PBP vs. MGC ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP) to Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC)
PBP

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio

PBP Description

The PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (Fund) is based on the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite IndexTM (Index). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index, including at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks of the 500 companies included in the S&P 500® Index and will write (sell) call options thereon. The Index measures the total rate of return of an S&P 500 covered call strategy. This strategy consists of holding a portfolio indexed to the S&P 500 (Reference Index) and selling a succession of written options, each with an exercise price at or above the prevailing price level of the S&P 500. Dividends paid on the component stocks underlying the S&P 500 and the dollar value of option premiums received from written options are reinvested. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.15

Average Daily Volume

20,950

Number of Holdings *

499

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

Vanguard Mega Cap ETF

MGC Description The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks in the United States. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index. The index is a free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization stocks. It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$214.00

Average Daily Volume

66,120

Number of Holdings *

193

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PBP MGC
30 Days 1.82% 2.84%
60 Days 2.59% 4.35%
90 Days 4.17% 5.93%
12 Months 18.42% 33.19%
190 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PBP Weight in MGC Overlap
AAPL C 7.01% 8.16% 7.01%
ABBV D 0.61% 0.9% 0.61%
ABNB C 0.12% 0.13% 0.12%
ABT B 0.4% 0.49% 0.4%
ACN C 0.46% 0.54% 0.46%
ADBE C 0.47% 0.53% 0.47%
ADI D 0.21% 0.28% 0.21%
ADP B 0.25% 0.29% 0.25%
ADSK A 0.13% 0.15% 0.13%
AEP D 0.1% 0.13% 0.1%
AFL B 0.11% 0.15% 0.11%
AIG B 0.1% 0.06% 0.06%
AMAT F 0.31% 0.37% 0.31%
AMD F 0.45% 0.58% 0.45%
AMGN D 0.32% 0.43% 0.32%
AMT D 0.18% 0.25% 0.18%
AMZN C 3.99% 4.4% 3.99%
ANET C 0.2% 0.24% 0.2%
AON A 0.17% 0.19% 0.17%
APD A 0.14% 0.17% 0.14%
AVGO D 1.6% 1.98% 1.6%
AXP A 0.33% 0.34% 0.33%
AZO C 0.1% 0.06% 0.06%
BA F 0.2% 0.27% 0.2%
BAC A 0.63% 0.73% 0.63%
BDX F 0.13% 0.17% 0.13%
BK A 0.12% 0.14% 0.12%
BKNG A 0.34% 0.39% 0.34%
BLK C 0.29% 0.35% 0.29%
BMY B 0.24% 0.28% 0.24%
BRK.A B 1.73% 0.14% 0.14%
BRK.A B 1.73% 1.92% 1.73%
BSX B 0.26% 0.31% 0.26%
BX A 0.26% 0.3% 0.26%
C A 0.26% 0.29% 0.26%
CAT B 0.38% 0.46% 0.38%
CB C 0.22% 0.27% 0.22%
CCI D 0.09% 0.12% 0.09%
CDNS B 0.17% 0.19% 0.17%
CHTR C 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
CI F 0.18% 0.22% 0.18%
CL D 0.15% 0.19% 0.15%
CMCSA B 0.34% 0.42% 0.34%
CME A 0.16% 0.2% 0.16%
CMG B 0.17% 0.19% 0.17%
COF B 0.14% 0.15% 0.14%
COP C 0.27% 0.32% 0.27%
COST B 0.83% 0.97% 0.83%
CRM B 0.65% 0.67% 0.65%
CRWD B 0.16% 0.17% 0.16%
CSCO B 0.47% 0.5% 0.47%
CSX B 0.14% 0.16% 0.14%
CVS D 0.14% 0.18% 0.14%
CVX A 0.56% 0.65% 0.56%
D C 0.1% 0.06% 0.06%
DE A 0.2% 0.26% 0.2%
DELL C 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
DHR F 0.31% 0.4% 0.31%
DIS B 0.4% 0.44% 0.4%
DUK C 0.17% 0.22% 0.17%
ECL D 0.13% 0.16% 0.13%
EL F 0.03% 0.02% 0.02%
ELV F 0.19% 0.24% 0.19%
EMR A 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
EOG A 0.16% 0.17% 0.16%
EQIX A 0.17% 0.22% 0.17%
ETN A 0.29% 0.33% 0.29%
EW C 0.08% 0.05% 0.05%
F C 0.09% 0.1% 0.09%
FCX D 0.13% 0.16% 0.13%
FDX B 0.13% 0.15% 0.13%
FI A 0.25% 0.28% 0.25%
FTNT C 0.12% 0.06% 0.06%
GD F 0.15% 0.17% 0.15%
GE D 0.39% 0.44% 0.39%
GEV B 0.18% 0.1% 0.1%
GILD C 0.23% 0.28% 0.23%
GM B 0.13% 0.14% 0.13%
GOOG C 1.72% 2.06% 1.72%
GOOGL C 2.08% 2.49% 2.08%
GS A 0.38% 0.41% 0.38%
HCA F 0.13% 0.16% 0.13%
HD A 0.81% 0.98% 0.81%
HLT A 0.12% 0.07% 0.07%
HON B 0.3% 0.33% 0.3%
HUM C 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
IBM C 0.39% 0.48% 0.39%
ICE C 0.18% 0.22% 0.18%
INTC D 0.22% 0.21% 0.21%
INTU C 0.4% 0.41% 0.4%
ISRG A 0.39% 0.45% 0.39%
ITW B 0.15% 0.18% 0.15%
JCI C 0.12% 0.06% 0.06%
JNJ D 0.74% 0.96% 0.74%
JPM A 1.39% 1.58% 1.39%
KDP D 0.07% 0.09% 0.07%
KHC F 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
KKR A 0.21% 0.23% 0.21%
KLAC D 0.18% 0.22% 0.18%
KMB D 0.09% 0.11% 0.09%
KMI A 0.1% 0.06% 0.06%
KO D 0.49% 0.63% 0.49%
LIN D 0.44% 0.54% 0.44%
LLY F 1.25% 1.77% 1.25%
LMT D 0.23% 0.33% 0.23%
LOW D 0.31% 0.37% 0.31%
LRCX F 0.2% 0.24% 0.2%
MA C 0.87% 1.03% 0.87%
MAR B 0.13% 0.15% 0.13%
MCD D 0.43% 0.52% 0.43%
MCK B 0.16% 0.16% 0.16%
MCO B 0.15% 0.18% 0.15%
MDLZ F 0.18% 0.23% 0.18%
MDT D 0.22% 0.29% 0.22%
MET A 0.1% 0.12% 0.1%
META D 2.55% 3.1% 2.55%
MMC B 0.22% 0.27% 0.22%
MMM D 0.15% 0.18% 0.15%
MNST C 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
MO A 0.19% 0.23% 0.19%
MPC D 0.11% 0.12% 0.11%
MRK F 0.5% 0.65% 0.5%
MS A 0.33% 0.35% 0.33%
MSFT F 6.41% 7.55% 6.41%
MU D 0.22% 0.28% 0.22%
NEE D 0.31% 0.41% 0.31%
NFLX A 0.73% 0.81% 0.73%
NKE D 0.18% 0.23% 0.18%
NOC D 0.14% 0.19% 0.14%
NOW A 0.43% 0.48% 0.43%
NSC B 0.12% 0.14% 0.12%
NVDA C 7.29% 7.76% 7.29%
ORCL B 0.6% 0.69% 0.6%
ORLY B 0.14% 0.17% 0.14%
OXY D 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
PANW C 0.26% 0.29% 0.26%
PAYX C 0.09% 0.11% 0.09%
PEP F 0.46% 0.57% 0.46%
PFE D 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
PG A 0.8% 0.97% 0.8%
PGR A 0.31% 0.36% 0.31%
PH A 0.18% 0.2% 0.18%
PLD D 0.21% 0.26% 0.21%
PM B 0.4% 0.52% 0.4%
PNC B 0.17% 0.19% 0.17%
PSA D 0.11% 0.13% 0.11%
PSX C 0.11% 0.13% 0.11%
PYPL B 0.18% 0.2% 0.18%
QCOM F 0.37% 0.45% 0.37%
REGN F 0.17% 0.23% 0.17%
ROP B 0.12% 0.14% 0.12%
ROST C 0.1% 0.12% 0.1%
RSG A 0.09% 0.1% 0.09%
RTX C 0.32% 0.4% 0.32%
SBUX A 0.23% 0.28% 0.23%
SCHW B 0.24% 0.27% 0.24%
SHW A 0.18% 0.2% 0.18%
SLB C 0.12% 0.14% 0.12%
SNPS B 0.17% 0.2% 0.17%
SO D 0.19% 0.25% 0.19%
SPG B 0.11% 0.07% 0.07%
SPGI C 0.33% 0.38% 0.33%
SRE A 0.12% 0.13% 0.12%
STZ D 0.08% 0.1% 0.08%
SYK C 0.27% 0.31% 0.27%
T A 0.32% 0.4% 0.32%
TFC A 0.13% 0.14% 0.13%
TGT F 0.14% 0.17% 0.14%
TJX A 0.27% 0.32% 0.27%
TMO F 0.41% 0.52% 0.41%
TMUS B 0.24% 0.26% 0.24%
TRV B 0.12% 0.14% 0.12%
TSLA B 1.75% 1.7% 1.7%
TT A 0.19% 0.21% 0.19%
TXN C 0.38% 0.46% 0.38%
UBER D 0.3% 0.36% 0.3%
UNH C 1.11% 1.3% 1.11%
UNP C 0.29% 0.35% 0.29%
UPS C 0.2% 0.25% 0.2%
USB A 0.16% 0.19% 0.16%
V A 1.04% 1.21% 1.04%
VLO C 0.09% 0.1% 0.09%
VRTX F 0.25% 0.31% 0.25%
VZ C 0.35% 0.4% 0.35%
WFC A 0.5% 0.55% 0.5%
WM A 0.16% 0.22% 0.16%
WMB A 0.14% 0.08% 0.08%
WMT A 0.74% 0.91% 0.74%
XOM B 1.08% 1.3% 1.08%
ZTS D 0.16% 0.18% 0.16%
PBP Overweight 310 Positions Relative to MGC
Symbol Grade Weight
PLTR B 0.24%
APH A 0.18%
MSI B 0.17%
WELL A 0.16%
CTAS B 0.15%
CEG D 0.14%
TDG D 0.14%
CARR D 0.13%
OKE A 0.13%
AJG B 0.13%
URI B 0.12%
NXPI D 0.12%
FICO B 0.12%
PCAR B 0.12%
GWW B 0.11%
DLR B 0.11%
AMP A 0.11%
RCL A 0.11%
FAST B 0.1%
LHX C 0.1%
PWR A 0.1%
VST B 0.1%
MSCI C 0.1%
DHI D 0.1%
FIS C 0.1%
O D 0.1%
CMI A 0.1%
CPRT A 0.1%
ALL A 0.1%
ODFL B 0.09%
COR B 0.09%
BKR B 0.09%
PEG A 0.09%
AXON A 0.09%
DFS B 0.09%
AME A 0.09%
PRU A 0.09%
PCG A 0.09%
KVUE A 0.09%
HWM A 0.09%
NEM D 0.09%
VMC B 0.08%
ACGL D 0.08%
GEHC F 0.08%
A D 0.08%
EXC C 0.08%
LULU C 0.08%
XEL A 0.08%
YUM B 0.08%
KR B 0.08%
EA A 0.08%
CTVA C 0.08%
CBRE B 0.08%
OTIS C 0.08%
CTSH B 0.08%
HES B 0.08%
VRSK A 0.08%
LEN D 0.08%
IT C 0.08%
IR B 0.08%
DAL C 0.08%
TRGP B 0.08%
NDAQ A 0.07%
AVB B 0.07%
GRMN B 0.07%
EFX F 0.07%
ROK B 0.07%
VICI C 0.07%
ED D 0.07%
IRM D 0.07%
RMD C 0.07%
HIG B 0.07%
FANG D 0.07%
WAB B 0.07%
EXR D 0.07%
DD D 0.07%
NUE C 0.07%
IDXX F 0.07%
IQV D 0.07%
MCHP D 0.07%
MTB A 0.07%
HPQ B 0.07%
MLM B 0.07%
GIS D 0.07%
GLW B 0.07%
SYY B 0.07%
HPE B 0.06%
DOV A 0.06%
STT A 0.06%
MPWR F 0.06%
ON D 0.06%
PPG F 0.06%
NVR D 0.06%
TTWO A 0.06%
GPN B 0.06%
XYL D 0.06%
CAH B 0.06%
RJF A 0.06%
ANSS B 0.06%
DXCM D 0.06%
UAL A 0.06%
TSCO D 0.06%
WEC A 0.06%
EBAY D 0.06%
CSGP D 0.06%
CNC D 0.06%
DOW F 0.06%
ETR B 0.06%
EIX B 0.06%
FITB A 0.06%
WTW B 0.06%
TDY B 0.05%
ATO A 0.05%
WY D 0.05%
LDOS C 0.05%
EXPE B 0.05%
IFF D 0.05%
PTC A 0.05%
CINF A 0.05%
SBAC D 0.05%
HUBB B 0.05%
AEE A 0.05%
BIIB F 0.05%
RF A 0.05%
CDW F 0.05%
NTAP C 0.05%
MTD D 0.05%
PPL B 0.05%
CCL B 0.05%
WST C 0.05%
DVN F 0.05%
DTE C 0.05%
SW A 0.05%
EQR B 0.05%
ADM D 0.05%
HBAN A 0.05%
EQT B 0.05%
VLTO D 0.05%
SYF B 0.05%
AWK D 0.05%
CPAY A 0.05%
BRO B 0.05%
GDDY A 0.05%
VTR C 0.05%
HSY F 0.05%
CHD B 0.05%
FTV C 0.05%
TYL B 0.05%
HAL C 0.05%
BR A 0.05%
TROW B 0.05%
KEYS A 0.05%
PHM D 0.05%
DECK A 0.05%
TRMB B 0.04%
IEX B 0.04%
TER D 0.04%
PNR A 0.04%
DGX A 0.04%
J F 0.04%
KEY B 0.04%
MOH F 0.04%
WRB A 0.04%
BBY D 0.04%
HOLX D 0.04%
TSN B 0.04%
ULTA F 0.04%
PODD C 0.04%
PFG D 0.04%
MAA B 0.04%
BALL D 0.04%
CTRA B 0.04%
SNA A 0.04%
MKC D 0.04%
NRG B 0.04%
FDS B 0.04%
INVH D 0.04%
LUV C 0.04%
ESS B 0.04%
CNP B 0.04%
STLD B 0.04%
IP B 0.04%
DRI B 0.04%
LH C 0.04%
CMS C 0.04%
LYV A 0.04%
ZBRA B 0.04%
STX D 0.04%
CLX B 0.04%
OMC C 0.04%
WDC D 0.04%
CBOE B 0.04%
CFG B 0.04%
FE C 0.04%
PKG A 0.04%
FSLR F 0.04%
BLDR D 0.04%
NTRS A 0.04%
LYB F 0.04%
K A 0.04%
STE F 0.04%
ES D 0.04%
WBD C 0.04%
ZBH C 0.04%
WAT B 0.04%
INCY C 0.03%
BG F 0.03%
JKHY D 0.03%
JNPR F 0.03%
CPT B 0.03%
CHRW C 0.03%
CAG D 0.03%
SWK D 0.03%
DLTR F 0.03%
TPR B 0.03%
UDR B 0.03%
AKAM D 0.03%
SWKS F 0.03%
MRNA F 0.03%
POOL C 0.03%
NDSN B 0.03%
EPAM C 0.03%
FFIV B 0.03%
ROL B 0.03%
RVTY F 0.03%
APTV D 0.03%
EVRG A 0.03%
JBL B 0.03%
AMCR D 0.03%
JBHT C 0.03%
DOC D 0.03%
VTRS A 0.03%
L A 0.03%
LNT A 0.03%
DPZ C 0.03%
CF B 0.03%
VRSN F 0.03%
ALGN D 0.03%
EG C 0.03%
AVY D 0.03%
TXT D 0.03%
MRO B 0.03%
BAX D 0.03%
NI A 0.03%
GEN B 0.03%
KIM A 0.03%
ARE D 0.03%
DG F 0.03%
EXPD D 0.03%
LVS C 0.03%
GPC D 0.03%
MAS D 0.03%
HII D 0.02%
BWA D 0.02%
IVZ B 0.02%
MTCH D 0.02%
CE F 0.02%
HAS D 0.02%
APA D 0.02%
MOS F 0.02%
CZR F 0.02%
HSIC B 0.02%
RL B 0.02%
FRT B 0.02%
ENPH F 0.02%
MGM D 0.02%
WYNN D 0.02%
CPB D 0.02%
AOS F 0.02%
HRL D 0.02%
TFX F 0.02%
SMCI F 0.02%
SOLV C 0.02%
GL B 0.02%
AES F 0.02%
MKTX D 0.02%
CRL C 0.02%
LKQ D 0.02%
PNW B 0.02%
ERIE D 0.02%
CTLT B 0.02%
FOXA B 0.02%
IPG D 0.02%
PAYC B 0.02%
TAP C 0.02%
NWSA B 0.02%
AIZ A 0.02%
GNRC B 0.02%
TECH D 0.02%
BXP D 0.02%
LW C 0.02%
NCLH B 0.02%
EMN D 0.02%
SJM D 0.02%
UHS D 0.02%
ALB C 0.02%
REG B 0.02%
DAY B 0.02%
KMX B 0.02%
HST C 0.02%
ALLE D 0.02%
NWS B 0.01%
FOX A 0.01%
WBA F 0.01%
QRVO F 0.01%
BEN C 0.01%
PARA C 0.01%
FMC D 0.01%
DVA B 0.01%
MHK D 0.01%
PBP Underweight 3 Positions Relative to MGC
Symbol Grade Weight
WDAY B -0.12%
MRVL B -0.09%
SNOW C -0.04%
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