SPLV vs. VPU ETF Comparison

Comparison of PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio ETF (SPLV) to Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ (VPU)

SPLV

PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio ETF

SPLV Description

The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is compiled, maintained and calculated by Standard & Poor's and consists of the 100 stocks from the S&P 500 Index with the lowest realized volatility over the past 12 months. Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and down asset price fluctuations over time. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly in February, May, August and November.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$73.96

Average Daily Volume

1,577,046

Number of Holdings ^*

114

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ

VPU Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$176.05

Average Daily Volume

210,094

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	SPLV	VPU
30 Days	2.35%	-0.29%
60 Days	3.72%	1.64%
90 Days	6.25%	8.63%
12 Months	23.06%	35.25%

19 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in SPLV	Weight in VPU	Overlap
AEP	D	0.91%	3.93%	0.91%
ATO	A	1.21%	1.58%	1.21%
CMS	C	1.03%	1.57%	1.03%
DTE	C	0.9%	1.94%	0.9%
DUK	C	1.07%	6.71%	1.07%
ED	D	1.0%	2.65%	1.0%
EIX	B	0.96%	2.39%	0.96%
ETR	B	0.0%	2.49%	0.0%
EVRG	A	1.02%	1.05%	1.02%
FE	C	1.05%	1.73%	1.05%
LNT	A	1.05%	1.16%	1.05%
NI	A	1.09%	1.19%	1.09%
PCG	A	0.92%	3.1%	0.92%
PEG	A	1.03%	3.36%	1.03%
PNW	B	0.9%	0.75%	0.75%
PPL	B	1.09%	1.81%	1.09%
SO	D	1.0%	7.22%	1.0%
SRE	A	1.02%	3.98%	1.02%
WEC	A	0.97%	2.28%	0.97%

SPLV Overweight 95 Positions Relative to VPU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KO	D	1.37%
BRK.A	B	1.31%
CL	D	1.23%
PG	A	1.22%
RSG	A	1.22%
MMC	B	1.17%
TMUS	B	1.17%
L	A	1.15%
MA	C	1.13%
ADP	B	1.11%
JNJ	D	1.11%
HON	B	1.11%
V	A	1.1%
ITW	B	1.09%
FI	A	1.08%
LIN	D	1.08%
MSI	B	1.08%
CHD	B	1.07%
KMI	A	1.07%
YUM	B	1.07%
BSX	B	1.07%
ICE	C	1.06%
PEP	F	1.04%
CME	A	1.04%
LMT	D	1.04%
EA	A	1.03%
GD	F	1.03%
TJX	A	1.03%
CB	C	1.02%
SPGI	C	1.01%
MDLZ	F	1.0%
WTW	B	1.0%
OKE	A	0.99%
KMB	D	0.99%
COR	B	0.99%
RTX	C	0.99%
BK	A	0.99%
ABT	B	0.98%
BR	A	0.98%
WMB	A	0.98%
ROP	B	0.98%
KDP	D	0.97%
MCD	D	0.97%
WM	A	0.97%
SYK	C	0.97%
HOLX	D	0.96%
PM	B	0.96%
STZ	D	0.95%
MO	A	0.94%
AMP	A	0.94%
OTIS	C	0.94%
AJG	B	0.94%
CTAS	B	0.94%
WELL	A	0.94%
HLT	A	0.94%
O	D	0.93%
NDAQ	A	0.93%
CVX	A	0.93%
VRSN	F	0.93%
PPG	F	0.93%
AVB	B	0.92%
REG	B	0.92%
NOC	D	0.92%
WMT	A	0.92%
VICI	C	0.92%
MDT	D	0.92%
AVY	D	0.92%
BRO	B	0.92%
HIG	B	0.91%
ECL	D	0.91%
ORLY	B	0.91%
UNP	C	0.91%
SYY	B	0.9%
LYB	F	0.9%
LHX	C	0.9%
PKG	A	0.89%
FRT	B	0.89%
JKHY	D	0.89%
GIS	D	0.88%
PAYX	C	0.87%
CSX	B	0.85%
LDOS	C	0.73%
COST	B	0.02%
MCK	B	0.02%
JPM	A	0.01%
CSCO	B	0.0%
MET	A	0.0%
CBOE	B	0.0%
AFL	B	0.0%
PRU	A	0.0%
AIG	B	0.0%
AME	A	0.0%
DRI	B	0.0%
DGX	A	0.0%
ABBV	D	0.0%

SPLV Underweight 47 Positions Relative to VPU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NEE	D	-12.29%
CEG	D	-6.26%
D	C	-3.77%
VST	B	-3.28%
EXC	C	-2.97%
XEL	A	-2.8%
AWK	D	-2.03%
ES	D	-1.75%
AEE	A	-1.75%
NRG	B	-1.42%
CNP	B	-1.32%
AES	F	-0.88%
WTRG	B	-0.76%
OGE	B	-0.61%
IDA	A	-0.4%
NFG	A	-0.4%
UGI	A	-0.38%
POR	C	-0.37%
NJR	A	-0.34%
SWX	B	-0.32%
ORA	B	-0.32%
BKH	A	-0.31%
OGS	A	-0.3%
SR	A	-0.28%
ALE	A	-0.28%
PNM	F	-0.28%
MGEE	C	-0.25%
NWE	B	-0.25%
CWT	D	-0.23%
AWR	B	-0.23%
OTTR	C	-0.22%
AVA	A	-0.22%
AGR	B	-0.21%
CPK	A	-0.2%
CWEN	C	-0.18%
NEP	F	-0.14%
HE	C	-0.13%
SJW	D	-0.13%
NWN	A	-0.11%
MSEX	B	-0.08%
CWEN	C	-0.07%
UTL	B	-0.07%
NOVA	F	-0.05%
YORW	D	-0.04%
AMPS	C	-0.02%
MNTK	F	-0.02%
ARTNA	D	-0.02%