VABS vs. PCEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF (VABS) to PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF)

VABS

Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF

VABS Description

The Fund seeks to generate income by investing primarily in short-duration, investment-grade securitized debt across asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), including commercial and residential MBS. A disciplined, time-tested investment process and rigorous risk management approach seeks to target ABS and MBS with competitive yield and current income across undervalued areas of securitized credit markets.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$24.16

Average Daily Volume

2,445

Number of Holdings ^*

* 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

$19.42

Average Daily Volume

105,654

Number of Holdings ^*

103

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VABS	PCEF
30 Days	-0.30%	-0.63%
60 Days	-0.46%	0.39%
90 Days	-0.21%	3.17%
12 Months	6.35%	21.69%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in VABS	Weight in PCEF	Overlap

VABS Overweight 50 Positions Relative to PCEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
RLJ	C	4.48%
BW	C	2.27%
EFC	D	1.89%
BFS	C	1.53%
EQC	A	1.49%
DRH	B	1.35%
PBI	C	1.34%
TWO	D	1.26%
ARR	D	1.25%
GNL	D	0.94%
F	C	0.87%
MFA	D	0.86%
CIM	D	0.82%
IVR	D	0.78%
DBRG	F	0.62%
ET	A	0.55%
EPR	D	0.47%
MITT	D	0.45%
CTO	B	0.29%
PSEC	D	0.23%
TDS	B	0.23%
PMT	D	0.21%
AHH	D	0.17%
SHO	D	0.17%
LXP	D	0.17%
INN	D	0.16%
ATCOL	A	0.15%
BHR	C	0.15%
UMH	B	0.11%
ABR	C	0.1%
ALLY	C	0.1%
FTAI	A	0.06%
ALTG	C	0.05%
FHN	B	0.04%
AL	B	0.04%
CIO	F	0.03%
NLY	D	0.03%
SNV	B	0.02%
DX	B	0.02%
CODI	B	0.02%
PEB	F	0.01%
CNO	B	0.01%
VNO	C	0.01%
BOH	B	0.01%
SF	B	0.01%
EQH	B	0.01%
COF	B	0.01%
IFF	D	0.01%
JPM	B	0.01%
NEE	C	0.01%

VABS Underweight 103 Positions Relative to PCEF

Symbol	Grade	Weight
EXG	C	-4.37%
BIGZ	A	-3.13%
BMEZ	D	-2.98%
JPC	A	-2.95%
BSTZ	B	-2.87%
ETY	B	-2.8%
BDJ	B	-2.68%
BCAT	A	-2.49%
BXMX	A	-2.45%
ETV	A	-2.44%
NFJ	B	-2.33%
QQQX	B	-2.18%
BST	B	-1.91%
JFR	A	-1.76%
ETW	B	-1.73%
EVV	C	-1.68%
BTZ	D	-1.5%
EOS	A	-1.44%
CII	B	-1.43%
FPF	D	-1.33%
HTD	A	-1.32%
PDO	C	-1.32%
HYT	A	-1.27%
BOE	B	-1.24%
HFRO	F	-1.21%
FFC	D	-1.2%
BBN	D	-1.17%
DSL	C	-1.16%
AWF	D	-1.08%
DIAX	A	-1.04%
WIW	C	-1.0%
BGY	D	-0.99%
EOI	A	-0.97%
JQC	A	-0.92%
ETJ	B	-0.91%
LDP	C	-0.88%
EMD	C	-0.84%
BME	D	-0.83%
PDT	C	-0.73%
IGD	A	-0.71%
PHK	B	-0.68%
NPFD	A	-0.68%
BGR	A	-0.67%
DFP	D	-0.66%
ETB	A	-0.64%
PCN	A	-0.61%
EAD	C	-0.59%
BIT	C	-0.57%
HIO	C	-0.55%
NBB	D	-0.55%
PFN	B	-0.55%
BUI	D	-0.54%
ISD	C	-0.53%
BLW	C	-0.52%
VVR	D	-0.51%
FRA	A	-0.5%
BHK	D	-0.5%
EDD	D	-0.5%
FFA	A	-0.49%
PPT	D	-0.49%
STK	A	-0.48%
HIX	A	-0.47%
SPXX	A	-0.47%
BGH	B	-0.46%
JGH	B	-0.45%
DSU	A	-0.45%
ERC	C	-0.41%
EOD	C	-0.4%
MCR	D	-0.4%
HPS	D	-0.4%
MMT	D	-0.39%
EFR	A	-0.39%
FTF	C	-0.39%
FCT	A	-0.39%
MCI	A	-0.39%
HPI	D	-0.38%
TEI	D	-0.37%
EFT	A	-0.36%
MIN	C	-0.36%
PSF	D	-0.35%
GBAB	D	-0.34%
PHT	C	-0.34%
PCF	A	-0.33%
DHY	A	-0.32%
HPF	D	-0.32%
DHF	A	-0.31%
FLC	D	-0.29%
PFL	C	-0.29%
IDE	A	-0.28%
BGT	B	-0.27%
DBL	D	-0.24%
TSI	D	-0.24%
IGA	A	-0.24%
HEQ	C	-0.24%
BGX	A	-0.19%
HYB	A	-0.19%
NHS	D	-0.18%
EHI	C	-0.18%
VBF	D	-0.18%
MSD	D	-0.17%
EVG	C	-0.15%
CIK	D	-0.14%
PHD	A	-0.14%

PCEF: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Asset Management Other