PPA vs. XME ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares Aerospace & Defense (PPA) to SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME)
PPA

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense

PPA Description

The PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (Fund) is based on the SPADE™ Defense Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify a group of companies involved in the development, manufacturing, operations and support of US defense, homeland security and aerospace operations. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$102.50

Average Daily Volume

148,165

Number of Holdings *

47

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

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

XME Description The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of an index derived from the metals and mining segment of a U.S. total market composite index. In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Metals & Mining Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the metals and mining industry group of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI"). The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$60.53

Average Daily Volume

3,020,581

Number of Holdings *

30

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period PPA XME
30 Days 2.43% -1.22%
60 Days 4.32% 4.95%
90 Days 10.86% 5.02%
12 Months 29.90% 25.94%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in PPA Weight in XME Overlap
ATI A 0.95% 4.4% 0.95%
PPA Overweight 46 Positions Relative to XME
Symbol Grade Weight
RTX A 6.9%
LMT A 6.78%
GE A 6.04%
BA D 5.9%
NOC B 5.61%
GD A 4.91%
LHX A 4.58%
HON D 4.31%
TDG A 4.05%
ETN B 3.84%
PH B 3.6%
HWM A 3.57%
AXON B 3.35%
BAH B 2.48%
TXT D 2.4%
LDOS A 2.19%
APH A 2.15%
HII F 2.06%
HEI A 1.85%
BWXT C 1.41%
CACI A 1.35%
KBR A 1.34%
CW A 1.31%
WWD A 1.08%
TDY F 1.0%
SAIC C 1.0%
HXL D 0.97%
J C 0.88%
AVAV A 0.88%
PLTR C 0.85%
SPR C 0.74%
MOG.A A 0.65%
PSN D 0.64%
KEYS C 0.6%
KTOS A 0.55%
AIR A 0.48%
OSK D 0.45%
MRCY D 0.34%
VSAT F 0.3%
OSIS B 0.26%
CDRE C 0.26%
IRDM B 0.2%
TGI C 0.2%
DCO A 0.15%
B B 0.15%
TTMI A 0.14%
PPA Underweight 29 Positions Relative to XME
Symbol Grade Weight
FCX B -5.64%
AA B -5.41%
NEM A -5.34%
CRS A -4.94%
UEC A -4.87%
RGLD B -4.72%
MP C -4.62%
STLD D -4.4%
CMC B -4.35%
CEIX F -4.09%
NUE D -4.04%
HL B -3.94%
RS D -3.94%
AMR D -3.89%
ARCH D -3.83%
CDE A -3.74%
BTU F -3.71%
CLF F -3.69%
X F -3.34%
CENX B -2.98%
MTRN F -1.25%
KALU A -1.13%
CMP F -1.03%
RYI F -0.92%
SXC D -0.84%
WS D -0.75%
ZEUS D -0.73%
RDUS F -0.44%
HAYN B -0.42%
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