PID vs. ARB ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers (PID) to AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB)
PID

PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers

PID Description

The PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ International Dividend AchieversTM Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in dividend paying common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify an international group of American Depository Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts and non-U.S. common or ordinary stocks that have qualified as International Dividend Achievers™. These companies have increased their annual dividend for five or more consecutive fiscal years. The Fund and the Index are reconstituted annually in January and rebalanced quarterly in January, April, July and October. Effective December 28, 2012, the NADAQ OMX Group, Inc., replaced Mergent, Inc., as the Index Provider of the Index. Effective February 25, 2013, the name of the Index changed from International Dividend Achievers Index to NASDAQ International Dividend Achievers Index. There will be no change to the methodology by which NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the Index Provider, calculates the Index. Please see the Fund’s prospectus supplement for more information. On February 25, 2013, NASDAQ took the place of the NYSE as the official Index data source.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$19.18

Average Daily Volume

75,916

Number of Holdings *

23

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

AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF

ARB Description AltShares Trust - AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Water Island Capital, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of global region. The fund invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund employs long/short strategy and uses derivatives such as futures, forwards, swaps to create its portfolio. AltShares Trust - AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.91

Average Daily Volume

11,089

Number of Holdings *

43

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PID ARB
30 Days -3.03% 0.04%
60 Days -2.33% 0.20%
90 Days -0.52% 1.26%
12 Months 15.24% 5.53%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PID Weight in ARB Overlap
PID Overweight 23 Positions Relative to ARB
Symbol Grade Weight
BTI B 4.03%
NGG D 3.9%
KOF F 3.81%
PHI D 3.4%
TD D 2.78%
SNY F 2.51%
GFI D 2.43%
DEO F 2.31%
OTEX F 2.27%
MUFG B 2.27%
SMFG B 2.23%
NVS F 2.12%
PSO B 1.85%
INFY C 1.76%
DOX D 1.63%
CNI F 1.51%
RELX D 1.28%
RBA A 1.12%
WTW B 1.01%
SAP B 0.92%
LOGI D 0.88%
NVO F 0.6%
WCN A 0.49%
PID Underweight 43 Positions Relative to ARB
Symbol Grade Weight
MRO B -2.76%
RCM A -2.73%
CTLT C -2.72%
HCP B -2.72%
SPR D -2.68%
K A -2.67%
JNPR D -2.66%
ANSS B -2.57%
INFN D -2.27%
SRCL B -2.19%
CHX C -2.19%
ENV B -2.17%
SILK A -2.16%
PETQ A -2.14%
EVRI A -2.13%
RVNC F -2.07%
HA A -2.02%
HES B -1.95%
DFS B -1.9%
X B -1.85%
DO D -1.83%
ALE A -1.81%
PRFT B -1.81%
PWSC C -1.81%
AXNX A -1.81%
INST B -1.79%
VZIO A -1.78%
AMK B -1.78%
GTHX A -1.72%
SRDX B -1.4%
FBMS B -1.16%
HTLF B -1.15%
BALY B -1.14%
CHUY B -1.13%
TWKS B -1.11%
MGRC B -1.07%
SWN C -0.94%
CALT C -0.58%
AAN B -0.56%
CNSL C -0.54%
AGS A -0.53%
HAYN A -0.53%
SRCL B -0.5%
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