Powershares ETF, Power Shares Exchange Traded Fund

By: EconomyWatch   Date: 31 July 2009

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Powershares ETF is a sponsor of a large number of ETF families. Powershares is a trademark of Invesco Powershares. This company has introduced a long list of ETFs ranging from financial to healthcare ETFs.

 

History of the Company

Powershares Capital Management LLC, now Invesco Powershares Capital Management LLC, was founded in 2003. Its vision was to maximize profits and investment yields through the ETF structure.

 

This vision further ushered a new era of innovative ETFs in the market. In fact, Powershares ETFs have witnessed an exemplary compound growth since the launch of its first two ETFs in 2003. This registered growth has exceeded the total growth of the ETF industry several times.

 

Powershares Capital Management LLC became Invesco Powershares in January 2003. This acquisition made Powershares ETFs truly global and today, they are listed in over 130 countries and multiple exchanges throughout the world.

 

Categories of Powershares ETF

With more than 100 ETFs to offer in 10 broad categories, Powershares ETF has the most comprehensive list of ETFs to pick from.

 

Here are the categories:

  • Access: These ETFs offer a targeted exposure to regions and specific markets.

  • Active: These ETFs are actively and transparently managed within the ETF structure.

  • Asset Allocation: These ETFs invest in the global market and other ETFs to decrease the risk.

  • Earnings: These ETFs give regular dividends and are designed for a constant income generation.

  • Fundamentals Weighted: These ETFs derive weight from multiple fundamentals and technical factors rather than just market cap.

  • Green: These ETFs invest in the alternative energy segment and are designed to aim to support social transition to a greener world.

  • Income: These ETFs are designed to generate a fixed-income even in different economic conditions.

  • Resources: These ETFs have commodities as their underlying assets and thus, let a trader own a commodity without the requirement of storing it.

  • Selection: These ETFs invest in few potential segments of the market and are designed for maximizing profits.

  • Strategies: These ETFs are designed to track indexes that were made as models for investment.

 

Few of the popular Powershares ETFs are the DB Agriculture Fund (DBA), DB Commodity Index Fund (DBC) and BLDRS Emerging MKTS 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE).

 


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