LVOL vs. PPA ETF Comparison

Comparison of American Century Low Volatility ETF (LVOL) to PowerShares Aerospace & Defense (PPA)
LVOL

American Century Low Volatility ETF

LVOL Description

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund generally invests in common stocks of U.S. companies that have a market capitalization greater than $2 billion. It seeks to deliver a lower realized portfolio volatility than its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, by utilizing a stock selection process that expands on traditional measures of price volatility by including measures of asymmetric volatility and seeking securities of businesses that demonstrate consistent cash-flows, stable operations, and strong balance sheets. The fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$56.03

Average Daily Volume

251

Number of Holdings *

98

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

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense

PPA Description The PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (Fund) is based on the SPADE™ Defense Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify a group of companies involved in the development, manufacturing, operations and support of US defense, homeland security and aerospace operations. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$120.53

Average Daily Volume

182,487

Number of Holdings *

48

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period LVOL PPA
30 Days 2.27% 3.31%
60 Days 3.47% 5.63%
90 Days 5.50% 8.65%
12 Months 22.98% 39.76%
6 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in LVOL Weight in PPA Overlap
APH A 1.93% 1.91% 1.91%
CW B 0.12% 1.37% 0.12%
GD F 0.9% 4.93% 0.9%
HON B 1.32% 4.88% 1.32%
PH A 0.36% 4.28% 0.36%
TDY B 0.67% 0.91% 0.67%
LVOL Overweight 92 Positions Relative to PPA
Symbol Grade Weight
MSFT F 7.69%
AAPL C 7.05%
V A 3.17%
AMZN C 2.9%
MA C 2.64%
CSCO B 2.61%
PG A 2.59%
BRK.A B 2.48%
ACN C 2.47%
HD A 2.43%
LIN D 2.43%
GOOGL C 2.35%
JNJ D 2.1%
MMC B 1.82%
CTAS B 1.79%
COST B 1.75%
MDT D 1.67%
SPGI C 1.54%
INTU C 1.53%
CTSH B 1.49%
MRK F 1.45%
ABT B 1.33%
PAYX C 1.32%
PTC A 1.26%
DOX D 1.23%
BSX B 1.08%
PEP F 1.03%
RSG A 1.01%
SHW A 1.0%
FI A 0.99%
ECL D 0.92%
MSI B 0.88%
MCO B 0.85%
WM A 0.85%
CL D 0.84%
WMT A 0.83%
ITW B 0.8%
DOV A 0.79%
ADSK A 0.77%
ROP B 0.76%
EA A 0.75%
GOOG C 0.74%
AMP A 0.71%
LOW D 0.69%
CB C 0.65%
HIG B 0.64%
BLK C 0.63%
SYK C 0.57%
PSA D 0.56%
NDSN B 0.55%
FAST B 0.54%
GWW B 0.54%
MCD D 0.53%
CRM B 0.52%
KMB D 0.5%
IT C 0.46%
VRSK A 0.46%
YUM B 0.43%
CMCSA B 0.41%
IBM C 0.4%
SNA A 0.4%
OTIS C 0.38%
NTAP C 0.37%
NOW A 0.35%
IEX B 0.33%
ADP B 0.31%
BR A 0.3%
BMY B 0.27%
ABBV D 0.25%
AVB B 0.24%
PKG A 0.24%
CMI A 0.24%
ZBH C 0.22%
BKNG A 0.2%
HOLX D 0.2%
MAS D 0.19%
KO D 0.19%
AVY D 0.18%
MDLZ F 0.18%
FDS B 0.18%
MNST C 0.18%
VRSN F 0.18%
MSCI C 0.17%
FFIV B 0.16%
TROW B 0.16%
HLT A 0.15%
AMGN D 0.14%
JKHY D 0.14%
GGG B 0.08%
LSTR D 0.08%
DCI B 0.08%
CHE D 0.07%
LVOL Underweight 42 Positions Relative to PPA
Symbol Grade Weight
RTX C -7.09%
GE D -6.71%
LMT D -6.64%
BA F -6.23%
NOC D -5.36%
HWM A -4.44%
AXON A -4.43%
LHX C -4.07%
TDG D -3.35%
ETN A -3.16%
PLTR B -2.72%
LDOS C -2.05%
BAH F -1.92%
HEI B -1.83%
TXT D -1.74%
BWXT B -1.36%
CACI D -1.26%
HII D -1.07%
WWD B -0.92%
KBR F -0.88%
AVAV D -0.84%
ATI D -0.81%
SAIC F -0.71%
HXL D -0.66%
MOG.A B -0.66%
KEYS A -0.62%
PSN D -0.61%
KTOS B -0.56%
RKLB B -0.56%
SPR D -0.51%
AIR B -0.35%
MRCY B -0.35%
OSK B -0.29%
OSIS B -0.27%
TGI B -0.2%
B B -0.19%
IRDM D -0.17%
CDRE D -0.16%
TTMI B -0.16%
DCO C -0.14%
AI B -0.13%
VSAT F -0.1%
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