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

$19.42

Average Daily Volume

105,654

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

$28.53

Average Daily Volume

3,142

Number of Holdings *

39

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PCEF CCEF
30 Days -0.63% -0.15%
60 Days 0.39% 0.75%
90 Days 3.17% 4.77%
12 Months 21.69%
19 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PCEF Weight in CCEF Overlap
BBN D 1.17% 2.57% 1.17%
BDJ B 2.68% 2.63% 2.63%
BME D 0.83% 1.44% 0.83%
BST B 1.91% 1.51% 1.51%
CII B 1.43% 2.01% 1.43%
DIAX A 1.04% 1.96% 1.04%
EFT A 0.36% 1.0% 0.36%
ERC C 0.41% 2.99% 0.41%
ETW B 1.73% 2.74% 1.73%
EXG C 4.37% 2.96% 2.96%
FFC D 1.2% 2.08% 1.2%
HFRO F 1.21% 1.76% 1.21%
HIX A 0.47% 2.01% 0.47%
HTD A 1.32% 3.15% 1.32%
JGH B 0.45% 1.01% 0.45%
JPC A 2.95% 1.55% 1.55%
JQC A 0.92% 1.89% 0.92%
NBB D 0.55% 2.95% 0.55%
PDT C 0.73% 4.18% 0.73%
PCEF Overweight 84 Positions Relative to CCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
BIGZ A 3.13%
BMEZ D 2.98%
BSTZ B 2.87%
ETY B 2.8%
BCAT A 2.49%
BXMX A 2.45%
ETV A 2.44%
NFJ B 2.33%
QQQX B 2.18%
JFR A 1.76%
EVV C 1.68%
BTZ D 1.5%
EOS A 1.44%
FPF D 1.33%
PDO C 1.32%
HYT A 1.27%
BOE B 1.24%
DSL C 1.16%
AWF D 1.08%
WIW C 1.0%
BGY D 0.99%
EOI A 0.97%
ETJ B 0.91%
LDP C 0.88%
EMD C 0.84%
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%
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%
SPXX A 0.47%
BGH B 0.46%
DSU A 0.45%
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%
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 Underweight 20 Positions Relative to CCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
THQ D -3.72%
KYN A -3.44%
RQI C -3.02%
RIV C -3.02%
EMO A -3.0%
AOD D -2.96%
ASGI A -2.79%
ASG B -2.73%
IIF D -2.7%
RA C -2.58%
IFN D -2.44%
NML A -2.17%
EVT A -1.92%
EMF D -1.62%
NTG A -1.56%
BTO A -1.06%
ACP A -0.98%
RMT B -0.94%
CAF C -0.52%
TDF D -0.51%
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