PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)

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Best Fit Financial Services Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 43 Financial Services Funds ETFs and 13 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Typical
Tracking Error Good
Bid/Ask Ratio Good
Holdings Diversity Good

Fund Description

The investment seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Wells Fargo® Hybrid & Preferred Securities Financial Index. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in preferred securities of financial institutions that comprise the underlying index. The underlying index is a market capitalization weighted index designed to track the performance of preferred securities issued in the U.S. market by financial institutions. It is non-diversified.

Fund Snapshot Updated 06.17.2013

Previous Close $17.91 Expense Ratio 0.60%
YTD Return 1.5% Avg. 30-Day Volume 889,990
1-Year Return 7.8% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $17.98 Shares Outstanding 97,500,000
Ask $17.99 Dividends $1.15
Top 10 Holdings
Hsbc Hldgs Plc (HCS-B) 8.38%
Ing Groep N V (IGK) 5.56%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc (PNC-P) 4.46%
Hsbc Hldgs Plc (HCS) 4.45%
Barclays Bank Plc (BCS-D) 4.17%
Ing Groep N V (IDG) 4.12%
Wells Fargo & Co New (WFC-J) 3.76%
Bb&T Corp (BBT-E) 3.64%
Metlife Inc (MET-B) 3.04%
Jpmorgan Chase & Co (JPM-I) 3.02%
% of Total Holdings 44.60%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit Financial Services Funds

1

Vanguard Financials Index Fund (VFH)

2

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE)

3

PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio (KBWD)

4

PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio (KBWB)

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