume

1,175,687

Number of Holdings *

3

* 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

$19.53

Average Daily Volume

147,696

Number of Holdings *

104

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period SVOL PCEF
30 Days -0.58% 2.42%
60 Days 1.08% 5.28%
90 Days 1.18% 7.16%
12 Months 9.18% 24.40%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in SVOL Weight in PCEF Overlap
SVOL Overweight 3 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
BUCK B 9.76%
HIGH F 7.02%
CDX C 2.75%
SVOL Underweight 104 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
EXG B -4.27%
JPC A -4.04%
BIGZ B -3.19%
BMEZ C -3.13%
BSTZ C -2.64%
ETY B -2.62%
BDJ A -2.59%
BCAT B -2.57%
BXMX B -2.3%
ETV B -2.29%
NFJ B -2.22%
QQQX B -1.99%
EVV A -1.75%
ETW B -1.67%
FPF A -1.65%
BBN B -1.63%
BTZ B -1.49%
HFRO D -1.48%
JFR C -1.35%
FFC B -1.32%
EOS B -1.31%
HTD B -1.3%
PDO B -1.29%
BOE B -1.27%
BST D -1.25%
CII B -1.24%
HYT B -1.2%
DSL B -1.15%
AWF A -1.1%
BGY B -1.04%
WIW A -0.98%
DIAX B -0.97%
PDT B -0.96%
EMD A -0.95%
ETJ B -0.89%
LDP A -0.89%
JQC C -0.88%
BME B -0.86%
EOI B -0.79%
IGD B -0.74%
NPFD A -0.74%
DFP B -0.72%
NBB C -0.71%
EAD A -0.66%
ISD B -0.66%
BGR D -0.63%
PHK B -0.62%
ETB B -0.61%
EDD B -0.58%
PCN B -0.58%
HIO B -0.56%
BHK B -0.55%
PFN A -0.53%
BUI B -0.52%
VVR D -0.51%
BLW B -0.51%
PPT B -0.51%
BIT A -0.48%
FFA B -0.46%
FRA B -0.45%
STK C -0.45%
BGH A -0.44%
FTF B -0.44%
TEI B -0.44%
MIN B -0.44%
DSU B -0.43%
SPXX B -0.43%
HPS B -0.42%
HPI B -0.41%
HIX B -0.4%
MMT B -0.4%
ERC B -0.39%
MCR A -0.39%
GBAB C -0.38%
EOD B -0.38%
PSF A -0.36%
JGH A -0.34%
PHT B -0.34%
FLC B -0.33%
MCI B -0.32%
DHF B -0.31%
HPF A -0.31%
EFR D -0.31%
FCT B -0.31%
PFL A -0.28%
DBL B -0.28%
EFT D -0.28%
IDE B -0.27%
DHY A -0.26%
HEQ B -0.24%
BGX B -0.24%
BGT C -0.24%
MSD B -0.23%
IGA B -0.23%
TSI C -0.21%
VBF B -0.19%
PCF B -0.19%
NHS A -0.18%
EVG B -0.17%
EHI D -0.16%
CIK A -0.16%
HYB B -0.16%
PHD B -0.14%
MCN B -0.13%
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