TBFG vs. PCEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF (TBFG) to PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF)
TBFG

The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF

TBFG Description

The fund is an actively managed fund of funds, which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of equity and bond markets. It systematically adjusts its holdings using two proprietary strategies developed by the fund"s investment adviser, The Milwaukee Company, that are run independently. Those strategies are the Systematic Market Beta Strategy ("SMB") and the Classic Asset Allocation Revisited Strategy ("CAAR"). SMB and CAAR systematically rebalance the underlying funds in which the fund may invest based on a set of proprietary risk-management techniques.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.09

Average Daily Volume

954

Number of Holdings *

10

* 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

$18.91

Average Daily Volume

129,512

Number of Holdings *

108

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period TBFG PCEF
30 Days 1.73% 2.67%
60 Days 3.73% 4.77%
90 Days 3.08% 4.47%
12 Months 14.57%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in TBFG Weight in PCEF Overlap
TBFG Overweight 10 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
VTI A 17.06%
VTV B 10.85%
VUG A 9.29%
VGSH B 8.89%
SPY A 6.92%
VB C 5.64%
VGK C 5.26%
MCHI C 5.11%
EMXC A 4.97%
BSV B 4.48%
TBFG Underweight 108 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
EXG A -4.44%
JPC A -4.03%
BIGZ C -3.08%
BCAT A -3.02%
BMEZ B -2.98%
BSTZ A -2.92%
ETY A -2.65%
BDJ A -2.58%
NFJ A -2.24%
BXMX A -2.14%
ETV A -1.91%
QQQX A -1.86%
JFR A -1.74%
ETW A -1.71%
EVV B -1.68%
FPF A -1.62%
BBN B -1.49%
BCX C -1.46%
EOS A -1.37%
HFRO D -1.37%
AWF A -1.34%
PDO A -1.28%
BOE A -1.26%
HYT B -1.21%
BTZ A -1.17%
FFC A -1.17%
BST A -1.13%
JQC A -1.12%
DSL A -1.11%
HTD A -1.1%
FAX A -1.09%
CII A -1.07%
BGY A -1.04%
WIW A -1.0%
EMD A -0.94%
ETJ A -0.89%
DIAX B -0.87%
LDP A -0.84%
NPFD A -0.82%
EOI A -0.81%
GHY A -0.81%
IGD A -0.76%
BME B -0.68%
NBB B -0.68%
DFP A -0.66%
PDT A -0.65%
BGR A -0.63%
ISD A -0.63%
PHK A -0.62%
ETB A -0.62%
FSD A -0.61%
EAD A -0.6%
BHK B -0.58%
EDD A -0.58%
VVR B -0.56%
FRA A -0.53%
PFN D -0.53%
PCN B -0.53%
HIO A -0.53%
BUI B -0.52%
BLW A -0.5%
STK A -0.46%
FFA A -0.46%
SPXX A -0.45%
BIT C -0.45%
FTF A -0.44%
BGH A -0.44%
FCT B -0.43%
DSU A -0.43%
TEI B -0.43%
PPT A -0.42%
HPS A -0.42%
HIX B -0.41%
EOD A -0.4%
MCR A -0.4%
MMT A -0.4%
EFR A -0.39%
HPI A -0.39%
MIN A -0.36%
JGH A -0.35%
EFT A -0.35%
DHF A -0.33%
MCI A -0.33%
PHT A -0.33%
DHY A -0.32%
GBAB B -0.32%
HPF B -0.32%
IDE A -0.3%
FLC A -0.3%
ERC B -0.3%
BGT C -0.28%
PSF A -0.28%
PFL C -0.27%
BGX A -0.26%
IGA A -0.26%
MSD A -0.23%
HEQ A -0.22%
DBL A -0.22%
NHS A -0.21%
VBF B -0.21%
PCF B -0.2%
TSI A -0.2%
PHD A -0.18%
EHI A -0.17%
EVG A -0.17%
HYB A -0.15%
CIK A -0.14%
MCN B -0.12%
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