PIO vs. FXG ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares Global Water Portfolio (PIO) to First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX (FXG)

PIO

PowerShares Global Water Portfolio

PIO Description

The PowerShares Global Water Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in companies listed on a global exchange that create products designed to conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually in April.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$41.28

Average Daily Volume

9,751

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

FXG

First Trust Cons. Staples AlphaDEX

FXG Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the StrataQuant(R) Consumer Staples Index. The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is a modified equal-dollar weighted index designed by NYSE Euronext to objectively identify and select stocks from the Russell 1000(R) Index in the consumer staples sector that may generate positive alpha relative to traditional passive-style indices through the use of the AlphaDEX(R) selection methodology. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$68.91

Average Daily Volume

24,873

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	PIO	FXG
30 Days	0.73%	2.68%
60 Days	-2.57%	1.70%
90 Days	-1.88%	1.93%
12 Months	16.16%	14.59%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in PIO	Weight in FXG	Overlap

PIO Overweight 12 Positions Relative to FXG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PNR	A	9.8%
ROP	B	8.36%
ECL	D	8.03%
WAT	B	3.76%
XYL	D	3.62%
VLTO	D	3.58%
AWK	D	2.95%
IEX	B	2.91%
CNM	D	2.64%
WMS	D	1.91%
AOS	F	1.72%
CWCO	C	0.25%

PIO Underweight 39 Positions Relative to FXG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PPC	C	-4.74%
DAR	C	-4.68%
TAP	C	-4.6%
INGR	B	-4.52%
PFGC	B	-4.51%
LW	C	-4.1%
FRPT	B	-3.72%
BG	F	-3.71%
ADM	D	-3.59%
CVS	D	-3.57%
KR	B	-3.44%
ACI	C	-3.42%
SPB	C	-3.26%
POST	C	-3.13%
SJM	D	-3.04%
KHC	F	-3.03%
GO	C	-2.7%
CASY	A	-2.7%
MO	A	-2.69%
HRL	D	-2.38%
STZ	D	-2.32%
REYN	D	-2.2%
GIS	D	-2.19%
CL	D	-2.18%
SAM	C	-1.85%
COR	B	-1.84%
USFD	A	-1.8%
TSN	B	-1.76%
CTVA	C	-1.62%
HSY	F	-1.59%
KDP	D	-1.48%
KO	D	-1.45%
CLX	B	-0.84%
SYY	B	-0.81%
FLO	D	-0.78%
KMB	D	-0.77%
COKE	C	-0.77%
CPB	D	-0.75%
MDLZ	F	-0.74%

PIO: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Diversified Industrials Utilities - Regulated Water Diagnostics & Research Industrial Distribution Pollution & Treatment Controls Rubber & Plastics Specialty Chemicals