PCEF vs. CCEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF) to Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (CCEF)
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

$19.30

Average Daily Volume

106,779

Number of Holdings *

103

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

Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF

CCEF Description The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks high current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in unaffiliated closed-end funds that the fund's investment adviser, Calamos Advisors LLC, believes offer both attractive income opportunities as well as arbitrage opportunities resulting from such closed-end funds trading at attractive discounts. Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. and non-U.S. closed-end funds. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.85

Average Daily Volume

2,735

Number of Holdings *

38

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PCEF CCEF
30 Days -0.90% -2.76%
60 Days 1.44% 0.09%
90 Days 5.49% 4.61%
12 Months 25.20%
17 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PCEF Weight in CCEF Overlap
BBN C 1.21% 2.62% 1.21%
BDJ A 2.62% 2.69% 2.62%
BME D 0.84% 0.86% 0.84%
CII C 1.41% 0.22% 0.22%
DIAX B 1.01% 1.98% 1.01%
ERC D 0.42% 2.99% 0.42%
ETW A 1.75% 3.2% 1.75%
EVV A 1.73% 0.98% 0.98%
EXG C 4.45% 3.39% 3.39%
FFC D 1.23% 2.05% 1.23%
HFRO F 1.3% 1.75% 1.3%
HTD C 1.36% 3.0% 1.36%
JPC A 2.91% 1.54% 1.54%
JQC A 0.91% 1.93% 0.91%
NBB C 0.55% 2.07% 0.55%
PDT D 0.76% 4.24% 0.76%
TSI B 0.24% 1.14% 0.24%
PCEF Overweight 86 Positions Relative to CCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
BIGZ A 3.01%
BMEZ A 2.95%
ETY A 2.74%
BSTZ A 2.64%
BCAT C 2.46%
BXMX A 2.42%
ETV A 2.38%
NFJ D 2.3%
QQQX A 2.08%
BST B 1.9%
JFR A 1.72%
BTZ D 1.5%
EOS A 1.39%
FPF D 1.37%
PDO D 1.37%
BOE B 1.26%
HYT A 1.26%
DSL C 1.16%
AWF C 1.09%
BGY D 1.02%
WIW A 1.01%
EOI A 0.95%
ETJ B 0.92%
LDP C 0.88%
EMD D 0.87%
IGD C 0.72%
PHK A 0.69%
NPFD A 0.68%
DFP D 0.67%
BGR B 0.64%
ETB A 0.63%
PCN A 0.61%
EAD D 0.6%
BIT B 0.57%
HIO A 0.56%
PFN A 0.56%
ISD A 0.54%
BUI D 0.54%
BHK C 0.52%
EDD D 0.52%
BLW A 0.52%
PPT C 0.51%
VVR D 0.5%
STK C 0.48%
HIX A 0.48%
FRA A 0.48%
FFA C 0.48%
BGH A 0.46%
SPXX A 0.46%
DSU A 0.45%
JGH D 0.44%
HPS D 0.42%
MCI A 0.41%
EOD D 0.4%
MCR C 0.4%
TEI D 0.39%
HPI C 0.39%
FTF C 0.39%
FCT A 0.39%
MMT A 0.39%
EFR A 0.38%
MIN A 0.37%
EFT A 0.36%
PSF D 0.36%
GBAB D 0.35%
PHT C 0.34%
PCF A 0.33%
DHY C 0.33%
HPF C 0.33%
DHF C 0.32%
PFL A 0.3%
IDE A 0.29%
FLC C 0.29%
BGT A 0.27%
HEQ C 0.25%
IGA B 0.24%
DBL D 0.23%
BGX C 0.19%
VBF D 0.19%
HYB C 0.19%
NHS D 0.18%
EHI D 0.18%
MSD D 0.17%
EVG A 0.15%
CIK D 0.14%
PHD A 0.14%
PCEF Underweight 21 Positions Relative to CCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
THQ D -3.78%
KYN B -3.43%
RA A -3.06%
AOD C -2.98%
RIV B -2.98%
ASGI A -2.78%
ASG B -2.72%
IIF C -2.56%
IFN D -2.4%
RQI D -2.21%
NML B -2.19%
EVT C -1.96%
EMF C -1.57%
NTG A -1.51%
IGR D -1.18%
BTO A -1.1%
FAX D -1.02%
USA B -1.01%
HYI A -1.0%
RMT D -0.98%
ACP A -0.97%
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