SMN vs. PPA ETF Comparison

Comparison of ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials (SMN) to PowerShares Aerospace & Defense (PPA)
SMN

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

SMN Description

The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic MaterialsSM Index. The fund invests in derivatives that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as two times the inverse (-2x) of the daily return of the index. The index measures the performance of the basic materials sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$7.13

Average Daily Volume

3,892

Number of Holdings *

43

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
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

$105.04

Average Daily Volume

146,048

Number of Holdings *

47

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period SMN PPA
30 Days -5.76% 6.88%
60 Days -1.71% 7.07%
90 Days -13.39% 10.26%
12 Months -25.86% 31.64%
1 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in SMN Weight in PPA Overlap
ATI B 0.37% 1.08% 0.37%
SMN Overweight 42 Positions Relative to PPA
Symbol Grade Weight
LIN D 18.22%
APD C 8.28%
ECL A 7.77%
DD A 7.23%
DOW C 6.27%
NEM B 5.65%
PPG D 4.81%
LYB C 3.74%
CTVA B 3.36%
FCX B 2.96%
NUE F 2.59%
IFF A 2.28%
CE C 2.25%
FMC B 2.05%
EMN A 1.67%
CF F 1.59%
RPM D 1.53%
ALB C 1.36%
RS D 1.28%
MOS F 1.21%
RGLD B 1.17%
STLD D 1.13%
AXTA A 1.0%
HUN C 0.74%
ASH A 0.73%
SMG D 0.7%
VVV D 0.64%
NGVT B 0.55%
NEU D 0.55%
AA B 0.52%
OLN D 0.45%
CC C 0.45%
ESI D 0.44%
SXT A 0.44%
CMC C 0.41%
FUL C 0.4%
CBT B 0.4%
WLK B 0.39%
CRS B 0.35%
X D 0.28%
WOR D 0.24%
BTU F 0.1%
SMN Underweight 46 Positions Relative to PPA
Symbol Grade Weight
RTX A -6.84%
LMT A -6.57%
BA F -6.07%
GE A -5.77%
NOC B -5.29%
GD A -4.91%
LHX A -4.56%
HON C -4.48%
HWM A -4.28%
TDG A -4.03%
ETN A -3.79%
PH B -3.41%
AXON B -3.02%
BAH B -2.49%
LDOS A -2.39%
TXT D -2.36%
APH A -2.26%
HEI A -1.86%
HII D -1.85%
CACI A -1.39%
CW A -1.37%
KBR B -1.31%
WWD A -1.25%
BWXT D -1.25%
HXL C -1.05%
AVAV A -1.04%
SAIC C -1.03%
TDY D -1.02%
J D -0.81%
PLTR D -0.79%
SPR D -0.69%
MOG.A A -0.66%
KEYS D -0.61%
PSN D -0.6%
KTOS B -0.59%
AIR B -0.49%
OSK D -0.43%
MRCY D -0.35%
VSAT D -0.33%
OSIS D -0.25%
CDRE F -0.23%
TGI C -0.21%
IRDM D -0.18%
B C -0.17%
TTMI A -0.16%
DCO B -0.15%
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