Invesco PowerShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds
(ETFs), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) for exclusive licensing to
four indexes covering the financial services, REIT, and property
& casualty insurance market sectors. Invesco PowerShares
anticipates listing the first of the new ETFs based on these
indexes before the end of 2010. The index names and anticipated
PowerShares ETF portfolio names are listed below.
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Underlying Index PowerShares Portfolio
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KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Index PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity
REIT Portfolio
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KBW Financial Sector Dividend Yield PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield
Index Financial Portfolio
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KBW Global ex-U.S. Financial Sector PowerShares KBW Global ex-U.S.
Index Financial Sector Portfolio
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KBW Property & Casualty Index PowerShares KBW Property & Casualty
Insurance Portfolio
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"We are very excited to partner with KBW, a recognized leader in
financial services company research, to provide investors unique
ways to access the financial services sector," said Ben Fulton,
Invesco PowerShares managing director of global ETFs. "KBW is
highly regarded for its expertise on the financial services sector,
and we look forward to a long and successful global
partnership."
"There are many uncorrelated business risks within the financial
services sector and these products allow market participants to
better make and hedge investments directly into specific
sub-sectors," said John Howard, co-head of research at KBW.
"Invesco PowerShares has a strong reputation for providing
investors with innovative and affordable ETFs and we are very
pleased it has selected KBW as an index provider."
KBW operates in the U.S., Europe and Asia through its broker
dealer subsidiaries, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Keefe,
Bruyette & Woods Limited and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Asia
Limited. It also offers asset management services through KBW Asset
Management, Inc. Founded in 1962, the firm is widely recognized as
a leading authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset
management, mortgage banking and specialty finance sectors. The
firm has established industry-leading positions in the areas of
research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as
sales and trading for financial services companies.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is leading the
Intelligent ETF Revolution® through its family of more than 120
domestic and international exchange-traded funds, which seek to
outperform traditional benchmark indexes while providing advisors
and investors access to an innovative array of focused investment
opportunities. With franchise assets over $44 billion as of June
30, 2010, PowerShares ETFs trade on both U.S. stock exchanges. For
more information, please visit us at
www.invescopowershares.com.
Invesco PowerShares is part of Invesco Ltd., a leading
independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping
investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By
delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment
management capabilities, Invesco provides a wide range of
investment strategies and vehicles to our retail, institutional and
high net worth clients around the world. Operating in 20 countries,
the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at
www.invesco.com.
There are risks involved with investing in ETFs including
possible loss of money. Shares are not actively managed and are
subject to risks similar to those of stocks. For a description of
the risks of investing in the Funds, please see the Funds'
prospectuses. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.
The Funds are considered non-diversified and may be subject to
greater risks than a diversified fund.
The Funds contain securities in the real estate, insurance and
financial sectors. Companies engaged in these sectors are subject
to greater risks, and are more greatly impacted by market
volatility, than more diversified investments.
PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT
Portfolio
Investments in real estate related instruments may be affected
by economic, legal, cultural, environment or technological factors
that affect the property values, rents or occupancies of real
estate related to the Fund's holdings.
At times, high yielding dividend paying securities may be out of
favor and underperform other market segments (e.g., growth stocks).
Investments focused in a particular industry are subject to greater
risk, and are more greatly impacted by market volatility, than more
diversified investments.
Investing in securities of small and medium-sized companies may
involve greater risk than is customarily associated with investing
in large companies.
Foreign securities have additional risks, including
exchange-rate changes, decreased market liquidity, political
instability and taxation by foreign governments.
PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial
Portfolio
At times, high yielding dividend paying securities may be out of
favor and underperform other market segments (e.g., growth stocks).
Investments focused in a particular industry are subject to greater
risk, and are more greatly impacted by market volatility, than more
diversified investments.
Foreign securities have additional risks, including
exchange-rate changes, decreased market liquidity, political
instability and taxation by foreign governments.
There are certain risks inherent in investing in BDCs, whose
principal business is to invest in and lend capital to
privately-held companies.
Investments in real estate related instruments may be affected
by economic, legal, cultural, environment or technological factors
that affect the property values, rents or occupancies of real
estate related to the Fund's holdings.
PowerShares KBW Global ex-U.S. Financial Sector
Portfolio
Foreign securities have additional risks, including
exchange-rate changes, decreased market liquidity, political
instability and taxation by foreign governments.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
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PowerShares®
is a registered trademark of Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC (Invesco PowerShares). Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC and Invesco Distributors, Inc. are indirect,
wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
Shares are not individually redeemable and
owners of the Shares may acquire those Shares from the Funds and
tender those Shares for redemption to the Funds in Creation Unit
aggregations only, typically consisting of 50,000 Shares.
Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the distributor
of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II.
The information in the prospectus is not
complete and may be changed. The Funds may not sell their shares
until the registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is effective. The prospectus is not an offer to
sell the Funds' shares, nor are the Funds soliciting an offer to
buy their shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
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