PFF vs. PCEF ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares US Preferred Stock ETF (PFF) to PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF)
PFF

iShares US Preferred Stock ETF

PFF Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. preferred stocks. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of a select group of preferred stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (" NYSE"), NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE Arca"), NYSE Amex, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market or NASDAQ Capital Market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$31.55

Average Daily Volume

3,435,243

Number of Holdings *

38

* 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

$18.82

Average Daily Volume

134,527

Number of Holdings *

108

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PFF PCEF
30 Days 1.68% 3.24%
60 Days 1.78% 5.76%
90 Days -0.61% 2.21%
12 Months 9.81% 15.17%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PFF Weight in PCEF Overlap
PFF Overweight 38 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
BAC A 2.26%
CAF F 1.85%
GJS D 1.44%
AMJB B 0.91%
DUK D 0.67%
RF C 0.66%
ATHS A 0.4%
PSA B 0.39%
MET D 0.39%
WFC C 0.38%
CHSCP C 0.37%
ALL D 0.34%
SCHW C 0.33%
KEY C 0.25%
HIG B 0.23%
PBI C 0.21%
CFG C 0.2%
ARGD B 0.19%
WTFC C 0.19%
DBRG D 0.18%
SR C 0.17%
RNR C 0.16%
SF A 0.15%
PEB D 0.13%
JSM C 0.13%
WAFD C 0.12%
MFA B 0.11%
HBAN C 0.1%
GSL B 0.09%
BIP F 0.09%
ADC B 0.08%
ESGR B 0.08%
WBS D 0.08%
MHNC D 0.07%
IVR B 0.06%
EPR B 0.06%
BFS C 0.05%
CSSE F 0.0%
PFF Underweight 108 Positions Relative to PCEF
Symbol Grade Weight
EXG A -4.44%
JPC A -4.03%
BIGZ C -3.08%
BCAT B -3.02%
BMEZ B -2.98%
BSTZ A -2.92%
ETY A -2.65%
BDJ A -2.58%
NFJ B -2.24%
BXMX A -2.14%
ETV A -1.91%
QQQX A -1.86%
JFR A -1.74%
ETW A -1.71%
EVV A -1.68%
FPF A -1.62%
BBN A -1.49%
BCX C -1.46%
EOS A -1.37%
HFRO D -1.37%
AWF B -1.34%
PDO A -1.28%
BOE A -1.26%
HYT A -1.21%
BTZ A -1.17%
FFC A -1.17%
BST A -1.13%
JQC B -1.12%
DSL A -1.11%
HTD C -1.1%
FAX A -1.09%
CII A -1.07%
BGY A -1.04%
WIW A -1.0%
EMD A -0.94%
ETJ A -0.89%
DIAX B -0.87%
LDP A -0.84%
NPFD A -0.82%
EOI A -0.81%
GHY A -0.81%
IGD A -0.76%
BME B -0.68%
NBB B -0.68%
DFP A -0.66%
PDT A -0.65%
BGR C -0.63%
ISD A -0.63%
PHK A -0.62%
ETB A -0.62%
FSD A -0.61%
EAD A -0.6%
BHK A -0.58%
EDD B -0.58%
VVR A -0.56%
FRA B -0.53%
PFN D -0.53%
PCN B -0.53%
HIO A -0.53%
BUI B -0.52%
BLW A -0.5%
STK A -0.46%
FFA A -0.46%
SPXX A -0.45%
BIT D -0.45%
FTF A -0.44%
BGH A -0.44%
FCT D -0.43%
DSU A -0.43%
TEI B -0.43%
PPT A -0.42%
HPS A -0.42%
HIX B -0.41%
EOD A -0.4%
MCR B -0.4%
MMT A -0.4%
EFR A -0.39%
HPI A -0.39%
MIN B -0.36%
JGH A -0.35%
EFT A -0.35%
DHF A -0.33%
MCI A -0.33%
PHT A -0.33%
DHY C -0.32%
GBAB B -0.32%
HPF B -0.32%
IDE B -0.3%
FLC A -0.3%
ERC B -0.3%
BGT D -0.28%
PSF A -0.28%
PFL D -0.27%
BGX B -0.26%
IGA A -0.26%
MSD A -0.23%
HEQ A -0.22%
DBL A -0.22%
NHS C -0.21%
VBF A -0.21%
PCF A -0.2%
TSI A -0.2%
PHD B -0.18%
EHI A -0.17%
EVG B -0.17%
HYB A -0.15%
CIK B -0.14%
MCN A -0.12%
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