PILL vs. DWAS ETF Comparison

Comparison of Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X Shares ETF (PILL) to PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio (DWAS)
PILL

Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X Shares ETF

PILL Description

The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% of the daily performance of the S&P Pharmaceuticals Select Industry Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in financial instruments, such as swap agreements, securities of the index, and ETFs that track the index and other financial instruments that provide daily leveraged exposure to the index or to ETFs that track the index. The index is a modified equal-weighted index that is designed to measure performance of the stocks comprising the S&P Total Market Index that are classified in the GICS pharmaceuticals sub-industry. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$6.98

Average Daily Volume

85,282

Number of Holdings *

40

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

PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio

DWAS Description The PowerShares DWA SmallCap Momentum Portfolio (the Fund) seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dorsey Wright SmallCap Technical Leaders™ Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in equity securities of small capitalization companies that comprise the Underlying Index. The Index includes securities pursuant to a Dorsey, Wright & Associates, LLC (Dorsey Wright or the Index Provider) proprietary selection methodology that is designed to identify companies that demonstrate powerful relative strength characteristics. The Index Provider determines a company’s relative strength characteristics based on that company’s market performance. The Index Provider selects approximately 200 companies for inclusion in the Underlying Index from a small-cap universe of approximately 2,000 of the smallest U.S. companies selected from a broader set of 3,000 companies. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly. Effective on or about Oct. 4, 2013, the name of the Fund changed from PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders to PowerShares DWA SmallCap Momentum Portfolio.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$88.97

Average Daily Volume

44,613

Number of Holdings *

182

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PILL DWAS
30 Days 14.99% 9.06%
60 Days -15.29% -2.33%
90 Days -23.20% 1.74%
12 Months -12.72% 21.99%
6 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PILL Weight in DWAS Overlap
AMRX B 0.76% 0.46% 0.46%
ANIP D 0.51% 0.36% 0.36%
COLL D 0.78% 0.37% 0.37%
FULC D 0.22% 0.3% 0.22%
LQDA D 0.75% 0.34% 0.34%
OCUL D 0.33% 0.26% 0.26%
PILL Overweight 34 Positions Relative to DWAS
Symbol Grade Weight
OGN B 4.31%
MRK B 3.98%
PFE D 3.97%
ELAN B 3.93%
AXSM C 3.89%
PRGO F 3.81%
LLY B 3.77%
CTLT D 3.75%
ITCI D 3.73%
JAZZ F 3.66%
JNJ D 3.6%
RPRX F 3.55%
VTRS D 3.52%
ZTS D 3.5%
CORT C 3.21%
BMY F 3.18%
ARVN D 1.91%
AMPH D 1.72%
TARS C 1.57%
SAVA C 1.54%
PBH D 1.13%
EYPT F 1.11%
PCRX D 1.11%
LBPH C 0.95%
HRMY F 0.94%
INVA B 0.89%
LGND C 0.75%
SUPN F 0.69%
PLRX D 0.52%
RVNC F 0.43%
EOLS C 0.39%
TBPH D 0.31%
XERS D 0.3%
MRNS F 0.05%
PILL Underweight 176 Positions Relative to DWAS
Symbol Grade Weight
MOD C -1.81%
TDW B -1.72%
STRL B -1.62%
LFMD F -1.42%
TRNS B -1.34%
COOP B -1.2%
DFIN B -1.18%
ALPN A -1.17%
NUVL D -1.16%
LMB C -1.14%
ANF B -1.1%
POWL C -1.1%
UFPT C -1.03%
VERA D -0.99%
IMNM F -0.98%
KAI D -0.95%
ADMA B -0.91%
RRR D -0.84%
RXST C -0.82%
HRI D -0.72%
IESC C -0.68%
CBZ B -0.67%
PLAY D -0.67%
ASPN B -0.65%
SERA D -0.65%
HRTG D -0.64%
GRBK C -0.64%
ATI B -0.6%
ALG D -0.58%
USAP B -0.57%
BYRN D -0.57%
GTX D -0.56%
WIRE C -0.55%
CVNA C -0.54%
CSWI B -0.52%
VCTR B -0.52%
GMS D -0.52%
EVER B -0.52%
TPC B -0.52%
BMI B -0.51%
BCC D -0.5%
AROC A -0.49%
TREE C -0.48%
AVAV A -0.47%
MYRG D -0.47%
SKYW C -0.47%
SFM B -0.47%
GKOS C -0.46%
GHM C -0.46%
FSS B -0.46%
USLM C -0.46%
RNA B -0.46%
MACK B -0.45%
KRYS D -0.45%
ZEUS F -0.45%
SMHI D -0.45%
KD B -0.45%
ARCB F -0.45%
ARQT D -0.44%
CRAI B -0.44%
IDYA D -0.44%
ARLO C -0.44%
JXN C -0.44%
GVA B -0.43%
MLI C -0.43%
UTI D -0.43%
SLVM B -0.43%
KTB A -0.43%
MBIN C -0.43%
VECO B -0.43%
BGC B -0.42%
RDNT A -0.42%
VSEC C -0.42%
TRAK C -0.42%
MOG.A B -0.42%
LPX B -0.42%
CRNX B -0.42%
CLSK D -0.42%
OFG C -0.42%
HWKN B -0.41%
BECN C -0.41%
SKT D -0.41%
AMSC C -0.41%
FRPT B -0.41%
APPF C -0.41%
BKD C -0.41%
NRIX C -0.41%
GFF D -0.41%
RYI F -0.41%
PIPR A -0.41%
NBN B -0.41%
PLAB C -0.4%
HCI D -0.4%
CMPR D -0.4%
DXPE D -0.4%
ORIC F -0.4%
INBK D -0.4%
GES C -0.4%
MATX C -0.4%
ESQ C -0.4%
SPRY D -0.4%
CACC F -0.39%
CDLX F -0.39%
ENVA D -0.39%
MAX D -0.39%
SILK C -0.39%
LBRT B -0.39%
SKY C -0.39%
MRUS D -0.39%
EVH F -0.39%
ESAB C -0.39%
CHX D -0.39%
ORN C -0.38%
BSIG D -0.38%
ROAD B -0.38%
GOLF C -0.38%
ICFI C -0.38%
SGBX D -0.38%
CRVL A -0.38%
ALSN D -0.37%
NR A -0.37%
SPNT B -0.37%
GPOR C -0.37%
EZPW D -0.37%
FELE D -0.37%
MHO C -0.37%
CELC D -0.37%
VERX C -0.37%
DYN B -0.36%
BZH D -0.36%
KRUS D -0.36%
SUM D -0.36%
ASO F -0.36%
AGM D -0.36%
SXC D -0.36%
PACK D -0.36%
RUSHA D -0.36%
SXI D -0.36%
BLZE F -0.36%
IBP D -0.36%
KYMR D -0.36%
ACMR D -0.35%
VRNS D -0.35%
RYAN B -0.35%
ACVA C -0.35%
VVV D -0.35%
AGO D -0.35%
CUBI D -0.35%
FOR D -0.35%
NPO D -0.35%
KURA C -0.35%
ANDE F -0.35%
KROS D -0.34%
MTRX D -0.34%
SMID D -0.33%
DFH F -0.33%
ARHS C -0.33%
MDXG C -0.33%
SOUN D -0.32%
KOP F -0.32%
PAY D -0.32%
CDRE D -0.32%
ANNX F -0.31%
QUIK F -0.31%
MTRN D -0.31%
LSEA F -0.3%
PCT D -0.3%
BWMN D -0.3%
HEES F -0.3%
PARR F -0.29%
APLT F -0.28%
KOD F -0.27%
AQST F -0.23%
IRON F -0.22%
FATE F -0.2%
LYRA F -0.02%
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