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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21265

 

 

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

3500 Lacey Road

Downers Grove, IL 60515

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Andrew Schlossberg

President

3500 Lacey Road

Downers Grove, IL 60515

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-983-0903

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Registrant’s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:


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     April 30, 2014

2014 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

DWAQ    PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic OTC Portfolio)
PWC    PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio
PRF    PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio
PRFZ    PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio

 

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Table of Contents

 

The Market Environment      3   
Manager’s Analysis      4   
Broad Market Portfolios   
Schedules of Investments   

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic OTC Portfolio)

     14   

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)

     16   

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)

     18   

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)

     28   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      43   
Statements of Operations      44   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      46   
Financial Highlights      48   
Notes to Financial Statements      50   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      58   
Fees and Expenses      59   
Tax Information      60   
Trustees and Officers      61   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      66   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

The U.S. equity market rose to multiyear or all-time highs during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors, and fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained relatively stable following significant recovery in prior years.

However, the fiscal year began with capital markets in the U.S. declining. In May and June 2013, equity and fixed income markets fell following then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time was approaching to reduce, or “taper,” the size of its bond buying economic stimulus program. This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer and generally rose, with some brief interruptions, through the end of 2013. The Fed’s announcement in December that tapering of its bond purchases would begin in early 2014 had little effect on equities as the announcement was widely anticipated. After strong performance in the second half of 2013, the U.S. equity market turned volatile in the first four months of 2014 as investors worried that stocks may have risen too high, too fast in 2013. Adding to this investor uncertainty during 2014 was political upheaval in Ukraine and signs of economic sluggishness in the U.S. and China.

 

1  Source: Reuters
 

 

 

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DWAQ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic OTC Portfolio to PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic OTC IntellidexSM Index to Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical Leaders Index. The Fund changed its ticker symbol from PWO to DWAQ and also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical Leaders Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes companies in the Index pursuant to a proprietary methodology that is designed to identify companies that demonstrate powerful relative strength characteristics based upon their market performance. The Index Provider ranks a starting universe of approximately 1,000 equity securities traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC that have the largest market capitalizations using a proprietary methodology based upon each security’s market performance to determine each securities “momentum” score. A “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. Each security’s score is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements relative to a representative market benchmark and the other eligible securities. The Index Provider identifies 100 securities with the highest momentum score to include in the Index. Securities with larger momentum scores receive greater weight within the Index. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly, but no changes are made to the Index between these quarterly rebalance dates. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 16.77%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 16.64%. During the same time period, the Blended- Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical Leaders Index returned 17.43%, while the Dynamic OTC IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 29.05%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable underlying index, during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the NASDAQ Composite Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 23.61%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,499 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of broad-based equity market benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, the Fund was most overweight in the healthcare and information technology sectors and most underweight in the materials and consumer staples sectors during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the healthcare sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors, respectively. Energy was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 2.19%), and Micron Technology, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 1.54%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, a health care company (portfolio average weight of 0.68%), and CalAmp Corp., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.3%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ) (continued)

 

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Health Care      38.1   
Information Technology      23.6   
Consumer Discretionary      19.2   
Industrials      9.6   
Financials      4.3   
Energy      2.5   
Consumer Staples      2.0   
Materials      0.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      3.5   
Apple, Inc.      3.4   
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC      3.1   
Starz, Class A      3.0   
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.      2.8   
Henry Schein, Inc.      2.7   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      2.6   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      2.0   
Measurement Specialties, Inc.      1.9   
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      1.9   
Total      26.9   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

Index   1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
                  Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical LeadersTM     17.43     7.74     25.05     15.82     108.43     6.76     92.42       8.64     148.66
Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical LeadersTM     19.16        11.93        40.22        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic OTC IntellidexSM Index     29.05        11.18        37.43        18.03        129.06        7.78        111.46          9.57        173.28   
NASDAQ Composite Index     23.61        12.71        43.19        19.10        139.59        7.92        114.29          9.79        179.42   
Fund                    
NAV Return     16.64        6.94        22.31        14.99        101.04        6.10        80.78          7.93        131.57   
Market Price Return     16.77        6.94        22.30        14.98        100.98        6.08        80.43          7.92        131.21   

 

Fund Inception: May 1, 2003

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.96%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.01%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years,” “10 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until March 31, 2011. The Blended-Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic OTC IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PWC    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Market IntellidexSM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes stocks that, based upon its rankings, it believes possess the greatest investment potential for the Index. The Index uses market-like sector weightings and market-capitalization groupings in seeking to produce a sector and size dispersion similar to the overall broad market. The Index Provider ranks the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ for investment potential using a proprietary model. The Index Provider ranks companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, and then sorts them based on their cumulative score on the above criteria. The Index Provider divides the universe of stocks into ten economic sectors and divides each sector into two market-capitalization groupings: large and mid/small. The Index includes 100 companies from the top of each sector and size category. The Index Provider selects a defined number of the top ranked large and mid/small stocks within each sector. The number of stocks selected within a sector is predetermined and based on the percentage of the overall market represented by such sector. The Index Provider allocates 70% of the Index weighting to 30 large-capitalization stocks across the sectors and 30% of the Index weighting to 70 mid/small-capitalization stocks across the sectors. The index provider equally weights stock within their size groups. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 26.15%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 26.09%. During the same time period, the Index returned 26.97%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.44%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 500 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar broad market benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition

in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the broad U.S. stock market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the information technology sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the stocks that outperformed within the industrials and health care sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and health care sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Delta Air Lines, Inc., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 1.4%), and Southwest Airlines Co., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 2.31%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included PulteGroup, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.55%), and Apache Corporation, an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.86%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC) (continued)

 

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Information Technology      18.5   
Financials      13.9   
Consumer Discretionary      13.5   
Health Care      12.6   
Energy      12.3   
Industrials      11.1   
Consumer Staples      9.1   
Materials      3.8   
Utilities      2.9   
Telecommunication Services      2.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Valero Energy Corp.      4.6   
Marathon Oil Corp.      4.2   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      3.3   
CVS Caremark Corp.      3.0   
Hewlett-Packard Co.      2.9   
Micron Technology, Inc.      2.8   
Mosaic Co. (The)      2.8   
Western Digital Corp.      2.7   
Northrop Grumman Corp.      2.6   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      2.6   
Total      31.5   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

Index   1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
                  Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Market IntellidexSM Index     26.97     15.53     54.22     19.75     146.26     8.94     135.36       10.85     210.66
S&P 500® Index     20.44        13.83        47.48        19.14        140.02        7.67        109.32          8.98        157.34   
Fund                    
NAV Return     26.09        14.74        51.05        18.92        137.79        8.31        122.22          10.17        190.20   
Market Price Return     26.15        14.75        51.12        18.92        137.88        8.30        122.05          10.17        190.17   

 

Fund Inception: May 1, 2003

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.63%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PRF    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index.

FTSE International Limited and Research Affiliates, LLC (collectively, the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects its components from the universe of stocks that are incorporated in the United States. The Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equity stocks that the Index Provider includes in the Index based on four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider ranks the universe of companies by equally weighting each fundamental measure. It then takes 1,000 stocks with the highest fundamental weight and assigns a weight equal to its investable RAFI fundamental value, rather than their market capitalization. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 21.61%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 21.68%. During the same time period, the Index returned 22.13%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 1000® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.81%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,000 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad U.S. equity large cap benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. large cap market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the financials sector and most underweight in the information technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the

Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the stocks that outperformed within these sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the financials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and information technology sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Bank of America Corp., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 2.29%), and Exxon Mobil Corp., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 2.82%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Verizon Communications Inc., a telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 1.30%), and NII Holdings, Inc., a telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 0.05%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      20.2   
Energy      13.3   
Information Technology      11.4   
Industrials      11.0   
Consumer Discretionary      10.5   
Health Care      10.2   
Consumer Staples      10.0   
Utilities      5.3   
Materials      4.1   
Telecommunication Services      4.0   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      3.2   
Chevron Corp.      2.2   
AT&T, Inc.      2.1   
General Electric Co.      1.9   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1.7   
Bank of America Corp.      1.6   
Wells Fargo & Co.      1.5   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      1.4   
Pfizer, Inc.      1.3   
Verizon Communications, Inc.      1.3   
Total      18.2   
 

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index     22.13     14.68     50.82     22.33     173.98       9.04     106.14
Russell 1000® Index     20.81        13.80        47.37        19.52        143.86          7.42        81.96   
Fund                
NAV Return     21.68        14.25        49.12        21.89        169.01          8.55        98.64   
Market Price Return     21.61        14.23        49.06        21.87        168.86          8.58        99.02   

 

Fund Inception: December 19, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.43%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund

distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PRFZ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index.

FTSE International Limited and Research Affiliates, LLC (collectively, the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects the components from the universe of stocks that are incorporated in the United States. The Index is designed to track the performance of small and medium-sized U.S. equity stocks that the Index Provider includes in the Index based on four fundamental measures of firm size: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates an overall weight for each company by equally weighting each fundamental measure and excluding dividends from the average for companies that have never paid dividends. The Index Provider then excludes the equities with a fundamental weight ranking of 1 through 1,000 and instead includes the equities with a fundamental weight ranking of 1,001 through 2,500. Finally, the Index Provider assigns a weight to each of these 1,500 stocks by their investable RAFI fundamental value rather than their market capitalization. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 25.40%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 25.22%. During the same time period, the Index returned 25.50%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 2000® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.50%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,000 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a U.S. small cap stock benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. small cap stock market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and most underweight in the

health care sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the stocks that outperformed within the financial and information technology sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included GT Advanced Technologies Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.23%), and Zale Corp., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.28%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Tower Group International Ltd., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 0.08%), and Furniture Brands International, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.01%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      21.2   
Consumer Discretionary      17.4   
Industrials      16.8   
Information Technology      16.2   
Energy      8.0   
Health Care      7.4   
Materials      6.1   
Consumer Staples      4.0   
Utilities      1.6   
Telecommunication Services      1.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Matson, Inc.      0.6   
Stone Energy Corp.      0.2   
Susser Holdings Corp.      0.2   
Axiall Corp.      0.2   
CDW Corp.      0.2   
ANN, Inc.      0.2   
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      0.2   
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      0.2   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.      0.2   
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.      0.2   
Total      2.4   
 

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

Index   1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
              Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Index     25.50     12.53     42.48     23.97     192.82       10.22     109.69
Russell 2000® Index     20.50        10.74        35.79        19.84        147.15          7.24        70.29   
Fund                
NAV Return     25.22        12.30        41.63        23.79        190.64          9.95        105.75   
Market Price Return     25.40        12.32        41.71        23.84        191.25          9.95        105.81   

 

Fund Inception: September 20, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.43%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund

distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%   
   Consumer Discretionary—19.2%   
  444      Amazon.com, Inc.(b)    $ 135,034  
  7,600      Caesars Entertainment Corp.(b)      140,372  
  3,147      Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      141,269  
  2,092      DIRECTV(b)      162,339  
  3,254      Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      119,129  
  8,083      Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b)      234,892  
  5,005      Loral Space & Communications,
Inc.(b)
     360,310  
  9,721      Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR
(Hong Kong)
     332,264  
  3,478      Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      196,159  
  781      Netflix, Inc.(b)      251,513  
  1,201      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      178,697  
  9,608      Papa John’s International, Inc.      421,407  
  574      Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      664,548  
  2,574      Rentrak Corp.(b)      146,692  
  23,807      Starz, Class A(b)      768,252  
  1,603      Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)      333,248  
  10,870      Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      151,962  
  982      Wynn Resorts Ltd.      200,220  
     

 

 

 
        4,938,307  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—2.0%   
  1,759      Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b)      151,309  
  1,951      Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.      182,770  
  8,487      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Brazil)(b)      185,526  
     

 

 

 
        519,605  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—2.5%   
  11,695      Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.      349,680  
  2,253      Gulfport Energy Corp.(b)      165,979  
  2,776      RigNet, Inc.(b)      129,806  
     

 

 

 
        645,465  
     

 

 

 
   Financials—4.3%   
  3,913      Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      234,389  
  5,590      BofI Holding, Inc.(b)      450,610  
  4,588      East West Bancorp, Inc.      158,332  
  1,279      SVB Financial Group(b)      136,456  
  2,371      Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b)      133,226  
     

 

 

 
        1,113,013  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—38.1%   
  23,870      ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      480,503  
  38,665      Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.(b)      712,596  
  3,632      Air Methods Corp.(b)      202,193  
  1,176      Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      186,043  
  11,999      Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      197,624  
  1,185      athenahealth, Inc.(b)      146,513  
  1,107      Atrion Corp.      319,181  
  566      Biogen Idec, Inc.(b)      162,510  
  4,467      Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(b)      128,426  
  8,565      Cerner Corp.(b)      439,385  
  2,994      Clovis Oncology, Inc.(b)      161,886  
  4,430      DexCom, Inc.(b)      143,709  
  17,544      Dyax Corp.(b)      115,966  
  11,451      Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      898,789  
  5,971      Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      682,067  
  1,262      IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      159,567  
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  1,194      Illumina, Inc.(b)    $ 162,205  
  2,637      Incyte Corp.(b)      128,053  
  3,963      Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      162,721  
  1,652      Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      436,326  
  4,449      InterMune, Inc.(b)      142,724  
  5,985      Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      807,377   
  31,204      Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      460,883  
  4,281      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      270,431  
  3,107      Mylan, Inc.(b)      157,774  
  5,575      Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      381,832  
  7,378      Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)(b)      162,316  
  1,724      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      511,838  
  13,384      Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.(b)      185,235  
  3,055      Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      117,556  
  7,213      Spectranetics Corp. (The)(b)      153,348  
  17,088      Trinity Biotech PLC ADR (Ireland)      418,827  
     

 

 

 
        9,796,404  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—9.6%   
  4,826      Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      164,856  
  730      AMERCO      182,580  
  2,099      American Railcar Industries, Inc.      145,754  
  5,005      ArcBest Corp.      197,297  
  4,480      Astronics Corp.(b)      255,898  
  3,181      Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      167,289  
  2,832      B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b)      248,565  
  6,072      H&E Equipment Services, Inc.(b)      234,076  
  753      Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      190,117  
  2,377      Power Solutions International, Inc.(b)      196,697  
  5,154      Primoris Services Corp.      144,209  
  4,516      Saia, Inc.(b)      185,924  
  9,034      TASER International, Inc.(b)      145,899  
     

 

 

 
        2,459,161  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—23.6%   
  6,311      Ambarella Inc.(b)      156,828  
  1,485      Apple, Inc.      876,284  
  6,037      ARM Holdings PLC ADR (United Kingdom)      274,804  
  2,060      Baidu, Inc. ADR (China)(b)      316,931  
  15,101      CalAmp Corp.(b)      268,043  
  3,772      Concur Technologies, Inc.(b)      303,533  
  780      CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      125,494  
  5,791      Cray, Inc.(b)      166,259  
  1,565      FEI Co.      124,449  
  2,620      First Solar, Inc.(b)      176,824  
  14,985      GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.(b)      248,901  
  34,617      Himax Technologies, Inc. ADR (Taiwan)      301,860  
  2,290      IPG Photonics Corp.(b)      148,003  
  1,772      Littelfuse, Inc.      160,454  
  5,626      Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      177,388  
  7,505      Measurement Specialties, Inc.(b)      482,947  
  6,687      Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      174,664   
  2,939      Seagate Technology PLC      154,533  
  4,607      Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      189,117  
  11,295      SunPower Corp. (France)(b)      377,479  
  4,753      Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(b)      184,084  
  1,622      Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
(The)(b)
     194,040  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  4,291      Web.com Group, Inc.(b)    $ 131,777  
  3,507      YY, Inc. ADR (China)(b)      201,161  
  1,529      Zillow, Inc., Class A(b)      166,202  
     

 

 

 
        6,082,059  
     

 

 

 
   Materials—0.7%   
  3,008      Methanex Corp. (Canada)      186,496  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $27,966,388)
     25,740,510  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%  
  47,779      Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $47,779)
     47,779  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $28,014,167)—100.2%
     25,788,289  
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (53,961 )
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 25,734,328  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—13.5%   
  6,111      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.    $ 741,203  
  23,354      Apollo Education Group, Inc.(b)      673,996  
  14,153      Brinker International, Inc.      695,478  
  58,512      DIRECTV(b)      4,540,531  
  77,167      DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)      4,387,716  
  28,968      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      729,994  
  7,432      Harman International Industries, Inc.      814,622  
  25,085      ITT Educational Services, Inc.(b)      677,295  
  78,474      Macy’s, Inc.      4,506,762  
  46,318      Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b)      4,224,202  
  52,629      Modine Manufacturing Co.(b)      867,326  
  47,403      New York Times Co. (The),
Class A
     762,240  
  11,004      Outerwall, Inc.(b)      763,127  
  81,249      Wendy’s Co. (The)      675,179  
     

 

 

 
        25,059,671  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—9.1%   
  14,688      Andersons, Inc. (The)      914,916  
  138,873      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      6,072,916  
  9,940      Constellation Brands, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     793,610  
  77,088      CVS Caremark Corp.      5,605,840  
  28,044      Diamond Foods, Inc.(b)      857,305  
  9,645      Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      839,115  
  45,948      Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Brazil)(b)      1,004,423  
  35,656      Spartan Stores, Inc.      768,030  
     

 

 

 
        16,856,155  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—12.3%   
  15,601      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      1,695,049  
  214,606      Marathon Oil Corp.      7,758,007  
  47,593      Matrix Service Co.(b)      1,473,955  
  75,297      Midcoast Energy Partners LP      1,647,498  
  149,839      Valero Energy Corp.      8,566,296  
  42,264      Western Refining, Inc.      1,838,484  
     

 

 

 
        22,979,289  
     

 

 

 
   Financials—13.9%   
  18,867      AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.(b)      569,406  
  11,407      American Financial Group, Inc.      666,511  
  17,360      Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.      794,741  
  9,935      Assurant, Inc.      669,718  
  27,248      BancorpSouth, Inc.      636,513  
  33,050      Central Pacific Financial Corp.      620,349  
  114,785      Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      3,047,542  
  73,342       CNA Financial Corp.      3,003,355  
  140,260      Fifth Third Bancorp      2,890,759  
  60,702       Lincoln National Corp.      2,944,654  
  12,147      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      575,160  
  41,907      Old Republic International Corp.      693,980  
  6,594      PartnerRe Ltd.      695,008  
  285,991      Regions Financial Corp.      2,899,949  
  9,853      StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.      602,018   
  33,100      Symetra Financial Corp.      683,846  
  36,295      Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      3,287,601  
  39,069      United Community Banks, Inc.(b)      630,964  
     

 

 

 
        25,912,074  
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care—12.6%   
  14,589      AmSurg Corp.(b)    $ 631,850  
  28,482      C.R. Bard, Inc.      3,911,433  
  57,402      Cardinal Health, Inc.      3,990,013  
  51,588      Cigna Corp.      4,129,104  
  13,907      Corvel Corp.(b)      633,325  
  17,588      ExamWorks Group, Inc.(b)      647,238  
  36,510      Humana, Inc.      4,006,972  
  24,830      Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)      649,304  
  10,466      Magellan Health Services, Inc.(b)      604,098  
  10,520      MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      623,310  
  17,671      Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)      745,893  
  74,665      PDL BioPharma, Inc.      633,906  
  26,550      PharMerica Corp.(b)      721,894  
  10,532      Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      865,520  
  6,309      United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      630,963  
     

 

 

 
        23,424,823  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—11.1%   
  8,965      Alaska Air Group, Inc.      843,427  
  23,351      ArcBest Corp.      920,497  
  18,612      Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      812,228  
  38,015      Exelis, Inc.      704,798  
  7,664      Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      789,392  
  87,956      JetBlue Airways Corp.(b)      695,292  
  41,378      Kimball International, Inc., Class B      693,495  
  41,876      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      4,831,234  
  39,927      Northrop Grumman Corp.      4,851,530  
  49,357      Raytheon Co.      4,712,606  
  48,479      RPX Corp.(b)      794,086  
     

 

 

 
        20,648,585  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—18.5%   
  17,186      Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      4,157,293  
  25,278      Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      969,158  
  99,738      Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)      928,561  
  46,744      CTS Corp.      831,576  
  106,648      Flextronics International Ltd.(b)      958,766  
  12,931      Harris Corp.      950,687  
  163,982      Hewlett-Packard Co.      5,421,245  
  32,412      Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A(b)      873,827  
  16,419      Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      905,672  
  183,239      Juniper Networks, Inc.(b)      4,524,171  
  22,651      Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      973,993  
  25,192      Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      794,304  
  202,555      Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      5,290,737  
  23,196      Plexus Corp.(b)      972,376  
  48,281      Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc.(b)
     983,967  
  56,325      Western Digital Corp.      4,963,922  
     

 

 

 
        34,500,255  
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.8%   
  6,509      Domtar Corp.      607,680  
  103,292      Mosaic Co. (The)      5,168,732   
  14,360      Neenah Paper, Inc.      723,313  
  9,890      Packaging Corp. of America      658,971  
     

 

 

 
        7,158,696  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Telecommunication Services—2.3%   
  44,029       AT&T, Inc.    $ 1,571,835  
  10,540       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      363,314  
  21,074      Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.      419,794  
  82,308      Frontier Communications Corp.      489,733  
  29,547      Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,380,731  
     

 

 

 
        4,225,407  
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—2.9%   
  57,596      AES Corp. (The)      832,262  
  13,863      Black Hills Corp.      800,588  
  51,761      Duke Energy Corp.      3,855,677  
     

 

 

 
        5,488,527  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and
Other Equity Interests

(Cost $179,962,290)
     186,253,482  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  16,067      Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $16,067)
     16,067  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $179,978,357)—100.0%
     186,269,549  
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (50,738 )
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 186,218,811  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%   
   Consumer Discretionary—10.5%   
  17,073      Aaron’s, Inc.    $ 503,141  
  24,826      Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A      912,604  
  7,474      Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      906,521  
  13,766      Amazon.com, Inc.(b)      4,186,654  
  70,459      American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      814,506  
  33,249      Apollo Education Group, Inc.(b)      959,566  
  24,034      Ascena Retail Group, Inc.(b)      413,385  
  17,072      Autoliv, Inc.      1,741,003  
  10,358      AutoNation, Inc.(b)      548,870  
  3,071      AutoZone, Inc.(b)      1,639,576  
  30,815      Barnes & Noble, Inc.(b)      505,366  
  35,084      Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)      2,179,769  
  189,037      Best Buy Co., Inc.      4,901,729  
  29,813      Big Lots, Inc.(b)      1,177,613  
  18,775      BorgWarner, Inc.      1,166,678  
  10,860      Brinker International, Inc.      533,660  
  6,156      Cabela’s, Inc.(b)      403,895  
  79,249      Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      1,323,458  
  32,794      Caesars Entertainment Corp.(b)(c)      605,705  
  62,602      Career Education Corp.(b)      451,986  
  34,843      CarMax, Inc.(b)      1,525,427  
  98,274      Carnival Corp.      3,863,151  
  5,826      Carter’s, Inc.      429,143  
  865      CBS Corp., Class A      50,300  
  59,702      CBS Corp., Class B- Non Voting, Class B      3,448,388  
  12,529      Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     1,698,055  
  22,882      Chico’s FAS, Inc.      363,366  
  1,098      Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      547,353  
  22,988      Cinemark Holdings, Inc.      680,905  
  30,436      Coach, Inc.      1,358,967  
  378,255      Comcast Corp., Class A      19,528,456  
  22,824      Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.      574,024  
  51,258      CST Brands, Inc.      1,672,549  
  35,982      D.R. Horton, Inc.      801,679  
  40,977      Dana Holding Corp.      867,483  
  34,715      Darden Restaurants, Inc.      1,725,683  
  36,193      Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)      2,419,140  
  9,865      DeVry Education Group, Inc.      444,221  
  12,219      Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      643,453  
  8,303      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      813,113  
  81,777      DIRECTV(b)      6,345,895  
  11,579      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      878,846  
  40      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class B(b)      3,005  
  6,350      Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(b)      445,325  
  28,496      DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)      1,620,283  
  37,110      Dollar General Corp.(b)      2,094,488  
  25,167      Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      1,310,446  
  10,630      Expedia, Inc.      754,624  
  21,911      Express, Inc.(b)      319,243  
  15,958      Family Dollar Stores, Inc.      937,532  
  28,004      Foot Locker, Inc.      1,303,026  
  1,071,950      Ford Motor Co.      17,311,992  
  4,681      Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      499,229  
  37,554      GameStop Corp., Class A      1,490,143   
  54,608      Gannett Co., Inc.      1,483,699  
  41,464      Gap, Inc. (The)      1,629,535  
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  18,646      Garmin Ltd.(c)    $ 1,064,687  
  457,084      General Motors Co.      15,760,256  
  5,716      Genesco, Inc.(b)      436,531  
  14,845      Gentex Corp.      425,606  
  27,210      Genuine Parts Co.      2,370,535  
  8,781      GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A      395,145  
  106,896      Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      2,693,779  
  1,054      Graham Holdings Co., Class B      707,476  
  9,623      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      694,107  
  20,896      Guess?, Inc.      562,311  
  40,118      H&R Block, Inc.      1,140,154  
  11,503      Hanesbrands, Inc.      944,281  
  24,470      Harley-Davidson, Inc.      1,809,312  
  5,532      Harman International Industries, Inc.      606,363  
  19,830      Hasbro, Inc.      1,095,806  
  194,651      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      15,476,701  
  61,821      International Game Technology      775,854  
  70,558      Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      1,229,120  
  12,011      ITT Educational Services, Inc.(b)(c)      324,297  
  447,234      J.C. Penney Co., Inc.(b)(c)      3,810,434  
  14,866      Jarden Corp.(b)      849,592  
  6,609      John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      379,753  
  121,652      Johnson Controls, Inc.      5,491,371  
  62,655      Kohl’s Corp.      3,432,867  
  55,324      L Brands, Inc.      2,998,561  
  8,942      Lamar Advertising Co., Class A(b)      446,385  
  14,115      Lands’ End, Inc.(b)(c)      390,280  
  23,335      Las Vegas Sands Corp.      1,846,499  
  21,178      Lear Corp.      1,759,045  
  33,789      Leggett & Platt, Inc.      1,110,307  
  14,595      Lennar Corp., Class A      563,221  
  863      Lennar Corp., Class B      28,065   
  45,382      Liberty Global PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)(b)      1,807,111  
  295      Liberty Global PLC, Class B (United Kingdom)(b)      11,785  
  35,366      Liberty Global PLC, Class C, Series C (United Kingdom)(b)      1,359,115  
  96,052      Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b)      2,791,271  
  330      Liberty Interactive Corp., Class B(b)      9,557  
  7,643      Liberty Media Corp., Class A(b)      991,374  
  46      Liberty Media Corp., Class B(b)      5,815  
  33,110      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)      691,337  
  23,812      LKQ Corp.(b)      693,405  
  194,107      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      8,911,452  
  83,657      Macy’s, Inc.      4,804,422  
  23,437      Marriott International, Inc., Class A      1,357,705  
  59,385      Mattel, Inc.      2,328,783  
  149,707      McDonald’s Corp.      15,177,296  
  9,003      Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)      426,562  
  52,327      MGM Resorts International(b)      1,320,210  
  8,817      Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)      1,167,459  
  51,462      Murphy USA, Inc.(b)      2,187,135  
  1,062      Netflix, Inc.(b)      342,006  
  42,544      Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      1,281,000  
  102,220      News Corp., Class A(b)      1,739,784  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  29,305      News Corp., Class B(b)    $ 484,705  
  50,367      NIKE, Inc., Class B      3,674,273  
  26,912      Nordstrom, Inc.      1,649,167  
  567      NVR, Inc.(b)      610,659  
  254,069      Office Depot, Inc.(b)      1,039,142  
  40,083      Omnicom Group, Inc.      2,712,817  
  8,592      O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      1,278,404  
  2,264      Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      346,324  
  60,149      Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)      671,263  
  13,691      Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      627,869  
  15,709      PetSmart, Inc.      1,063,185  
  4,082      Polaris Industries, Inc.      548,335  
  1,168      Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      1,352,252  
  24,549      PulteGroup, Inc.      451,456  
  7,085      PVH Corp.      889,663   
  248,319      RadioShack Corp.(b)(c)      355,096  
  6,313      Ralph Lauren Corp.      955,599  
  30,286      Regal Entertainment Group,
Class A(c)
     569,377  
  34,887      Rent-A-Center, Inc.      1,019,049  
  21,711      Ross Stores, Inc.      1,478,085  
  29,338      Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      1,558,728  
  18,223      Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      499,492  
  6,244      Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      468,737  
  46,828      Sears Holdings Corp.(b)(c)      2,051,535  
  14,568      SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      437,914  
  35,455      Service Corp. International      665,490  
  9,349      Signet Jewelers Ltd.      947,241  
  152,750      Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b)      487,273  
  9,933      Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      398,711  
  22,873      Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      556,729  
  308,131      Staples, Inc.      3,851,638  
  38,266      Starbucks Corp.      2,702,345  
  18,790      Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      1,440,254  
  212,186      Target Corp.      13,102,486  
  15,451      Tenneco, Inc.(b)      925,051  
  7,189      Thor Industries, Inc.      437,594  
  12,126      Tiffany & Co.      1,060,904  
  46,282      Time Warner Cable, Inc.      6,547,052  
  167,819      Time Warner, Inc.      11,153,251  
  65,720      TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      3,823,590  
  15,310      Toll Brothers, Inc.(b)      524,214  
  6,875      Tractor Supply Co.      462,275  
  33,498      TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b)      2,691,564  
  6,730      Tupperware Brands Corp.      571,444  
  170,269      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      5,452,013  
  49,912      Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      1,563,244  
  14,215      Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)      506,836  
  34,479      VF Corp.      2,106,322  
  1,064      Viacom, Inc., Class A      90,408  
  41,255      Viacom, Inc., Class B      3,505,850  
  14,790      Visteon Corp.(b)      1,283,920  
  167,636      Walt Disney Co. (The)      13,300,240  
  50,911      Wendy’s Co. (The)      423,070  
  20,362      Whirlpool Corp.      3,123,124  
  10,736      Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      674,436  
  16,341      Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      1,165,767  
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  9,236      Wynn Resorts Ltd.    $ 1,883,128  
  47,524      Yum! Brands, Inc.      3,658,873  
     

 

 

 
        346,660,600  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—10.0%   
  386,714      Altria Group, Inc.      15,511,099  
  8,009      Andersons, Inc. (The)      498,881  
  251,580      Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      11,001,593  
  164,024      Avon Products, Inc.      2,506,287  
  130      Beam, Inc. (Japan)      10,851  
  6,059      Brown-Forman Corp., Class A      540,039  
  13,404      Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      1,202,607  
  74,546      Bunge Ltd.      5,937,589  
  31,427      Campbell Soup Co.      1,429,614  
  10,139      Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      696,144  
  36,240      Chiquita Brands International, Inc.(b)      416,035  
  12,531      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      864,764  
  19,643      Clorox Co. (The)      1,781,620  
  581,632      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      23,724,769  
  43,667      Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      1,984,228  
  100,700      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      6,777,110  
  116,200      ConAgra Foods, Inc.      3,545,262  
  11,528      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(b)      920,395  
  100      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class B(b)      7,654  
  85,358      Costco Wholesale Corp.      9,874,213  
  236,451      CVS Caremark Corp.      17,194,717  
  19,481      Darling International, Inc.(b)      389,815  
  107,421      Dean Foods Co.      1,701,549  
  32,883      Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      1,822,376  
  12,792      Energizer Holdings, Inc.      1,428,738  
  16,175      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      1,173,820   
  25,236      Flowers Foods, Inc.      517,843  
  110,084      General Mills, Inc.      5,836,654  
  10,636      Herbalife Ltd.(c)      637,947  
  12,774      Hershey Co. (The)      1,229,370  
  53,292      Hillshire Brands Co. (The)      1,899,860  
  16,969      Hormel Foods Corp.      809,252  
  14,895      Ingredion, Inc.      1,049,353  
  20,371      J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      1,969,468  
  43,068      Kellogg Co.      2,878,234  
  5,176      Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.      484,888  
  60,445      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      6,784,951  
  62,072      Kraft Foods Group, Inc.      3,529,414  
  216,973      Kroger Co. (The)      9,989,437  
  65,361      Lorillard, Inc.      3,883,751  
  802      McCormick & Co., Inc.      57,479  
  15,173      McCormick & Co., Inc., Non-Voting      1,080,318  
  13,092      Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      1,155,500  
  25,722      Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      1,542,548  
  440,524      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      15,704,681  
  252,175      PepsiCo, Inc.      21,659,311  
  262,132      Philip Morris International, Inc.      22,393,937  
  465,009      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      38,386,493  
  66,538      Reynolds American, Inc.      3,754,739  
  326,321      Rite Aid Corp.(b)      2,382,143  
  136,350      Safeway, Inc.      4,644,081  
  423,404      SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      2,959,594  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  167,872      Sysco Corp.    $ 6,115,577  
  6,815      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(b)      510,035  
  75,773      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      3,180,193  
  7,914      United Natural Foods, Inc.(b)      546,303  
  9,932      Universal Corp.      541,989  
  148,997      Walgreen Co.      10,116,896  
  463,738      Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      36,964,556  
  13,748      WhiteWave Foods Co. (The), Class A(b)      380,682  
  27,466      Whole Foods Market, Inc.      1,365,060  
     

 

 

 
        329,884,306  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—13.3%   
  299,363      Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      1,287,261  
  76,666      Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      7,591,467  
  94,555      Apache Corp.      8,207,374  
  247,626      Arch Coal, Inc.(c)      1,134,127  
  11,105      Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b)      550,364  
  77,981      Baker Hughes, Inc.      5,450,872  
  18,193      Bill Barrett Corp.(b)      430,810  
  15,847      Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      622,470  
  33,765      Cameron International Corp.(b)      2,193,374  
  174,363      Chesapeake Energy Corp.      5,012,936  
  580,815      Chevron Corp.      72,903,899  
  8,335      Cimarex Energy Co.      992,865  
  25,497      Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b)      502,036  
  7,936      Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      1,035,251  
  503,971      ConocoPhillips      37,450,085  
  39,787      CONSOL Energy, Inc.      1,770,919  
  66,913      Cosan Ltd., Class A (Brazil)      811,655  
  12,890      Delek US Holdings, Inc. (Israel)      412,351  
  89,828      Denbury Resources, Inc.      1,510,907  
  98,370      Devon Energy Corp.      6,885,900  
  37,345      Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(c)      2,039,410  
  11,072      Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)      669,192  
  10,548      Energen Corp.      821,795  
  47,643      Ensco PLC, Class A      2,403,589  
  45,078      EOG Resources, Inc.      4,417,644  
  11,838      EQT Corp.      1,290,224  
  19,110      Exterran Holdings, Inc.      822,112  
  1,032,074      Exxon Mobil Corp.      105,694,698  
  22,558      FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,279,039  
  132,641      Frontline Ltd. (Norway)(b)(c)      450,979  
  112,399      Halliburton Co.      7,089,005  
  21,479      Helix Energy Solutions Group,
Inc.(b)
     516,355  
  10,709      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      1,163,533  
  88,303      Hess Corp.      7,873,096  
  53,372      HollyFrontier Corp.      2,806,833  
  56,817      Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)      570,443   
  107,037      Kinder Morgan, Inc.      3,495,828  
  276,893      Marathon Oil Corp.      10,009,682  
  87,999      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      8,179,507  
  106,424      McDermott International, Inc.(b)(c)      769,446  
  78,914      Murphy Oil Corp.      5,005,515  
  99,778      Nabors Industries Ltd.      2,546,335  
  71,251      National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      5,595,341  
  48,459      Newfield Exploration Co.(b)      1,640,337  
  71,978      Noble Corp. PLC      2,217,642  
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  32,521      Noble Energy, Inc.    $ 2,334,357  
  151,169      Occidental Petroleum Corp.      14,474,432  
  8,598      Oceaneering International, Inc.      630,061  
  10,485      Oil States International, Inc.(b)      1,018,513  
  39,083      ONEOK, Inc.      2,470,827  
  28,449      Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      925,446  
  16,877      PBF Energy, Inc., Class A      519,474  
  122,075      Peabody Energy Corp.      2,320,646  
  196,080      Phillips 66      16,317,778  
  6,674      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      1,289,884  
  33,779      QEP Resources, Inc.      1,036,678  
  7,702      Range Resources Corp.      696,646  
  27,036      Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A(b)      835,953  
  103,753      SandRidge Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      711,746  
  145,197      Schlumberger Ltd.      14,744,755  
  7,616      SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      635,098  
  6,778      SM Energy Co.      502,453  
  33,860      Southwestern Energy Co.(b)      1,621,217  
  114,347      Spectra Energy Corp.      4,540,719  
  36,800      Superior Energy Services, Inc.      1,211,456  
  5,655      Targa Resources Corp.      610,683  
  9,232      Teekay Corp. (Bermuda)      518,008  
  54,041      Tesoro Corp.      3,041,968  
  12,566      Tidewater, Inc.      639,986  
  11,984      Unit Corp.(b)      790,345  
  244,051      Valero Energy Corp.      13,952,396  
  239,059      Weatherford International Ltd.(b)      5,020,239  
  16,655      Western Refining, Inc.(c)      724,493  
  17,397      Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)      1,282,507  
  88,461      Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      3,730,400  
  38,739      World Fuel Services Corp.      1,764,174  
  107,692      WPX Energy, Inc.(b)      2,291,686  
     

 

 

 
        439,329,527  
     

 

 

 
   Financials—20.2%   
  70,206      ACE Ltd.      7,183,478  
  3,573      Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      708,169  
  95,949      Aflac, Inc.      6,017,921  
  10,597      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      782,271  
  2,630      Alleghany Corp.(b)      1,072,987  
  8,564      Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      922,257  
  122,819      Allstate Corp. (The)      6,994,542  
  16,363      American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT      625,067  
  92,111      American Capital Agency Corp. REIT      2,091,841  
  21,966      American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      434,927  
  18,368      American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      428,342  
  107,463      American Express Co.      9,395,490  
  22,333      American Financial Group, Inc.      1,304,917  
  340,688      American International Group, Inc.      18,100,753  
  15,845      American Tower Corp. REIT      1,323,374  
  25,479      Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      2,844,221  
  513,456      Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT      5,930,417  
  32,515      Aon PLC      2,759,873  
  26,998      Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT      832,348  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  23,360      Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b)    $ 1,338,995  
  19,541      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      879,736  
  19,602      Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.      897,380  
  43,039      Associated Banc-Corp.      755,334  
  28,147      Assurant, Inc.      1,897,389  
  36,237      Assured Guaranty Ltd.      866,427  
  29,860       Astoria Financial Corp.      395,944   
  13,657       AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      1,864,863   
  30,903       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      1,413,812   
  16,513       BancorpSouth, Inc.      385,744   
  3,448,847       Bank of America Corp.      52,215,544   
  9,126       Bank of Hawaii Corp.      503,481   
  265,942       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      9,007,456   
  12,783       BankUnited, Inc.      421,711   
  170,111       BB&T Corp.      6,350,244   
  348,737       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,
Class B(b)
     44,934,762   
  30,892       BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      645,643   
  16,653       BlackRock, Inc.      5,012,553   
  16,633       Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      1,948,390   
  41,099       Brandywine Realty Trust REIT      597,990   
  15,912       Brown & Brown, Inc.      473,859   
  13,030       Camden Property Trust REIT      892,425   
  128,758       Capital One Financial Corp.      9,515,216   
  51,581       Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      621,035   
  36,924       Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT      471,889   
  36,010       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT      654,302   
  33,196       CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(b)      884,341   
  92,114       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      2,445,627   
  60,347       Chubb Corp. (The)      5,556,752   
  35,005       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      1,706,144   
  36,080       CIT Group, Inc.      1,553,244   
  854,215       Citigroup, Inc.      40,925,441   
  7,650       City National Corp.      555,161   
  61,693       CME Group, Inc.      4,342,570   
  60,074       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      1,036,277   
  34,204       Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT      969,341   
  37,815       Comerica, Inc.      1,824,196   
  17,988       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      782,118   
  31,442       CommonWealth REIT      798,941   
  18,794       Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT      502,740   
  14,980       Corrections Corp. of America REIT      491,344   
  16,016       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      1,164,844   
  9,333       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      713,135   
  68,885       CYS Investments, Inc. REIT      592,411   
  53,312       DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT      416,900   
  40,237       DDR Corp. REIT      690,869   
  34,455       DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT      422,763   
  20,319       Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT(c)      1,085,035   
  62,684       Discover Financial Services      3,504,036   
  19,404       Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT      535,550   
  57,345       Duke Realty Corp. REIT      1,004,684   
  70,961       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b)      1,593,074   
  15,788       East West Bancorp, Inc.      544,844   
  14,470       Eaton Vance Corp.      521,933   
  12,059       Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.      612,838   
  8,683       EPR Properties REIT      465,496   
  44,278       Equity Residential REIT      2,631,884   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  3,972       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT    $ 688,189   
  10,851       Everest Re Group Ltd.      1,714,784   
  35,522       F.N.B. Corp.      441,894   
  6,898       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      810,791   
  27,909       Federated Investors, Inc.,
Class B(c)
     796,523   
  46,787       Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A      1,505,606   
  184,338       Fifth Third Bancorp      3,799,206   
  29,762       First American Financial Corp.      791,669   
  54,141       First Horizon National Corp.      622,080   
  114,982       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.      1,025,639   
  11,648       First Republic Bank      591,252   
  27,107       FirstMerit Corp.      525,605   
  45,388       Franklin Resources, Inc.      2,376,062   
  47,945       Fulton Financial Corp.      584,450   
  69,315       General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      1,592,166   
  205,043       Genworth Financial, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     3,660,018   
  106,242       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      16,979,596   
  16,309       Hancock Holding Co.      550,103   
  12,852       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      751,199   
  180,510       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      6,474,894   
  37,152       Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT      727,065   
  21,182       HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      973,101   
  74,471       HCP, Inc. REIT      3,117,356   
  36,592       Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT      2,308,589   
  17,411       Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      437,887   
  15,232       Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT      614,611   
  9,495       Home Properties, Inc. REIT      584,892   
  42,692       Hospitality Properties Trust REIT      1,282,895   
  90,465       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      1,940,474   
  157,756       Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.      1,571,250   
  175,201       Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      1,604,841   
  25,801       Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A      616,644   
  4,578       IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.      935,926   
  63,948       Invesco Ltd.(d)      2,251,609   
  37,726       Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT(d)      628,892   
  36,058       Janus Capital Group, Inc.      437,384   
  5,349       Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      619,896   
  1,010,454       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      56,565,215   
  14,364       Kemper Corp.      566,085   
  229,826       KeyCorp      3,134,827   
  9,175       Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT      546,555   
  64,297       Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      1,473,687   
  13,253       LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      438,409   
  22,947       Legg Mason, Inc.      1,075,985   
  40,460       Leucadia National Corp.      1,032,539   
  41,553       Lexington Realty Trust REIT      447,110   
  27,466       Liberty Property Trust REIT      1,029,975   
  63,318       Lincoln National Corp.      3,071,556   
  91,528       Loews Corp.      4,024,486   
  9,398       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      444,995   
  23,030       M&T Bank Corp.      2,809,890   
  19,969       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      1,296,188   
  36,425       Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT      741,977   
  1,550       Markel Corp.(b)      970,176   
  72,928       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      3,596,080   
  30,299       McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.      2,240,005   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  9,571       Mercury General Corp.    $ 458,068   
  244,890       MetLife, Inc.      12,819,992   
  111,509       MFA Financial, Inc. REIT      884,266   
  6,539       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      455,441   
  11,944       Moody’s Corp.      937,604   
  322,809       Morgan Stanley      9,984,482   
  10,855       MSCI, Inc., Class A(b)      440,062   
  25,526       NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)      941,909   
  14,782       National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT      504,510   
  136,434       New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      2,102,448   
  40,996       Northern Trust Corp.      2,470,009   
  10,111       Ocwen Financial Corp.(b)      383,207   
  71,069       Old Republic International Corp.      1,176,903   
  12,863       OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT(c)      447,375   
  18,077       PartnerRe Ltd.      1,905,316   
  99,836       People’s United Financial, Inc.      1,425,658   
  45,088       PHH Corp.(b)      1,071,742   
  54,760       Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      964,324   
  7,410       Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.      464,681   
  28,344       Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. REIT      1,235,798   
  116,572       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      9,796,711   
  36,869       Popular, Inc.(b)      1,139,252   
  11,331       Primerica, Inc.      519,980   
  61,490       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      2,880,192   
  12,380       ProAssurance Corp.      562,300   
  138,352       Progressive Corp. (The)      3,355,036   
  63,150       Prologis, Inc. REIT      2,565,785   
  7,049       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      415,891   
  23,683       Protective Life Corp.      1,211,385   
  127,305       Prudential Financial, Inc.      10,270,967   
  12,949       Public Storage REIT      2,272,679   
  15,083       Raymond James Financial, Inc.      749,625   
  20,811       Rayonier, Inc. REIT      938,576   
  13,973       Realogy Holdings Corp.(b)      587,565   
  14,443       Realty Income Corp. REIT(c)      627,548   
  13,910       Regency Centers Corp. REIT      729,301   
  370,844       Regions Financial Corp.      3,760,358   
  24,127       Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      1,850,782   
  8,577       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.      868,078   
  38,121       Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT      545,893   
  9,516       RLI Corp.      409,759   
  17,128       RLJ Lodging Trust REIT      456,804   
  34,952       Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT      820,323   
  3,492       Signature Bank(b)      414,919   
  25,481       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      4,413,309   
  11,383       SL Green Realty Corp. REIT      1,191,914   
  90,163       SLM Corp.      2,321,697   
  11,294       StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.      690,063   
  22,934       Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT      551,563   
  73,386       State Street Corp.      4,737,800   
  8,207       Stifel Financial Corp.(b)      383,841   
  147,188       SunTrust Banks, Inc.      5,631,413   
  50,607       Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.      524,289   
  4,161       SVB Financial Group(b)      443,937   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  37,095       Symetra Financial Corp.    $ 766,383   
  213,687       Synovus Financial Corp.      685,935   
  24,593       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      2,019,823   
  6,061       Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT      441,483   
  38,285       TCF Financial Corp.      601,075   
  15,698       TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      500,766   
  17,540       Torchmark Corp.      1,397,938   
  125,744       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      11,389,892   
  17,384       Trustmark Corp.      397,572   
  54,513       Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT      565,845   
  317,007       U.S. Bancorp      12,927,545   
  39,335       UDR, Inc. REIT      1,017,203   
  76,537       Unum Group      2,542,559   
  22,572       Validus Holdings Ltd.      836,744   
  64,321       Valley National Bancorp      644,496   
  42,104       Ventas, Inc. REIT      2,782,232   
  26,386       Vornado Realty Trust REIT      2,707,204   
  35,290       Voya Financial, Inc.      1,248,913   
  28,728       W.R. Berkley Corp.      1,270,927   
  6,965       Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A      469,789   
  16,894       Washington REIT      413,227   
  21,846       Washington Federal, Inc.      471,437   
  15,966       Webster Financial Corp.      481,215   
  19,642       Weingarten Realty Investors REIT      612,830   
  1,023,375       Wells Fargo & Co.      50,800,335   
  230,160       Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      6,870,276   
  1,050       White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      626,073   
  29,363       Willis Group Holdings PLC      1,203,589   
  80,027       XL Group PLC      2,508,846   
  43,732       Zions Bancorp.      1,264,729   
     

 

 

 
        668,210,841   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—10.2%   
  423,805       Abbott Laboratories      16,418,206   
  114,945       AbbVie, Inc.      5,986,336   
  6,346       Actavis PLC(b)      1,296,678   
  75,548       Aetna, Inc.      5,397,905   
  26,131       Agilent Technologies, Inc.      1,412,119   
  16,271       Alere, Inc.(b)      543,451   
  2,544       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      402,461   
  14,864       Allergan, Inc.      2,465,046   
  96,010       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      6,257,932   
  55,993       Amgen, Inc.      6,257,218   
  75,512       Baxter International, Inc.      5,496,518   
  25,268       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      2,856,042   
  7,882       Biogen Idec, Inc.(b)      2,263,080   
  3,314       Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)      408,318   
  91       Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class B(b)      11,183   
  222,933       Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      2,811,185   
  226,033       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      11,321,993   
  6,869       C.R. Bard, Inc.      943,320   
  133,111       Cardinal Health, Inc.      9,252,546   
  38,691       CareFusion Corp.(b)      1,511,270   
  12,244       Celgene Corp.(b)      1,799,990   
  11,108       Centene Corp.(b)      737,571   
  13,322       Cerner Corp.(b)      683,419   
  45,869       Cigna Corp.      3,671,355   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  44,808       Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)    $ 1,697,775   
  3,665       Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      483,450   
  5,553       Covance, Inc.(b)      490,219   
  59,880       Covidien PLC      4,266,450   
  29,566       DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(b)      2,048,924   
  15,846       DENTSPLY International, Inc.      707,207   
  8,308       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      676,853   
  196,221       Eli Lilly & Co.      11,596,661   
  8,957       Endo International PLC(b)      563,798   
  127,454       Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)      8,485,887   
  18,599       Forest Laboratories, Inc.(b)      1,709,434   
  53,259       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      4,180,299   
  165,133       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      8,586,916   
  51,621       Health Net, Inc.(b)      1,772,149   
  15,170       HealthSouth Corp.      525,489   
  12,563       Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      1,435,071   
  44,289       Hologic, Inc.(b)      929,405   
  29,505       Hospira, Inc.(b)      1,351,329   
  40,054       Humana, Inc.      4,395,926   
  2,345       Illumina, Inc.(b)      318,568   
  2,351       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      850,357   
  409,985       Johnson & Johnson      41,527,381   
  41,300       Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      1,036,630   
  17,203       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)      1,697,936   
  15,564       LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(b)      870,339   
  9,367       Magellan Health Services, Inc.(b)      540,663   
  10,530       Mallinckrodt PLC(b)(c)      750,052   
  61,640       McKesson Corp.      10,428,872   
  10,594       MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      627,694   
  147,929       Medtronic, Inc.      8,701,184   
  475,747       Merck & Co., Inc.      27,859,744   
  1,989       Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      463,676   
  10,857       Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)      406,052   
  36,565       Mylan, Inc.(b)      1,856,771   
  19,910       Omnicare, Inc.      1,180,066   
  25,165       Owens & Minor, Inc.      844,034   
  13,530       Patterson Cos., Inc.      550,671   
  44,668       PDL BioPharma, Inc.(c)      379,231   
  12,701       PerkinElmer, Inc.      533,061   
  3,808       Perrigo Co. PLC      551,627   
  1,367,200       Pfizer, Inc.      42,766,016   
  35,541       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      1,987,808   
  11,246       ResMed, Inc.(c)      560,613   
  27,017       St. Jude Medical, Inc.      1,714,769   
  10,458       STERIS Corp.      502,507   
  28,150       Stryker Corp.      2,188,662   
  6,260       Teleflex, Inc.      639,083   
  33,401       Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)      1,505,717   
  29,687       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      3,384,318   
  202,561       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      15,200,177   
  11,904       Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      973,628   
  9,536       Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      758,589   
  13,388       VCA Antech, Inc.(b)      410,074   
  5,827       Waters Corp.(b)      574,193   
  15,109       WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)      1,019,404   
  111,815       WellPoint, Inc.      11,257,534   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  18,256       Zimmer Holdings, Inc.    $ 1,767,181   
  53,234       Zoetis, Inc.      1,610,861   
     

 

 

 
        336,904,127   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—11.0%   
  86,090       3M Co.      11,974,258   
  17,865       ABM Industries, Inc.      483,963   
  47,615       ADT Corp. (The)      1,439,878   
  37,483       AECOM Technology Corp.(b)      1,215,199   
  13,011       AerCap Holdings NV(b)      542,949   
  32,792       AGCO Corp.      1,826,514   
  12,945       Air Lease Corp.      464,337   
  11,317       Alaska Air Group, Inc.      1,064,703   
  12,025       Allegion PLC      593,434   
  6,024       Alliant Techsystems, Inc.      868,781   
  21,257       American Airlines Group, Inc.(b)      745,483   
  16,090       AMETEK, Inc.      848,265   
  18,856       Armstrong World Industries,
Inc.(b)
     991,071   
  41,197       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      2,166,550   
  9,748       B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b)      855,582   
  13,309       Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)      463,020   
  85,479       Boeing Co. (The)      11,028,501   
  16,533       Brink’s Co. (The)      420,600   
  31,410       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      1,850,049   
  8,238       Carlisle Cos., Inc.      677,575   
  125,849       Caterpillar, Inc.      13,264,485   
  8,572       Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV      686,360   
  14,907       Cintas Corp.      878,470   
  8,609       Clean Harbors, Inc.(b)      516,540   
  6,328       Colfax Corp.(b)      455,489   
  17,647       Con-way, Inc.      749,645   
  3,592       Copa Holdings SA, Class A (Panama)      485,926   
  31,181       Covanta Holding Corp.      575,289   
  7,064       Crane Co.      513,765   
  172,150       CSX Corp.      4,858,073   
  21,685       Cummins, Inc.      3,271,182   
  6,830       Curtiss-Wright Corp.      436,710   
  50,039       Danaher Corp.      3,671,862   
  68,894       Deere & Co.      6,430,566   
  149,187       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      5,494,557   
  9,532       Deluxe Corp.      523,783   
  11,869       Donaldson Co., Inc.      499,566   
  29,995       Dover Corp.      2,591,568   
  159,020       DryShips, Inc. (Greece)(b)(c)      464,338   
  5,668       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      627,788   
  62,314       Eaton Corp. PLC      4,526,489   
  15,465       EMCOR Group, Inc.      711,235   
  122,338       Emerson Electric Co.      8,341,005   
  7,451       EnerSys      503,539   
  11,048       Equifax, Inc.      782,309   
  5,170       Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)      563,633   
  50,433       Exelis, Inc.      935,028   
  27,146       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      1,119,501   
  21,253       Fastenal Co.      1,064,350   
  51,165       FedEx Corp.      6,971,231   
  12,791       Flowserve Corp.      934,383   
  35,650       Fluor Corp.      2,698,705   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  19,180       Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.    $ 764,323   
  25,823       Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(b)      885,212   
  16,137       FTI Consulting, Inc.(b)      553,499   
  7,820       GATX Corp.      513,227   
  9,324       Generac Holdings, Inc.      548,997   
  30,400       General Cable Corp.      778,848   
  64,590       General Dynamics Corp.      7,069,375   
  2,303,267       General Electric Co.      61,934,850   
  4,099       Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)      405,842   
  46,835       GrafTech International Ltd.(b)(c)      525,020   
  29,792       Harsco Corp.      712,923   
  107,955       Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,073,479   
  9,230       Hexcel Corp.(b)      384,799   
  92,256       Honeywell International, Inc.      8,570,582   
  441       Hubbell, Inc., Class A      49,436   
  6,213       Hubbell, Inc., Class B      731,394   
  7,831       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      806,593   
  7,830       IDEX Corp.      583,883   
  4,121       IHS, Inc., Class A(b)      497,116   
  61,472       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      5,239,259   
  50,784       Ingersoll-Rand PLC      3,036,883   
  33,807       Iron Mountain, Inc.      961,471   
  28,399       ITT Corp.      1,225,133   
  9,171       J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      697,913   
  33,226       Jacobs Engineering Group,
Inc.(b)
     1,917,140   
  109,441       JetBlue Airways Corp.(b)      865,131   
  20,817       Joy Global, Inc.(c)      1,256,930   
  8,751       Kansas City Southern      882,801   
  16,974       KAR Auction Services, Inc.      505,486   
  44,201       KBR, Inc.      1,121,379   
  14,132       Kennametal, Inc.      660,388   
  6,051       Kirby Corp.(b)      608,852   
  25,582       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      2,951,395   
  4,540       Lennox International, Inc.      380,588   
  6,427       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      429,388   
  52,776       Lockheed Martin Corp.      8,662,653   
  17,394       Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)      552,781   
  28,654       Manpowergroup, Inc.      2,330,716   
  59,540       Masco Corp.      1,196,159   
  38,657       Meritor, Inc.(b)      458,859   
  7,049       Moog, Inc., Class A(b)      461,357   
  118       Moog, Inc., Class B(b)      7,727   
  34,319       MRC Global, Inc.(b)      1,001,772   
  5,662       MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      515,582   
  41,560       Navistar International Corp.(b)(c)      1,576,371   
  29,266       Nielsen Holdings NV      1,374,039   
  54,831       Norfolk Southern Corp.      5,183,174   
  52,417       Northrop Grumman Corp.      6,369,190   
  8,933       Old Dominion Freight Line,
Inc.(b)
     541,608   
  18,021       Oshkosh Corp.      1,000,346   
  27,213       Owens Corning      1,111,651   
  53,479       PACCAR, Inc.      3,421,586   
  9,270       Pall Corp.      780,071   
  22,221       Parker Hannifin Corp.      2,819,400   
  16,819       Pentair Ltd.      1,249,484   
  73,005       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      1,956,534   
  9,591       Precision Castparts Corp.      2,427,386   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  29,454       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)    $ 1,039,137   
  104,527       R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.      1,839,675   
  58,353       Raytheon Co.      5,571,544   
  7,878       Regal-Beloit Corp.      588,723   
  14,987       Republic Airways Holdings,
Inc.(b)
     124,542   
  75,678       Republic Services, Inc.      2,655,541   
  16,819       Robert Half International, Inc.      753,491   
  13,149       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      1,567,098   
  16,446       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      1,277,032   
  7,492       Roper Industries, Inc.      1,041,013   
  17,782       Ryder System, Inc.      1,461,325   
  11,928       Sensata Technologies Holding NV(b)      506,582   
  10,306       SkyWest, Inc.      119,550   
  7,239       Snap-on, Inc.      839,724   
  107,895       Southwest Airlines Co.      2,607,822   
  28,352       Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      851,411   
  9,350       SPX Corp.      952,204   
  24,813       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      2,131,189   
  33,236       Steelcase, Inc., Class A      547,729   
  5,172       Stericycle, Inc.(b)      602,228   
  4,894       Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)      454,457   
  23,985       Terex Corp.      1,038,311   
  51,200       Textron, Inc.      2,094,080   
  14,936       Timken Co. (The)      942,163   
  5,542       Towers Watson & Co., Class A      621,923   
  3,359       TransDigm Group, Inc.      597,465   
  9,269       Trinity Industries, Inc.      695,731   
  9,702       Triumph Group, Inc.      628,787   
  22,137       Tutor Perini Corp.(b)      655,255   
  91,502       Tyco International Ltd.      3,742,432   
  48,273       Union Pacific Corp.      9,192,627   
  93,390       United Continental Holdings,
Inc.(b)
     3,816,849   
  102,679       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      10,113,882   
  11,647       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      1,092,838   
  13,780       United Stationers, Inc.      517,163   
  130,490       United Technologies Corp.      15,440,882   
  26,067       URS Corp.      1,228,277   
  30,991       UTi Worldwide, Inc.      303,402   
  3,223       Valmont Industries, Inc.      479,937   
  6,197       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      1,576,517   
  3,977       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      425,579   
  12,228       Waste Connections, Inc.      546,102   
  118,312       Waste Management, Inc.      5,258,968   
  67       Watsco, Inc., Class B      6,651   
  4,805       Watsco, Inc.      494,483   
  15,993       Werner Enterprises, Inc.      409,421   
  9,986       WESCO International, Inc.(b)      876,571   
  19,919       Xylem, Inc.      748,755   
  21,753       YRC Worldwide, Inc.(b)(c)      487,920   
     

 

 

 
        365,361,051   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—11.4%   
  64,715       Accenture PLC, Class A      5,191,437   
  114,670       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      2,294,547   
  31,284       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      1,929,910   
  179,366       Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc.(b)(c)
     733,607   
  10,630       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)      564,134   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  2,948       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)    $ 713,121   
  27,822       Altera Corp.      904,771   
  19,066       Amdocs Ltd.      887,141   
  74,089       Amkor Technology, Inc.(b)      589,008   
  10,672       Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,017,575   
  35,564       Analog Devices, Inc.      1,824,078   
  6,823       Anixter International, Inc.      668,518   
  5,831       ANSYS, Inc.(b)      444,964   
  30,761       AOL, Inc.(b)      1,316,878   
  62,063       Apple, Inc.      36,622,756   
  164,543       Applied Materials, Inc.      3,136,190   
  51,180       Arrow Electronics, Inc.(b)      2,904,465   
  13,886       Autodesk, Inc.(b)      666,806   
  55,628       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      4,336,759   
  13,235       Avago Technologies Ltd., Class A (Singapore)      840,423   
  73,292       Avnet, Inc.      3,161,084   
  19,476       Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b)      451,454   
  22,399       Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., Class B(b)      515,849   
  32,308       Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      750,838   
  61,608       Broadcom Corp., Class A      1,898,142   
  16,236       Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      622,488   
  65,794       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)      612,542   
  50,492       CA, Inc.      1,521,829   
  7,777       CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      541,668   
  10,343       Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)      662,573   
  674,985       Cisco Systems, Inc.      15,598,903   
  15,549       Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)      922,211   
  34,405       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      1,648,172   
  41,730       Computer Sciences Corp.      2,469,581   
  20,313       Convergys Corp.      437,542   
  25,452       CoreLogic, Inc.(b)      713,420   
  250,930       Corning, Inc.      5,246,946   
  8,653       Cree, Inc.(b)      408,162   
  17,825       Diebold, Inc.      670,398   
  4,289       DST Systems, Inc.      395,403   
  94,797       eBay, Inc.(b)      4,913,329   
  9,041       EchoStar Corp., Class A(b)      406,483   
  24,936       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      705,689   
  288,264       EMC Corp.      7,437,211   
  4,059       Equinix, Inc.(b)      762,321   
  4,033       F5 Networks, Inc.(b)      424,151   
  27,135       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      1,622,130   
  36,910       Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.(b)      469,864   
  35,445       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      1,893,826   
  14,521       First Solar, Inc.(b)      980,022   
  30,007       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      1,823,825   
  388,738       Flextronics International Ltd.(b)      3,494,755   
  15,201       FLIR Systems, Inc.      517,442   
  29,989       Genpact Ltd.(b)      505,615   
  5,803       Global Payments, Inc.      387,814   
  14,265       Google, Inc., Class A(b)      7,630,063   
  14,266       Google, Inc., Class C(b)      7,513,332   
  19,303       Harris Corp.      1,419,157   
  698,435       Hewlett-Packard Co.      23,090,261   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  87,838       Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 2,368,112   
  21,804       Insight Enterprises, Inc.(b)      569,520   
  1,124,667       Intel Corp.      30,017,362   
  159,957       International Business Machines Corp.      31,426,752   
  14,088       Intuit, Inc.      1,067,166   
  14,692       Itron, Inc.(b)      558,296   
  87,593       Jabil Circuit, Inc.      1,511,855   
  67,938       Juniper Networks, Inc.(b)      1,677,389   
  19,283       KLA-Tencor Corp.      1,233,919   
  24,386       Lam Research Corp.(b)      1,404,877   
  28,395       Leidos Holdings, Inc.      1,057,430   
  17,857       Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      767,851   
  22,291       Linear Technology Corp.      991,949   
  50,898       LSI Corp.      567,004   
  57,190       Marvell Technology Group Ltd.      907,033   
  33,198       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      2,441,713   
  44,707       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      1,450,295   
  27,441       Microchip Technology, Inc.      1,304,545   
  128,965       Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      3,368,566   
  931,142       Microsoft Corp.      37,618,137   
  31,654       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      2,012,561   
  26,393       NCR Corp.(b)      805,250   
  41,102       NetApp, Inc.      1,463,642   
  35,257       Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      567,285   
  52,902       NVIDIA Corp.      977,100   
  14,260       NXP Semiconductor NV (Netherlands)(b)      850,181   
  75,726       ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      712,582   
  337,453       Oracle Corp.      13,795,079   
  45,249       Paychex, Inc.      1,891,861   
  32,693       Polycom, Inc.(b)      402,124   
  139,261       QUALCOMM, Inc.      10,961,233   
  7,397       Red Hat, Inc.(b)      359,864   
  16,225       Rovi Corp.(b)      361,655   
  9,476       Salesforce.com, Inc.(b)      489,435   
  27,438       SanDisk Corp.      2,331,407   
  53,031       Sanmina Corp.(b)      1,073,878   
  18,055       Science Applications International Corp.      704,145   
  51,381       Seagate Technology PLC      2,701,613   
  15,818       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      649,329   
  26,559       SunEdison, Inc.(b)      510,730   
  120,603       Symantec Corp.      2,445,829   
  14,328       SYNNEX Corp.(b)      965,421   
  17,482       Synopsys, Inc.(b)      657,673   
  62,684       TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      3,697,102   
  20,699       Tech Data Corp.(b)      1,293,481   
  16,886       Teradata Corp.(b)      767,638   
  27,808       Teradyne, Inc.(b)      491,367   
  130,716       Texas Instruments, Inc.      5,941,042   
  19,338       Total System Services, Inc.      614,368   
  14,905       Trimble Navigation Ltd.(b)      572,799   
  22,124       Unisys Corp.(b)      539,162   
  13,970       VeriFone Systems, Inc.(b)      467,157   
  23,009       Visa, Inc., Class A      4,661,853   
  48,744       Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      693,140   
  33,490       Western Digital Corp.      2,951,474   
  96,351       Western Union Co. (The)      1,529,090   
  412,141       Xerox Corp.      4,982,785   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  25,389       Xilinx, Inc.    $ 1,198,107   
  85,093       Yahoo!, Inc.(b)      3,059,093   
     

 

 

 
        376,292,889   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—4.1%   
  30,921       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      3,633,836   
  7,743       Airgas, Inc.      822,771   
  92,670       AK Steel Holding Corp.(b)(c)      648,690   
  12,101       Albemarle Corp.      811,251   
  411,649       Alcoa, Inc.      5,544,912   
  33,444       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.      1,377,893   
  8,797       AptarGroup, Inc.      593,094   
  14,368       Ashland, Inc.      1,387,949   
  25,651       Avery Dennison Corp.      1,248,178   
  23,578       Ball Corp.      1,324,848   
  26,841       Bemis Co., Inc.      1,080,082   
  18,934       Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(b)      425,826   
  12,305       Cabot Corp.      711,229   
  21,345       Celanese Corp., Series A      1,311,223   
  8,287       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      2,031,724   
  19,643       Chemtura Corp.(b)      438,039   
  85,853       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.(c)      1,521,315   
  45,248       Coeur Mining, Inc.(b)      391,848   
  46,419       Commercial Metals Co.      891,245   
  4,894       Compass Minerals International, Inc.      448,290   
  32,335       Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,525,242   
  5,973       Cytec Industries, Inc.      569,346   
  10,627       Domtar Corp.      992,137   
  244,898       Dow Chemical Co. (The)      12,220,410   
  149,223       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      10,045,692   
  19,861       Eastman Chemical Co.      1,731,283   
  20,146       Ecolab, Inc.      2,108,077   
  11,585       FMC Corp.      892,045   
  284,683       Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.      9,784,555   
  68,527       Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(b)      703,087   
  8,140       Greif, Inc., Class A      441,107   
  2,178       Greif, Inc., Class B      128,088   
  45,732       Huntsman Corp.      1,145,587   
  8,756       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      862,641   
  104,575       International Paper Co.      4,878,424   
  88,774       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      8,211,595   
  5,694       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      707,935   
  45,529       MeadWestvaco Corp.      1,778,818   
  49,164       Monsanto Co.      5,442,455   
  66,292       Mosaic Co. (The)      3,317,252   
  1,335       NewMarket Corp.      497,047   
  215,431       Newmont Mining Corp.      5,349,152   
  87,673       Nucor Corp.      4,537,078   
  20,564       Olin Corp.      577,848   
  47,341       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)      1,504,497   
  10,026       Packaging Corp. of America      668,032   
  17,926       PPG Industries, Inc.      3,470,832   
  34,960       Praxair, Inc.      4,564,028   
  18,024       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      1,276,460   
  47,744       Resolute Forest Products, Inc.(b)      851,753   
  10,113       Rock-Tenn Co., Class A      966,904   
  9,470       Rockwood Holdings, Inc.      672,844   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  22,423       RPM International, Inc.    $ 956,565   
  17,059       Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      478,846   
  34,293       Sealed Air Corp.      1,176,593   
  8,533       Sensient Technologies Corp.      461,209   
  7,106       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      1,420,063   
  10,644       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      1,024,059   
  8,947       Silgan Holdings, Inc.      445,113   
  23,378       Sonoco Products Co.      983,746   
  43,917       Southern Copper Corp. (Mexico)      1,323,658   
  71,620       Steel Dynamics, Inc.      1,308,497   
  94,800       United States Steel Corp.(c)      2,466,696   
  10,599       Valspar Corp. (The)      774,151   
  18,361       Vulcan Materials Co.      1,184,835   
  6,181       W.R. Grace & Co.(b)      569,270   
  51,262       Walter Energy, Inc.(c)      369,086   
     

 

 

 
        134,008,881   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—4.0%   
  1,989,971       AT&T, Inc.      71,041,965   
  241,861       CenturyLink, Inc.      8,443,367   
  126,679       Cincinnati Bell, Inc.(b)      424,375   
  621,071       Frontier Communications Corp.(c)      3,695,372   
  68,326       Leap Wireless International, Inc.(b)      172,182   
  25,122       Level 3 Communications, Inc.(b)      1,081,000   
  581,979       NII Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      500,444   
  88,622       Sprint Corp. (Japan)(b)      753,287   
  50,963       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      1,385,684   
  15,698       T-Mobile US, Inc. (Germany)(b)      459,794   
  17,574       tw telecom, inc.(b)      539,346   
  893,441       Verizon Communications, Inc.      41,750,498   
  334,953       Windstream Holdings, Inc.(c)      3,038,024   
     

 

 

 
        133,285,338   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—5.3%   
  244,531       AES Corp. (The)      3,533,473   
  26,825       AGL Resources, Inc.      1,448,550   
  9,089       ALLETE, Inc.      470,447   
  27,592       Alliant Energy Corp.      1,613,580   
  83,405       Ameren Corp.      3,445,461   
  141,816       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      7,631,119   
  35,861       American Water Works Co., Inc.      1,632,751   
  19,519       Aqua America, Inc.      489,732   
  27,957       Atmos Energy Corp.      1,426,925   
  18,609       Avista Corp.      598,279   
  9,361       Black Hills Corp.      540,598   
  91,593       Calpine Corp.(b)      2,100,227   
  120,904       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      2,993,583   
  11,915       Cleco Corp.      626,133   
  68,727       CMS Energy Corp.      2,083,115   
  98,624       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      5,723,151   
  100,154       Dominion Resources, Inc.      7,265,171   
  49,503       DTE Energy Co.      3,868,164   
  165,072       Duke Energy Corp.      12,296,213   
  26,456       Dynegy, Inc.(b)      752,673   
  91,614       Edison International      5,181,688   
  80,722       Entergy Corp.      5,852,345   
  362,702       Exelon Corp.      12,705,451   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  208,005       FirstEnergy Corp.    $ 7,020,169   
  44,290       Great Plains Energy, Inc.      1,188,301   
  35,847       Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.(c)      859,969   
  10,589       IDACORP, Inc.      594,466   
  30,927       Integrys Energy Group, Inc.      1,895,207   
  14,777       ITC Holdings Corp.      546,306   
  37,773       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      1,337,920   
  11,501       National Fuel Gas Co.      846,934   
  11,914       New Jersey Resources Corp.      592,483   
  82,423       NextEra Energy, Inc.      8,229,937   
  70,551       NiSource, Inc.      2,562,412   
  59,640       Northeast Utilities      2,818,586   
  9,782       NorthWestern Corp.      473,253   
  96,479       NRG Energy, Inc.      3,156,793   
  38,200       OGE Energy Corp.      1,426,006   
  106,001       Pepco Holdings, Inc.      2,836,587   
  143,031       PG&E Corp.      6,519,353   
  17,847       Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      638,744   
  34,290       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      1,918,525   
  23,651       PNM Resources, Inc.      654,660   
  23,789       Portland General Electric Co.      796,218   
  161,945       PPL Corp.      5,399,246   
  155,902       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      6,387,305   
  36,863       Questar Corp.      895,034   
  36,329       SCANA Corp.      1,950,141   
  44,587       Sempra Energy      4,396,724   
  241,392       Southern Co. (The)      11,062,995   
  11,406       Southwest Gas Corp.      627,444   
  82,533       TECO Energy, Inc.      1,482,293   
  30,362       UGI Corp.      1,417,602   
  13,169       UIL Holdings Corp.      483,697   
  9,352       UNS Energy Corp.      561,681   
  23,597       Vectren Corp.      957,330   
  34,570       Westar Energy, Inc.      1,240,372   
  18,426       WGL Holdings, Inc.      733,171   
  40,445       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      1,960,774   
  141,989       Xcel Energy, Inc.      4,525,189   
     

 

 

 
        175,272,656   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan) (Cost $2,686,186,397)—100.0%
     3,305,210,216   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—0.8%   
  27,882,011       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(e)(f)
(Cost $ 27,882,011)
     27,882,011   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $ 2,714,068,408)—100.8%
     3,333,092,227   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.8)%      (27,395,771
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 3,305,696,456   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  Affiliated company. The Fund’s Adviser and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd., and therefore Invesco Ltd. and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT are considered to be affiliated. See Note 4.
(e)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(f)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 27,275,127      $ (27,275,127   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—17.4%   
  40,295       1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 219,608   
  249,214       Aeropostale, Inc.(b)(c)      1,238,594   
  20,588       AH Belo Corp., Class A      236,968   
  19,636       AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,
Class A (China)(b)
     454,377   
  17,771       AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      1,167,022   
  229,084       American Apparel, Inc.(b)(c)      148,080   
  36,231       American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(b)      639,477   
  7,329       American Public Education, Inc.(b)      253,583   
  8,680       America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(b)      313,695   
  49,449       ANN, Inc.(b)      1,937,906   
  51,649       ARAMARK Holdings Corp.      1,455,985   
  160,444       Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A
(Argentina)(c)
     1,461,645   
  7,380       Arctic Cat, Inc.      301,768   
  30,237       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)      1,866,832   
  10,356       Ascent Capital Group, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     712,182   
  14,993       Bally Technologies, Inc.(b)      976,194   
  13,141       Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.      181,214   
  27,775       Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(b)      526,614   
  50,421       bebe Stores, Inc.      254,626   
  26,465       Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.      323,138   
  1,302       Biglari Holdings, Inc.(b)      558,584   
  19,454       BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(b)      555,412   
  44,372       Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.(b)      946,011   
  5,865       Blue Nile, Inc.(b)      203,691   
  36,677       Blyth, Inc.(c)      343,664   
  29,093       Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      1,363,589   
  52,451       Body Central Corp.(b)(c)      54,549   
  71,502       Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The)(c)      786,522   
  107,498       Boyd Gaming Corp.(b)      1,270,626   
  19,485       Bravo Brio Restaurant Group,
Inc.(b)
     291,690   
  16,034       Bridgepoint Education, Inc.(b)      254,139   
  10,133       Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b)      413,224   
  58,423       Brown Shoe Co., Inc.      1,378,199   
  38,167       Brunswick Corp.      1,533,932   
  34,447       Buckle, Inc. (The)(c)      1,618,665   
  5,965       Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)      871,606   
  29,687       Burger King Worldwide, Inc.      775,721   
  37,882       Burlington Stores, Inc.(b)      984,553   
  54,545       Callaway Golf Co.      475,087   
  6,857       Capella Education Co.      400,175   
  13,028       Carmike Cinemas, Inc.(b)      386,410   
  10,599       Carriage Services, Inc.      170,538   
  39,995       Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      268,366   
  32,172       Cato Corp. (The), Class A      916,580   
  3,448       Cavco Industries, Inc.(b)      268,772   
  284,057       Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., Class A (Czech Republic)(b)(c)      778,316   
  24,317       Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      1,091,590   
  23,518       Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)      1,128,864   
  26,625       Choice Hotels International, Inc.      1,176,293   
  40,102       Christopher & Banks Corp.(b)      250,236   
  6,303       Churchill Downs, Inc.      553,593   
  19,551       Citi Trends, Inc.(b)      332,172   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  75,525       Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A    $ 605,711   
  13,125       ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      247,275   
  7,806       Columbia Sportswear Co.      671,160   
  16,590       Conn’s, Inc.(b)(c)      733,776   
  4,281       Container Store Group, Inc. (The)(b)(c)      118,113   
  8,699       Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b)      589,357   
  18,460       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      1,486,768   
  545,929       Corinthian Colleges, Inc.(b)(c)      627,818   
  16,022       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      1,517,924   
  60,416       Crocs, Inc.(b)      914,094   
  8,836       CSS Industries, Inc.      211,799   
  61,778       CTC Media, Inc. (Russia)      535,615   
  57,291       Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(b)      367,235   
  18,328       Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)      1,446,996   
  10,950       Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      284,810   
  10,556       Delta Apparel, Inc.(b)      160,768   
  75,127       Denny’s Corp.(b)      506,356   
  11,512       Destination Maternity Corp.      283,886   
  63,667       Destination XL Group, Inc.(b)      343,802   
  98,119       Dex Media, Inc.(b)(c)      719,212   
  13,578       DineEquity, Inc.      1,029,348   
  11,571       Dixie Group, Inc. (The)(b)      174,375   
  17,515       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      1,302,766   
  7,520       Dorman Products, Inc.(b)      432,776   
  34,534       DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A(b)      829,852   
  11,074       Drew Industries, Inc.      557,244   
  45,120       DSW, Inc., Class A      1,506,557   
  20,678       Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.      941,056   
  22,943       E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b)      393,014   
  64,691       Education Management Corp.(b)(c)      256,823   
  19,427       Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.      298,399   
  46,468       Emmis Communications Corp.,
Class A(b)
     150,092   
  32,277       Entercom Communications Corp., Class A(b)      348,592   
  24,294       Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      129,001   
  24,285       Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      589,640   
  8,524       Extended Stay America, Inc.      183,692   
  56,044       Federal-Mogul Corp.(b)      965,078   
  7,230       Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      264,690   
  41,516       Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A      1,142,935   
  19,530       Five Below, Inc.(b)      787,254   
  6,477       Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      222,291   
  21,981       Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b)      359,609   
  51,057       Fred’s, Inc., Class A      930,259   
  34,169       Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.(b)      358,091   
  9,600       Gentherm, Inc.(b)      348,960   
  12,017       G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)      862,460   
  29,516       Gordmans Stores, Inc.      132,527   
  10,563       Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b)      455,477   
  33,028       Gray Television, Inc.(b)      371,565   
  75,155       Harte-Hanks, Inc.      604,246   
  584       Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc., Class A      14,436   
  14,348       Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      366,448   
  21,299       Helen of Troy Ltd.(b)      1,335,447   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  53,161       hhgregg, Inc.(b)(c)    $ 458,248   
  12,258       Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)      660,093   
  47,584       Hillenbrand, Inc.      1,446,554   
  49,508       Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,080,760   
  5,836       HomeAway, Inc.(b)      190,370   
  11,081       Hooker Furniture Corp.      153,472   
  17,360       Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(b)      354,665   
  99,349       Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
Class A(b)(c)
     443,097   
  20,315      HSN, Inc.      1,179,083   
  32,025       Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b)      1,802,367   
  58,335       Iao Kun Group Holding Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)(c)      170,922   
  31,735       Iconix Brand Group, Inc.(b)      1,348,738   
  21,509       International Speedway Corp., Class A      676,243   
  15,986       Interval Leisure Group, Inc.      411,959   
  9,112       iRobot Corp.(b)(c)      305,252   
  45,708       Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b)      310,814   
  29,344       Jack in the Box, Inc.(b)      1,571,078   
  74,867       JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(c)      655,835   
  977       John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class B      55,923   
  6,763       Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      141,550   
  20,182       Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.(b)(c)      1,302,748   
  40,108       Journal Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      321,666   
  23,281       K12, Inc.(b)      551,294   
  25,844       Kate Spade & Co.(b)      898,596   
  53,015       KB Home      875,278   
  127,715       Kingold Jewelry, Inc.(b)(c)      141,764   
  14,158       Kirkland’s, Inc.(b)      242,243   
  17,012       Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.(b)      298,390   
  30,449       La-Z-Boy, Inc.      737,779   
  63,380       LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.(b)      434,153   
  144,317       Lee Enterprises, Inc.(b)(c)      580,154   
  18,923       Libbey, Inc.(b)      504,676   
  36,457       Life Time Fitness, Inc.(b)      1,749,936   
  12,119       Lifetime Brands, Inc.      231,473   
  14,896       LIN Media LLC, Class A(b)      349,013   
  64,011       Lincoln Educational Services Corp.      261,165   
  46,323       Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.(c)      1,228,949   
  17,032       Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A      1,265,137   
  16,843       Loral Space & Communications, Inc.(b)      1,212,528   
  21,047       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)(c)      966,689   
  5,259       Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.(b)      458,374   
  12,981       M/I Homes, Inc.(b)      289,087   
  25,971       Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A(b)      1,418,017   
  29,844       Marcus Corp. (The)      499,290   
  26,790       MarineMax, Inc.(b)      430,247   
  23,094       Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.(b)      1,258,161   
  20,708       Matthews International Corp., Class A      835,568   
  5,750       Mattress Firm Holding Corp.(b)      259,843   
  197,465       McClatchy Co. (The), Class A(b)(c)      1,082,108   
  38,078       MDC Holdings, Inc.      1,050,953   
  18,249       Media General, Inc.(b)(c)      279,575   
  35,235       Meredith Corp.      1,552,806   
  18,081       Meritage Homes Corp.(b)      697,565   
  16,753       Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b)      1,527,874   
  43,476       Modine Manufacturing Co.(b)      716,484   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  10,633       Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.    $ 599,701   
  5,334       Morningstar, Inc.      391,142   
  9,345       Movado Group, Inc.      367,072   
  7,966       Multimedia Games Holding Co., Inc.(b)      232,607   
  7,802       NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      418,109   
  66,237       National CineMedia, Inc.      1,006,140   
  48,661       New York & Co., Inc.(b)      203,890   
  97,989       New York Times Co. (The), Class A      1,575,663   
  8,775       Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A(c)      349,684   
  24,301       Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b)      796,344   
  26,627       Nutrisystem, Inc.      399,405   
  34,558       Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.(b)      254,001   
  39,972       Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Class A(b)      523,633   
  22,012       Outerwall, Inc.(b)(c)      1,526,532   
  14,862       Overstock.com, Inc.(b)      238,089   
  8,210       Oxford Industries, Inc.      541,942   
  144,305       Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.(b)      415,598   
  14,676       Papa John’s International, Inc.      643,689   
  85,265       Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (The)(b)      871,408   
  38,839       Perry Ellis International, Inc.(b)      586,469   
  14,801       PetMed Express, Inc.(c)      193,745   
  49,810       Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      909,531   
  53,350       Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b)      1,241,455   
  20,443       Pool Corp.      1,206,546   
  4,030       Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.(b)      153,543   
  154,988       Quiksilver, Inc.(b)      995,023   
  55,106       Radio One, Inc., Class D(b)      249,079   
  8,511       Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.(b)      578,578   
  118,532       Regis Corp.      1,557,510   
  16,918       Remy International, Inc.      448,665   
  8,059       Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.(b)      502,801   
  13,433       Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc.(b)      135,673   
  12,795       Rocky Brands, Inc.      187,319   
  208,383       Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(b)      1,606,633   
  22,944       Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      288,865   
  16,282       Ryland Group, Inc. (The)      625,066   
  42,030       Scholastic Corp.      1,383,207   
  57,982       Scientific Games Corp., Class A(b)      694,624   
  28,527       Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.(b)      673,522   
  33,972       Select Comfort Corp.(b)      625,085   
  43,791       SGOCO Group Ltd. (China)(b)(c)      105,098   
  12,124       Shoe Carnival, Inc.      276,912   
  14,672       Shutterfly, Inc.(b)      600,525   
  35,920       Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A      960,142   
  33,179       Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(b)      1,360,007   
  38,751       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)(c)      594,828   
  8,195       SodaStream International Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      348,533   
  34,534       Sonic Corp.(b)      657,527   
  24,691       Sotheby’s      1,038,503   
  38,072       Spartan Motors, Inc.      202,162   
  14,113       Speedway Motorsports, Inc.      256,715   
  45,928       Stage Stores, Inc.      880,899   
  14,190       Standard Motor Products, Inc.      539,078   
  62,415       Standard Pacific Corp.(b)      498,696   
  37,226       Starz, Class A(b)      1,201,283   
  269       Starz, Class B(b)      8,460   
  34,017       Stein Mart, Inc.      425,213   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  12,823       Steiner Leisure Ltd.(b)    $ 553,569   
  30,484       Steven Madden Ltd.(b)      1,085,535   
  43,307       Stoneridge, Inc.(b)      462,952   
  21,488       Strayer Education, Inc.(b)(c)      916,033   
  8,973       Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.(c)      577,413   
  36,335       Superior Industries International, Inc.      768,122   
  21,957       Taylor Morrison Home Corp.,
Class A(b)
     465,708   
  19,362       Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)      971,585   
  28,240       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      698,658   
  45,144       Tower International, Inc.(b)      1,255,455   
  55,536       Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.      389,307   
  153,485       TravelCenters of America LLC(b)      1,161,881   
  9,748       TripAdvisor, Inc.(b)      787,054   
  28,983       Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      405,182   
  16,406       Tumi Holdings, Inc.(b)      335,011   
  16,034       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      1,406,342   
  20,607       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b)      1,007,476   
  21,985       Unifi, Inc.(b)      486,748   
  9,053       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)      338,130   
  21,112       Universal Technical Institute, Inc.      253,555   
  16,969       Vail Resorts, Inc.      1,174,764   
  37,313       ValueVision Media, Inc., Class A(b)      174,625   
  9,530       Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)      269,699   
  16,809       Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(b)      804,815   
  45,304       VOXX International Corp.(b)      532,322   
  48,737       Weight Watchers International, Inc.
(Luxembourg)(c)
     964,993   
  23,439       West Marine, Inc.(b)      250,797   
  209,373       Wet Seal, Inc. (The), Class A(b)(c)      236,592   
  7,266       Weyco Group, Inc.      182,304   
  10,127       Winnebago Industries, Inc.(b)      242,035   
  52,223       Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      1,467,466   
  22,409       World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A(c)      436,976   
  42,419       Zale Corp.(b)      907,342   
  17,961       Zumiez, Inc.(b)      439,146   
     

 

 

 
        166,576,719   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—4.0%   
  74,177       Adecoagro S.A. (Argentina)(b)      661,659   
  142,491       Alliance One International, Inc.(b)      366,202   
  35,373       B&G Foods, Inc.      1,160,234   
  1,359       Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(b)      334,368   
  26,266       Boulder Brands, Inc.(b)      387,686   
  10,827       Calavo Growers, Inc.      336,611   
  11,134       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      663,920   
  23,001       Central Garden & Pet Co.(b)      186,998   
  72,644       Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(b)      600,766   
  7,861       Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(b)      157,927   
  5,128       Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      421,675   
  44,448       Coty, Inc., Class A      713,390   
  19,572       Diamond Foods, Inc.(b)(c)      598,316   
  31,343       Elizabeth Arden, Inc.(b)      1,151,542   
  66,417       Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      1,918,787   
  20,744       Fresh Market, Inc. (The)(b)      769,602   
  15,578       Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b)      1,340,020   
  88,336       Harbinger Group, Inc.(b)(c)      1,029,998   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  21,172       Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A    $ 486,744   
  7,083       Inter Parfums, Inc.      259,167   
  6,241       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      584,158   
  14,590       John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      336,300   
  11,338       Lancaster Colony Corp.      1,075,749   
  8,178       Medifast, Inc.(b)      258,834   
  22,985       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      1,539,076   
  12,769       National Beverage Corp.(b)      246,186   
  17,960       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      1,562,520   
  9,516       Nutraceutical International Corp.(b)      237,139   
  26,667       Omega Protein Corp.(b)      302,937   
  96,793       Pantry, Inc. (The)(b)      1,455,767   
  45,854       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Brazil)(b)      1,002,368   
  38,675       Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      1,175,720   
  26,306       Post Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,374,752   
  7,572       PriceSmart, Inc.      727,215   
  11,283       Revlon, Inc., Class A(b)      340,070   
  166,565       Roundy’s, Inc.      1,127,645   
  15,713       Sanderson Farms, Inc.      1,292,709   
  254       Seaboard Corp.(b)      619,252   
  9,098       Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(b)      258,383   
  1,420       Seneca Foods Corp., Class B(b)      43,367   
  42,044       Snyders-Lance, Inc.      1,116,689   
  54,939       Spartan Stores, Inc.      1,183,386   
  13,973       Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      1,073,546   
  10,719       Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)      342,686   
  25,570       Susser Holdings Corp.(b)(c)      1,978,607   
  13,212       Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.(c)      372,446   
  3,130       USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      212,402   
  71,226       Vector Group Ltd.(c)      1,517,114   
  9,007       Village Super Market, Inc., Class A      217,879   
  6,413       WD-40 Co.      467,123   
  13,288       Weis Markets, Inc.      612,444   
     

 

 

 
        38,200,081   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—8.0%   
  4,038       Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      290,978   
  64,341       Alon USA Energy, Inc. (Israel)      1,048,115   
  4,599       Antero Resources Corp.(b)      302,016   
  21,158       Approach Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      439,029   
  44,675       Basic Energy Services, Inc.(b)      1,180,314   
  8,023       Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(b)      390,078   
  20,791       Bristow Group, Inc.      1,596,749   
  33,072       C&J Energy Services, Inc.(b)      994,144   
  254,009       Cal Dive International, Inc.(b)(c)      375,933   
  50,932       Callon Petroleum Co.(b)      467,556   
  7,296       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.      1,020,783   
  16,409       Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      902,823   
  10,649       Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)      601,136   
  4,850       Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.(b)      700,728   
  33,889       Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(b)(c)      299,918   
  77,568       Cobalt International Energy, Inc.(b)      1,396,224   
  58,617       Comstock Resources, Inc.      1,629,553   
  9,484       Contango Oil & Gas Co.(b)      455,611   
  8,478       Continental Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      1,174,373   
  7,092       Core Laboratories NV      1,331,027   
  22,041       CVR Energy, Inc.(c)      1,083,315   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  10,777       Dawson Geophysical Co.    $ 304,558   
  66,035       DHT Holdings, Inc.      515,733   
  4,327       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      311,284   
  12,852       Dril-Quip, Inc.(b)      1,453,818   
  41,216       Endeavour International Corp.(b)(c)      141,783   
  67,013       Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd.(c)      1,603,621   
  24,572       Enlink Midstream LLC      868,129   
  29,257       EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      1,145,119   
  14,431       Era Group, Inc.(b)      412,005   
  246,785       EXCO Resources, Inc.(c)      1,567,085   
  459,322       Forest Oil Corp.(b)      854,339   
  29,883       Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(b)      892,306   
  11,394       Frank’s International NV      312,537   
  8,536       Gaslog Ltd. (Monaco)      228,594   
  3,949       Geospace Technologies Corp.(b)      229,555   
  25,099       Golar LNG Ltd. (Norway)(c)      1,109,376   
  25,280       Goodrich Petroleum Corp.(b)(c)      635,792   
  198,505       Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (Canada)(b)      1,419,311   
  46,086       Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.      1,377,971   
  14,757       Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.      296,025   
  5,167       Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A      232,567   
  14,555       Gulfport Energy Corp.(b)      1,072,267   
  199,618       Halcon Resources Corp.(b)(c)      1,101,891   
  55,238       Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      249,123   
  273,745       Hercules Offshore, Inc.(b)      1,223,640   
  35,637       Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(b)      1,476,441   
  13,101       InterOil Corp.(b)(c)      828,114   
  165,639       ION Geophysical Corp.(b)      728,812   
  48,355       Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. (Bermuda)      577,842   
  71,397       Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.(b)      907,456   
  21,704       Kosmos Energy Ltd.(b)      237,008   
  19,001       Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(b)      555,399   
  33,380       Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.(b)      283,730   
  10,244       Matador Resources Co.(b)      294,208   
  17,297       Matrix Service Co.(b)      535,688   
  67,759       Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc.(b)(c)      399,778   
  16,360       Mitcham Industries, Inc.(b)      225,768   
  6,985       Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.(b)      214,370   
  82,162       Newpark Resources, Inc.(b)      989,230   
  101,909       Nordic American Tankers Ltd.      879,475   
  31,359       Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.(b)(c)      483,869   
  21,677       Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.(b)(c)      368,726   
  20,361       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      946,990   
  66,252       Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. (Greece)(b)      1,093,158   
  51,477       Pacific Drilling SA (Monaco)(b)      510,137   
  29,586       Pacific Ethanol, Inc.(b)(c)      461,542   
  143,417       Parker Drilling Co.(b)      950,855   
  17,814       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      1,134,217   
  57,992       Penn Virginia Corp.(b)      964,987   
  93,522       PetroQuest Energy, Inc.(b)      563,002   
  1,243       PHI, Inc.(b)      52,579   
  7,805       PHI, Inc. (Non Voting)(b)      349,664   
  102,780       Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(b)      1,538,617   
  288,952       Quicksilver Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      941,984   
  30,660       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      360,868   
  133,709       Rentech, Inc.(b)      283,463   
  57,321       Resolute Energy Corp.(b)      429,908   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  5,751       REX American Resources Corp.(b)    $ 375,885   
  18,202       Rex Energy Corp.(b)      383,334   
  27,115       Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)      1,283,624   
  33,098       RPC, Inc.      735,769   
  6,856       Sanchez Energy Corp.(b)      193,888   
  27,188       Scorpio Tankers, Inc.      244,964   
  22,090       SemGroup Corp., Class A      1,411,109   
  79,521       Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway)      1,401,955   
  30,751       StealthGas, Inc.(b)      333,341   
  43,313       Stone Energy Corp.(b)      2,124,503   
  127,512       Swift Energy Co.(b)(c)      1,572,223   
  221,601       Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A(c)      773,387   
  33,002       Tesco Corp.(b)      660,040   
  98,672       TETRA Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,233,400   
  142,595       Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.      1,016,702   
  41,831       Ultra Petroleum Corp.(b)(c)      1,246,564   
  57,741       VAALCO Energy, Inc.(b)      532,372   
  227,437       Vantage Drilling Co.(b)(c)      379,820   
  49,616       W&T Offshore, Inc.      952,627   
  73,895       Warren Resources, Inc.(b)      374,648   
  16,456       Westmoreland Coal Co.(b)      487,262   
  114,216       Willbros Group, Inc.(b)      1,268,940   
     

 

 

 
        76,793,074   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—21.2%   
  15,272       1st Source Corp.      450,371   
  22,962       1st United Bancorp, Inc.      168,082   
  32,572       Acadia Realty Trust REIT      883,678   
  61,177       AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      1,082,221   
  8,437       Agree Realty Corp. REIT      252,013   
  19,240       Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      717,844   
  1,376       Alexander’s, Inc. REIT      475,766   
  2,748       Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(b)      284,995   
  27,238       American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT      924,730   
  8,830       American National Bankshares, Inc.      188,167   
  5,474       American National Insurance Co.      615,332   
  12,019       Ameris Bancorp(b)      255,644   
  12,566       AMERISAFE, Inc.      535,940   
  10,200       Amreit, Inc., Class B REIT      169,932   
  18,400       AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.(c)      711,528   
  337,895       Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT      1,824,633   
  30,720       Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      522,547   
  54,011       Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. REIT      872,278   
  40,102       Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      281,115   
  34,290       Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.      1,523,162   
  11,219       Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A      296,743   
  342,338       ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT      1,451,513   
  10,438       Arrow Financial Corp.      261,263   
  89,790       Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT      921,245   
  33,505       Associated Estates Realty Corp. REIT      562,214   
  1,253       Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class A      29,608   
  10,019       Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B      260,594   
  11,555       Banc of California, Inc.      145,246   
  6,239       BancFirst Corp.      363,172   
  18,454       Bancorp, Inc. (The)(b)      291,942   
  44,303       Bank Mutual Corp.      266,704   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  4,241       Bank of Marin Bancorp    $ 192,584   
  9,953       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      596,185   
  11,458       Banner Corp.      453,049   
  35,109       BBCN Bancorp, Inc.      541,030   
  21,273       Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc.(b)      277,400   
  22,457       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      526,168   
  77,148       BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      553,151   
  11,716       Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      333,086   
  11,939       BNC Bancorp      194,606   
  2,538       BofI Holding, Inc.(b)      204,588   
  19,106       BOK Financial Corp.      1,249,915   
  48,476       Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.      606,435   
  7,003       Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      170,313   
  20,329       Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT      446,425   
  90,839       Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      824,818   
  8,295       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.      226,288   
  5,114       C&F Financial Corp.      159,812   
  51,189       Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A      623,482   
  8,630       Camden National Corp.      329,407   
  37,311       Campus Crest Communities, Inc. REIT      321,248   
  8,588       Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A(b)      204,824   
  15,672       Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      217,841   
  18,162       Cardinal Financial Corp.      305,122   
  31,782       Cash America International, Inc.      1,384,106   
  42,897       Cathay General Bancorp      1,012,369   
  24,079       CBOE Holdings, Inc.      1,284,855   
  85,803       Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      531,121   
  9,113       Center Bancorp, Inc.      168,682   
  19,183       Centerstate Banks, Inc.      210,438   
  18,320       Central Pacific Financial Corp.      343,866   
  160,811       Chambers Street Properties REIT      1,252,718   
  19,430       Charter Financial Corp.      213,730   
  10,142       Chatham Lodging Trust REIT      206,187   
  29,363       Chemical Financial Corp.      824,219   
  25,959       Chesapeake Lodging Trust REIT      700,633   
  449,984       Chimera Investment Corp. REIT      1,390,451   
  11,373       Citizens & Northern Corp.      213,130   
  31,167       Citizens, Inc.(b)      204,767   
  13,854       City Holding Co.      595,583   
  27,694       CNA Financial Corp.      1,134,069   
  9,291       CNB Financial Corp.      153,487   
  22,580       CoBiz Financial, Inc.      226,703   
  12,330       Cohen & Steers, Inc.(c)      499,488   
  26,968       Colony Financial, Inc. REIT      586,554   
  30,924       Columbia Banking System, Inc.      767,534   
  30,762       Community Bank System, Inc.      1,144,039   
  12,642       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      466,111   
  31,634       Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.(b)      220,805   
  9,166       CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT      278,830   
  74,705       Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT      868,819   
  59,331       Cowen Group, Inc., Class A(b)      243,850   
  13,851       Crawford & Co., Class A      133,662   
  16,278       Crawford & Co., Class B      185,895   
  3,786       Credit Acceptance Corp.(b)      497,935   
  58,611       CubeSmart REIT      1,090,165   
  14,796       Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b)      325,956   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  65,509       CVB Financial Corp.    $ 947,260   
  19,562       CyrusOne, Inc. REIT      391,240   
  148,018       DFC Global Corp.(b)      1,379,528   
  2,247       Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.      266,764   
  31,279       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      509,848   
  1,259       Donegal Group, Inc., Class B      31,525   
  12,027       Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      177,519   
  15,662       Doral Financial Corp.(b)(c)      149,729   
  38,430       DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT      931,159   
  70,372       Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      603,792   
  7,940       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(b)      265,117   
  18,195       EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT      1,150,834   
  74,491       Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      759,808   
  4,890       eHealth, Inc.(b)      204,842   
  16,501       Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      252,465   
  37,549       Employers Holdings, Inc.      764,122   
  12,989       Encore Capital Group, Inc.(b)      561,385   
  4,624       Enstar Group Ltd.(b)      596,958   
  14,629       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      261,420   
  30,399       Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT      1,272,806   
  42,416       Equity One, Inc. REIT      955,632   
  12,835       Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      919,628   
  54,511       Everbank Financial Corp.(c)      1,020,446   
  8,869       Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A      473,871   
  29,218       Excel Trust, Inc. REIT      368,731   
  34,684       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      1,815,014   
  92,287       EZCORP, Inc., Class A(b)      962,553   
  8,537       Farmers Capital Bank Corp.(b)      178,338   
  13,821       FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      617,937   
  7,219       FBR & Co.(b)      186,250   
  7,908       Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      281,367   
  69,821       FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT      644,448   
  12,071       Fidelity & Guaranty Life      258,802   
  4,311       Financial Engines, Inc.      190,762   
  11,157       Financial Institutions, Inc.      258,285   
  16,627       First Bancorp.      286,151   
  194,758       First BanCorp.(b)      1,001,056   
  65,727       First Busey Corp.      361,498   
  13,062       First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b)      637,034   
  4,316       First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      970,625   
  97,443       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      837,035   
  20,193       First Community Bancshares, Inc.      299,058   
  10,312       First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.      163,445   
  10,220       First Defiance Financial Corp.      276,144   
  71,790       First Financial Bancorp      1,162,280   
  13,639       First Financial Bankshares, Inc.(c)      805,383   
  10,816       First Financial Corp.      346,220   
  8,508       First Financial Holdings, Inc.      488,955   
  54,209       First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      995,819   
  17,858       First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.      444,486   
  22,727       First Merchants Corp.      482,267   
  59,611       First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.      975,832   
  4,785       First of Long Island Corp. (The)      173,552   
  64,042       First Potomac Realty Trust REIT      834,467   
  22,607       Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b)      397,883   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  29,329       Flushing Financial Corp.    $ 563,703   
  55,865       Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      1,056,407   
  1,206       Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class B(b)      22,793   
  23,914       Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      407,734   
  79,149       Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT      964,035   
  23,771       FXCM, Inc., Class A      367,975   
  19,980       Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      201,798   
  2,578       GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      195,748   
  46,851       Geo Group, Inc. (The) REIT      1,570,914   
  9,456       German American Bancorp, Inc.      246,234   
  25,530       Getty Realty Corp. REIT      483,028   
  102,121       GFI Group, Inc.      379,890   
  51,777       Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      1,328,598   
  15,184       Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT      267,846   
  101,886       Glimcher Realty Trust REIT      1,038,218   
  7,118       Global Indemnity PLC(b)      190,762   
  47,281       Government Properties Income Trust REIT      1,203,301   
  57,572       Gramercy Property Trust, Inc. REIT(c)      300,526   
  11,348       Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      325,347   
  22,827       Green Dot Corp., Class A(b)      396,505   
  18,697       Greenhill & Co., Inc.      937,655   
  20,365       Greenlight Capital Re Ltd.,
Class A(b)
     648,218   
  29,310       Hallmark Financial Services,
Inc.(b)
     246,204   
  15,968       Hanmi Financial Corp.      339,639   
  3,442       HCI Group, Inc.      133,137   
  109,114       Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A REIT      1,275,543   
  17,678       Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      429,575   
  11,724       Heritage Financial Corp.      189,460   
  160,482       Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT      932,400   
  10,591       HFF, Inc., Class A      360,094   
  13,991       Home BancShares, Inc.      443,655   
  25,849       Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd.      572,555   
  8,529       HomeStreet, Inc.      154,887   
  13,377       HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.(b)      204,267   
  47,282       Horace Mann Educators Corp.      1,421,770   
  7,608       Horizon Bancorp      152,084   
  10,493       Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(b)      1,497,981   
  15,549       Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT      366,179   
  14,290       Hudson Valley Holding Corp.      262,364   
  18,928       IBERIABANK Corp.      1,190,571   
  10,652       ICG Group, Inc.(b)      217,088   
  22,972       Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. REIT(b)      132,548   
  17,093       Independent Bank Corp.      634,492   
  13,054       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      837,675   
  79,232       Inland Real Estate Corp. REIT      827,974   
  65,978       International Bancshares Corp.      1,514,855   
  20,242       Intervest Bancshares Corp.(b)      153,232   
  18,489       INTL FCStone, Inc.(b)      349,812   
  50,268       Investment Technology Group, Inc.(b)      1,037,532   
  17,198       Investors Bancorp, Inc.      459,703   
  119,727       Investors Real Estate Trust REIT      1,044,019   
  74,690       iStar Financial, Inc. REIT(b)      1,109,893   
  4,957       Kansas City Life Insurance Co.      206,112   
  8,704       Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      190,095   
  83,256       Kite Realty Group Trust REIT      516,187   
  29,696       Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      310,026   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  11,421       Lakeland Financial Corp.    $ 418,009   
  16,209       LTC Properties, Inc. REIT      626,154   
  80,055       Maiden Holdings Ltd.      944,649   
  15,841       MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      261,852   
  7,311       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      393,917   
  35,002       MB Financial, Inc.      939,454   
  112,980       MBIA, Inc.(b)      1,369,318   
  134,067       Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.      750,775   
  92,163       Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT      1,244,201   
  7,171       Mercantile Bank Corp.      139,906   
  4,797       Merchants Bancshares, Inc.      139,449   
  4,007       Meta Financial Group, Inc.      167,933   
  9,855       Metro Bancorp, Inc.(b)      201,239   
  68,624       MGIC Investment Corp.(b)      590,166   
  6,412       MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.      157,928   
  30,129       Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.,
Class A REIT
     282,911   
  46,194       Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      1,412,613   
  4,591       National Bankshares, Inc.      149,575   
  8,784       National Health Investors, Inc. REIT      541,885   
  7,079       National Interstate Corp.      198,354   
  106,682       National Penn Bancshares, Inc.      1,042,283   
  3,036       National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A      708,147   
  4,970       Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      162,668   
  13,983       Navigators Group, Inc. (The)(b)      796,612   
  41,242       NBT Bancorp, Inc.      934,131   
  19,244       Nelnet, Inc., Class A      813,251   
  46,685       New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT      344,068   
  270,324       Newcastle Investment Corp. REIT      1,213,755   
  16,205       NewStar Financial, Inc.(b)      185,061   
  14,551       Nicholas Financial, Inc.      228,742   
  24,258       NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      275,328   
  25,724       Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      333,640   
  98,711       NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT      1,581,350   
  96,377       Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      1,280,850   
  10,100       OceanFirst Financial Corp.      163,822   
  36,410       OFG Bancorp(c)      621,155   
  103,845       Old National Bancorp      1,466,291   
  8,888       OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc.      220,956   
  11,826       One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT      261,709   
  30,953       OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A      477,914   
  11,664       Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      296,965   
  30,330       Oritani Financial Corp.      449,794   
  13,372       Pacific Continental Corp.      176,243   
  9,011       Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(b)      123,000   
  17,881       PacWest Bancorp      703,975   
  12,124       Park National Corp.(c)      879,232   
  29,303       Park Sterling Corp.      191,349   
  28,108       Parkway Properties, Inc. REIT      530,117   
  26,954       Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT      928,296   
  3,801       Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.      167,244   
  61,630       Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust REIT      1,019,977   
  59,985       PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT      1,406,048   
  10,749       Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      280,226   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  29,124       Phoenix Cos., Inc. (The)(b)    $ 1,282,038   
  13,132       PICO Holdings, Inc.(b)      305,319   
  20,201       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      698,349   
  19,686       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      863,428   
  16,819       Portfolio Recovery Associates,
Inc.(b)
     961,206   
  28,707       Post Properties, Inc. REIT      1,441,378   
  31,708       Potlatch Corp. REIT      1,212,197   
  37,867       PrivateBancorp, Inc.      1,043,993   
  9,580       Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      134,791   
  62,863       Provident Financial Services, Inc.      1,092,559   
  10,696       PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT      917,396   
  50,008       Radian Group, Inc.      699,112   
  97,556       RAIT Financial Trust REIT      798,008   
  41,000       Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT      675,680   
  81,900       Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT      1,785,420   
  7,344       Regional Management Corp.(b)      112,657   
  22,221       Renasant Corp.      604,856   
  11,107       Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      266,679   
  153,024       Resource Capital Corp. REIT      841,632   
  27,802       Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT      434,823   
  17,582       Rouse Properties, Inc. REIT      295,202   
  30,990       Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT(c)      1,411,595   
  27,594       S&T Bancorp, Inc.      641,836   
  38,751       Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT      1,161,367   
  10,646       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(b)      223,672   
  17,931       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      963,074   
  21,623       Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      520,033   
  8,832       Saul Centers, Inc. REIT      405,300   
  48,437       SEI Investments Co.      1,568,390   
  18,724       Select Income REIT      576,325   
  69,494       Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      1,594,192   
  9,113       Sierra Bancorp      142,254   
  25,585       Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. REIT      383,263   
  13,012       Simmons First National Corp., Class A      470,514   
  17,076       Southside Bancshares, Inc.      470,956   
  15,119       Southwest Bancorp, Inc.      252,487   
  16,409       Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT      1,245,443   
  90,704       Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT      976,882   
  15,006       Springleaf Holdings, Inc.(b)      344,838   
  23,229       St. Joe Co. (The)(b)(c)      414,638   
  13,773       STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT      324,079   
  15,576       State Auto Financial Corp.      318,685   
  23,359       State Bank Financial Corp.      387,292   
  36,804       Sterling Bancorp      440,176   
  21,783       Stewart Information Services Corp.      664,382   
  9,672       Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.      285,131   
  63,720       Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT(b)      687,539   
  11,200       Suffolk Bancorp(b)      245,616   
  47,435       Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT      429,761   
  21,748       Sun Communities, Inc. REIT      991,056   
  94,989       Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT      1,359,293   
  52,069       SWS Group, Inc.(b)      385,831   
  40,192       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      1,434,051   
  8,823       Taylor Capital Group, Inc.(b)      187,842   
  4,425       Tejon Ranch Co.(b)      137,219   
  7,757       Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      141,720   
  8,854       Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      181,153   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  17,047       Texas Capital Bancshares,
Inc.(b)
   $ 957,871   
  46,159       TFS Financial Corp.(b)      618,069   
  12,032       Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      188,180   
  8,554       Tompkins Financial Corp.      403,236   
  481,395       Tower Group International
Ltd.(c)
     1,184,232   
  25,901       TowneBank      399,652   
  14,364       TriCo Bancshares      348,327   
  96,501       TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      637,872   
  22,872       UMB Financial Corp.      1,342,815   
  16,241       UMH Properties, Inc. REIT      159,974   
  92,377       Umpqua Holdings Corp.      1,536,230   
  19,540       Union Bankshares Corp.      500,029   
  46,666       United Bankshares, Inc.      1,364,981   
  18,811       United Community Banks, Inc.(b)      303,798   
  23,679       United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      311,616   
  21,686       United Fire Group, Inc.      603,305   
  6,310       Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      267,733   
  25,125       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      367,579   
  21,819       Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania      430,052   
  2,582       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. REIT      45,288   
  18,901       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT      385,769   
  19,130       ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.      498,719   
  1,312       Virtus Investment Partners,
Inc.(b)
     242,707   
  12,982       Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b)      203,558   
  28,726       Walter Investment Management Corp.(b)(c)      763,537   
  11,947       Washington Banking Co.      205,488   
  12,140       Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.      415,188   
  20,801       Waterstone Financial, Inc.      216,538   
  30,258       WesBanco, Inc.      915,002   
  21,739       Westamerica Bancorp.(c)      1,104,776   
  29,801       Western Alliance Bancorp(b)      687,509   
  15,978       Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT      235,995   
  22,891       Westfield Financial, Inc.      156,803   
  4,156       Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.      241,755   
  13,374       Whitestone REIT      187,637   
  34,990       Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.      349,900   
  33,672       Winthrop Realty Trust REIT      468,041   
  24,804       Wintrust Financial Corp.      1,111,715   
  7,684       World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      557,858   
  4,827       WSFS Financial Corp.      326,402   
  8,750       Yadkin Financial Corp.(b)(c)      167,563   
     

 

 

 
        203,311,368   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—7.4%   
  6,148       Abaxis, Inc.(b)      249,670   
  5,233       Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)      219,891   
  19,213       Accuray, Inc.(b)(c)      161,389   
  8,529       Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      302,353   
  44,755       Affymetrix, Inc.(b)      332,530   
  13,422       Air Methods Corp.(b)      747,203   
  6,839       Akorn, Inc.(b)      172,480   
  11,916       Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(b)      191,371   
  11,015       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      555,046   
  14,135       Alkermes PLC(b)      653,885   
  9,948       Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.(b)      283,120   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  82,725       Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(b)    $ 1,259,074   
  9,689       Almost Family, Inc.(b)      208,023   
  82,998       Amedisys, Inc.(b)      1,131,263   
  44,003       AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b)      549,157   
  31,923       Amsurg Corp.(b)      1,382,585   
  5,158       Analogic Corp.      387,263   
  24,510       AngioDynamics, Inc.(b)      329,414   
  11,794       ArthroCare Corp.(b)      572,363   
  2,083       athenahealth, Inc.(b)      257,542   
  865       Atrion Corp.      249,405   
  6,576       Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      148,026   
  10,158       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)      591,500   
  18,672       Bio-Reference Labs, Inc.(b)(c)      474,269   
  79,618       BioScrip, Inc.(b)      550,957   
  48,045       Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.(b)      1,529,753   
  46,410       Bruker Corp.(b)      958,831   
  13,984       Cambrex Corp.(b)      286,532   
  7,373       Cantel Medical Corp.      244,489   
  11,636       Capital Senior Living Corp.(b)      287,758   
  5,140       Cepheid, Inc.(b)      223,487   
  27,439       Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b)      1,474,023   
  10,910       Chemed Corp.(c)      908,476   
  5,034       Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.      317,796   
  15,890       CONMED Corp.      736,184   
  5,077       Corvel Corp.(b)      231,207   
  39,821       Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(b)      282,331   
  18,323       Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,283,709   
  5,150       Cyberonics, Inc.(b)      304,674   
  6,171       Cynosure, Inc., Class A(b)      151,436   
  13,100       Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.(b)      345,316   
  31,295       Emeritus Corp.(b)      933,530   
  12,488       Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      530,740   
  16,377       Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(b)      553,379   
  283,828       Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      252,635   
  6,476       Exactech, Inc.(b)      143,897   
  8,555       ExamWorks Group, Inc.(b)      314,824   
  35,164       Exelixis, Inc.(b)(c)      124,481   
  117,864       Five Star Quality Care, Inc.(b)      569,283   
  104,080       Gentiva Health Services, Inc.(b)      783,722   
  15,767       Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(b)      385,030   
  18,971       Greatbatch, Inc.(b)      873,235   
  30,486       Haemonetics Corp.(b)      925,555   
  27,777       Hanger, Inc.(b)      963,029   
  46,414       Healthways, Inc.(b)(c)      835,452   
  40,700       Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      1,520,552   
  32,853       HMS Holdings Corp.(b)      531,233   
  25,476       ICON PLC (Ireland)(b)      987,705   
  8,063       ICU Medical, Inc.(b)      449,754   
  12,754       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      1,612,616   
  46,266       Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)      1,209,856   
  15,220       Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      148,699   
  15,212       Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Corp.(b)
     693,363   
  49,266       Invacare Corp.      778,403   
  7,997       IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.(b)      323,878   
  2,802       Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      74,561   
  5,374       Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      724,953   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  8,043       Landauer, Inc.    $ 347,779   
  15,795       LHC Group, Inc.(b)      328,220   
  14,398       Luminex Corp.(b)      276,586   
  29,638       Masimo Corp.(b)      793,113   
  36,050       MedAssets, Inc.(b)      823,022   
  32,617       Medical Action Industries, Inc.(b)      209,075   
  21,746       Medicines Co. (The)(b)      578,444   
  2,847       Medidata Solutions, Inc.(b)      103,375   
  26,595       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.      531,102   
  31,550       Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      406,049   
  15,417       Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      176,062   
  5,700       MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.(b)      892,848   
  21,447       Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)(c)      905,278   
  9,192       National Healthcare Corp.      503,078   
  12,546       Natus Medical, Inc.(b)      311,517   
  7,294       Neogen Corp.(b)      304,707   
  18,824       NuVasive, Inc.(b)      634,557   
  14,785       NxStage Medical, Inc.(b)      169,140   
  12,835       Omnicell, Inc.(b)      339,871   
  28,522       Orthofix International NV(b)      861,364   
  25,675       PAREXEL International Corp.(b)      1,164,361   
  55,752       PharMerica Corp.(b)      1,515,897   
  28,359       Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      950,594   
  21,691       Providence Service Corp. (The)(b)      880,872   
  41,746       QLT, Inc. (Canada)(b)      241,709   
  39,249       Quality Systems, Inc.      579,708   
  5,032       Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      413,530   
  7,829       Quidel Corp.(b)      167,932   
  8,896       Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.(b)      419,268   
  126,368       RadNet, Inc.(b)      628,049   
  2,513       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      746,085   
  54,420       Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      174,144   
  61,132       RTI Surgical, Inc.(b)      262,868   
  7,283       Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)      801,130   
  32,304       SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      154,413   
  2,944       Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      113,285   
  63,615       Select Medical Holdings Corp.      888,065   
  23,381       Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.(b)      1,758,719   
  42,440       Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Class A(b)      218,990   
  25,575       Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      175,700   
  7,281       Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.(b)      213,916   
  7,094       SurModics, Inc.(b)      154,365   
  48,878       Symmetry Medical, Inc.(b)      403,732   
  14,578       Syneron Medical Ltd. (Israel)(b)      151,174   
  3,780       Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (India)(b)      424,607   
  25,377       Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,230,277   
  10,882       Techne Corp.      971,871   
  22,794       Thoratec Corp.(b)      747,187   
  11,326       Tornier NV(b)      192,202   
  55,935       Triple-S Management Corp.,
Class B(b)
     837,906   
  13,910       United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      1,391,139   
  80,686       Universal American Corp.      578,519   
  7,451       US Physical Therapy, Inc.      229,863   
  11,068       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      749,304   
  22,927       VIVUS, Inc.(b)(c)      119,220   
  22,984       Volcano Corp.(b)      403,599   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  29,040       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.    $ 1,259,755   
  18,335       Wright Medical Group, Inc.(b)      501,462   
     

 

 

 
        71,080,750   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—16.8%   
  25,538       A.O. Smith Corp.      1,194,157   
  8,428       AAON, Inc.      238,934   
  51,574       AAR Corp.      1,335,767   
  38,120       Acacia Research Corp.(c)      611,445   
  194,528       ACCO Brands Corp.(b)      1,192,457   
  116,304       Accuride Corp.(b)      655,955   
  16,783       Aceto Corp.      367,212   
  38,777       Actuant Corp., Class A      1,312,989   
  12,501       Acuity Brands, Inc.      1,557,250   
  6,718       Advisory Board Co. (The)(b)      384,673   
  115,513       Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece)      1,066,185   
  50,214       Aegion Corp.(b)      1,279,955   
  8,325       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      281,135   
  70,323       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      550,629   
  87,972       Aircastle Ltd.      1,545,668   
  6,392       Alamo Group, Inc.      339,543   
  18,075       Albany International Corp., Class A      650,338   
  2,294       Allegiant Travel Co.      269,430   
  32,348       Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      965,264   
  13,888       Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      474,414   
  6,542       AMERCO      1,636,220   
  24,983       Ameresco, Inc., Class A(b)      160,141   
  3,556       American Railcar Industries, Inc.      246,929   
  6,236       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      419,059   
  6,025       American Woodmark Corp.(b)      180,810   
  15,354       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      487,797   
  26,978       Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      1,292,786   
  48,747       ARC Document Solutions, Inc.(b)      311,981   
  25,831       ArcBest Corp.      1,018,258   
  15,833       Astec Industries, Inc.      632,528   
  2,604       Astronics Corp.(b)      148,740   
  53,545       Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,873,540   
  13,472       AZZ, Inc.      584,954   
  35,116       Baltic Trading Ltd.      210,345   
  31,815       Barnes Group, Inc.      1,225,514   
  2,495       Barrett Business Services, Inc.      125,773   
  38,532       Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b)      1,370,969   
  45,877       Blount International, Inc.(b)      512,446   
  85,265       Box Ships, Inc.(c)      134,719   
  59,572       Brady Corp., Class A      1,536,362   
  67,677       Briggs & Stratton Corp.      1,446,257   
  18,699       Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)      146,787   
  10,011       CAI International, Inc.(b)      217,739   
  53,597       Casella Waste Systems, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     273,345   
  66,164       CBIZ, Inc.(b)      567,025   
  22,569       CDI Corp.      345,757   
  18,396       Celadon Group, Inc.      423,292   
  208,327       Cenveo, Inc.(b)(c)      643,730   
  12,159       Chart Industries, Inc.(b)      829,487   
  29,235       China Yuchai International Ltd.      588,793   
  8,678       CIRCOR International, Inc.      704,740   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  22,881       CLARCOR, Inc.    $ 1,321,607   
  21,192       Columbus McKinnon Corp.(b)      561,376   
  43,379       Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      650,685   
  48,803       Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.(b)      473,877   
  34,958       Copart, Inc.(b)      1,267,927   
  11,246       Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)      776,199   
  16,747       Costamare, Inc. (Greece)(c)      359,056   
  16,773       Courier Corp.      243,712   
  11,797       CRA International, Inc.(b)      256,821   
  13,985       Cubic Corp.      663,309   
  32,846       Danaos Corp. (Greece)(b)      191,164   
  62,291       Diana Containerships, Inc. (Greece)(c)      234,526   
  94,882       Diana Shipping, Inc. (Greece)(b)(c)      1,068,371   
  18,837       DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)      560,966   
  20,687       Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      348,990   
  15,455       Ducommun, Inc.(b)      375,093   
  4,092       DXP Enterprises, Inc.(b)      463,255   
  38,727       Dycom Industries, Inc.(b)      1,216,028   
  8,646       Dynamic Materials Corp.      174,649   
  193,034       Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.(b)(c)      563,659   
  12,135       Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(b)      237,361   
  12,514       Encore Wire Corp.      609,807   
  10,706       EnerNOC, Inc.(b)      252,662   
  30,422       Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,327,616   
  44,795       Ennis, Inc.      670,133   
  14,324       EnPro Industries, Inc.(b)      1,020,012   
  21,691       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      724,913   
  5,291       Exponent, Inc.      372,592   
  39,055       Federal Signal Corp.(b)      592,855   
  13,470       Forward Air Corp.      595,778   
  16,797       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      649,540   
  11,324       FreightCar America, Inc.      297,368   
  21,330       Furmanite Corp.(b)      223,538   
  17,155       G&K Services, Inc., Class A      908,186   
  26,498       GenCorp, Inc.(b)(c)      465,305   
  33,052       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      564,528   
  32,248       Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.      511,453   
  20,818       Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.      364,939   
  9,370       Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      290,938   
  9,578       GP Strategies Corp.(b)      251,710   
  20,091       Graco, Inc.      1,456,597   
  36,401       Granite Construction, Inc.      1,360,669   
  67,738       Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(b)      584,579   
  20,010       Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      1,049,324   
  59,930       Griffon Corp.      637,655   
  30,745       H&E Equipment Services, Inc.(b)      1,185,220   
  13,621       Hardinge, Inc.      181,977   
  27,078       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      391,277   
  50,269       HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,295,935   
  35,334       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      1,028,219   
  33,087       Heartland Express, Inc.      719,973   
  5,396       HEICO Corp.      298,507   
  9,978       HEICO Corp., Class A      406,603   
  23,682       Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      446,406   
  39,049       Herman Miller, Inc.      1,203,881   
  44,593       HNI Corp.      1,571,011   
  17,724       Houston Wire & Cable Co.      220,841   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  38,522       Hub Group, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 1,720,007   
  6,590       Hurco Cos., Inc.      175,689   
  12,479       Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b)      888,505   
  6,354       Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.      612,462   
  15,387       ICF International, Inc.(b)      599,631   
  46,556       InnerWorkings, Inc.(b)      335,203   
  29,183       Insperity, Inc.      935,607   
  13,982       Insteel Industries, Inc.      287,750   
  38,894       Interface, Inc.      699,703   
  9,265       International Shipholding Corp.      249,599   
  25,667       Intersections, Inc.      144,249   
  17,459       Jinpan International Ltd. (China)      128,673   
  20,830       John Bean Technologies Corp.      603,862   
  10,510       Kadant, Inc.      365,222   
  25,596       Kaman Corp.      1,074,264   
  70,116       Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      1,476,643   
  12,507       KEYW Holding Corp. (The)(b)      160,715   
  21,135       Kforce, Inc.      488,641   
  32,692       Kimball International, Inc., Class B      547,918   
  39,138       Knight Transportation, Inc.      928,745   
  45,842       Knoll, Inc.      833,866   
  33,571       Korn/Ferry International(b)      975,238   
  64,209       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(b)      463,589   
  26,537       Landstar System, Inc.      1,671,566   
  51,421       Layne Christensen Co.(b)      895,754   
  8,013       LB Foster Co., Class A      379,416   
  41,818       Lihua International, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      88,654   
  5,014       Lindsay Corp.(c)      441,884   
  16,162       LMI Aerospace, Inc.(b)(c)      220,450   
  9,163       LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A      143,126   
  31,109       LSI Industries, Inc.      236,739   
  15,256       Lydall, Inc.(b)      357,143   
  27,068       Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC (Australia)      1,556,951   
  20,089       Marten Transport Ltd.      471,288   
  12,346       Masonite International Corp.(b)      680,265   
  45,121       MasTec, Inc.(b)      1,785,889   
  262,065       Matson, Inc.      6,208,320   
  18,563       McGrath RentCorp      586,220   
  124,033       Metalico, Inc.(b)      191,011   
  69,599       MFC Industrial Ltd. (Canada)(c)      519,209   
  3,819       Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      964,221   
  11,840       Miller Industries, Inc.      229,341   
  12,143       Mistras Group, Inc.(b)      275,767   
  26,407       Mobile Mini, Inc.      1,166,661   
  22,261       MSA Safety, Inc.      1,174,268   
  36,988       Mueller Industries, Inc.      1,070,433   
  92,701       Mueller Water Products, Inc.,
Class A
     845,433   
  11,444       Multi-Color Corp.      398,823   
  26,431       MYR Group, Inc.(b)      620,071   
  9,424       National Presto Industries, Inc.(c)      680,978   
  56,123       Navigant Consulting, Inc.(b)      942,866   
  117,465       Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.(c)      924,450   
  13,457       NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b)      210,467   
  10,232       NN, Inc.      200,240   
  20,250       Nordson Corp.      1,505,587   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  12,062       Nortek, Inc.(b)    $ 991,014   
  12,774       Northwest Pipe Co.(b)      456,926   
  19,567       On Assignment, Inc.(b)      684,845   
  45,985       Orbital Sciences Corp.(b)      1,351,959   
  34,352       Orion Marine Group, Inc.(b)      402,949   
  41,080       Paragon Shipping, Inc., Class A (Greece)(b)(c)      230,459   
  8,129       Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.(b)      474,652   
  46,659       Pike Corp.(b)      447,926   
  14,366       Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.(b)      183,166   
  25,900       PMFG, Inc.(b)      146,853   
  33,575       Polypore International, Inc.(b)(c)      1,164,381   
  7,404       Powell Industries, Inc.      468,821   
  2,467       Preformed Line Products Co.      147,428   
  12,912       Primoris Services Corp.      361,278   
  66,317       Quad Graphics, Inc.      1,435,763   
  32,301       Quality Distribution, Inc.(b)      406,024   
  32,457       Quanex Building Products Corp.      611,490   
  16,189       Raven Industries, Inc.      500,240   
  9,935       RBC Bearings, Inc.(b)      618,553   
  34,477       Resources Connection, Inc.      469,232   
  25,147       Rexnord Corp.(b)      672,431   
  21,177       Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.(b)      521,589   
  23,573       Rollins, Inc.      709,076   
  9,817       RPX Corp.(b)      160,802   
  7,481       Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B(b)      211,563   
  37,733       Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      1,211,229   
  46,332       Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Greece)(c)      376,216   
  22,133       Saia, Inc.(b)      911,216   
  61,914       Seaspan Corp., Class A (Hong Kong)(c)      1,334,866   
  21,154       Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      693,640   
  20,168       SP Plus Corp.(b)      492,503   
  4,905       Sparton Corp.(b)      133,220   
  4,921       Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)      279,710   
  8,758       Standex International Corp.      519,962   
  41,698       Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
(Greece)(b)(c)
     495,372   
  22,117       Sterling Construction Co., Inc.(b)      169,859   
  6,075       Sun Hydraulics Corp.      248,346   
  55,989       Swift Transportation Co.(b)      1,346,535   
  33,872       TAL International Group, Inc.      1,428,721   
  12,911       Team, Inc.(b)      553,753   
  30,625       Tecumseh Products Co., Class A(b)      184,056   
  8,865       Tecumseh Products Co., Class B(b)      51,772   
  9,326       Tennant Co.      594,906   
  60,042       Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)      1,721,404   
  16,854       Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.(c)      662,362   
  11,715       Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      279,051   
  46,690       Titan International, Inc.      817,542   
  48,273       Titan Machinery, Inc.(b)      851,536   
  21,667       Toro Co. (The)      1,376,721   
  3,727       Trex Co., Inc.(b)      292,644   
  28,472       Trimas Corp.(b)      1,021,006   
  34,360       TrueBlue, Inc.(b)      919,130   
  9,312       Twin Disc, Inc.      269,396   
  8,525       UniFirst Corp.      820,446   
  20,453       Universal Forest Products, Inc.      1,032,672   
  9,331       US Ecology, Inc.      416,629   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  17,163       USA Truck, Inc.(b)    $ 285,936   
  28,298       USG Corp.(b)      844,978   
  26,172       Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A(b)      1,572,675   
  27,037       Viad Corp.      623,203   
  5,790       VSE Corp.      361,701   
  34,218       Wabash National Corp.(b)      457,152   
  18,305       Wabtec Corp.      1,364,638   
  2,888       WageWorks, Inc.(b)      122,365   
  15,969       Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      849,551   
  31,089       Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.(b)      629,863   
  27,733       West Corp.      675,299   
  38,013       Woodward, Inc.      1,704,123   
  14,287       Xerium Technologies, Inc.(b)      192,874   
     

 

 

 
        160,670,872   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—16.2%   
  5,757       3D Systems Corp.(b)(c)      272,536   
  13,247       ACI Worldwide, Inc.(b)      757,066   
  31,266       Actuate Corp.(b)      176,028   
  28,233       Acxiom Corp.(b)      797,300   
  34,321       ADTRAN, Inc.      769,820   
  16,604       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      363,296   
  13,926       Advent Software, Inc.      401,347   
  21,095       Aeroflex Holding Corp.(b)      161,377   
  14,233       Agilysys, Inc.(b)      178,482   
  23,627       Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(b)      170,114   
  17,624       American Software, Inc., Class A      169,895   
  43,097       ARRIS Group, Inc.(b)      1,124,401   
  17,531       Aruba Networks, Inc.(b)      346,588   
  3,762       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      161,728   
  209,826       Atmel Corp.(b)      1,630,348   
  8,778       AVG Technologies NV(b)      164,412   
  136,088       Aviat Networks, Inc.(b)      205,493   
  57,801       AVX Corp. (Japan)      771,643   
  97,227       Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(b)      174,036   
  6,474       Badger Meter, Inc.      320,787   
  17,471       Bankrate, Inc. (United Kingdom)(b)      306,092   
  2,752       Bel Fuse, Inc., Class A      56,031   
  11,446       Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      249,065   
  20,202       Belden, Inc.      1,491,110   
  25,193       Black Box Corp.      535,603   
  16,873       Blackbaud, Inc.      513,783   
  22,116       Blucora, Inc.(b)      425,733   
  8,351       Bottomline Technologies, Inc.(b)      264,226   
  5,131       BroadSoft, Inc.(b)      130,225   
  54,021       Brooks Automation, Inc.      552,635   
  29,950       Cabot Microelectronics Corp.(b)      1,298,931   
  88,820       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      1,382,039   
  30,496       Calix, Inc.(b)      268,670   
  12,787       Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      346,783   
  14,119       Cardtronics, Inc.(b)      472,704   
  3,717       Cass Information Systems, Inc.      187,746   
  6,270       Cavium, Inc.(b)      265,660   
  68,758       CDW Corp.      1,938,288   
  9,651       CEVA, Inc.(b)      156,636   
  54,338       Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(b)      693,896   
  18,548       ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Bermuda Ltd. (Taiwan)      390,250   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  108,438       CIBER, Inc.(b)    $ 468,452   
  21,645       Ciena Corp.(b)      427,922   
  41,290       Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b)      920,767   
  18,978       Cognex Corp.(b)      653,413   
  13,807       Coherent, Inc.(b)      824,416   
  30,110       Cohu, Inc.      310,133   
  29,842       CommScope Holding Co., Inc.(b)      796,185   
  6,810       CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)      329,604   
  11,727       Computer Task Group, Inc.      185,404   
  133,926       Compuware Corp.      1,387,473   
  7,239       comScore, Inc.(b)      226,798   
  23,740       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      753,745   
  9,650       Comverse, Inc.(b)      240,671   
  4,412       Concur Technologies, Inc.(b)      355,034   
  8,797       Constant Contact, Inc.(b)      227,490   
  36,021       Conversant, Inc.(b)      880,353   
  3,259       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      524,341   
  10,996       Cray, Inc.(b)      315,695   
  28,802       CSG Systems International, Inc.      759,221   
  21,867       CTS Corp.      389,014   
  70,596       Cypress Semiconductor Corp.      668,544   
  38,847       Daktronics, Inc.      505,788   
  13,778       Datalink Corp.(b)      176,910   
  11,531       Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.(b)      526,851   
  27,945       Demand Media, Inc.(b)      116,251   
  35,471       Dice Holdings, Inc.(b)      271,353   
  30,874       Digi International, Inc.(b)      273,544   
  29,569       Digital River, Inc.(b)      452,110   
  27,752       Diodes, Inc.(b)      731,820   
  28,973       Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      1,154,574   
  28,764       DSP Group, Inc.(b)      228,961   
  10,415       DTS, Inc.(b)      193,823   
  324,125       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      1,105,266   
  24,724       Eastman Kodak Co.(b)(c)      738,506   
  18,623       Ebix, Inc.(c)      293,871   
  18,093       Electro Rent Corp.      292,202   
  39,335       Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.      333,561   
  17,106       Electronics for Imaging, Inc.(b)      646,436   
  94,510       Emulex Corp.(b)      675,746   
  66,598       Entegris, Inc.(b)      738,572   
  75,194       Entropic Communications, Inc.(b)      277,466   
  4,128       EPAM Systems, Inc.(b)      128,505   
  25,645       EPIQ Systems, Inc.      328,000   
  5,690       ePlus, Inc.(b)      284,728   
  32,092       Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(b)      1,475,911   
  16,244       EVERTEC, Inc.      382,384   
  15,287       Exar Corp.(b)      165,405   
  13,015       ExlService Holdings, Inc.(b)      368,259   
  41,334       Extreme Networks, Inc.(b)      236,430   
  20,451       Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)(b)      441,742   
  13,633       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(c)      1,451,914   
  13,541       Fair Isaac Corp.      774,545   
  6,041       FARO Technologies, Inc.(b)      241,036   
  8,592       FEI Co.      683,236   
  41,319       Finisar Corp.(b)      1,080,492   
  9,575       FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,092,795   
  38,345       FormFactor, Inc.(b)      220,484   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  8,746       Forrester Research, Inc.    $ 309,871   
  22,782       Fortinet, Inc.(b)      500,748   
  34,840       Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.(b)      765,435   
  26,959       Fusion-io, Inc.(b)      232,656   
  17,447       Gartner, Inc.(b)      1,202,796   
  36,851       Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.(b)      243,217   
  24,616       GSI Group, Inc.(b)      298,838   
  57,535       GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      955,656   
  2,990       Guidewire Software, Inc.(b)      112,902   
  30,873       Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      185,238   
  98,912       Harmonic, Inc.(b)      695,351   
  25,404       Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.      1,040,040   
  12,695       Hittite Microwave Corp.      753,575   
  12,537       Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (China)(b)      268,417   
  75,654       Hutchinson Technology, Inc.(b)      210,318   
  22,848       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      1,514,365   
  6,627       iGATE Corp.(b)      242,548   
  47,483       II-VI, Inc.(b)      683,755   
  40,406       Imation Corp.(b)      174,554   
  44,571       Infinera Corp.(b)      399,356   
  29,805       Informatica Corp.(b)      1,056,587   
  63,451       Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b)      740,473   
  26,183       Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.(b)      378,606   
  1,915       Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.(b)      119,822   
  31,473       InterDigital, Inc.      1,092,743   
  40,731       Internap Network Services Corp.(b)      273,712   
  53,428       International Rectifier Corp.(b)      1,391,265   
  117,727       Intersil Corp., Class A      1,452,751   
  13,030       InterXion Holding NV (Netherlands)(b)      336,826   
  21,150       IntraLinks Holdings, Inc.(b)      193,523   
  7,745       InvenSense, Inc.(b)(c)      166,750   
  7,088       IPG Photonics Corp.(b)(c)      458,097   
  31,494       Ixia(b)      391,155   
  16,498       IXYS Corp.      178,013   
  15,371       j2 Global, Inc.      712,600   
  22,360       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      1,233,378   
  115,641       JDS Uniphase Corp.(b)      1,465,171   
  80,096       Kemet Corp.(b)      401,281   
  15,243       Key Tronic Corp.(b)      159,747   
  77,218       Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)(b)      1,135,877   
  52,670       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)      443,481   
  3,783       LinkedIn Corp., Class A(b)      580,577   
  39,146       Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.(b)      230,178   
  12,351       Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)(c)      213,055   
  7,818       Littelfuse, Inc.      707,920   
  11,934       LivePerson, Inc.(b)      118,147   
  3,988       LogMeIn, Inc.(b)      181,255   
  26,830       LTX-Credence Corp.(b)      258,373   
  47,022       Magnachip Semiconductor Corp.

(South Korea)(b)
     658,308   
  10,826       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      341,344   
  44,093       ManTech International Corp., Class A      1,315,294   
  15,447       MAXIMUS, Inc.      657,579   
  6,200       Measurement Specialties, Inc.(b)      398,970   
  15,096       Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      527,907   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  64,147       Mentor Graphics Corp.    $ 1,327,843   
  2,956       MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)(c)      275,706   
  33,319       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      465,133   
  14,478       Methode Electronics, Inc.      401,620   
  31,049       Micrel, Inc.      309,248   
  30,743       MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      1,583,265   
  52,572       Microsemi Corp.(b)      1,236,493   
  3,034       MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(b)      368,419   
  33,073       MKS Instruments, Inc.      931,005   
  98,847       ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.(b)(c)      399,342   
  14,851       MoneyGram International, Inc.(b)      196,033   
  8,497       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(b)      315,239   
  138,381       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)      953,445   
  14,210       Move, Inc.(b)      151,905   
  6,796       MTS Systems Corp.      438,138   
  13,700       Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (Singapore)(b)      169,606   
  84,421       Nam Tai Property, Inc. (China)(c)      583,349   
  10,131       Nanometrics, Inc.(b)      164,730   
  43,239       National Instruments Corp.      1,180,857   
  50,683       Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.

(South Africa)(b)
     453,613   
  33,913       NETGEAR, Inc.(b)      1,095,390   
  14,670       Netscout Systems, Inc.(b)      571,543   
  39,116       NeuStar, Inc., Class A(b)      1,006,064   
  26,788       Newport Corp.(b)      500,400   
  20,182       NIC, Inc.      370,138   
  79,511       Novatel Wireless, Inc.(b)      143,915   
  79,208       Oclaro, Inc.(b)      269,307   
  64,236       OmniVision Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,254,529   
  2,901       OpenTable, Inc.(b)      194,831   
  16,822       Oplink Communications, Inc.(b)      288,329   
  40,576       Orbotech Ltd. (Israel)(b)      598,090   
  10,499       OSI Systems, Inc.(b)      585,949   
  20,384       Park Electrochemical Corp.      543,437   
  13,459       PC Connection, Inc.      269,315   
  6,946       Pegasystems, Inc.      115,095   
  15,557       Perficient, Inc.(b)      284,226   
  26,568       Pericom Semiconductor Corp.(b)      214,404   
  90,302       Photronics, Inc.(b)      783,821   
  19,952       Plantronics, Inc.      869,309   
  37,811       Plexus Corp.(b)      1,585,037   
  129,011       PMC - Sierra, Inc.(b)      882,435   
  6,261       Power Integrations, Inc.      295,707   
  27,181       PRGX Global, Inc.(b)      174,774   
  36,960       Progress Software Corp.(b)      793,162   
  37,038       PTC, Inc.(b)      1,310,034   
  8,888       QLIK Technologies, Inc.(b)      195,358   
  100,837       QLogic Corp.(b)      1,167,692   
  379,731       Quantum Corp.(b)      410,109   
  45,986       QuinStreet, Inc.(b)      280,515   
  36,097       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(b)      1,047,535   
  68,417       RadiSys Corp.(b)      218,934   
  15,145       RADWARE Ltd. (Israel)(b)      250,347   
  28,002       Rambus, Inc.(b)      338,544   
  15,955       RealD, Inc.(b)(c)      174,867   
  32,680       RealNetworks, Inc.(b)      246,407   
  9,522       RealPage, Inc.(b)      169,016   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  149,724       RF Micro Devices, Inc.(b)    $ 1,263,671   
  46,157       Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b)      897,754   
  30,846       Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)      684,781   
  9,314       Rogers Corp.(b)      559,026   
  13,789       Rosetta Stone, Inc.(b)      164,227   
  13,791       Rubicon Technology, Inc.(b)      139,703   
  22,868       Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(b)      208,327   
  44,351       Sapient Corp.(b)      721,591   
  44,654       ScanSource, Inc.(b)      1,715,160   
  20,890       SeaChange International, Inc.(b)      195,739   
  30,172       Semtech Corp.(b)      723,525   
  19,186       ShoreTel, Inc.(b)      144,854   
  40,689       Sigma Designs, Inc.(b)      153,398   
  20,858       Silicon Graphics International Corp.(b)      251,965   
  30,483       Silicon Image, Inc.(b)      171,010   
  15,817       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)      710,974   
  14,416       SINA Corp. (China)(b)      689,085   
  17,745       Sohu.com, Inc. (China)(b)      978,992   
  10,023       SolarWinds, Inc.(b)      404,127   
  17,247       Solera Holdings, Inc.      1,117,261   
  69,554       Sonus Networks, Inc.(b)      227,442   
  73,322       Spansion, Inc., Class A(b)      1,307,331   
  51,073       Speed Commerce, Inc.(b)      168,541   
  25,386       SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b)      988,023   
  138,333       STR Holdings, Inc.(b)      218,566   
  7,700       Stratasys Ltd.(b)(c)      745,899   
  18,023       SunPower Corp. (France)(b)(c)      602,329   
  23,623       Super Micro Computer, Inc.(b)      480,964   
  48,985       Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b)      969,413   
  9,822       Synaptics, Inc.(b)      610,437   
  9,476       Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.(b)      288,449   
  5,259       Syntel, Inc.(b)      422,403   
  65,101       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      1,326,758   
  98,722       TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., Class A(b)      251,741   
  21,166       TeleTech Holdings, Inc.(b)      510,736   
  6,392       Tessco Technologies, Inc.      210,233   
  34,020       Tessera Technologies, Inc.      746,059   
  64,379       TIBCO Software, Inc.(b)      1,263,760   
  21,024       TiVo, Inc.(b)      249,345   
  91,819       TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.(b)      1,301,993   
  103,523       TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)      816,796   
  3,633       Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      296,634   
  1,374       Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)(b)      164,372   
  14,869       Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(b)      126,684   
  14,995       Ultratech, Inc.(b)      399,167   
  113,788       United Online, Inc.      1,348,388   
  6,335       Universal Display Corp.(b)(c)      165,027   
  40,441       Vantiv, Inc., Class A(b)      1,243,561   
  28,922       Veeco Instruments, Inc.(b)      1,069,246   
  15,495       Verint Systems, Inc.(b)      678,216   
  24,645       Verisign, Inc.(b)      1,162,751   
  18,658       ViaSat, Inc.(b)      1,198,030   
  8,055       Virtusa Corp.(b)      265,573   
  16,454       Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(b)      267,048   
  13,074       Vistaprint NV(b)(c)      516,031   
  12,429       VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      1,149,807   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  13,753       WebMD Health Corp.(b)(c)    $ 606,370   
  13,647       WEX, Inc.(b)      1,309,703   
  1,805       Workday, Inc., Class A(b)      131,891   
  12,291       XO Group, Inc.(b)      130,530   
  32,922       Yandex NV, Class A (Russia)(b)      872,433   
  21,519       Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(b)      1,494,279   
  13,151       Zygo Corp.(b)      253,025   
  221,794       Zynga, Inc., Class A(b)      898,266   
     

 

 

 
        155,290,330   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—6.1%   
  37,536       A. Schulman, Inc.      1,348,293   
  25,412       A.M. Castle & Co.(b)      312,059   
  9,879       AEP Industries, Inc.(b)      351,890   
  82,895       Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(b)(c)      281,014   
  16,814       AMCOL International Corp.      770,922   
  8,764       American Vanguard Corp.      156,087   
  14,826       Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.      296,965   
  42,258       Axiall Corp.      1,969,223   
  7,647       Balchem Corp.      473,732   
  41,193       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      1,030,649   
  2,994       Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (Israel)      156,227   
  31,415       Calgon Carbon Corp.(b)      629,242   
  27,645       Carpenter Technology Corp.      1,736,106   
  85,070       Century Aluminum Co.(b)      1,169,713   
  66,723       China Green Agriculture, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      184,155   
  21,539       Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      1,322,279   
  36,427       Constellium NV, Class A (Netherlands)(b)      1,111,752   
  3,246       Deltic Timber Corp.      197,195   
  10,710       Eagle Materials, Inc.      892,464   
  83,047       Ferro Corp.(b)      1,077,950   
  9,514       Flotek Industries, Inc.(b)      266,487   
  15,469       FutureFuel Corp.      310,463   
  28,742       Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.      557,020   
  27,742       Gold Resource Corp.(c)      127,891   
  160,231       Golden Minerals Co.(b)(c)      112,162   
  83,554       Gulf Resources, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      153,739   
  28,163       H.B. Fuller Co.      1,304,792   
  9,514       Handy & Harman Ltd.(b)      215,112   
  9,932       Hawkins, Inc.      359,538   
  9,933       Haynes International, Inc.      526,946   
  38,745       Headwaters, Inc.(b)      483,538   
  271,995       Hecla Mining Co.(c)      835,025   
  27,321       Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)      425,934   
  21,136       Innophos Holdings, Inc.      1,192,916   
  12,663       Innospec, Inc.      545,269   
  58,003       Intrepid Potash, Inc.(b)(c)      945,449   
  19,466       Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      1,370,406   
  27,834       KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.(b)      734,261   
  23,585       Koppers Holdings, Inc.      1,007,080   
  45,375       Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.(b)      1,182,019   
  30,576       Kronos Worldwide, Inc.      478,514   
  28,885       Landec Corp.(b)      342,576   
  51,382       Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)      842,151   
  16,249       LSB Industries, Inc.(b)      620,549   
  26,026       Materion Corp.      875,775   
  147,945       McEwen Mining, Inc.(b)(c)      355,068   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  22,633       Mercer International, Inc.(b)    $ 187,401   
  20,702       Minerals Technologies, Inc.      1,231,562   
  120,307       Molycorp, Inc.(b)(c)      571,458   
  23,183       Myers Industries, Inc.      433,522   
  12,182       Neenah Paper, Inc.      613,607   
  139,651       Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.      495,761   
  20,768       Olympic Steel, Inc.      547,444   
  53,167       OM Group, Inc.      1,557,261   
  57,764       Omnova Solutions, Inc.(b)      526,808   
  41,903       P.H. Glatfelter Co.      1,069,365   
  12,104       Penford Corp.(b)      152,510   
  42,811       PolyOne Corp.      1,604,128   
  8,141       Quaker Chemical Corp.      605,935   
  18,138       Royal Gold, Inc.      1,200,736   
  29,367       RTI International Metals, Inc.(b)      826,975   
  19,430       Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      847,925   
  26,801       Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A      1,640,489   
  15,508       Stepan Co.      896,828   
  100,222       Stillwater Mining Co.(b)      1,581,503   
  65,667       SunCoke Energy, Inc.(b)      1,370,470   
  12,862       Taminco Corp.(b)      258,398   
  8,883       Texas Industries, Inc.(b)(c)      770,156   
  20,372       Tredegar Corp.      423,941   
  55,806       Tronox Ltd., Class A      1,367,247   
  7,741       Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.(b)      277,825   
  7,384       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      181,794   
  18,756       US Silica Holdings, Inc.      847,209   
  140,968       Verso Paper Corp.(b)(c)      383,433   
  42,492       Wausau Paper Corp.      508,204   
  16,826       Westlake Chemical Corp.      1,198,011   
  39,868       Worthington Industries, Inc.      1,467,142   
  65,153       Yongye International, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      455,419   
  23,404       Zep, Inc.      404,655   
     

 

 

 
        58,143,719   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.3%   
  224,764       Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.(b)      424,804   
  8,088       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      478,567   
  64,153       Cbeyond, Inc.(b)      634,473   
  8,370       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      288,514   
  58,361       Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.      1,162,551   
  58,618       FairPoint Communications, Inc.(b)      799,550   
  62,726       General Communication, Inc., Class A(b)      654,859   
  9,002       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(b)      239,633   
  17,003       HickoryTech Corp.      201,826   
  23,708       IDT Corp., Class B      375,535   
  36,832       Inteliquent, Inc.      502,389   
  42,138       Intelsat SA (United Kingdom)(b)(c)      766,069   
  83,811       Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)(c)      559,019   
  16,590       Lumos Networks Corp.      219,154   
  52,308       NTELOS Holdings Corp.(c)      721,327   
  48,579       Premiere Global Services, Inc.(b)      617,925   
  15,978       SBA Communications Corp., Class A(b)      1,434,185   
  16,545       Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      463,756   
  29,035       United States Cellular Corp.      1,206,114   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Telecommunication (continued)   
  45,414       USA Mobility, Inc.    $ 777,942   
  114,768       Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)      440,709   
     

 

 

 
        12,968,901   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—1.6%   
  28,978       American States Water Co.      879,772   
  6,699       Artesian Resources Corp., Class A      147,512   
  40,467       California Water Service Group      910,508   
  8,694       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      549,982   
  7,874       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      255,905   
  13,140       Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands)      152,687   
  39,183       El Paso Electric Co.      1,481,901   
  59,963       Empire District Electric Co. (The)      1,458,300   
  14,785       Genie Energy Ltd., Class B(b)      119,759   
  33,545       Laclede Group, Inc. (The)      1,590,368   
  30,036       MGE Energy, Inc.      1,147,976   
  15,870       Middlesex Water Co.      322,637   
  39,558       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      1,751,233   
  6,344       NRG Yield, Inc., Class A(c)      271,777   
  13,025       Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Israel)      347,507   
  38,192       Otter Tail Corp.      1,119,026   
  6,192       Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      165,946   
  13,358       SJW Corp.      363,738   
  27,225       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      1,564,076   
  17,005       Unitil Corp.      564,566   
  8,741       York Water Co. (The)      174,907   
     

 

 

 
        15,340,083   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $840,287,904)
     958,375,897   
     

 

 

 
     
   Warrant—0.0%   
   Energy—0.0%   
  4,742       Magnum Hunter Corp., expiring 05/15/16(b)
(Cost $0)
     0   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $840,287,904)—100.0%
     958,375,897   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—6.2%   
  59,546,191       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $59,546,191)
     59,546,191   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $899,834,095)—106.2%
     1,017,922,088   
   Other assets less liabilities—(6.2)%      (59,191,093
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 958,730,995   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 57,862,237      $ (57,862,237   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
DWA NASDAQ
Momentum
Portfolio (DWAQ)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Market
Portfolio (PWC)
     PowerShares
FTSE RAFI
US 1000
Portfolio (PRF)
     PowerShares
FTSE RAFI
US 1500 Small-Mid
Portfolio  (PRFZ)
 
Assets:           

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 25,740,510       $ 186,253,482       $ 3,302,329,715       $ 958,375,897   

Affiliated investments, at value

    47,779         16,067         30,762,512         59,546,191   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    25,788,289         186,269,549         3,333,092,227         1,017,922,088   

Foreign currencies, at value

                            26,494   

Receivables:

          

Dividends

    2,327         114,307         3,375,762         411,782   

Expenses absorbed

    193                           

Foreign tax reclaims

    185                 2,407         541   

Investments sold

                    1,639,231         2,181,112   

Security lending

                    68,907         168,823   

Shares sold

            3,478,616         25,612,184           

Other assets

    3,333         3,330         5,830           
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    25,794,327         189,865,802         3,363,796,548         1,020,710,840   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Due to custodian

                    333,087         440,602   

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

            3,474,471         27,222,692         1,145,959   

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

                    27,882,011         59,546,191   

Accrued advisory fees

            77,758         618,741         174,136   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    12,720         25,435         75,298         29,419   

Accrued expenses

    47,279         69,327         1,968,263         643,538   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    59,999         3,646,991         58,100,092         61,979,845   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 25,734,328       $ 186,218,811       $ 3,305,696,456       $ 958,730,995   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 102,464,420       $ 537,115,941       $ 2,863,581,397       $ 872,874,463   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (13,051      233,919         7,365,319         1,928,173   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (74,491,163      (357,422,241      (184,274,079      (34,160,572

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,225,878      6,291,192         619,023,819         118,088,931   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 25,734,328       $ 186,218,811       $ 3,305,696,456       $ 958,730,995   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

    400,000         2,650,000         38,700,000         9,950,000   

Net asset value

  $ 64.34       $ 70.27       $ 85.42       $ 96.35   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 64.32       $ 70.27       $ 85.37       $ 96.38   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 27,966,388       $ 179,962,290       $ 2,683,630,655       $ 840,287,904   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 47,779       $ 16,067       $ 30,437,753       $ 59,546,191   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 28,014,167       $ 179,978,357       $ 2,714,068,408       $ 899,834,095   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currencies, at cost

  $       $       $       $ 25,556   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan with an aggregate value of

  $       $       $ 27,275,127       $ 57,862,237   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
DWA NASDAQ
Momentum
Portfolio (DWAQ)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Market
Portfolio (PWC)
     PowerShares
FTSE RAFI
US 1000
Portfolio (PRF)
     PowerShares
FTSE RAFI
US 1500 Small-Mid
Portfolio  (PRFZ)
 
Investment Income:           

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 233,272       $ 2,467,187       $ 55,176,054       $ 10,273,582   

Affiliated dividend income

    11         22         86,081         57   

Securities lending income

                    424,253         1,372,349   

Foreign withholding tax

    (447      (593      (2,520      (5,206
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    232,836         2,466,616         55,683,868         11,640,782   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:           

Advisory fees

    126,471         800,153         7,256,241         2,297,718   

Accounting & administration fees

    36,058         36,058         490,757         155,501   

Professional fees

    27,770         26,861         52,418         42,317   

Sub-licensing

    9,914         45,010         2,249,939         712,446   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    9,286         12,769         71,994         28,832   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    5,423         17,468         32,589         28,558   

Other expenses

    16,512         28,182         229,262         98,825   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    231,434         966,501         10,383,200         3,364,197   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Waivers

    (79,738      (7,030      (638,184      (274,370
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    151,696         959,471         9,745,016         3,089,827   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    81,140         1,507,145         45,938,852         8,550,955   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investment securities

    2,272,338         962,737         (2,688,760      (8,222,562

In-kind redemptions

    5,573,106         41,952,430         122,452,091         87,398,508   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    7,845,444         42,915,167         119,763,331         79,175,946   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investment securities

    (5,108,462      (7,584,688      316,724,319         69,308,580   

Foreign currencies

                            1,302   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (5,108,462      (7,584,688      316,724,319         69,309,882   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    2,736,982         35,330,479         436,487,650         148,485,828   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,818,122       $ 36,837,624       $ 482,426,502       $ 157,036,783   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and April 30, 2013

 

    PowerShares DWA NASDAQ
Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)
     PowerShares Dynamic
Market Portfolio (PWC)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 81,140       $ 343,750       $ 1,507,145       $ 2,191,518   

Net realized gain

    7,845,444         1,181,833         42,915,167         19,915,303   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (5,108,462      302,308         (7,584,688      5,567,136   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,818,122         1,827,891         36,837,624         27,673,957   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (102,874      (376,429      (1,443,855      (2,277,011
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    38,073,218         22,456,458         310,118,300         188,278,816   

Value of shares repurchased

    (37,214,086      (29,971,505      (299,950,822      (201,661,797
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    859,132         (7,515,047      10,167,478         (13,382,981
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    3,574,380         (6,063,585      45,561,247         12,013,965   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    22,159,948         28,223,533         140,657,564         128,643,599   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 25,734,328       $ 22,159,948       $ 186,218,811       $ 140,657,564   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ (13,051    $ 1,634       $ 233,919       $ 151,975   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    600,000         450,000         4,900,000         3,900,000   

Shares repurchased

    (600,000      (600,000      (4,750,000      (4,150,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    400,000         550,000         2,500,000         2,750,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    400,000         400,000         2,650,000         2,500,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US
1000 Portfolio (PRF)
     PowerShares FTSE RAFI US
1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013  
        
$ 45,938,852       $ 31,090,567       $ 8,550,955       $ 7,804,825   
  119,763,331         63,846,705         79,175,946         33,918,746   
  316,724,319         215,084,872         69,309,882         44,374,003   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  482,426,502         310,022,144         157,036,783         86,097,574   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  (42,658,537      (30,575,583      (7,637,848      (7,992,111

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  1,350,714,852         319,681,049         443,192,650         130,742,268   
  (263,236,412      (209,338,770      (197,623,306      (108,729,552

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,087,478,440         110,342,279         245,569,344         22,012,716   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,527,246,405         389,788,840         394,968,279         100,118,179   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  1,778,450,051         1,388,661,211         563,762,716         463,644,537   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 3,305,696,456       $ 1,778,450,051       $ 958,730,995       $ 563,762,716   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 7,365,319       $ 4,084,962       $ 1,928,173       $ 1,093,435   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  17,000,000         4,900,000         4,700,000         1,800,000   
  (3,200,000      (3,250,000      (2,000,000      (1,500,000
  24,900,000         23,250,000         7,250,000         6,950,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  38,700,000         24,900,000         9,950,000         7,250,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 55.40     $ 51.32     $ 53.76     $ 45.15     $ 32.83  

Net investment income(a)

    0.21        0.71 (b)      0.10        0.07        0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    9.00        4.18        (2.50     8.65        12.36   

Total from investment operations

    9.21       4.89       (2.40     8.72       12.37  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.27     (0.81     (0.04     (0.11     (0.05

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 64.34     $ 55.40     $ 51.32     $ 53.76     $ 45.15  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 64.32     $ 55.32     $ 51.30     $ 53.75     $ 45.15  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    16.64     9.75     (4.46 )%      19.34     37.73

Market Price Total Return(d)

    16.77     9.63     (4.48 )%      19.31     37.73
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 25,734      $ 22,160      $ 28,224      $ 40,321      $ 40,635   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60 %(e)      0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.91 %(e)      0.95     0.93     0.91     0.85

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.32     1.42 %(b)      0.22     0.15     0.01

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    296     118     99     75     90

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 56.26     $ 46.78     $ 48.26     $ 40.38     $ 31.42  

Net investment income(a)

    0.60        0.82        0.44        0.57        0.33   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    13.99        9.51        (1.52     7.94        8.97   

Total from investment operations

    14.59       10.33       (1.08     8.51       9.30  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.58     (0.85     (0.40     (0.63     (0.34

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 70.27     $ 56.26     $ 46.78     $ 48.26     $ 40.38  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 70.27     $ 56.23     $ 46.75     $ 48.24     $ 40.38  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    26.09     22.39     (2.12 )%      21.34     29.75

Market Price Total Return(d)

    26.15     22.40     (2.14 )%      21.29     29.80
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 186,219      $ 140,658      $ 128,644      $ 188,207      $ 230,151   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.60     0.60     0.62     0.64     0.60

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.94     1.68     1.00     1.38     0.92

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    244     166     133     107     98

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $4 per share owned of Warner Chilcott PLC on August 29, 2012. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $0.43 and 0.87%, respectively.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. Estimated investment company expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the funds that the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment company expenses that you bear indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(f)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the portfolio turnover calculation for PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s Portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 71.42     $ 59.73     $ 60.72     $ 52.93     $ 34.78  

Net investment income(a)

    1.45        1.31        1.12        1.07        0.62   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    13.89        11.66        (0.99     7.63        18.21   

Total from investment operations

    15.34       12.97       0.13       8.70       18.83  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (1.34     (1.28     (1.12     (0.91     (0.68

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 85.42     $ 71.42     $ 59.73     $ 60.72     $ 52.93  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 85.37     $ 71.42     $ 59.72     $ 60.71     $ 52.96  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    21.68     22.06     0.41     16.72     54.57

Market Price Total Return(c)

    21.61     22.09     0.41     16.63     54.66
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 3,305,696      $ 1,778,450      $ 1,388,661      $ 1,208,246      $ 648,428   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.39     0.39     0.39

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.41     0.43     0.43     0.44     0.45

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.84     2.10     2.00     2.01     1.38

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    12     13     6     9     24

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 77.76     $ 66.71     $ 70.66     $ 59.82     $ 34.96  

Net investment income(a)

    0.98        1.13        0.73        0.50        0.32   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    18.52        11.08        (4.04     10.80        24.88   

Total from investment operations

    19.50       12.21       (3.31     11.30       25.20  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.91     (1.16     (0.64     (0.46     (0.34

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 96.35     $ 77.76     $ 66.71     $ 70.66     $ 59.82  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 96.38     $ 77.67     $ 66.72     $ 70.64     $ 59.79  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    25.22     18.56     (4.60 )%      19.04     72.38 %(e) 

Market Price Total Return(c)

    25.40     18.41     (4.56 )%      19.06     72.59
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 958,731      $ 563,763      $ 463,645      $ 409,826      $ 284,135   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.39     0.39     0.39

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.42     0.43     0.44     0.46     0.51

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.08     1.64     1.17     0.82     0.67

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    31     30     15     19     16

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(e)  Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss of $0.17 per share. Had the pay-in not been made, the Net Asset Value Total Return would have been 71.89%.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

April 30, 2014

 

Note 1. Organization

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 9, 2000 and is authorized to have multiple series of portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of April 30, 2014, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic OTC Portfolio)
   “DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)    “Dynamic Market Portfolio”
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)    “FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio”
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)    “FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio”

Each portfolio (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”) represents a separate series of the Trust. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares” or “Fund’s Shares.” Each Fund’s Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc., except for Shares of FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, which are listed and traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

The market prices of each Fund’s Shares may differ to some degree from the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of Shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units by Authorized Participants, the Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of its respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright NASDAQ Technical Leaders Index
Dynamic Market Portfolio    Dynamic Market IntellidexSM Index
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Index

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, the Funds monitor for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

A. Security Valuation

Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policies.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining NAV per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

 

 

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Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the London world markets. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer-specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

Each Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of each Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Other Risks

Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize investing strategies that seek returns in excess of their Underlying Indexes. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.

Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that each Fund holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities a Fund holds; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities a Fund holds. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.

Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant degree in securities of issuers located in a single industry or a sector. To the extent that an Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector, each Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry or sector, a Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or sectors. In addition, at times, an industry or sector may be out of favor and underperform other industries or the market as a whole. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industry or sector will disproportionately impact a Fund’s NAV.

 

 

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Non-Correlation Risk. Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. For DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market. Often small and medium capitalization companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

C. Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to its shareholders. As such, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized gains) that is distributed to the shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These timing differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, and passive foreign investment company adjustments, if any.

The Funds file U.S. federal tax returns and tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. Generally, a Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

D. Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are computed on the specific identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains, dividends and interest received by a Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded net of non-reclaimable foreign tax withholdings on the ex-dividend date.

E. Expenses

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are applied to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

Each Fund is responsible for all of its expenses, including the investment advisory fees, costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with executions of portfolio transactions, sub-licensing fees related to its respective Underlying Index, any distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses, fees payable to the Trust’s Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) or the Adviser, expenses incurred in connection with the Board members’ services, including travel expenses and legal fees of counsel for the Independent Trustees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses.

To the extent a Fund invests in other investment companies, the expenses shown in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of the Fund and do not include any expenses of the investment companies in which it invests. The effects of such investment companies’ expenses are included in the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the investments in the investment companies.

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, to its shareholders quarterly and records such dividends on ex-dividend date. Generally, each Fund distributes net realized taxable capital gains, if any, annually in cash and records them on ex-dividend date. Such distributions on a tax basis are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if any, are reported in such Fund’s financial statements as a tax return of capital at fiscal period-end.

 

 

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G. Securities Lending

FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of each Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by cash collateral equal to no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the policy of these Funds to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to a Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase, and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. A Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. A Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Securities lending income on the Statements of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser has overall responsibility for the selection and ongoing monitoring of the Funds’ investments, managing the Funds’ business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Each of DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and Dynamic Market Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Each of FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Trust, on behalf of each Fund. For the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and the FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, offering costs, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) of the Fund from exceeding 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2015. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap are: (a) initial legal fees pertaining to the Funds’ Shares offered for sale; (b) initial Securities and Exchange Commission and state registration fees; and (c) initial fees paid to be listed on an exchange. For the DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and the Dynamic Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of each Fund (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year, through at least August 31, 2015. Prior to February 19, 2014, sub-licensing fees for DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio were excluded from the expenses subject to the Expense Cap. Unless the Adviser continues the Expense Agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2015. The Expense Agreement cannot be terminated during its term.

 

Further, through August 31, 2015, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees an affiliate of the Adviser receives that are attributable to certain of the Fund’s investments in money market funds managed by that affiliate (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending). The Adviser cannot discontinue this waiver prior to its expiration.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund, in the following amounts:

 

DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 79,738   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      7,030   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      638,184   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      274,370   

For the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and the FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, the Expense Agreement provides that the fees waived or expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Adviser for up to three years, but no recapture payment will be made by a Fund if it would result in the Fund exceeding its Expense Cap as specified above. For the DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and the Dynamic Market Portfolio, the expenses borne by the Adviser are not subject to recapture.

For the following Funds, the amounts available for potential future recapture by the Adviser under the Excess Expense Agreement and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
        04/30/15      04/30/16      04/30/17  
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    $ 1,577,712       $ 420,812       $ 519,689       $ 637,211   
FTSE RAFI US Portfolio 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      671,879         186,171         211,738         273,970   

 

 

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The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), which serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares. The Funds are not charged any fees pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.

The Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement for each Fund with the following entities (each, a “Licensor”):

 

Fund

  

Licensor

DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
Dynamic Market Portfolio    NYSE Arca, Inc.
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    FTSE International Ltd.
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    FTSE International Ltd.

 

* Effective February 19, 2014, Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc. replaced NYSE Arca, Inc. as the Index Provider of the Index.

Each Underlying Index name trademark is owned by its respective Licensor. These trademarks have been licensed to the Adviser for use by the Funds. Each Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to the Trust’s sub-licensing agreement with the Adviser. The Funds are required to pay the sub-licensing fees that are shown on the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensors, and the Licensors make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the Funds.

The Trust has entered into service agreements whereby The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as the administrator, custodian, fund accountant and transfer agent for each Fund.

Note 4. Investments in Affiliates

Each Fund’s Adviser and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd., and therefore Invesco Ltd. and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT are considered to be affiliated. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in Invesco Ltd. and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.

FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2013
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2014
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $ 1,352,664       $ 1,054,369       $ (341,955    $ 167,793       $ 18,738       $ 2,251,609       $ 47,765   
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT      215,926         479,000         (6,508      (59,926      400         628,892         38,187   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Affiliates    $ 1,568,590       $ 1,533,369       $ (348,463    $ 107,867       $ 19,138       $ 2,880,501       $ 85,952   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 5. Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

 

  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

Except for the Fund listed below, as of April 30, 2014, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

 

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     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio            
Equity Securities    $ 3,332,920,045       $       $ 172,182       $ 3,333,092,227   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio            
Equity Securities    $ 1,017,833,434       $ 88,654       $       $ 1,017,922,088   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 6. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended April 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  
     Ordinary
Income
     Ordinary
Income
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 102,874       $ 376,429   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      1,443,855         2,277,011   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      42,658,537         30,575,583   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      7,637,848         7,992,111   

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation—
Other
Investments
    Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Late-Year
Ordinary/
Post-
October
Capital
Losses
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio**   $      $ (11,484   $ (2,235,595   $      $ (74,481,446   $ (1,567   $ 102,464,420      $ 25,734,328   
Dynamic Market
Portfolio
    257,679        (23,760     6,027,706               (357,158,755            537,115,941        186,218,811   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio**     7,430,600        (65,281     576,058,530               (140,476,692     (832,098     2,863,581,397        3,305,696,456   
FTSE RAFI US 1500
Small-Mid Portfolio**
    2,087,667        (25,486     102,380,602        938        (16,052,311     (2,534,878     872,874,463        958,730,995   

 

* Includes net capital losses incurred after October 31 (“Post-October Capital losses”) and the combination of ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year and specified losses incurred after October 31 within the taxable year (“Late-Year Ordinary Losses”), that are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.
** The DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio incurred and will elect to defer Late-Year Ordinary Losses of $1,567, $0 and $0 and Post-October Capital Losses of $0, $832,098 and $2,534,878, respectively.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Funds to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following Funds have capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2014, which expire as follows:

 

                                  Post-effective no
expiration
                   
    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     Short-term     Long-term     Total*     Utilized     Expired  
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio   $ 21,767,708      $ 11,353,752      $ 15,764,010      $ 14,947,690      $ 3,683,431      $ 6,964,855      $      $ 74,481,446      $ 1,207,581      $ 5,449,844   
Dynamic Market Portfolio     65,552,628        39,899,556        96,635,542        104,214,879        15,461,574        35,227,451        167,125        357,158,755        179,727        13,686,812   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio     44,432        1,148,192        44,806,580        49,808,238        38,490,195               6,179,055        140,476,692                 
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio     5,818        128,460        8,229,508        5,168,127        2,475,894               44,504        16,052,311        1,644,991          

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

 

 

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Note 7. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 73,696,071       $ 73,313,573   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      391,706,148         389,612,628   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio     
315,830,067
  
    
310,258,745
  
FTSE RAFI US Portfolio 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      248,980,027         246,087,276   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 38,045,327       $ 37,573,718   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      309,549,321         301,430,830   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio     
1,347,552,939
  
    
261,441,317
  
FTSE RAFI US Portfolio 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      441,408,106         196,362,194   

Gains (losses) on in-kind transactions are generally not considered taxable gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes.

At April 30, 2014, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Cost      Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 28,023,884       $ (2,235,595    $ 657,976       $ (2,893,571
Dynamic Market Portfolio      180,241,843         6,027,706         10,726,989         (4,699,283
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      2,757,033,697         576,058,530         599,229,435         (23,170,905
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      915,541,486         102,380,602         142,392,766         (40,012,164

Note 8. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions on April 30, 2014, amounts were reclassified between undistributed net investment income (loss), undistributed net realized gain (loss) and shares of beneficial interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of each Fund. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 7,049       $ (34,709    $ 27,660   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      18,654         (27,691,569      27,672,915   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      42         (116,445,535      116,445,493   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      (78,369      (84,586,379      84,664,748   

Note 9. Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees

Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees include amounts accrued by the Funds to pay remuneration to the Independent Trustees and Officer of the Funds. The Trustee who is an “interested person” (the “Non-Independent Trustee”) of the Trust does not receive any Trustees’ fees.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, an Independent Trustee who has executed a Deferred Fee Agreement (a “Participating Trustee”) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation (“Deferral Fees”). Such Deferral Fees are deemed to be invested in select PowerShares Funds. The Deferral Fees payable to the Participating Trustee are valued as of the date such Deferral Fees would have been paid to the Participating Trustee. The value increases with contributions or with increases in the value of the Shares selected, and the value decreases with distributions or with declines in the value of the Shares selected. Obligations under the deferred compensation plan represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Funds.

 

 

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Note 10. Capital

Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units of 50,000 Shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted in exchange for Deposit Securities, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per Share of a Fund of the Trust on the transaction date. However, for all Funds, cash in an amount equivalent to the value of certain securities may be substituted, generally when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances.

To the extent that the Funds permit transactions in exchange for Deposit Securities, each Fund may issue Shares in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash at least equal to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In accordance with each Fund’s Participant Agreement, Creation Units will be issued to an Authorized Participant, notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Deposit Securities have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of cash in the form of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds having a value (marked-to-market daily) at least equal to 105%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities.

Transactions in each Fund’s Shares are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 11. Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Each Independent Trustee is also indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of his duties to the Trust pursuant to an Indemnification Agreement between the Independent Trustee and the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust believes the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic OTC Portfolio), PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (each an individual portfolio of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at April 30, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 24, 2014

 

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2014.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) bears directly, the Portfolio indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. The amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Portfolio will vary because the investment companies have varied expenses and fee levels and the Portfolio may own different proportions of the investment companies at different times. Estimated investment companies’ expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Portfolio. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the investment companies the Portfolio invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that you bear indirectly are included in the Portfolio’s total returns.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratio and an assumed annualized rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges and brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, expenses shown in the table do not include the expenses of the underlying funds, which are borne indirectly by a Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period(1)
 
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,003.58        0.60   $ 2.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.82        0.60        3.01   
Powershares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,099.16        0.60        3.12   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.82        0.60        3.01   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,091.58        0.39        2.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,051.56        0.39        1.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   

 

(1)  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2014. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 181/365. Expense ratios for the most recent half-year may differ from expense ratios based on the annualized data in the Financial Highlights.

 

 

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Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.

The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2014:

Federal Income Tax Information

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends Received
Deduction*
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio        100 %       99 %
Dynamic Market Portfolio        100 %       100 %
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio        100 %       100 %
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio        88 %       82 %

 

* The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by each Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by each Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2014.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Ronn R. Bagge (1958) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2003    Founder and Principal, YQA Capital Management LLC (1998-Present); formerly Owner/CEO of Electronic Dynamic Balancing Co., Inc. (high-speed rotating equipment service provider).    114    None
Todd J. Barre (1957) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2010    Assistant Professor of Business, Trinity Christian College (2010-Present); formerly Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist (2001-2008), Director of Open Architecture and Trading (2007-2008), Head of Fundamental Research (2004-2007) and Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Strategist (1994-2001), BMO Financial Group/Harris Private Bank.    114    None
Marc M. Kole (1960) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2006    Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); formerly, Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004).    114    None
Yung Bong Lim (1964) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    114    None
Philip M. Nussbaum (1961) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2003    Chairman, Performance Trust Capital Partners (2004-Present).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Gary R. Wicker (1961) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2013    Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Chief Financial Officer at RBC Ministries (publishing company) (2013-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Zondervan Publishing (a division of Harper Collins/NewsCorp) (2007-2012); Senior Vice President and Group Controller (2005-2006), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2003-2004), Chief Financial Officer (2001-2003), Vice President, Finance and Controller (1999-2001) and Assistant Controller (1997-1999), divisions of The Thomson Corporation (information services provider).    114    None
Donald H. Wilson (1959) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Chairman of the Board and Trustee    Chairman since 2012; Trustee since 2006    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisers, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chief Operating Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (bank holding company) (2007-2009); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (2006-2007); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (bank holding company) (1995-2006).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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The Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Non-Independent Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by the Non-Independent Trustee are shown below.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Non-Independent Trustee
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustee During
the Past 5 Years

Kevin M. Carome (1956)

Invesco Ltd.

Two Peachtree Pointe

1555 Peachtree St., N.E.,

Suite 1800

Atlanta, GA 30309

   Trustee    Since 2010    Senior Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Ltd. (2006-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Finance PLC, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., and Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director and Executive Vice President, Invesco Finance, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc., and IVZ, Inc.; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2003-2005); Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (2000-2001); General Counsel of certain investment management subsidiaries of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1998-2000); Associate General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1993-1998); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP.    114    None

 

* This is the date the Non-Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Andrew Schlossberg (1974)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   President    Since 2009    Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Managing Director—U.S. Strategy and Marketing, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); Managing Director, U.S. head of business strategy and chief marketing officer for Invesco Ltd. in the United States (2008-Present); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present); formerly, Mr. Schlossberg served in multiple roles within Invesco, including head of corporate development, as well as global leadership roles in strategy and product development in the company’s North American Institutional and Retirement divisions (2002-2007).

Peter Hubbard (1981)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management—Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Portfolio Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2007-2008); Research Analyst, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2005-2007); Research Analyst and Trader, Ritchie Capital, a hedge fund operator (2003-2005).

David Warren (1957)

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street Suite 900,

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) and Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present), Invesco Corporate Class Inc., and Invesco Canada Fund Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco, Inc.; formerly, Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2006).

Sheri Morris (1964)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Vice President    Since 2012    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present) and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; formerly, Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.

Rudolf E. Reitmann (1971)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC 3500

Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Operations, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2013).

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Daniel E. Draper (1968)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (since 2014); Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs (since 2013); formerly, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2010-2013) and Lyxor Asset Management/Societe Generale (2007–2010).

Steven M. Hill (1964)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President and Treasurer    Since 2013    Vice President and Treasurer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2011); formerly, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Destra Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries (2010-2011); Chief Financial Officer, Destra Investment Trust and Destra Investment Trust II (2010-2011); Senior Managing Director, Claymore Securities, Inc. (2003-2010); and Chief Financial Officer, Claymore sponsored mutual funds (2003-2010).

Christopher Joe (1969)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (since 2006); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010-2013); formerly, Assistant Fund Accounting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (1998-1999).

Anna Paglia (1974)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Secretary    Since 2011    Secretary, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present); Head of Legal, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Partner, K&L Gates LLP (formerly, Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP) (2007-2010); Associate Counsel at Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (2004-2006).

Availability of Additional Information About the Trustees

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 983-0903.

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for the following 51 series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio

PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

 

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2013, as applicable, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various

 

 

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explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the advisory fees and net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual advisory fee charged to each Fund is:

 

    0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each Fund other than PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio; and

 

    0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio.

The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or pay expenses (an “Expense Cap”) to the extent necessary to prevent the annual operating expenses of each Fund from exceeding the percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets, at least until August 31, 2015, as set forth below:

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio;

 

    0.50%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio;

 

    0.39%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio;

 

    0.29%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

   

0.60%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy

 

 

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Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (the Trustees noted that prior to December 17, 2013, licensing fees were excluded from the Expense Cap); and

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each other Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not serve as the investment adviser to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds, but that the Adviser provides sub-advisory services to clients with comparable investment strategies as certain of the Funds. The Trustees further noted the Adviser’s explanation with respect to the sub-advisory fees it receives for such services in comparison to the advisory fees charged to the Funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was:

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds); and

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. With respect to the Funds’ net expense ratios, the Trustees noted that the net expense ratio for each Fund was:

 

    higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was equal to or less than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds); and

 

   

higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity

 

 

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Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees noted that a significant component of the non-advisory fee expenses was the license fees paid by the Funds, and noted those Funds for which license fees are included in the Funds’ Expense Caps.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio of each Fund (giving effect to the Fund’s Expense Cap) were reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of fees, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund, as well as the fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser for the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to any of the Funds was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that, for Funds whose expenses are higher than their respective Expense Caps, any reduction in that Fund’s expenses would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but that Fund shareholders benefit from the lower expense ratio as a result of the Fund’s Expense Cap. The Trustees also noted that the Excess Expense Agreement with the Trust provides that the Adviser is entitled to be reimbursed by each Fund, other than PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio and PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, for fees waived or expenses absorbed pursuant to the Expense Cap for a period of three years from the date the fee or expense was incurred, provided that no reimbursement would be made that would result in a Fund exceeding its Expense Cap. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate, noting the Fund expenses the Adviser has borne as a result of the Expense Cap.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationship with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request, by (i) calling (800) 983-0903; or (ii) accessing the Trust’s Form N-PX on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

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Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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     April 30, 2014

2014 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PWB    PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio
PWV    PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio
PXLC    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio
PXLG    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio
PXLV    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio
PXMC    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio
PXMG    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio
PXMV    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio
PXSC    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio
PXSG    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio
PXSV    PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio
PZI    PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

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Table of Contents

 

The Market Environment      3   
Manager’s Analysis      4   

Fundamental Pure and Style Portfolios

  
Schedules of Investments   

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)

     40   

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)

     41   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC)

     42   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

     44   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV)

     45   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC)

     47   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

     49   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV)

     51   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC)

     54   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

     59   

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV)

     64   

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)

     72   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      78   
Statements of Operations      80   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      82   
Financial Highlights      86   
Notes to Financial Statements      92   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      103   
Fees and Expenses      104   
Tax Information      106   
Trustees and Officers      107   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      112   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

The U.S. equity market rose to multiyear or all-time highs during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors, and fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained relatively stable following significant recovery in prior years.

However, the fiscal year began with capital markets in the U.S. declining. In May and June 2013, equity and fixed income markets fell following then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time was approaching to reduce, or “taper,” the size of its bond buying economic stimulus program. This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer and generally rose, with some brief interruptions, through the end of 2013. The Fed’s announcement in December that tapering of its bond purchases would begin in early 2014 had little effect on equities as the announcement was widely anticipated. After strong performance in the second half of 2013, the U.S. equity market turned volatile in the first four months of 2014 as investors worried that stocks may have risen too high, too fast in 2013. Adding to this investor uncertainty during 2014 was political upheaval in Ukraine and signs of economic sluggishness in the U.S. and China.

 

1  Source: Reuters
 

 

 

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PWB    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of large capitalization companies that comprise the Index.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects 50 large capitalization U.S. growth stocks for inclusion in the Index principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential. The Index Provider ranks the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ for investment potential using a proprietary model. The Index Provider segregates the universe of stocks into three size groups: large cap, mid cap and small cap. The Index Provider considers the 250 largest stocks to be large cap, it considers the next 750 stocks to be mid cap, and it considers the remaining 1,000 stocks to be small cap. The Index Provider divides large cap stocks into growth stocks and value stocks. The Index Provider bases a stock’s characterization as growth or value on a multi-factor methodology. The Index Provider then divides the large cap growth universe into two sub-groups based on market capitalization. The top quintile is one sub-group. The Index Provider includes 15 of the top-ranked relatively larger stocks in this sub-group, and they collectively receive 50% of the weight with each larger stock receiving approximately 3.3%. The bottom four quintiles are another sub-group. The Index Provider includes 35 of the top-ranked relatively smaller stocks in this sub-group, and they collectively receive 50% of the weight, with each smaller stock receiving approximately 1.4%. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 20.96%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 20.91%. During the same time period, the Index returned 21.66%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.66%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 576 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a benchmark composed of large cap growth stocks. The Benchmark Index was selected for its

recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the large cap growth market. The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and most underweight the consumer staples sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the health care sector and the Fund’s allocation to the consumer staples sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and health care sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Gilead Sciences, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 3.37%) and MasterCard, Inc., Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 3.41%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Netflix, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.19%); and NIKE, Inc., Class B, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 1.27%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Consumer Discretionary      28.1   
Financials      15.7   
Information Technology      15.3   
Industrials      15.0   
Health Care      13.1   
Energy      8.6   
Consumer Staples      2.8   
Materials      1.4   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      3.9   
Schlumberger Ltd.      3.8   
Union Pacific Corp.      3.7   
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      3.6   
Honeywell International, Inc.      3.4   
Walt Disney Co. (The)      3.4   
Home Depot, Inc. (The)      3.4   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      3.3   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A      3.3   
NIKE, Inc., Class B      3.2   
Total      35.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Large Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index     21.66     14.92     51.77     20.10     149.88       7.43     92.76
Russell 1000® Growth Index     20.66        13.37        45.73        19.47        143.35          8.19        105.69   
Fund                
NAV Return     20.91        14.19        48.91        19.28        141.42          6.71        81.34   
Market Price Return     20.96        14.19        48.91        19.28        141.42          6.69        80.97   

 

Fund Inception: March 3, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.59%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the

redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PWV    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Large Cap Value IntellidexSM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of large capitalization companies that comprise the Index.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects 50 large capitalization U.S. value stocks for inclusion in the Index principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential. The Index Provider ranks the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ for investment potential using a proprietary model. The Index Provider segregates the universe of stocks into three size groups: large cap, mid cap and small cap. The Index Provider considers the 250 largest stocks to be large cap, it considers the next 750 stocks to be mid cap, and it considers the remaining 1,000 stocks to be small cap. The Index Provider divides large cap stocks into growth stocks and value stocks. The Index Provider bases a stock’s characterization as growth or value on a multi-factor methodology. The Index Provider then divides the large cap value universe into two sub-groups based on market capitalization. The top quintile is one sub-group. The Index Provider includes 15 of the top-ranked relatively larger stocks in this sub-group, and they collectively receive 50% of the weight with each larger stock receiving approximately 3.3%. The bottom four quintiles are another sub-group. The Index Provider includes 35 of the top-ranked relatively smaller stocks in this sub-group, and they collectively receive 50% of the weight, with each smaller stock receiving approximately 1.4%. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 19.35%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 19.48%. During the same time period, the Index returned 20.19%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 1000® Value Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.90%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 698 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a benchmark similarly composed of large cap value stocks. The Benchmark Index was

selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the large cap value market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the information technology sector and most underweight the utilities sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection in the information technology sector and the Fund’s overweighting in the telecommunication services sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the financials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and industrials sectors, respectively. Telecommunication services was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Wells Fargo & Co., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 3.37%) and Lockheed Martin Corp., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 1.48%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Verizon Communications Inc., a telecommunication services company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and American Electric Power Co., Inc., an utilities company (No longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      23.6   
Information Technology      21.4   
Health Care      18.0   
Energy      14.4   
Consumer Staples      6.4   
Industrials      5.6   
Telecommunication Services      3.5   
Utilities      3.0   
Consumer Discretionary      2.7   
Materials      1.4   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Apple, Inc.      3.6   
AT&T, Inc.      3.6   
Johnson & Johnson      3.5   
Chevron Corp.      3.5   
Intel Corp.      3.4   
Wells Fargo & Co.      3.4   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      3.4   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      3.4   
International Business Machines Corp.      3.4   
Cisco Systems, Inc.      3.4   
Total      34.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Large Cap Value IntellidexSM Index     20.19     16.55     58.31     20.46     153.65       10.70     153.81
Russell 1000® Value Index     20.90        14.16        48.77        19.52        143.92          6.74        81.69   
Fund                
NAV Return     19.48        15.80        55.27        19.64        145.14          9.95        138.46   
Market Price Return     19.35        15.75        55.10        19.61        144.80          9.93        137.98   

 

Fund Inception: March 3, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.59%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the

redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXLC    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Large Core Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “large” and “core” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 21.72%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 21.69%. During the same time period, the Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Large Core Index returned 22.20%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 1000® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.81%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,000 securities. The Fund provided this new comparative benchmark to replace the Russell Top 200® Index, the Fund’s previous benchmark index, because of its recognition in the market place and the fact that it is more representative of a large cap core style portfolio. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help

investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a large capitalization equity benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. large capitalization equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was overweight in the health care, financials and consumer staples sectors. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations and the stocks’ positive performance.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the financials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and industrials sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Wells Fargo & Co., a financials company (No longer held at fiscal year-end) and Johnson & Johnson, a health care company (portfolio average weight of 5.52%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Prudential Financial, Inc., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 0.16%); and U.S. Bancorp, a financials company (portfolio average weight of 0.20%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      16.9   
Industrials      16.6   
Health Care      15.2   
Consumer Staples      13.5   
Consumer Discretionary      13.2   
Information Technology      10.1   
Energy      6.3   
Materials      4.2   
Utilities      4.0   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Johnson & Johnson      5.8   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      5.7   
International Business Machines Corp.      4.3   
Intel Corp.      4.1   
PepsiCo, Inc.      3.0   
Philip Morris International, Inc.      2.9   
CVS Caremark Corp.      2.4   
Ford Motor Co.      2.2   
United Technologies Corp.      2.2   
Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2.1   
Total      34.7   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

Index

  1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
                Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Large Core Index     22.20     15.01     52.13     19.11     139.72       7.74     73.83
Russell 1000® Index     20.81        13.80        47.37        19.52        143.86          6.65        61.14   
Russell Top 200® Index     20.61        14.11        48.59        18.59        134.57          6.19        56.05   
Fund                
NAV Return     21.69        14.52        50.21        18.46        133.24          7.11        66.32   
Market Price Return     21.72        14.54        50.29        18.48        133.51          7.10        66.28   

 

Fund Inception: December 1, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.80%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the RAFI® Fundamental Large Core Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation and publication until April 15, 2011. The Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Large Core Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Large Cap IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXLG    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Large Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “large” and “growth” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 20.59%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 20.54%. During the same time period, the Index returned 21.06%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.66%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,000 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar large cap growth benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition

in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. large capitalization equity growth market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the energy sector and most underweight in the consumer discretionary sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance (pre-expenses) relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the information technology sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the energy and health care sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Apple Inc. , an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 6.26%) and Microsoft Corp., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 8.27%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Philip Morris International Inc., a consumer staples company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a financials company (No longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Information Technology      35.1   
Health Care      13.8   
Energy      11.9   
Financials      11.8   
Consumer Discretionary      10.9   
Consumer Staples      7.9   
Industrials      3.6   
Materials      3.0   
Telecommunication Services      1.9   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Microsoft Corp.      8.5   
Wells Fargo & Co.      8.2   
Apple, Inc.      7.6   
Merck & Co., Inc.      6.3   
Coca-Cola Co. (The)      5.1   
Comcast Corp., Class A      4.0   
Cisco Systems, Inc.      3.3   
Schlumberger Ltd.      3.3   
Phillips 66      3.0   
Oracle Corp.      2.9   
Total      52.2   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year         Fund Inception  
Index         Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
RAFI® Fundamental Large Growth Index     21.06       17.60     59.35
Russell 1000® Growth Index     20.66          16.98        56.90   
Fund        
NAV Return     20.54          17.14        57.58   
Market Price Return     20.59          17.17        57.69   

 

Fund Inception: June 16, 2011

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.79%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not

reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXLV    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Large Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that compose the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “large” and “value” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 19.23%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 19.27%. During the same time period, the Index returned 19.64%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 1000® Value Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.90%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,000 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar large cap value benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition

in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. large cap value equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the telecommunication services sector and most underweight in the health care and information technology sectors during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocation weights.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the financials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and energy sectors, respectively. Telecommunication services was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Bank of America Corp., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 6.03%) and Exxon Mobil Corp., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 8.09%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Verizon Communications Inc., a telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 3.67%); and FirstEnergy Corp., an utilities company (portfolio average weight of 0.47%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      23.3   
Energy      21.9   
Consumer Staples      12.3   
Telecommunication Services      9.3   
Health Care      8.3   
Utilities      7.8   
Industrials      7.3   
Consumer Discretionary      4.3   
Materials      3.0   
Information Technology      2.5   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      8.8   
Chevron Corp.      6.0   
AT&T, Inc.      5.8   
General Electric Co.      5.1   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4.5   
Bank of America Corp.      4.2   
Pfizer, Inc.      3.6   
Verizon Communications, Inc.      3.4   
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3.2   
Citigroup, Inc.      3.2   
Total      47.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year         Fund Inception  
Index         Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
RAFI® Fundamental Large Value Index     19.64       17.84     60.27
Russell 1000® Value Index     20.90          17.58        59.22   
Fund        
NAV Return     19.27          17.39        58.55   
Market Price Return     19.23          17.44        58.74   

 

Fund Inception: June 16, 2011

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 2.18%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not

reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXMC    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Mid Core Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “mid” and “core” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 20.73%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 20.85%. During the same time period, the Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Core Index returned 21.34%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell Midcap® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 21.25%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 800 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad based midcap benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful

measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. midcap equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the industrials sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocation differences.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and information technology sectors, respectively. Energy was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Forest Laboratories, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 1.12%) and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., a consumer discretionary company (No longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., an energy company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., an energy company (No longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      24.0   
Industrials      15.6   
Consumer Discretionary      14.5   
Information Technology      12.8   
Health Care      10.0   
Materials      6.6   
Energy      5.6   
Utilities      5.3   
Consumer Staples      4.8   
Telecommunication Services      0.8   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
NRG Energy, Inc.      1.6   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      1.5   
Becton, Dickinson and Co.      1.4   
Vornado Realty Trust      1.4   
Northeast Utilities      1.4   
Parker Hannifin Corp.      1.4   
Equity Residential      1.4   
Fluor Corp.      1.3   
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      1.3   
Republic Services, Inc.      1.2   
Total      13.9   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Core Index     21.34     12.12     40.93     19.40     142.70       6.65     61.14
Russell Midcap® Index     21.25        13.05        44.49        21.87        168.84          7.83        74.92   
Fund                
NAV Return     20.85        11.62        39.07        18.70        135.66          6.02        54.22   
Market Price Return     20.73        11.56        38.84        18.68        135.41          6.00        54.03   

 

Fund Inception: December 1, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 1.00%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the RAFI® Fundamental Mid Core Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation and publication until April 15, 2011. The Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Core Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Mid Cap IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXMG    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Mid Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “mid” and “growth” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 16.77%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 16.80%. During the same time period, the Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Growth Index returned 17.25%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.62%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 506 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a midcap growth benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition

in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. midcap growth equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the financials sector and most underweight in the consumer discretionary sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund being underweight in the consumer discretionary sector and the stocks’ underperformance in the financials sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the energy and information technology sectors, respectively. Financials was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Western Digital Corp., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 2.37%) and Actavis PLC, a health care company (portfolio average weight of 1.51%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Mosaic Co., a materials company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and HCP, Inc., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 1.67%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      23.6   
Information Technology      16.6   
Energy      14.6   
Consumer Discretionary      13.0   
Industrials      11.1   
Health Care      11.0   
Materials      5.5   
Consumer Staples      4.6   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
HCP, Inc.      2.5   
Western Digital Corp.      2.3   
Ventas, Inc.      2.3   
HollyFrontier Corp.      2.3   
Prologis, Inc.      2.0   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      1.9   
Health Care REIT, Inc.      1.9   
Noble Energy, Inc.      1.9   
Stryker Corp.      1.8   
Cameron International Corp.      1.7   
Total      20.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Growth Index     17.25     9.03     29.60     18.09     129.67       8.98     119.73
Russell Midcap® Growth Index     20.62        11.63        39.10        21.10        160.40          9.02        120.53   
Fund                
NAV Return     16.80        8.56        27.96        17.44        123.39          8.31        107.68   
Market Price Return     16.77        8.53        27.83        17.45        123.49          8.28        107.20   

 

Fund Inception: March 3, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.54%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the RAFI® Fundamental Mid Growth Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation and publication until April 15, 2011. The Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Growth Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Mid Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXMV    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Mid Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “mid” and “value” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 25.14%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 25.19%. During the same time period, the Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Value Index returned 25.68%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell Midcap® Value Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 22.10%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 539 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a Midcap value benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure

for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. midcap value market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s overweight position in the consumer discretionary sector, as well as the performance of stocks in the consumer staples sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and consumer discretionary sectors, respectively. Telecommunication services was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Rite Aid Corp., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 1.02%) and Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A, a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 0.98%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included NII Holdings, Inc., Class B, a telecommunication services company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and J. C. Penney Co., Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.48%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      20.3   
Consumer Discretionary      18.7   
Industrials      15.9   
Utilities      9.5   
Information Technology      7.5   
Consumer Staples      7.2   
Energy      7.0   
Materials      7.0   
Health Care      4.6   
Telecommunication Services      2.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Rite Aid Corp.      1.0   
Tesoro Corp.      1.0   
Whirlpool Corp.      1.0   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.      1.0   
Frontier Communications Corp.      1.0   
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.      1.0   
Windstream Holdings, Inc.      0.9   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      0.9   
M&T Bank Corp.      0.9   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      0.9   
Total      9.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Value Index     25.68     17.39     61.77     21.04     159.75       8.45     110.22
Russell Midcap® Value Index     22.10        14.41        49.76        22.61        177.09          9.11        122.16   
Fund                
NAV Return     25.19        16.88        59.65        20.28        151.73          7.73        97.82   
Market Price Return     25.14        16.86        59.58        20.34        152.34          7.71        97.51   

 

Fund Inception: March 3, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.82%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the RAFI® Fundamental Mid Value Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation and publication until April 15, 2011. The Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Mid Value Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Mid Cap Value IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXSC    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Small Core Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “small” and “core” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 19.90%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 19.76%. During the same time period, the Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Core Index returned 20.32%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 2000® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.50%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,000 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad-based small cap benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful

measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. small cap equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period but also because the Fund tracks an index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the industrials sector and most underweight in the information technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors, respectively. Utilities was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included GT Advanced Technologies Inc., an information technology company (No longer held at fiscal year-end) and TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.45%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Tower Group International Ltd., a financials company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and Weight Watchers International, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (No longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      21.3   
Industrials      20.5   
Consumer Discretionary      17.1   
Information Technology      11.6   
Health Care      8.9   
Materials      6.2   
Energy      5.8   
Consumer Staples      5.7   
Utilities      1.6   
Telecommunication Services      1.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Southwest Airlines Co.      0.7   
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.      0.7   
Symetra Financial Corp.      0.7   
Highwoods Properties, Inc.      0.7   
AptarGroup, Inc.      0.7   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      0.7   
Aqua America, Inc.      0.6   
Susser Holdings Corp.      0.6   
United Natural Foods, Inc.      0.6   
IDEX Corp.      0.6   
Total      6.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Core Index     20.32     11.01     36.80     18.93     137.95       5.34     47.05
Russell 2000® Index     20.50        10.74        35.79        19.84        147.15          6.52        59.71   
Fund                
NAV Return     19.76        10.52        35.01        18.15        130.26          4.59        39.50   
Market Price Return     19.90        10.50        34.92        18.19        130.65          4.59        39.46   

 

Fund Inception: December 1, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 1.22%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the RAFI® Fundamental Small Core Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation and publication until April 15, 2011. The Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Core Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Small Cap IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXSG    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Small Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “small” and “growth” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 22.38%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 22.31%. During the same time period, the Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Growth Index returned 22.79%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 2000® Growth Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 21.46%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,188 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a small cap growth

benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. small cap growth market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index select and weight stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the financials sector and most underweight in the health care sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s overweight position in the financials sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the information technology sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and financials sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., a consumer staples company (No longer held at fiscal year-end) and Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.84%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Hatteras Financial Corp., a financials company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and Coeur Mining, Inc., a materials company (No longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      26.4   
Information Technology      21.8   
Consumer Discretionary      13.3   
Industrials      13.3   
Health Care      11.0   
Energy      6.3   
Consumer Staples      3.3   
Materials      3.2   
Utilities      1.1   
Telecommunication Services      0.2   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      1.1   
Two Harbors Investment Corp.      1.0   
Triumph Group, Inc.      0.9   
ITC Holdings Corp.      0.9   
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.      0.9   
Kirby Corp.      0.9   
Kilroy Realty Corp.      0.9   
Nuance Communications, Inc.      0.9   
Hancock Holding Co.      0.9   
ResMed, Inc.      0.9   
Total      9.3   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Growth Index     22.79     9.02     29.57     19.34     142.03       6.09     71.85
Russell 2000® Growth Index     21.46        10.33        34.29        20.50        154.04          8.49        110.92   
Fund                
NAV Return     22.31        8.53        27.84        18.50        133.64          5.42        62.20   
Market Price Return     22.38        8.48        27.66        18.51        133.76          5.39        61.81   

 

Fund Inception: March 3, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.94%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.02%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the RAFI® Fundamental Small Growth Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation and publication until April 15, 2011. The Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Growth Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Small Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXSV    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the RAFI® Fundamental Small Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index.

Research Affiliates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the common stocks for inclusion in the Index from a universe of the 2,500 largest U.S. companies based on fundamental weight. The use of the word “Fundamental” in the Fund’s name reflects the fact that, in identifying common stocks, the Index Provider uses fundamental measures of company size, rather than market capitalization (company share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding). The Index Provider uses the following fundamental measures to include common stocks in the Index: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. The Index Provider calculates a composite fundamental weight for each common stock by equally weighting the above four fundamental measures. The Index Provider then ranks each common stock by its fundamental weight and, based on this ranking, divides the common stocks into three size groups: “large,” “mid” and “small.” The common stocks it ranks in the top 70% of the eligible universe by fundamental weight comprise the “large” size group, the next 20% comprise the “mid” size group, and the final 10% comprise the “small” size group. The Index Provider further divides the “large” size group into “growth,” “core” or “value” subsets based on fundamental measures. The Index is composed only of those common stocks that the Index Provider classifies as both “small” and “value” and weights them according to their composite fundamental weight. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 27.47%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 27.29%. During the same time period, the Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Value Index returned 27.59%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 2000® Value Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 19.61%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,400 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a small cap value benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition

in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. small cap value market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a fundamental weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index select and weight stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund being overweight in the consumer discretionary and industrial sectors, as well as to the stocks that outperformed within these sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and financials sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included SunEdison, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.55%) and Zale Corp., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.38%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Aeropostale, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.19%); and RadioShack Corp., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.02%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      23.9   
Industrials      18.8   
Consumer Discretionary      17.8   
Information Technology      12.0   
Materials      7.5   
Utilities      6.1   
Energy      5.7   
Health Care      3.6   
Consumer Staples      3.1   
Telecommunication Services      1.4   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Tutor Perini Corp.      0.5   
Dynegy, Inc.      0.4   
PNM Resources, Inc.      0.4   
GATX Corp.      0.4   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      0.4   
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      0.4   
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      0.4   
PacWest Bancorp      0.4   
Cleco Corp.      0.4   
Covanta Holding Corp.      0.4   
Total      4.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Value Index     27.59     15.16     52.74     21.15     160.93       7.63     96.05
Russell 2000® Value Index     19.61        11.16        37.37        19.13        139.91          7.08        87.10   
Fund                
NAV Return     27.29        14.80        51.31        20.46        153.65          6.96        85.16   
Market Price Return     27.47        14.80        51.29        20.52        154.26          6.95        85.01   

 

Fund Inception: March 3, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.70%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the RAFI® Fundamental Small Value Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation and publication until April 15, 2011. The Blended - RAFI® Fundamental Small Value Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Small Cap Value IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PZI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Zacks Micro Cap IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of micro capitalization companies that comprise the Index.

Zacks Investment Research (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider designs the selection methodology of the Index to identify companies with potentially superior risk-return profiles, as determined by the Index Provider. The objective of the Index is to actively represent a group of stocks that has the potential to outperform passive benchmark micro capitalization indices and other actively managed U.S. micro capitalization strategies. The Index constituent selection methodology utilizes a proprietary composite scoring system that measures companies on the basis of relative value and momentum, and is designed to be an effective, quantitative approach to selecting stocks with the greatest potential for capital appreciation from the micro capitalization subset of the domestic equity universe. The Index Provider selects U.S. stocks from a universe of 7,000 domestic companies. For the purpose of this constituent selection, the micro capitalization subset is defined relative to the entire investable universe of stocks, with the upper threshold equal to 0.15% of the capitalization of the largest capitalization domestic company at the time of selection and a minimum capitalization of approximately 0.015% of the largest capitalization domestic company at the time of selection. The Index Provider ranks and sorts each company from highest to lowest by each factor subset, then combines the rankings to establish a composite profile. A security may be an Index constituent only if it achieves a minimum threshold ranking on each factor. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 21.25%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 21.06%. During the same time period, the Index returned 20.44%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index. However, the Index does not take dividends into consideration when determining its total return, which is the primary cause of the Fund’s outperformance compared to the Index.

During this same time period, the Russell Microcap® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 25.50%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,515 securities. The Fund selected this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a micro-cap U.S. stock

benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a representation of the micro-cap segment of the U.S. market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a proprietary stock selection methodology that differs from the stock selection methodology of the Benchmark Index.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the financials sector and most underweight in the health care sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s concentration of stocks in the industrials sector, as well as its allocation to the health care sector and the performance of stocks in that sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the financials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Canadian Solar Inc., an information technology company (No longer held at fiscal year-end) and Zale Corp., a consumer discretionary company (No longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Uni-Pixel, Inc., an information technology company (No longer held at fiscal year-end); and L & L Energy, Inc., an energy company (No longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Financials      28.3   
Industrials      16.1   
Information Technology      15.6   
Consumer Discretionary      14.4   
Energy      9.4   
Health Care      8.9   
Consumer Staples      2.8   
Materials      2.3   
Telecommunication Services      1.4   
Utilities      0.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Providence Service Corp. (The)      0.4   
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.      0.3   
China XD Plastics Co. Ltd.      0.3   
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.      0.3   
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.      0.3   
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      0.3   
Repligen Corp.      0.3   
Hill International, Inc.      0.3   
Fuel Tech, Inc.      0.3   
Gastar Exploration, Inc.      0.3   
Total      3.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Zacks Micro Cap IndexTM     20.44     9.68     31.94     15.49     105.50       1.42     13.05
Russell Microcap® Index     25.50        12.27        41.51        20.71        156.31          6.26        69.66   
Fund                
NAV Return     21.06        10.61        35.32        16.28        112.57          2.04        19.19   
Market Price Return     21.25        10.62        35.35        16.26        112.44          2.02        18.95   

 

Fund Inception: August 18, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 1.21%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.23%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect

the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—28.1%   
  7,895       AutoZone, Inc.(b)    $ 4,215,062   
  63,398       CBS Corp., Class B      3,661,869   
  72,278       DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)      4,109,727   
  70,996       Dollar General Corp.(b)      4,007,014   
  190,187       Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,151,782   
  120,969       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      9,618,245   
  49,890       Las Vegas Sands Corp.      3,947,796   
  85,006       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      3,902,625   
  43,378       Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b)      3,956,074   
  9,545       Netflix, Inc.(b)      3,073,872   
  126,732       NIKE, Inc., Class B      9,245,099   
  7,357       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      8,517,567   
  72,582       VF Corp.      4,434,034   
  122,793       Walt Disney Co. (The)      9,742,397   
  17,542       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      3,576,638   
     

 

 

 
        80,159,801   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—2.8%   
  36,409       Costco Wholesale Corp.      4,211,793   
  40,188       Hershey Co. (The)      3,867,693   
     

 

 

 
        8,079,486   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—8.6%   
  97,432       Energy Transfer Equity LP      4,539,357   
  44,916       EOG Resources, Inc.      4,401,768   
  74,607       Halliburton Co.      4,705,464   
  106,699       Schlumberger Ltd.      10,835,283   
     

 

 

 
        24,481,872   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—15.7%   
  600,303       Bank of America Corp.      9,088,587   
  85,706       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,
Class B(b)
     11,043,218   
  127,510       Blackstone Group LP (The)      3,765,370   
  160,423       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      4,259,231   
  88,308       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      4,354,468   
  53,385       McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.      3,946,753   
  138,079       Morgan Stanley      4,270,783   
  127,214       TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      4,058,127   
     

 

 

 
        44,786,537   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—13.1%   
  19,256       Actavis PLC(b)      3,934,579   
  24,057       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,805,817   
  29,132       Biogen Idec, Inc.(b)      8,364,380   
  26,459       Celgene Corp.(b)      3,889,738   
  119,858       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      9,407,654   
  24,023       McKesson Corp.      4,064,451   
  34,147       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      3,892,758   
     

 

 

 
        37,359,377   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—15.0%   
  55,598       Danaher Corp.      4,079,781   
  105,075       Honeywell International, Inc.      9,761,467   
  16,493       Precision Castparts Corp.      4,174,213   
  100,825       Tyco International Ltd.      4,123,743   
  55,017       Union Pacific Corp.      10,476,887   
  103,611       United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B
     10,205,684   
     

 

 

 
        42,821,775   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology—15.3%   
  54,676       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.    $ 4,262,541   
  8,166       Google, Inc., Class A(b)      4,367,830   
  8,166       Google, Inc., Class C(b)      4,300,706   
  127,677       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      9,390,643   
  72,595       TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      4,281,653   
  94,591       Texas Instruments, Inc.      4,299,161   
  43,921       Visa, Inc., Class A      8,898,834   
  109,978       Yahoo!, Inc.(b)      3,953,709   
     

 

 

 
        43,755,077   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—1.4%   
  21,495       PPG Industries, Inc.      4,161,862   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $262,240,732)
     285,605,787   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  134,194       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $134,194)
     134,194   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $262,374,926)—100.0%
     285,739,981   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (65,423
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 285,674,558   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Consumer Discretionary—2.7%   
  140,767       DIRECTV(b)    $ 10,923,519   
  188,789       Macy’s, Inc.      10,842,152   
     

 

 

 
        21,765,671   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—6.4%   
  269,051       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      11,765,600   
  260,456       Kroger Co. (The)      11,991,394   
  341,202       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      27,197,212   
     

 

 

 
        50,954,206   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—14.4%   
  220,998       Chevron Corp.      27,739,669   
  164,261       ConocoPhillips      12,206,235   
  264,757       Exxon Mobil Corp.      27,113,764   
  130,039       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      12,087,125   
  113,174       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      10,836,411   
  145,916       Phillips 66      12,143,130   
  227,661       Valero Energy Corp.      13,015,379   
     

 

 

 
        115,141,713   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—23.6%   
  111,609       ACE Ltd.      11,419,833   
  170,462       Aflac, Inc.      10,691,377   
  201,314       Allstate Corp. (The)      11,464,832   
  219,476       American International Group, Inc.      11,660,760   
  124,869       Chubb Corp. (The)      11,497,938   
  524,119       Citigroup, Inc.      25,110,541   
  190,371       Discover Financial Services      10,641,739   
  503,501       Fifth Third Bancorp      10,377,156   
  448,578       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      25,111,396   
  215,577       MetLife, Inc.      11,285,456   
  129,146       Prudential Financial, Inc.      10,419,499   
  130,286       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      11,801,306   
  549,071       Wells Fargo & Co.      27,255,884   
     

 

 

 
        188,737,717   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—18.0%   
  94,804       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      10,715,696   
  152,713       Cardinal Health, Inc.      10,615,081   
  137,243       Cigna Corp.      10,984,930   
  145,047       Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)      9,657,229   
  213,345       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      11,093,940   
  276,686       Johnson & Johnson      28,025,525   
  447,236       Merck & Co., Inc.      26,190,140   
  793,770       Pfizer, Inc.      24,829,125   
  120,582       WellPoint, Inc.      12,140,196   
     

 

 

 
        144,251,862   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—5.6%   
  328,924       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      12,114,271   
  67,306       Lockheed Martin Corp.      11,047,607   
  90,256       Northrop Grumman Corp.      10,967,006   
  111,567       Raytheon Co.      10,652,417   
     

 

 

 
        44,781,301   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—21.4%   
  564,520       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      11,296,045   
  48,435       Apple, Inc.      28,581,009   
  1,169,173       Cisco Systems, Inc.      27,019,588   
  365,575       Hewlett-Packard Co.      12,085,910   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Information Technology (continued)   
  1,029,398       Intel Corp.    $ 27,474,633   
  137,645       International Business Machines Corp.      27,043,113   
  651,700       Oracle Corp.      26,641,496   
  125,572       Western Digital Corp.      11,066,660   
     

 

 

 
        171,208,454   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—1.4%   
  124,018       LyondellBasell Industries NV,
Class A
     11,471,665   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—3.5%   
  798,244       AT&T, Inc.      28,497,311   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—3.0%   
  119,527       NextEra Energy, Inc.      11,934,771   
  297,969       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      12,207,790   
     

 

 

 
        24,142,561   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $689,070,060)
     800,952,461   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  78,211       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $78,211)
     78,211   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $689,148,271)—100.0%
     801,030,672   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.0%      57,231   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 801,087,903   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—13.2%   
  3,277       CBS Corp., Class B    $ 189,279   
  4,231       DIRECTV(b)      328,326   
  56,047       Ford Motor Co.      905,159   
  24,748       General Motors Co.      853,311   
  10,981       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      873,099   
  6,845       Johnson Controls, Inc.      308,983   
  3,540       L Brands, Inc.      191,868   
  8,583       McDonald’s Corp.      870,145   
  2,218       Omnicom Group, Inc.      150,114   
  2,436       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      344,597   
  12,070       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.,
Class A
     386,481   
     

 

 

 
        5,401,362   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—13.5%   
  13,504       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      590,530   
  5,687       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      382,735   
  13,244       CVS Caremark Corp.      963,104   
  6,234       General Mills, Inc.      330,527   
  3,850       Lorillard, Inc.      228,767   
  14,406       PepsiCo, Inc.      1,237,331   
  14,030       Philip Morris International, Inc.      1,198,583   
  8,409       Walgreen Co.      570,971   
     

 

 

 
        5,502,548   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—6.3%   
  4,205       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      416,379   
  5,277       Apache Corp.      458,044   
  4,346       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      403,961   
  8,354       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      799,896   
  6,633       Spectra Energy Corp.      263,396   
  5,096       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      214,898   
     

 

 

 
        2,556,574   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—16.9%   
  3,618       ACE Ltd.      370,194   
  5,442       Aflac, Inc.      341,322   
  6,912       American Express Co.      604,316   
  29,181       Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT      337,041   
  18,166       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(b)      2,340,689   
  7,783       Capital One Financial Corp.      575,164   
  4,163       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      205,277   
  6,484       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      544,915   
  7,073       Prudential Financial, Inc.      570,650   
  3,914       State Street Corp.      252,688   
  17,866       U.S. Bancorp      728,575   
     

 

 

 
        6,870,831   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—15.2%   
  6,091       AbbVie, Inc.      317,219   
  4,291       Aetna, Inc.      306,592   
  5,263       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      343,043   
  4,280       Baxter International, Inc.      311,541   
  12,913       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      646,812   
  23,131       Johnson & Johnson      2,342,939   
  3,337       McKesson Corp.      564,587   
  8,540       Medtronic, Inc.      502,323   
  11,321       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      849,528   
     

 

 

 
        6,184,584   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials—16.6%   
  4,891       3M Co.    $ 680,289   
  5,194       Boeing Co. (The)      670,130   
  7,079       Caterpillar, Inc.      746,126   
  9,669       CSX Corp.      272,859   
  4,076       Deere & Co.      380,454   
  6,957       Emerson Electric Co.      474,328   
  2,847       FedEx Corp.      387,904   
  5,183       Honeywell International, Inc.      481,501   
  3,804       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      324,215   
  2,512       Lockheed Martin Corp.      412,320   
  3,071       Norfolk Southern Corp.      290,302   
  3,042       PACCAR, Inc.      194,627   
  5,798       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      571,103   
  7,513       United Technologies Corp.      889,013   
     

 

 

 
        6,775,171   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—10.1%   
  63,254       Intel Corp.      1,688,249   
  8,900       International Business Machines Corp.      1,748,583   
  6,619       Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      172,888   
  7,409       Texas Instruments, Inc.      336,739   
  4,784       Yahoo!, Inc.(b)      171,985   
     

 

 

 
        4,118,444   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—4.2%   
  1,754       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      206,130   
  8,504       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      572,489   
  4,000       Mosaic Co. (The)      200,160   
  11,602       Newmont Mining Corp.      288,078   
  960       PPG Industries, Inc.      185,875   
  1,932       Praxair, Inc.      252,223   
     

 

 

 
        1,704,955   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—4.0%   
  12,654       AES Corp. (The)      182,850   
  9,367       Duke Energy Corp.      697,748   
  4,552       NextEra Energy, Inc.      454,517   
  9,043       PPL Corp.      301,494   
     

 

 

 
        1,636,609   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $34,991,806)
     40,751,078   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  40,900       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $40,900)
     40,900   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $35,032,706)—100.1%
     40,791,978   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (21,582
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 40,770,396   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—99.9%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—10.9%   
  3,134       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)    $ 953,144   
  81,752       Comcast Corp., Class A      4,231,484   
  14,540       NIKE, Inc., Class B      1,060,693   
  14,300       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      831,974   
  9,802       Viacom, Inc., Class B      832,974   
  35,630       Walt Disney Co. (The)      2,826,884   
  11,067       Yum! Brands, Inc.      852,048   
     

 

 

 
        11,589,201   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—7.9%   
  132,194       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      5,392,193   
  19,186       Costco Wholesale Corp.      2,219,436   
  14,160       Kraft Foods Group, Inc.      805,138   
     

 

 

 
        8,416,767   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—11.9%   
  18,600       Baker Hughes, Inc.      1,300,140   
  10,340       EOG Resources, Inc.      1,013,320   
  25,316       Halliburton Co.      1,596,680   
  24,176       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      789,588   
  16,426       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      1,289,934   
  38,152       Phillips 66      3,175,009   
  34,632       Schlumberger Ltd.      3,516,880   
     

 

 

 
        12,681,551   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—11.8%   
  3,310       BlackRock, Inc.      996,310   
  14,372       CME Group, Inc.      1,011,645   
  14,111       Discover Financial Services      788,805   
  6,090       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      1,054,788   
  174,735       Wells Fargo & Co.      8,673,845   
     

 

 

 
        12,525,393   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—13.8%   
  12,961       Amgen, Inc.      1,448,392   
  10,682       Cigna Corp.      854,987   
  13,882       Covidien PLC      989,093   
  28,306       Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)      1,884,613   
  11,885       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      932,854   
  10,082       Humana, Inc.      1,106,500   
  114,399       Merck & Co., Inc.      6,699,205   
  6,702       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      764,028   
     

 

 

 
        14,679,672   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—3.6%   
  5,059       Cummins, Inc.      763,150   
  11,854       Danaher Corp.      869,847   
  11,250       Union Pacific Corp.      2,142,337   
     

 

 

 
        3,775,334   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—35.1%   
  15,302       Accenture PLC, Class A      1,227,526   
  13,725       Apple, Inc.      8,098,985   
  12,562       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      979,333   
  153,054       Cisco Systems, Inc.      3,537,078   
  59,803       Corning, Inc.      1,250,481   
  22,681       eBay, Inc.(b)      1,175,556   
  66,303       EMC Corp.      1,710,617   
  3,286       Google, Inc., Class A(b)      1,757,616   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  3,286       Google, Inc., Class C(b)    $ 1,730,605   
  224,524       Microsoft Corp.      9,070,770   
  76,427       Oracle Corp.      3,124,336   
  32,555       QUALCOMM, Inc.      2,562,404   
  5,360       Visa, Inc., Class A      1,085,990   
     

 

 

 
        37,311,297   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.0%   
  21,381       LyondellBasell Industries NV,
Class A
     1,977,743   
  11,420       Monsanto Co.      1,264,194   
     

 

 

 
        3,241,937   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.9%   
  57,721       CenturyLink, Inc.      2,015,040   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $89,766,423)
     106,236,192   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  122,837       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $122,837)
     122,837   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $89,889,260)—100.0%
     106,359,029   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (37,305
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 106,321,724   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—4.3%   
  2,265       Best Buy Co., Inc.    $ 58,731   
  1,266       Carnival Corp.      49,766   
  711       Kohl’s Corp.      38,956   
  2,311       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      106,098   
  979       Macy’s, Inc.      56,224   
  3,709       Staples, Inc.      46,363   
  2,491       Target Corp.      153,819   
  1,888       Time Warner, Inc.      125,477   
     

 

 

 
        635,434   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—12.3%   
  4,808       Altria Group, Inc.      192,849   
  845       Bunge Ltd.      67,304   
  1,369       ConAgra Foods, Inc.      41,768   
  774       Kellogg Co.      51,727   
  739       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      82,953   
  2,649       Kroger Co. (The)      121,960   
  5,282       Mondelez International, Inc.,
Class A
     188,303   
  5,665       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      467,646   
  840       Reynolds American, Inc.      47,401   
  1,705       Safeway, Inc.      58,072   
  2,013       Sysco Corp.      73,334   
  5,168       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      411,941   
     

 

 

 
        1,805,258   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—21.9%   
  1,916       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      55,085   
  7,065       Chevron Corp.      886,799   
  6,131       ConocoPhillips      455,595   
  1,122       Devon Energy Corp.      78,540   
  12,657       Exxon Mobil Corp.      1,296,203   
  1,054       Hess Corp.      93,975   
  3,308       Marathon Oil Corp.      119,584   
  957       Murphy Oil Corp.      60,702   
  2,864       Valero Energy Corp.      163,735   
     

 

 

 
        3,210,218   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—23.3%   
  1,480       Allstate Corp. (The)      84,286   
  4,052       American International Group, Inc.      215,283   
  41,192       Bank of America Corp.      623,647   
  3,206       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      108,587   
  2,037       BB&T Corp.      76,041   
  726       Chubb Corp. (The)      66,850   
  9,752       Citigroup, Inc.      467,218   
  2,185       Fifth Third Bancorp      45,033   
  2,382       Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(b)      42,519   
  1,211       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      193,542   
  2,055       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      73,713   
  11,898       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      666,050   
  2,732       KeyCorp      37,264   
  769       Lincoln National Corp.      37,304   
  1,087       Loews Corp.      47,795   
  2,808       MetLife, Inc.      146,999   
  3,959       Morgan Stanley      122,452   
  1,654       Progressive Corp. (The)      40,109   
  4,448       Regions Financial Corp.      45,103   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  1,742       SunTrust Banks, Inc.    $ 66,649   
  1,471       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      133,243   
  2,850       Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      85,073   
     

 

 

 
        3,424,760   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—8.3%   
  5,211       Abbott Laboratories      201,874   
  1,581       Cardinal Health, Inc.      109,895   
  2,481       Eli Lilly & Co.      146,627   
  2,028       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      105,456   
  16,774       Pfizer, Inc.      524,691   
  1,356       WellPoint, Inc.      136,522   
     

 

 

 
        1,225,065   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—7.3%   
  751       General Dynamics Corp.      82,197   
  27,700       General Electric Co.      744,853   
  623       Northrop Grumman Corp.      75,700   
  710       Raytheon Co.      67,791   
  1,098       Tyco International Ltd.      44,908   
  1,362       Waste Management, Inc.      60,541   
     

 

 

 
        1,075,990   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—2.5%   
  2,007       Applied Materials, Inc.      38,254   
  280       Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.,
Class B(b)
     6,448   
  8,163       Hewlett-Packard Co.      269,869   
  4,647       Xerox Corp.      56,182   
     

 

 

 
        370,753   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.0%   
  5,060       Alcoa, Inc.      68,158   
  2,928       Dow Chemical Co. (The)      146,107   
  3,279       Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.      112,699   
  1,221       International Paper Co.      56,960   
  1,022       Nucor Corp.      52,889   
     

 

 

 
        436,813   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—9.3%   
  24,047       AT&T, Inc.      858,478   
  10,836       Verizon Communications, Inc.      506,366   
     

 

 

 
        1,364,844   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—7.8%   
  1,059       Ameren Corp.      43,747   
  1,704       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      91,692   
  1,460       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      36,150   
  1,206       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      69,984   
  1,224       Dominion Resources, Inc.      88,789   
  591       DTE Energy Co.      46,181   
  1,106       Edison International      62,555   
  957       Entergy Corp.      69,383   
  4,427       Exelon Corp.      155,078   
  2,512       FirstEnergy Corp.      84,780   
  1,743       PG&E Corp.      79,446   
  1,970       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      80,711   
  499       Sempra Energy      49,206   
  2,908       Southern Co. (The)      133,274   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  1,730       Xcel Energy, Inc.    $ 55,135   
     

 

 

 
        1,146,111   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $12,917,744)
     14,695,246   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  17,692       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $17,692)
     17,692   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $12,935,436)—100.1%
     14,712,938   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (12,218
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 14,700,720   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%   
   Consumer Discretionary—14.5%   
  1,133       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.    $ 137,422   
  457       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      243,988   
  5,256       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)      326,555   
  3,015       BorgWarner, Inc.      187,352   
  5,429       CarMax, Inc.(b)      237,682   
  3,511       Cinemark Holdings, Inc.      103,996   
  6,539       Dana Holding Corp.      138,431   
  4,643       DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)      264,001   
  6,168       Dollar General Corp.(b)      348,122   
  1,653       Expedia, Inc.      117,346   
  2,578       Family Dollar Stores, Inc.      151,457   
  1,753       Hanesbrands, Inc.      143,904   
  11,399       Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      198,571   
  2,254       Jarden Corp.(b)      128,816   
  2,593       Lennar Corp., Class A      100,064   
  2,245       Murphy USA, Inc.(b)      95,413   
  4,105       Nordstrom, Inc.      251,554   
  2,394       PetSmart, Inc.      162,026   
  2,874       SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      86,392   
  3,057       Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      234,319   
  1,845       Tiffany & Co.      161,419   
  5,809       VF Corp.      354,872   
  1,916       Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      120,363   
  2,557       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      182,416   
     

 

 

 
        4,476,481   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—4.8%   
  2,328       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      208,868   
  1,557       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      106,904   
  1,804       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(b)      144,031   
  1,916       Energizer Holdings, Inc.      213,998   
  2,692       Hormel Foods Corp.      128,382   
  2,577       Ingredion, Inc.      181,550   
  3,361       J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      324,941   
  2,479       McCormick & Co., Inc.      176,505   
     

 

 

 
        1,485,179   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—5.6%   
  1,282       Cimarex Energy Co.      152,712   
  6,376       CONSOL Energy, Inc.      283,796   
  13,718       Denbury Resources, Inc.      230,737   
  1,706       Energen Corp.      132,914   
  6,085       Linn Co LLC      167,703   
  1,563       Oil States International, Inc.(b)      151,830   
  5,202       QEP Resources, Inc.      159,649   
  16,026       SandRidge Energy, Inc.(b)      109,938   
  6,325       Superior Energy Services, Inc.      208,219   
  1,175       Targa Resources Corp.      126,888   
     

 

 

 
        1,724,386   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—24.0%   
  1,688       Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      124,608   
  381       Alleghany Corp.(b)      155,440   
  4,039       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      450,873   
  3,080       Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      138,662   
  5,012       BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      104,751   
  2,660       Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      311,592   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  2,082       Camden Property Trust REIT    $ 142,596   
  5,067       CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(b)      134,985   
  15,103       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      400,985   
  10,951       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b)      245,850   
  7,145       Equity Residential REIT      424,699   
  1,119       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      131,527   
  7,176       Fidelity National Financial, Inc.,
Class A
     230,924   
  4,498       First American Financial Corp.      119,647   
  19,356       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.      172,655   
  7,176       Franklin Resources, Inc.      375,664   
  13,606       General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      312,530   
  5,939       Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT      116,226   
  10,042       Invesco Ltd.(c)      353,579   
  830       Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      96,189   
  1,829       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      86,603   
  3,241       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      210,373   
  252       Markel Corp.(b)      157,732   
  17,577       MFA Financial, Inc. REIT      139,386   
  3,541       NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)      130,663   
  2,126       Public Storage REIT      373,134   
  2,670       Raymond James Financial, Inc.      132,699   
  3,427       Rayonier, Inc. REIT      154,558   
  1,995       Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      153,036   
  1,789       SL Green Realty Corp. REIT      187,326   
  13,817       SLM Corp.      355,788   
  6,284       UDR, Inc. REIT      162,504   
  4,316       Vornado Realty Trust REIT      442,822   
  5,050       Voya Financial, Inc.      178,719   
     

 

 

 
        7,409,325   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—10.0%   
  2,876       Alere, Inc.(b)      96,058   
  3,949       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      446,356   
  1,076       C.R. Bard, Inc.      147,767   
  1,743       Centene Corp.(b)      115,735   
  6,854       Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)      259,698   
  4,447       DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(b)      308,177   
  2,441       DENTSPLY International, Inc.      108,942   
  2,702       Forest Laboratories, Inc.(b)      248,341   
  1,928       Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      220,235   
  5,886       Mylan, Inc.(b)      298,891   
  2,826       Omnicare, Inc.      167,497   
  5,198       Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)      234,326   
  1,826       Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      149,349   
  2,808       Zimmer Holdings, Inc.      271,814   
     

 

 

 
        3,073,186   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—15.6%   
  1,815       Alaska Air Group, Inc.      170,755   
  948       Alliant Techsystems, Inc.      136,721   
  4,836       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      284,840   
  1,363       Carlisle Cos., Inc.      112,107   
  5,929       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      218,365   
  3,993       Dover Corp.      344,995   
  2,328       EMCOR Group, Inc.      107,065   
  1,712       Equifax, Inc.      121,227   
  4,226       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      174,280   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  5,430       Fluor Corp.    $ 411,051   
  2,898       Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      115,485   
  1,018       Hubbell, Inc., Class B      119,839   
  1,188       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      122,364   
  4,910       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b)      283,307   
  3,254       Joy Global, Inc.      196,477   
  3,465       Parker Hannifin Corp.      439,639   
  5,806       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      204,836   
  10,880       Republic Services, Inc.      381,779   
  2,115       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      252,066   
  1,185       Snap-on, Inc.      137,460   
  4,554       URS Corp.      214,584   
  1,019       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      259,234   
     

 

 

 
        4,808,476   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—12.8%   
  427       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      103,291   
  2,950       Amdocs Ltd.      137,264   
  5,651       Analog Devices, Inc.      289,840   
  2,137       Autodesk, Inc.(b)      102,619   
  12,218       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)      113,750   
  7,563       CA, Inc.      227,949   
  3,831       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      108,417   
  4,548       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      276,427   
  2,957       Harris Corp.      217,399   
  10,357       Juniper Networks, Inc.(b)      255,714   
  3,119       KLA-Tencor Corp.      199,585   
  3,877       Lam Research Corp.(b)      223,354   
  4,351       Microchip Technology, Inc.      206,846   
  8,670       NVIDIA Corp.      160,135   
  11,458       ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      107,820   
  7,359       Paychex, Inc.      307,680   
  4,267       SanDisk Corp.      362,567   
  2,669       Synopsys, Inc.(b)      100,408   
  15,088       Western Union Co. (The)      239,447   
  4,164       Xilinx, Inc.      196,499   
     

 

 

 
        3,937,011   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—6.6%   
  1,434       Airgas, Inc.      152,377   
  1,870       Albemarle Corp.      125,365   
  3,275       Celanese Corp., Series A      201,183   
  12,440       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.      220,437   
  2,917       Eastman Chemical Co.      254,275   
  9,600       Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(b)      98,496   
  1,349       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      132,903   
  888       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      110,405   
  1,552       Packaging Corp. of America      103,410   
  1,589       Rockwood Holdings, Inc.      112,898   
  5,288       Sealed Air Corp.      181,431   
  1,173       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      234,412   
  1,514       Valspar Corp. (The)      110,583   
     

 

 

 
        2,038,175   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—0.8%   
  3,444       Level 3 Communications, Inc.(b)      148,195   
  12,724       Sprint Corp. (Japan)(b)      108,154   
     

 

 

 
        256,349   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities—5.3%   
  3,829       AGL Resources, Inc.    $ 206,766   
  4,263       American Water Works Co., Inc.      194,094   
  9,308       Northeast Utilities      439,896   
  14,900       NRG Energy, Inc.      487,528   
  6,425       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      311,484   
     

 

 

 
        1,639,768   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $27,028,971)
     30,848,336   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  68,566       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $68,566)
     68,566   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $27,097,537)—100.2%
     30,916,902   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (49,755
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 30,867,147   
     

 

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  Affiliated company. The Fund’s Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated. See Note 4.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—13.0%   
  21,416       Coach, Inc.    $ 956,224   
  10,359       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      545,505   
  12,534       Discovery Communications, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     951,331   
  16,879       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      878,889   
  16,911       Las Vegas Sands Corp.      1,338,167   
  15,545       Lear Corp.      1,291,168   
  5,435       Liberty Media Corp., Class A(b)      704,974   
  17,307       LKQ Corp.(b)      503,980   
  5,792       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      861,792   
  5,528       PVH Corp.      694,151   
  4,491       Ralph Lauren Corp.      679,803   
  15,158       Ross Stores, Inc.      1,031,957   
  7,124       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      1,452,512   
     

 

 

 
        11,890,453   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—4.6%   
  9,250       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      638,343   
  11,004       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      798,560   
  8,871       Hershey Co. (The)      853,745   
  9,897       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      873,509   
  21,543       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      1,070,687   
     

 

 

 
        4,234,844   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—14.6%   
  23,962       Cameron International Corp.(b)      1,556,572   
  5,644       Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      736,260   
  8,066       EQT Corp.      879,113   
  15,544       FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)      881,345   
  8,050       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      874,632   
  39,303       HollyFrontier Corp.      2,066,945   
  23,889       Noble Energy, Inc.      1,714,752   
  6,232       Oceaneering International, Inc.      456,681   
  16,579       PBF Energy, Inc., Class A      510,302   
  4,793       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      926,343   
  5,371       Range Resources Corp.      485,807   
  23,810       Southwestern Energy Co.(b)      1,140,023   
  12,467       Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)      919,067   
  5,919       World Fuel Services Corp.      269,551   
     

 

 

 
        13,417,393   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—23.6%   
  2,496       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      494,707   
  12,088       American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT      461,762   
  66,903       American Capital Agency Corp. REIT      1,519,367   
  11,276       American Tower Corp. REIT      941,771   
  9,757       AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      1,332,318   
  11,159       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      811,594   
  49,885       CYS Investments, Inc. REIT      429,011   
  15,286       Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      816,272   
  2,929       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      507,479   
  9,332       First Republic Bank      473,692   
  55,073       HCP, Inc. REIT      2,305,356   
  27,662       Health Care REIT, Inc.      1,745,196   
  3,189       IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.      651,959   
  25,020       Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT(c)      417,084   
  27,215       Leucadia National Corp.      694,527   
  8,437       Moody’s Corp.      662,304   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  44,932       Prologis, Inc. REIT    $ 1,825,587   
  9,695       Realogy Holdings Corp.(b)      407,675   
  11,057       Realty Income Corp. REIT      480,427   
  26,309       Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT      617,472   
  18,290       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      1,502,158   
  13,415       TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      427,939   
  31,380       Ventas, Inc. REIT      2,073,590   
     

 

 

 
        21,599,247   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—11.0%   
  4,797       Actavis PLC(b)      980,171   
  18,953       Agilent Technologies, Inc.      1,024,220   
  15,519       Catamaran Corp.(b)      585,842   
  9,947       Cerner Corp.(b)      510,281   
  7,096       Endo International PLC(b)      446,658   
  27,205       Hologic, Inc.(b)      570,897   
  1,626       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      588,124   
  7,399       MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      438,391   
  18,861       St. Jude Medical, Inc.      1,197,108   
  20,785       Stryker Corp.      1,616,034   
  6,729       Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      535,292   
  4,153       Waters Corp.(b)      409,236   
  38,251       Zoetis, Inc.      1,157,475   
     

 

 

 
        10,059,729   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—11.1%   
  11,499       AMETEK, Inc.      606,227   
  6,947       B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b)      609,738   
  15,848       Fastenal Co.      793,668   
  9,667       Flowserve Corp.      706,174   
  6,333       J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      481,941   
  6,294       Kansas City Southern      634,939   
  23,766       Nielsen Holdings NV      1,115,814   
  6,676       Pall Corp.      561,785   
  5,236       Roper Industries, Inc.      727,542   
  20,335       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      1,746,573   
  4,285       Towers Watson & Co., Class A      480,863   
  2,493       TransDigm Group, Inc.      443,430   
  17,035       United Continental Holdings, Inc.(b)      696,221   
  14,308       Xylem, Inc.      537,838   
     

 

 

 
        10,142,753   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—16.6%   
  58,458       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      1,169,745   
  20,837       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      1,285,435   
  7,798       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)      413,840   
  20,593       Altera Corp.      669,684   
  7,496       Amphenol Corp., Class A      714,744   
  44,854       Broadcom Corp., Class A      1,381,952   
  11,344       Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)      672,813   
  25,131       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      1,203,901   
  2,769       Equinix, Inc.(b)      520,046   
  22,729       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      1,214,410   
  10,779       First Solar, Inc.(b)      727,475   
  10,750       Intuit, Inc.      814,312   
  16,267       Linear Technology Corp.      723,881   
  28,461       NetApp, Inc.      1,013,496   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  12,338       Teradata Corp.(b)    $ 560,885   
  23,854       Western Digital Corp.      2,102,253   
     

 

 

 
        15,188,872   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—5.5%   
  6,222       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      1,525,448   
  14,192       Ecolab, Inc.      1,485,051   
  8,065       FMC Corp.      621,005   
  7,089       Rock-Tenn Co., Class A      677,779   
  7,425       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      714,359   
     

 

 

 
        5,023,642   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $77,008,845)
     91,556,933   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  70,121       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $70,121)
     70,121   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $77,078,966)—100.1%
     91,627,054   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (71,915
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 91,555,139   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  Affiliated company. The Fund’s Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. is considered to be affiliated. See Note 4.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—18.7%   
  3,307       Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A    $ 121,565   
  8,839       American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      102,179   
  4,328       Apollo Education Group, Inc.(b)      124,906   
  2,744       AutoNation, Inc.(b)      145,405   
  3,876       Big Lots, Inc.(b)      153,102   
  11,039       Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      184,351   
  4,261       Caesars Entertainment Corp.(b)(c)      78,701   
  1,581       Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     214,273   
  6,428       CST Brands, Inc.      209,746   
  4,914       D.R. Horton, Inc.      109,484   
  4,714       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      234,333   
  931       Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      91,173   
  3,811       Foot Locker, Inc.      177,326   
  4,715       GameStop Corp., Class A      187,091   
  7,328       Gannett Co., Inc.      199,102   
  5,373       Gap, Inc. (The)      211,159   
  3,504       Genuine Parts Co.      305,268   
  13,135       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      331,002   
  137       Graham Holdings Co., Class B      91,959   
  2,733       Guess?, Inc.      73,545   
  5,438       H&R Block, Inc.      154,548   
  3,250       Harley-Davidson, Inc.      240,305   
  2,671       Hasbro, Inc.      147,599   
  8,170       International Game Technology      102,534   
  48,096       J.C. Penney Co., Inc.(b)(c)      409,778   
  1,179       Lands’ End, Inc.(b)(c)      32,599   
  4,484       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      147,344   
  12,391       Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b)      360,082   
  2,712       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      157,106   
  8,015       Mattel, Inc.      314,308   
  7,289       MGM Resorts International(b)      183,901   
  1,093       Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)      144,724   
  5,631       Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      169,549   
  16,894       News Corp., Class A(b)      287,536   
  70       NVR, Inc.(b)      75,390   
  30,746       Office Depot, Inc.(b)      125,751   
  4,144       Rent-A-Center, Inc.      121,046   
  3,443       Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      182,927   
  3,918       Sears Holdings Corp.(b)(c)      171,648   
  4,617       Service Corp. International      86,661   
  1,956       Tenneco, Inc.(b)      117,106   
  4,356       TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b)      350,005   
  1,912       Visteon Corp.(b)      165,981   
  2,708       Whirlpool Corp.      415,353   
     

 

 

 
        8,009,451   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—7.2%   
  22,075       Avon Products, Inc.      337,306   
  4,583       Campbell Soup Co.      208,481   
  2,589       Clorox Co. (The)      234,822   
  5,334       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      242,377   
  14,288       Dean Foods Co.      226,322   
  4,386       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      243,072   
  7,156       Hillshire Brands Co. (The)      255,112   
  3,854       Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      231,124   
  58,008       Rite Aid Corp.(b)      423,458   
  39,791       SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      278,139   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  9,559       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A    $ 401,191   
     

 

 

 
        3,081,404   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—7.0%   
  39,516       Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      169,919   
  32,100       Arch Coal, Inc.(c)      147,018   
  5,181       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(c)      282,934   
  2,481       Exterran Holdings, Inc.      106,732   
  13,642       McDermott International, Inc.(b)(c)      98,632   
  5,851       Newfield Exploration Co.(b)      198,056   
  5,113       ONEOK, Inc.      323,244   
  3,768       Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      122,573   
  16,133       Peabody Energy Corp.      306,688   
  3,615       Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A      111,776   
  1,048       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      87,393   
  7,399       Tesoro Corp.      416,490   
  1,850       Tidewater, Inc.      94,220   
  1,704       Unit Corp.(b)      112,379   
  2,498       Western Refining, Inc.(c)      108,663   
  14,624       WPX Energy, Inc.(b)      311,199   
     

 

 

 
        2,997,916   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—20.3%   
  6,869       American Capital Ltd.(b)      102,966   
  2,750       American Financial Group, Inc.      160,683   
  84       American National Insurance Co.      9,442   
  3,639       Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT      112,190   
  5,744       Associated Banc-Corp.      100,807   
  3,581       Assurant, Inc.      241,395   
  5,507       Brandywine Realty Trust REIT      80,127   
  5,040       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT      91,577   
  5,025       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      244,919   
  4,680       CIT Group, Inc.      201,474   
  8,372       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      144,417   
  4,838       Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT      137,109   
  4,920       Comerica, Inc.      237,341   
  2,174       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      94,526   
  4,129       CommonWealth REIT      104,918   
  1,279       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      97,728   
  5,167       DDR Corp. REIT      88,717   
  7,899       Duke Realty Corp. REIT      138,391   
  3,971       Federated Investors, Inc., Class B(c)      113,332   
  6,790       First Horizon National Corp.      78,017   
  1,630       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      95,274   
  2,876       HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      132,123   
  5,738       Hospitality Properties Trust REIT      172,427   
  12,317       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      264,200   
  23,068       Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.      229,757   
  23,245       Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      212,924   
  879       Kemper Corp.      34,641   
  8,558       Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      196,149   
  2,972       Legg Mason, Inc.      139,357   
  3,756       Liberty Property Trust REIT      140,850   
  3,218       M&T Bank Corp.      392,628   
  4,702       Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT      95,780   
  3,917       McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.      289,584   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  18,156       New York Community Bancorp, Inc.    $ 279,784   
  5,004       Northern Trust Corp.      301,491   
  9,420       Old Republic International Corp.      155,995   
  13,441       People’s United Financial, Inc.      191,937   
  5,712       PHH Corp.(b)      135,774   
  7,425       Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      130,754   
  3,828       Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. REIT      166,901   
  8,089       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      378,889   
  3,023       Protective Life Corp.      154,626   
  1,841       Regency Centers Corp. REIT      96,524   
  6,508       Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT      93,195   
  1,452       StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.      88,717   
  26,110       Synovus Financial Corp.      83,813   
  4,983       TCF Financial Corp.      78,233   
  2,325       Torchmark Corp.      185,303   
  10,000       Unum Group      332,200   
  8,698       Valley National Bancorp      87,154   
  3,743       W.R. Berkley Corp.      165,590   
  2,773       Weingarten Realty Investors REIT      86,518   
  10,753       XL Group PLC      337,107   
  5,449       Zions Bancorp.      157,585   
     

 

 

 
        8,663,860   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—4.6%   
  27,462       Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      346,296   
  4,965       CareFusion Corp.(b)      193,933   
  6,715       Health Net, Inc.(b)      230,526   
  3,660       Hospira, Inc.(b)      167,628   
  3,694       Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      92,719   
  2,217       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)      218,818   
  2,091       LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(b)      116,929   
  3,378       Owens & Minor, Inc.      113,298   
  4,653       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      260,242   
  852       Teleflex, Inc.      86,981   
  1,968       WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)      132,781   
     

 

 

 
        1,960,151   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—15.9%   
  6,119       ADT Corp. (The)      185,039   
  4,855       AECOM Technology Corp.(b)      157,399   
  3,848       AGCO Corp.      214,334   
  10,212       American Airlines Group, Inc.(b)      358,135   
  2,207       Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b)      116,000   
  6,358       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      334,367   
  1,814       Cintas Corp.      106,899   
  2,344       Con-way, Inc.      99,573   
  6,511       Exelis, Inc.      120,714   
  3,824       General Cable Corp.      97,971   
  3,407       Harsco Corp.      81,529   
  14,502       Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      412,872   
  6,371       Ingersoll-Rand PLC      380,986   
  4,500       Iron Mountain, Inc.      127,980   
  3,733       ITT Corp.      161,042   
  12,400       JetBlue Airways Corp.(b)      98,022   
  5,625       KBR, Inc.      142,706   
  1,852       Kennametal, Inc.      86,544   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  3,339       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.    $ 385,220   
  3,514       Manpowergroup, Inc.      285,829   
  7,727       Masco Corp.      155,235   
  3,870       MRC Global, Inc.(b)      112,965   
  3,955       Navistar International Corp.(b)      150,013   
  2,588       Oshkosh Corp.      143,660   
  3,732       Owens Corning      152,452   
  9,314       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      249,615   
  14,117       R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.      248,459   
  2,186       Robert Half International, Inc.      97,933   
  2,256       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      175,178   
  2,329       Ryder System, Inc.      191,397   
  3,456       Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      103,784   
  1,131       SPX Corp.      115,181   
  2,915       Terex Corp.      126,190   
  6,798       Textron, Inc.      278,038   
  2,182       Timken Co. (The)      137,641   
  1,662       Trinity Industries, Inc.      124,750   
  1,666       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      156,321   
  1,447       WESCO International, Inc.(b)      127,018   
     

 

 

 
        6,798,991   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—7.5%   
  25,909       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)(c)      105,968   
  890       Anixter International, Inc.      87,202   
  3,859       AOL, Inc.(b)      165,204   
  4,944       Arrow Electronics, Inc.(b)      280,572   
  3,491       Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      81,131   
  1,102       CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      76,754   
  5,361       Computer Sciences Corp.      317,264   
  3,233       CoreLogic, Inc.(b)      90,621   
  1,458       Insight Enterprises, Inc.(b)      38,083   
  11,146       Jabil Circuit, Inc.      192,380   
  4,255       Leidos Holdings, Inc.      158,456   
  2,275       Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      97,825   
  6,120       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      198,533   
  3,826       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      243,257   
  3,366       NCR Corp.(b)      102,697   
  6,673       Sanmina Corp.(b)      135,128   
  2,189       Science Applications International Corp.      85,371   
  15,430       Symantec Corp.      312,920   
  1,448       SYNNEX Corp.(b)      97,566   
  1,684       Tech Data Corp.(b)      105,233   
  2,706       Total System Services, Inc.      85,970   
  2,821       Unisys Corp.(b)      68,748   
  6,068       Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      86,287   
     

 

 

 
        3,213,170   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—7.0%   
  4,141       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.      170,609   
  1,832       Ashland, Inc.      176,971   
  3,314       Avery Dennison Corp.      161,259   
  2,960       Ball Corp.      166,322   
  3,436       Bemis Co., Inc.      138,265   
  1,613       Cabot Corp.      93,231   
  6,298       Commercial Metals Co.      120,922   
  4,016       Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      189,435   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  7,300       Huntsman Corp.    $ 182,865   
  5,833       MeadWestvaco Corp.      227,895   
  5,875       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)      186,707   
  2,266       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      160,478   
  2,910       RPM International, Inc.      124,141   
  3,194       Sonoco Products Co.      134,404   
  5,269       Southern Copper Corp. (Mexico)      158,808   
  8,872       Steel Dynamics, Inc.      162,091   
  10,339       United States Steel Corp.(c)      269,021   
  2,384       Vulcan Materials Co.      153,840   
     

 

 

 
        2,977,264   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—2.3%   
  68,943       Frontier Communications Corp.      410,211   
  5,615       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      152,672   
  44,746       Windstream Holdings, Inc.(c)      405,846   
     

 

 

 
        968,729   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—9.5%   
  3,634       Alliant Energy Corp.      212,516   
  3,015       Atmos Energy Corp.      153,886   
  12,455       Calpine Corp.(b)      285,593   
  8,869       CMS Energy Corp.      268,819   
  6,157       Great Plains Energy, Inc.      165,192   
  3,210       Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      77,008   
  2,937       Integrys Energy Group, Inc.      179,979   
  4,232       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      149,897   
  1,631       National Fuel Gas Co.      120,107   
  9,296       NiSource, Inc.      337,631   
  5,020       OGE Energy Corp.      187,397   
  13,980       Pepco Holdings, Inc.      374,105   
  4,508       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      252,223   
  3,134       Portland General Electric Co.      104,895   
  4,672       Questar Corp.      113,436   
  4,870       SCANA Corp.      261,422   
  1,046       Southwest Gas Corp.      57,540   
  10,808       TECO Energy, Inc.      194,112   
  3,931       UGI Corp.      183,538   
  2,364       Vectren Corp.      95,908   
  4,588       Westar Energy, Inc.      164,617   
  2,463       WGL Holdings, Inc.      98,003   
     

 

 

 
        4,037,824   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $35,443,864)—100.0%
     42,708,760   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—4.2%   
  1,785,849       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $1,785,849)
     1,785,849   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $37,229,713)—104.2%
     44,494,609   
   Other assets less liabilities—(4.2)%      (1,785,644
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 42,708,965   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 1,741,934      $ (1,741,934   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—17.1%   
  2,950       Aaron’s, Inc.    $ 86,936   
  265       America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(b)      9,577   
  3,868       Ascena Retail Group, Inc.(b)      66,530   
  567       Bally Technologies, Inc.(b)      36,917   
  599       BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(b)      17,101   
  1,435       Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.(b)      30,594   
  671       Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      10,045   
  345       Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b)      14,069   
  1,447       Buckle, Inc. (The)      67,995   
  1,012       Cabela’s, Inc.(b)      66,397   
  228       Capella Education Co.      13,306   
  303       Carriage Services, Inc.      4,875   
  1,033       Carter’s, Inc.      76,091   
  860       Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      38,605   
  3,875       Chico’s FAS, Inc.      61,535   
  910       Choice Hotels International, Inc.      40,204   
  193       Collectors Universe, Inc.      4,532   
  367       Conn’s, Inc.(b)      16,232   
  141       Container Store Group, Inc. (The)(b)      3,890   
  833       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      67,090   
  578       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      54,760   
  237       Culp, Inc.      4,278   
  1,671       DeVry Education Group, Inc.      75,245   
  450       DineEquity, Inc.      34,114   
  685       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      50,950   
  375       Drew Industries, Inc.      18,870   
  893       Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      4,742   
  319       Extended Stay America, Inc.      6,874   
  239       Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      8,750   
  1,420       Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A      39,093   
  829       Genesco, Inc.(b)      63,311   
  2,272       Gentex Corp.      65,138   
  1,602       Hillenbrand, Inc.      48,701   
  614       Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(b)      12,544   
  652       HSN, Inc.      37,842   
  529       Interval Leisure Group, Inc.      13,632   
  364       Jamba, Inc.(b)      4,026   
  759       Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.(b)      48,993   
  555       Kirkland’s, Inc.(b)      9,496   
  971       La-Z-Boy, Inc.      23,527   
  2,207       LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.(b)      15,118   
  1,307       Life Time Fitness, Inc.(b)      62,736   
  493       LIN Media LLC, Class A(b)      11,551   
  4,243       Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)      88,594   
  867       Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A(b)      47,338   
  448       MDC Partners, Inc., Class A      10,940   
  160       Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(b)      4,390   
  325       Movado Group, Inc.      12,766   
  312       Multimedia Games Holding Co., Inc.(b)      9,110   
  1,850       National CineMedia, Inc.      28,102   
  1,538       Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b)      50,400   
  815       Outerwall, Inc.(b)      56,520   
  552       Overstock.com, Inc.(b)      8,843   
  261       Oxford Industries, Inc.      17,229   
  488       Papa John’s International, Inc.      21,404   
  736       Pool Corp.      43,439   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  4,376       PulteGroup, Inc.    $ 80,475   
  411       Remy International, Inc.      10,900   
  2,911       Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      79,791   
  1,137       Select Comfort Corp.(b)      20,921   
  503       Shoe Carnival, Inc.      11,489   
  1,289       Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
Class A
     34,455   
  608       Skullcandy, Inc.(b)      4,682   
  1,070       Sotheby’s      45,004   
  578       Standard Motor Products, Inc.      21,958   
  2,169       Standard Pacific Corp.(b)      17,330   
  1,465       Starz, Class A(b)      47,276   
  91       Strattec Security Corp.      6,080   
  777       Taylor Morrison Home Corp.,
Class A(b)
     16,480   
  384       Tilly’s, Inc., Class A(b)      4,339   
  1,038       Tupperware Brands Corp.      88,137   
  386       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)      14,417   
  2,224       Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)      79,297   
  587       Vail Resorts, Inc.      40,638   
  1,799       Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      50,552   
  662       Zumiez, Inc.(b)      16,186   
     

 

 

 
        2,536,294   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—5.7%   
  1,143       Andersons, Inc. (The)      71,198   
  1,264       B&G Foods, Inc.      41,459   
  340       Calavo Growers, Inc.      10,571   
  690       Diamond Foods, Inc.(b)      21,093   
  4,198       Flowers Foods, Inc.      86,143   
  720       Fresh Market, Inc. (The)(b)      26,712   
  2,397       Harbinger Group, Inc.(b)      27,949   
  237       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      22,183   
  398       Lancaster Colony Corp.      37,762   
  322       Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.      4,302   
  1,286       Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      39,094   
  526       Sanderson Farms, Inc.      43,274   
  8       Seaboard Corp.(b)      19,504   
  1,661       Snyders-Lance, Inc.      44,116   
  1,191       Susser Holdings Corp.(b)      92,160   
  390       Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.      10,994   
  1,016       TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(b)      76,037   
  1,334       United Natural Foods, Inc.(b)      92,086   
  124       USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      8,415   
  2,271       WhiteWave Foods Co. (The),
Class A(b)
     62,884   
     

 

 

 
        837,936   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—5.8%   
  1,674       Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b)      82,963   
  843       Bristow Group, Inc.      64,742   
  166       Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.(b)      23,984   
  2,255       Delek US Holdings, Inc. (Israel)      72,137   
  1,690       Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)      102,144   
  454       Dril-Quip, Inc.(b)      51,356   
  955       EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      37,379   
  526       Era Group, Inc.(b)      15,017   
  674       Goodrich Petroleum Corp.(b)      16,951   
  1,475       Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.      44,102   
  760       Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A      34,208   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  514       Hallador Energy Co.    $ 4,708   
  543       Matrix Service Co.(b)      16,817   
  2,132       Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc.(b)      12,579   
  248       Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.(b)      7,611   
  802       Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.(b)      13,642   
  116       Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc., Class A      5,087   
  665       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      42,341   
  214       REX American Resources Corp.(b)      13,987   
  955       Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)      45,210   
  847       SemGroup Corp., Class A      54,106   
  857       SM Energy Co.      63,529   
  642       TGC Industries, Inc.(b)      3,249   
  9,127       Vantage Drilling Co.(b)      15,242   
  500       Westmoreland Coal Co.(b)      14,805   
     

 

 

 
        857,896   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—21.3%   
  1,169       Acadia Realty Trust REIT      31,715   
  258       Access National Corp.      3,805   
  320       Agree Realty Corp. REIT      9,558   
  53       Alexander’s, Inc. REIT      18,325   
  3,502       American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      69,340   
  3,008       American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      70,147   
  402       Amreit, Inc., Class B REIT      6,697   
  1,963       Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. REIT      31,702   
  393       Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A      10,395   
  64       Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      3,716   
  346       Banc of California, Inc.      4,349   
  588       Bancorp, Inc. (The)(b)      9,302   
  155       Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp. (The)      5,349   
  149       Bank of Marin Bancorp      6,766   
  2,163       BankUnited, Inc.      71,357   
  839       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      19,658   
  4,245       BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      30,437   
  255       Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      6,202   
  163       Bridge Capital Holdings(b)      3,651   
  2,505       Brown & Brown, Inc.      74,599   
  309       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.      8,429   
  87       BSB Bancorp, Inc.(b)      1,518   
  241       Center Bancorp, Inc.      4,461   
  685       Centerstate Banks, Inc.      7,514   
  294       CNB Financial Corp.      4,857   
  1,170       Community Bank System, Inc.      43,512   
  2,380       Corrections Corp. of America REIT      78,064   
  3,240       Cowen Group, Inc., Class A(b)      13,316   
  2,000       CubeSmart REIT      37,200   
  73       Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.      8,667   
  2,560       East West Bancorp, Inc.      88,346   
  637       EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT      40,290   
  2,280       Eaton Vance Corp.      82,240   
  2,770       Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      28,254   
  160       eHealth, Inc.(b)      6,702   
  547       Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      8,369   
  1,628       Equity One, Inc. REIT      36,679   
  329       Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      23,573   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  2,942       EZCORP, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 30,685   
  350       Fidelity Southern Corp.      4,623   
  2,506       First Financial Bancorp      40,572   
  513       First Financial Bankshares, Inc.      30,293   
  1,859       First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      34,150   
  201       First of Long Island Corp. (The)      7,290   
  239       Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.      3,987   
  211       Franklin Financial Corp.(b)      4,212   
  1,681       Geo Group, Inc. (The) REIT      56,364   
  318       German American Bancorp, Inc.      8,281   
  547       Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT      9,649   
  903       Gladstone Investment Corp.      7,098   
  3,671       Glimcher Realty Trust REIT      37,407   
  2,926       Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      73,589   
  1,189       Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.      16,266   
  780       Heritage Financial Corp.      12,605   
  6,484       Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT      37,672   
  2,449       Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT      98,817   
  139       Home Bancorp, Inc.(b)      2,815   
  1,483       Home Properties, Inc. REIT      91,353   
  432       HomeStreet, Inc.      7,845   
  782       IBERIABANK Corp.      49,188   
  643       Independent Bank Corp.      23,868   
  408       Lakeland Financial Corp.      14,933   
  2,106       LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      69,666   
  591       LTC Properties, Inc. REIT      22,830   
  4,939       MBIA, Inc.(b)      59,861   
  121       Meta Financial Group, Inc.      5,071   
  226       MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.      3,779   
  180       MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.      4,433   
  1,115       Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Class A REIT      10,470   
  310       National Health Investors, Inc. REIT      19,124   
  3,913       National Penn Bancshares, Inc.      38,230   
  2,406       National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT      82,117   
  399       NewStar Financial, Inc.(b)      4,557   
  410       Nicholas Financial, Inc.      6,445   
  254       OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc.      6,314   
  307       Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(b)      4,191   
  989       Parkway Properties, Inc. REIT      18,653   
  460       PICO Holdings, Inc.(b)      10,695   
  673       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      23,266   
  1,029       Post Properties, Inc. REIT      51,666   
  1,236       PrivateBancorp, Inc.      34,077   
  1,842       ProAssurance Corp.      83,664   
  1,112       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      65,608   
  381       PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT      32,678   
  1,708       Radian Group, Inc.      23,878   
  5,546       Resource Capital Corp. REIT      30,503   
  639       Rouse Properties, Inc. REIT      10,729   
  373       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(b)      7,837   
  2,916       Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (Spain)(b)      66,310   
  272       Saul Centers, Inc. REIT      12,482   
  2,049       SEI Investments Co.      66,347   
  678       Select Income REIT      20,869   
  543       Southside Bancshares, Inc.      14,976   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  586       Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT    $ 44,477   
  3,183       Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT      34,281   
  1,329       Sterling Bancorp      15,895   
  1,771       Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT      16,045   
  4,813       Symetra Financial Corp.      99,437   
  951       Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT      69,271   
  273       Taylor Capital Group, Inc.(b)      5,812   
  276       Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      5,647   
  1,326       TFS Financial Corp.(b)      17,755   
  338       Tompkins Financial Corp.      15,933   
  888       UMB Financial Corp.      52,134   
  634       UMH Properties, Inc. REIT      6,245   
  650       Union Bankshares Corp.      16,633   
  1,437       United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      18,911   
  210       Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      8,910   
  427       Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b)      6,695   
  1,037       Western Alliance Bancorp(b)      23,924   
  1,143       Wintrust Financial Corp.      51,229   
  197       WSFS Financial Corp.      13,321   
     

 

 

 
        3,146,504   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—8.9%   
  150       Addus HomeCare Corp.(b)      3,243   
  318       Almost Family, Inc.(b)      6,827   
  2,594       Alphatec Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,502   
  179       Analogic Corp.      13,439   
  818       AngioDynamics, Inc.(b)      10,994   
  315       ArthroCare Corp.(b)      15,287   
  31       Atrion Corp.      8,938   
  587       Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)      72,324   
  1,502       Bruker Corp.(b)      31,031   
  449       Capital Senior Living Corp.(b)      11,104   
  434       Chemed Corp.      36,139   
  182       Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.      11,490   
  543       CONMED Corp.      25,157   
  148       Corvel Corp.(b)      6,740   
  850       Covance, Inc.(b)      75,038   
  210       Cynosure, Inc., Class A(b)      5,153   
  587       Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.(b)      15,473   
  1,006       Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(b)      33,993   
  301       Exactech, Inc.(b)      6,688   
  655       Greatbatch, Inc.(b)      30,150   
  1,036       Haemonetics Corp.(b)      31,453   
  952       Hanger, Inc.(b)      33,006   
  2,120       HealthSouth Corp.      73,437   
  264       ICU Medical, Inc.(b)      14,726   
  1,608       Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)      42,049   
  529       Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Corp.(b)
     24,112   
  299       Landauer, Inc.      12,929   
  945       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.      18,872   
  1,119       Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      14,402   
  457       Omnicell, Inc.(b)      12,101   
  2,065       Patterson Cos., Inc.      84,046   
  1,987       PerkinElmer, Inc.      83,394   
  962       Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      32,246   
  1,389       Quality Systems, Inc.      20,516   
  298       Quidel Corp.(b)      6,392   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  749       Quintiles Transnational Holdings,
Inc.(b)
   $ 35,300   
  2,213       Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      7,082   
  2,089       RTI Surgical, Inc.(b)      8,983   
  4,962       Select Medical Holdings Corp.      69,270   
  765       Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.(b)      57,543   
  1,628       STERIS Corp.      78,225   
  75       Utah Medical Products, Inc.      3,809   
  2,140       VCA Antech, Inc.(b)      65,548   
  668       VIVUS, Inc.(b)      3,474   
  965       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      41,862   
  789       Wright Medical Group, Inc.(b)      21,579   
     

 

 

 
        1,319,066   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—20.5%   
  1,137       A.O. Smith Corp.      53,166   
  289       AAON, Inc.      8,193   
  497       Aceto Corp.      10,874   
  1,307       Actuant Corp., Class A      44,255   
  451       Acuity Brands, Inc.      56,181   
  1,676       Aegion Corp.(b)      42,721   
  175       Alamo Group, Inc.      9,296   
  478       Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      16,329   
  147       AMERCO      36,766   
  764       Ameresco, Inc., Class A(b)      4,897   
  155       American Railcar Industries, Inc.      10,763   
  2,023       Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)      70,380   
  106       Barrett Business Services, Inc.      5,344   
  1,402       Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b)      49,883   
  1,801       Blount International, Inc.(b)      20,117   
  505       CAI International, Inc.(b)      10,984   
  611       Celadon Group, Inc.      14,059   
  292       CIRCOR International, Inc.      23,713   
  865       CLARCOR, Inc.      49,962   
  1,355       Copart, Inc.(b)      49,146   
  398       Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)      27,470   
  491       Cubic Corp.      23,288   
  973       Curtiss-Wright Corp.      62,214   
  786       DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)      23,407   
  1,867       Donaldson Co., Inc.      78,582   
  1,091       EnerSys      73,730   
  212       Erickson Air-Crane, Inc.(b)      3,352   
  742       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      24,798   
  738       Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)      80,457   
  176       Exponent, Inc.      12,394   
  462       Forward Air Corp.      20,434   
  620       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      23,975   
  1,504       Generac Holdings, Inc.      88,556   
  520       Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.      9,116   
  335       Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      10,402   
  303       GP Strategies Corp.(b)      7,963   
  702       Graco, Inc.      50,895   
  115       Graham Corp.      3,432   
  2,118       Griffon Corp.      22,536   
  1,945       HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(b)      50,142   
  1,196       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      34,804   
  1,232       Hub Group, Inc., Class A(b)      55,009   
  412       Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b)      29,334   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  1,232       IDEX Corp.    $ 91,870   
  1,596       InnerWorkings, Inc.(b)      11,491   
  2,748       KAR Auction Services, Inc.      81,836   
  1,950       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(b)      14,079   
  895       Landstar System, Inc.      56,376   
  1,267       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      84,648   
  731       Marten Transport Ltd.      17,149   
  872       Mobile Mini, Inc.      38,525   
  1,293       Moog, Inc., Class A(b)      84,627   
  868       MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      79,040   
  869       MYR Group, Inc.(b)      20,387   
  683       Nordson Corp.      50,781   
  1,526       Orbital Sciences Corp.(b)      44,864   
  119       Patrick Industries, Inc.(b)      4,768   
  251       Powell Industries, Inc.      15,893   
  227       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      5,046   
  346       RBC Bearings, Inc.(b)      21,542   
  1,218       Regal-Beloit Corp.      91,021   
  4,374       Southwest Airlines Co.      105,720   
  506       SP Plus Corp.(b)      12,357   
  140       Sparton Corp.(b)      3,802   
  240       Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,154   
  1,860       Swift Transportation Co.(b)      44,733   
  1,214       TAL International Group, Inc.      51,207   
  239       Taser International, Inc.(b)      3,860   
  433       Team, Inc.(b)      18,571   
  749       Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)      69,552   
  325       Tennant Co.      20,732   
  2,127       Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)      60,981   
  435       Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      10,362   
  1,721       Titan International, Inc.      30,135   
  1,708       Titan Machinery, Inc.(b)      30,129   
  745       Toro Co. (The)      47,337   
  133       Trex Co., Inc.(b)      10,443   
  297       UniFirst Corp.      28,583   
  166       Universal Truckload Services, Inc.      4,094   
  339       US Ecology, Inc.      15,136   
  1,172       Wabash National Corp.(b)      15,658   
  617       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      66,025   
  764       Watsco, Inc.      78,623   
  1,066       Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.(b)      21,597   
  1,232       Woodward, Inc.      55,231   
     

 

 

 
        3,026,284   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—11.6%   
  1,547       ARRIS Group, Inc.(b)      40,361   
  135       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      5,804   
  234       Badger Meter, Inc.      11,595   
  604       Blackbaud, Inc.      18,392   
  2,505       Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      96,042   
  169       Cass Information Systems, Inc.      8,536   
  742       Ciena Corp.(b)      14,669   
  483       Coherent, Inc.(b)      28,840   
  421       Computer Task Group, Inc.      6,656   
  329       Comverse, Inc.(b)      8,205   
  1,015       CSG Systems International, Inc.      26,755   
  457       Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.(b)      20,880   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  1,618       Demand Media, Inc.(b)    $ 6,731   
  1,001       Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)      39,890   
  603       DST Systems, Inc.      55,591   
  358       DTS, Inc.(b)      6,662   
  1,463       EchoStar Corp., Class A(b)      65,777   
  595       Electronics for Imaging, Inc.(b)      22,485   
  2,950       Entropic Communications, Inc.(b)      10,886   
  880       EPIQ Systems, Inc.      11,255   
  640       Exar Corp.(b)      6,925   
  1,596       Extreme Networks, Inc.(b)      9,129   
  210       FARO Technologies, Inc.(b)      8,379   
  318       Forrester Research, Inc.      11,267   
  1,075       Global Payments, Inc.      71,842   
  893       Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.      36,560   
  1,513       II-VI, Inc.(b)      21,787   
  1,601       Infinera Corp.(b)      14,345   
  1,117       IntraLinks Holdings, Inc.(b)      10,221   
  4,323       JDS Uniphase Corp.(b)      54,772   
  294       KVH Industries, Inc.(b)      3,972   
  1,969       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)      16,579   
  1,942       Limelight Networks, Inc.(b)      4,020   
  7,751       LSI Corp.      86,346   
  390       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      12,297   
  1,476       ManTech International Corp.,
Class A
     44,029   
  235       Measurement Specialties, Inc.(b)      15,122   
  2,331       Mentor Graphics Corp.      48,252   
  1,112       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      15,524   
  105       MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(b)      12,750   
  472       MoneyGram International, Inc.(b)      6,230   
  258       MTS Systems Corp.      16,633   
  472       Nanometrics, Inc.(b)      7,675   
  1,579       National Instruments Corp.      43,123   
  1,143       NETGEAR, Inc.(b)      36,919   
  1,295       NeuStar, Inc., Class A(b)      33,307   
  2,567       Oclaro, Inc.(b)      8,728   
  940       PC Connection, Inc.      18,809   
  495       PC-Tel, Inc.      4,084   
  554       Perficient, Inc.(b)      10,122   
  767       Plantronics, Inc.      33,418   
  1,260       PTC, Inc.(b)      44,566   
  1,137       Rambus, Inc.(b)      13,746   
  339       Rogers Corp.(b)      20,347   
  548       Rosetta Stone, Inc.(b)      6,527   
  593       Rubicon Technology, Inc.(b)      6,007   
  706       SeaChange International, Inc.(b)      6,615   
  1,207       Semtech Corp.(b)      28,944   
  589       ServiceSource International, Inc.(b)      3,675   
  575       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)      25,846   
  646       SunPower Corp. (France)(b)      21,589   
  2,172       Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc.(b)
     44,265   
  1,195       Telenav, Inc.(b)      7,325   
  4,390       Teradyne, Inc.(b)      77,571   
  232       Tessco Technologies, Inc.      7,631   
  1,072       Tessera Technologies, Inc.      23,509   
  2,073       TIBCO Software, Inc.(b)      40,693   
  4,392       TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.(b)      62,279   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  931       Veeco Instruments, Inc.(b)    $ 34,419   
  282       Vocus, Inc.(b)      5,070   
     

 

 

 
        1,709,802   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—6.2%   
  1,435       AptarGroup, Inc.      96,748   
  309       Arabian American Development Co.(b)      3,377   
  1,410       Axiall Corp.      65,706   
  2,933       Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(b)      65,963   
  1,024       Calgon Carbon Corp.(b)      20,511   
  132       Chase Corp.      4,110   
  696       Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      42,727   
  744       Compass Minerals International, Inc.      68,150   
  128       Deltic Timber Corp.      7,776   
  346       Eagle Materials, Inc.      28,832   
  719       FutureFuel Corp.      14,430   
  299       Hawkins, Inc.      10,824   
  738       Innophos Holdings, Inc.      41,653   
  511       Innospec, Inc.      22,004   
  2,095       Intrepid Potash, Inc.(b)      34,149   
  288       KMG Chemicals, Inc.      4,496   
  947       Landec Corp.(b)      11,231   
  2,053       Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)      33,649   
  681       LSB Industries, Inc.(b)      26,007   
  202       NewMarket Corp.      75,209   
  1,586       Omnova Solutions, Inc.(b)      14,464   
  1,436       PolyOne Corp.      53,807   
  274       Quaker Chemical Corp.      20,394   
  700       Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      30,548   
  551       Stepan Co.      31,864   
  3,386       Stillwater Mining Co.(b)      53,431   
  730       Taminco Corp.(b)      14,666   
  155       UFP Technologies, Inc.(b)      3,931   
  793       Zep, Inc.      13,711   
     

 

 

 
        914,368   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.3%   
  277       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      16,390   
  943       IDT Corp., Class B      14,937   
  1,391       Inteliquent, Inc.      18,973   
  3,775       Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)      25,179   
  552       Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      15,473   
  2,746       tw telecom, inc.(b)      84,275   
  5,568       Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)      21,381   
     

 

 

 
        196,608   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—1.6%   
  1,020       American States Water Co.      30,967   
  3,810       Aqua America, Inc.      95,593   
  292       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      18,472   
  280       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      9,100   
  2,042       UIL Holdings Corp.      75,003   
  333       York Water Co. (The)      6,663   
     

 

 

 
        235,798   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $13,590,177)
     14,780,556   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.3%   
  43,639       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $43,639)
   $ 43,639   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $13,633,816)—100.3%
     14,824,195   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.3)%      (40,549
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 14,783,646   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—99.9%   
   Consumer Discretionary—13.3%   
  1,809       AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 118,797   
  818       American Public Education, Inc.(b)      28,303   
  1,550       Black Diamond, Inc.(b)      17,282   
  2,870       Bridgepoint Education, Inc.(b)      45,489   
  631       Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)      92,202   
  337       Cavco Industries, Inc.(b)      26,269   
  717       Churchill Downs, Inc.      62,974   
  371       Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(b)      13,337   
  5,886       Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(b)      37,729   
  1,786       Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)      141,005   
  1,147       Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      29,833   
  650       Diamond Resorts International, Inc.(b)      12,161   
  1,061       Dorman Products, Inc.(b)      61,061   
  5,113       DSW, Inc., Class A      170,723   
  2,777       Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.      126,381   
  2,090       Five Below, Inc.(b)      84,248   
  1,977       Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      210,847   
  2,475       Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b)      40,491   
  1,063       Gentherm, Inc.(b)      38,640   
  1,254       G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)      90,000   
  4,289       GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A      193,005   
  1,118       Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b)      48,208   
  6,211       Groupon, Inc.(b)      43,415   
  1,229       Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)      66,182   
  6,022       Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      131,460   
  882       HomeAway, Inc.(b)      28,771   
  3,481       Iconix Brand Group, Inc.(b)      147,942   
  957       iRobot Corp.(b)(c)      32,059   
  2,294       K12, Inc.(b)      54,322   
  2,304       Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.(b)      40,412   
  707       LifeLock, Inc.(b)      11,100   
  3,739       Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.      99,196   
  605       Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.(b)      52,732   
  652       Mattress Firm Holding Corp.(b)      29,464   
  1,215       Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      68,526   
  557       Morningstar, Inc.      40,845   
  930       Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A(c)      37,061   
  1,108       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      169,491   
  5,016       Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      91,592   
  548       Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.(b)      20,879   
  1,101       Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.(b)      68,691   
  611       RG Barry Corp.      11,169   
  2,788       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      209,295   
  1,611       Shutterfly, Inc.(b)      65,938   
  3,716       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      149,160   
  3,859       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)(c)      59,236   
  2,942       Steven Madden Ltd.(b)      104,765   
  910       Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.(c)      58,559   
  3,674       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      90,895   
  1,706       Tumi Holdings, Inc.(b)      34,837   
  1,659       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      145,511   
  976       Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)      27,621   
  2,103       Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(b)      100,692   
  590       WCI Communities, Inc.(b)      11,310   
     

 

 

 
        3,992,113   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples—3.3%   
  414       Annie’s, Inc.(b)    $ 13,459   
  182       Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(b)      44,779   
  2,820       Boulder Brands, Inc.(b)      41,623   
  786       Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(b)      15,791   
  4,515       Coty, Inc., Class A      72,466   
  8,989       Darling International, Inc.(b)      179,870   
  1,694       Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b)      145,718   
  1,055       Inter Parfums, Inc.      38,603   
  839       Medifast, Inc.(b)      26,554   
  2,062       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      179,394   
  732       PriceSmart, Inc.      70,301   
  1,310       Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      100,647   
  1,833       Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)      58,601   
     

 

 

 
        987,806   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—6.3%   
  523       Antero Resources Corp.(b)      34,345   
  2,553       Approach Resources, Inc.(b)      52,975   
  949       Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(b)      46,140   
  6,679       BPZ Resources, Inc.(b)      18,033   
  3,466       C&J Energy Services, Inc.(b)      104,188   
  795       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.      111,228   
  1,714       Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      94,304   
  3,666       Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(b)(c)      32,444   
  8,572       Cobalt International Energy, Inc.(b)      154,296   
  1,065       Contango Oil & Gas Co.(b)      51,163   
  909       Continental Resources, Inc.(b)      125,915   
  356       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      25,611   
  3,602       Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(b)      107,556   
  403       Geospace Technologies Corp.(b)      23,426   
  1,663       Gulfport Energy Corp.(b)      122,513   
  17,004       Halcon Resources Corp.(b)(c)      93,862   
  7,627       Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.(b)      96,939   
  1,898       Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(b)      55,479   
  3,405       Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.(b)      28,943   
  1,067       Matador Resources Co.(b)      30,644   
  2,141       Miller Energy Resources, Inc.(b)      10,320   
  3,575       Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.(b)      55,162   
  1,972       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      91,718   
  3,044       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      35,828   
  16,050       Rentech, Inc.(b)      34,026   
  6,282       Resolute Energy Corp.(b)      47,115   
  2,138       Rex Energy Corp.(b)      45,026   
  422       RigNet, Inc.(b)      19,733   
  3,599       RPC, Inc.      80,006   
  499       RSP Permian, Inc.(b)      14,147   
  773       Sanchez Energy Corp.(b)      21,860   
  1,581       Triangle Petroleum Corp.(b)      15,209   
     

 

 

 
        1,880,154   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—26.4%   
  1,734       1st United Bancorp, Inc.      12,693   
  3,010       American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT      102,189   
  3,685       American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT      59,144   
  1,949       AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      75,368   
  3,327       Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      56,592   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  895       Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT    $ 11,420   
  36,268       ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.      153,776   
  3,460       Associated Estates Realty Corp. REIT      58,059   
  689       AVIV REIT, Inc.      18,183   
  1,035       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      61,996   
  3,911       BBCN Bancorp, Inc.      60,269   
  1,230       BNC Bancorp      20,049   
  261       BofI Holding, Inc.(b)      21,039   
  4,073       Campus Crest Communities, Inc. REIT      35,069   
  2,197       Capital Bank Financial Corp.,
Class A(b)
     52,398   
  1,861       Cardinal Financial Corp.      31,265   
  2,499       CBOE Holdings, Inc.      133,347   
  18,014       Chambers Street Properties REIT      140,329   
  1,144       Chatham Lodging Trust REIT      23,258   
  2,807       Chesapeake Lodging Trust REIT      75,761   
  51,409       Chimera Investment Corp. REIT      158,854   
  3,081       Colony Financial, Inc. REIT      67,012   
  3,270       Columbia Banking System, Inc.      81,161   
  967       CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT      29,416   
  243       Credit Acceptance Corp.(b)      31,959   
  1,496       Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b)      32,957   
  2,118       CyrusOne, Inc. REIT      42,360   
  4,100       DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT      99,343   
  7,079       Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      60,738   
  705       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(b)      23,540   
  1,259       Encore Capital Group, Inc.(b)      54,414   
  3,513       Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT      147,089   
  6,803       Everbank Financial Corp.      127,352   
  781       Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A      41,729   
  3,091       Excel Trust, Inc. REIT      39,008   
  3,869       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      202,465   
  1,459       Fidelity & Guaranty Life      31,281   
  797       Fidus Investment Corp.      14,601   
  466       Financial Engines, Inc.      20,621   
  1,274       First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b)      62,133   
  686       First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.      10,873   
  925       First Financial Holdings, Inc.      53,160   
  474       First NBC Bank Holding Co.(b)      14,741   
  5,252       Government Properties Income Trust REIT      133,663   
  2,146       Green Dot Corp., Class A(b)      37,276   
  1,349       GSV Capital Corp.(b)      11,844   
  7,702       Hancock Holding Co.      259,788   
  329       HCI Group, Inc.      12,726   
  12,066       Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A REIT      141,052   
  997       HFF, Inc., Class A      33,898   
  1,558       Home BancShares, Inc.      49,404   
  1,022       Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(b)      145,901   
  2,119       Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT      49,902   
  1,094       ICG Group, Inc.(b)      22,296   
  1,849       INTL FCStone, Inc.(b)      34,983   
  1,449       Investors Bancorp, Inc.      38,732   
  1,020       Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      22,277   
  4,413       Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT      262,882   
  877       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      47,253   
  10,079       Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT      136,067   
  2,177       Medley Capital Corp.(c)      28,388   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  3,174       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT    $ 221,069   
  4,946       MSCI, Inc.(b)      200,511   
  615       Nationstar Mortgage Holdings,
Inc.(b)(c)
     20,129   
  5,209       New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT      38,390   
  972       Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      12,607   
  11,251       NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT      180,241   
  4,236       Ocwen Financial Corp.(b)      160,544   
  6,491       OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT(c)      225,757   
  2,775       Oritani Financial Corp.      41,153   
  1,822       Park Sterling Corp.      11,898   
  2,957       Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT      101,839   
  6,296       PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT      147,578   
  2,059       Portfolio Recovery Associates,
Inc.(b)
     117,672   
  673       Regional Management Corp.(b)      10,324   
  3,004       Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT      46,983   
  8,121       RLJ Lodging Trust REIT      216,587   
  1,594       Signature Bank(b)      189,399   
  1,503       STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT      35,366   
  10,947       Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT      263,275   
  3,953       Stifel Financial Corp.(b)      184,882   
  2,245       Sun Communities, Inc. REIT      102,305   
  2,042       SVB Financial Group(b)      217,861   
  4,340       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      154,851   
  524       Tejon Ranch Co.(b)      16,249   
  905       Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      16,534   
  1,756       Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b)      98,670   
  27,944       Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT      290,059   
  1,863       ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.      48,568   
  175       Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.(b)      32,373   
  3,517       Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A      237,222   
  3,126       Walter Investment Management Corp.(b)(c)      83,089   
  406       Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.      23,617   
  1,491       Whitestone REIT      20,919   
     

 

 

 
        7,885,864   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—11.0%   
  630       Abaxis, Inc.(b)      25,584   
  456       Abiomed, Inc.(b)      10,803   
  574       Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)      24,119   
  2,489       Accuray, Inc.(b)      20,908   
  1,001       Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      35,485   
  1,554       Air Methods Corp.(b)      86,511   
  806       Akorn, Inc.(b)      20,327   
  1,276       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      64,298   
  9,483       Allscripts Healthcare Solutions,
Inc.(b)
     144,331   
  679       AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      12,398   
  399       Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      17,053   
  862       Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      19,404   
  1,748       Bio-Reference Labs, Inc.(b)(c)      44,399   
  869       Cantel Medical Corp.      28,816   
  560       Cepheid, Inc.(b)      24,349   
  703       Chindex International, Inc.(b)      16,752   
  1,723       Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      227,281   
  1,232       CryoLife, Inc.      11,187   
  2,029       Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      142,152   
  511       Cyberonics, Inc.(b)      30,231   
  1,456       Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      61,880   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  957       ExamWorks Group, Inc.(b)    $ 35,218   
  3,569       Exelixis, Inc.(b)(c)      12,634   
  1,914       Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(b)      46,740   
  400       HealthStream, Inc.(b)      9,060   
  3,129       HMS Holdings Corp.(b)      50,596   
  1,785       Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      9,835   
  1,313       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      166,016   
  1,736       Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      16,961   
  833       IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.(b)      33,736   
  343       Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      9,127   
  1,503       Luminex Corp.(b)      28,873   
  3,549       Masimo Corp.(b)      94,971   
  3,953       MedAssets, Inc.(b)      90,247   
  2,378       Medicines Co. (The)(b)      63,255   
  368       Medidata Solutions, Inc.(b)      13,362   
  5,777       Merge Healthcare, Inc.(b)      13,172   
  1,613       Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      18,420   
  608       MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.(b)      95,237   
  2,823       Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)(c)      119,159   
  1,302       Natus Medical, Inc.(b)      32,329   
  791       Neogen Corp.(b)      33,044   
  687       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(b)      9,632   
  1,972       NuVasive, Inc.(b)      66,476   
  1,440       NxStage Medical, Inc.(b)      16,474   
  2,682       PAREXEL International Corp.(b)      121,629   
  783       PhotoMedex, Inc.(b)      11,831   
  371       Premier, Inc., Class A(b)      11,130   
  505       Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      41,501   
  5,195       ResMed, Inc.(c)      258,971   
  753       Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)      82,830   
  3,455       SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      16,515   
  323       Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      12,429   
  524       Spectranetics Corp.(b)      11,140   
  2,490       Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      17,106   
  3,224       Targacept, Inc.(b)      14,315   
  2,719       Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      131,817   
  1,251       Techne Corp.      111,727   
  2,377       Thoratec Corp.(b)      77,918   
  1,366       United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      136,614   
  726       US Physical Therapy, Inc.      22,397   
  450       Vascular Solutions, Inc.(b)      9,859   
  2,450       Volcano Corp.(b)      43,022   
     

 

 

 
        3,285,593   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—13.3%   
  3,908       Acacia Research Corp.(c)      62,684   
  725       Advisory Board Co. (The)(b)      41,513   
  6,216       Air Lease Corp.      222,968   
  737       Allegiant Travel Co.      86,561   
  3,973       Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      118,554   
  563       Argan, Inc.      15,072   
  369       Astronics Corp.(b)      21,077   
  1,412       AZZ, Inc.      61,309   
  1,283       Chart Industries, Inc.(b)      87,526   
  3,905       Clean Harbors, Inc.(b)      234,300   
  2,297       Colfax Corp.(b)      165,338   
  443       DXP Enterprises, Inc.(b)      50,152   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  1,537       Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(b)    $ 30,064   
  1,007       EnerNOC, Inc.(b)      23,765   
  1,922       Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)      190,297   
  1,281       HEICO Corp.      70,865   
  651       Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.(b)      10,416   
  4,287       Hexcel Corp.(b)      178,725   
  736       Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.      70,943   
  1,210       KEYW Holding Corp. (The)(b)      15,548   
  2,614       Kirby Corp.(b)      263,021   
  522       Lindsay Corp.(c)      46,004   
  753       Manitex International, Inc.(b)      12,394   
  4,958       MasTec, Inc.(b)      196,238   
  472       Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      119,171   
  994       Mistras Group, Inc.(b)      22,574   
  1,022       Multi-Color Corp.      35,617   
  3,220       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      195,229   
  2,377       On Assignment, Inc.(b)      83,195   
  7,184       Pendrell Corp.(b)      11,854   
  1,642       Performant Financial Corp.(b)      14,302   
  1,615       Primoris Services Corp.      45,188   
  202       Proto Labs, Inc.(b)      12,229   
  1,760       Raven Industries, Inc.      54,384   
  2,308       Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.(b)      56,846   
  2,185       Rollins, Inc.      65,725   
  2,548       RPX Corp.(b)      41,736   
  2,397       Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)      136,245   
  951       Sun Hydraulics Corp.      38,877   
  4,335       Triumph Group, Inc.      280,951   
  1,462       Valmont Industries, Inc.      217,706   
  331       WageWorks, Inc.(b)      14,024   
  5,514       Waste Connections, Inc.      246,255   
  762       XPO Logistics, Inc.(b)      20,681   
     

 

 

 
        3,988,123   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—21.8%   
  1,396       ACI Worldwide, Inc.(b)      79,781   
  1,280       Advent Software, Inc.      36,890   
  397       Ambarella Inc.(b)      9,865   
  2,273       Aruba Networks, Inc.(b)      44,937   
  1,755       Bankrate, Inc. (United Kingdom)(b)      30,748   
  1,889       Bazaarvoice, Inc.(b)      12,694   
  508       Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.(b)      12,187   
  2,054       Blucora, Inc.(b)      39,539   
  990       Bottomline Technologies, Inc.(b)      31,324   
  636       BroadSoft, Inc.(b)      16,142   
  472       CalAmp Corp.(b)      8,378   
  3,036       Calix, Inc.(b)      26,747   
  1,746       Cardtronics, Inc.(b)      58,456   
  677       Cavium, Inc.(b)      28,684   
  1,059       CEVA, Inc.(b)      17,188   
  4,360       Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b)      97,228   
  2,132       Cognex Corp.(b)      73,405   
  719       CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)      34,800   
  778       comScore, Inc.(b)      24,375   
  517       Concur Technologies, Inc.(b)      41,603   
  924       Constant Contact, Inc.(b)      23,895   
  431       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      69,344   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  1,145       Cray, Inc.(b)    $ 32,873   
  1,564       Datalink Corp.(b)      20,082   
  2,111       Ebix, Inc.      33,312   
  514       Ellie Mae, Inc.(b)      12,536   
  340       Envestnet, Inc.(b)      12,529   
  740       EPAM Systems, Inc.(b)      23,036   
  1,894       ExlService Holdings, Inc.(b)      53,591   
  1,489       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.(c)      158,578   
  915       FEI Co.      72,761   
  4,660       Finisar Corp.(b)      121,859   
  7,405       FLIR Systems, Inc.      252,066   
  2,486       Fortinet, Inc.(b)      54,642   
  3,097       Fusion-io, Inc.(b)      26,727   
  2,066       Gartner, Inc.(b)      142,430   
  6,448       GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      107,101   
  412       Guidewire Software, Inc.(b)      15,557   
  1,787       Higher One Holdings, Inc.(b)      10,704   
  1,352       Hittite Microwave Corp.      80,255   
  2,825       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      187,241   
  789       iGATE Corp.(b)      28,877   
  710       Infoblox, Inc.(b)      13,930   
  3,629       Informatica Corp.(b)      128,648   
  879       Inphi Corp.(b)      13,000   
  237       Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.(b)      14,829   
  3,702       InterDigital, Inc.      128,533   
  1,136       InvenSense, Inc.(b)      24,458   
  806       IPG Photonics Corp.(b)      52,092   
  3,548       Ixia(b)      44,066   
  1,525       j2 Global, Inc.      70,699   
  3,100       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      170,996   
  1,420       Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)      24,495   
  864       Littelfuse, Inc.      78,235   
  1,579       LivePerson, Inc.(b)      15,632   
  474       LogMeIn, Inc.(b)      21,543   
  1,886       MAXIMUS, Inc.      80,287   
  1,547       Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(b)      23,298   
  3,141       MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      161,761   
  5,577       Microsemi Corp.(b)      131,171   
  968       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(b)      35,913   
  883       Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.      23,320   
  1,826       NeoPhotonics Corp.(b)      10,536   
  1,365       Netscout Systems, Inc.(b)      53,180   
  2,244       NIC, Inc.      41,155   
  16,271       Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      261,800   
  199       NVE Corp.(b)      10,449   
  291       OpenTable, Inc.(b)      19,544   
  1,181       OSI Systems, Inc.(b)      65,912   
  210       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)      13,352   
  335       Pandora Media, Inc.(b)      7,846   
  770       Pegasystems, Inc.      12,759   
  717       Power Integrations, Inc.      33,864   
  935       Procera Networks, Inc.(b)      8,658   
  1,036       QLIK Technologies, Inc.(b)      22,771   
  3,932       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(b)      114,107   
  1,840       RealD, Inc.(b)      20,166   
  1,057       RealPage, Inc.(b)      18,762   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  5,059       Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b)    $ 98,398   
  7,973       Rovi Corp.(b)      177,718   
  1,018       Ruckus Wireless, Inc.(b)      10,638   
  5,469       Sapient Corp.(b)      88,981   
  2,209       ShoreTel, Inc.(b)      16,678   
  7,990       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      327,990   
  1,061       SolarWinds, Inc.(b)      42,780   
  1,927       Solera Holdings, Inc.      124,831   
  198       SPS Commerce, Inc.(b)      10,256   
  2,646       SS&C Technologies Holdings,
Inc.(b)
     102,982   
  410       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)      14,231   
  801       Stratasys Ltd.(b)(c)      77,593   
  2,407       Super Micro Computer, Inc.(b)      49,007   
  1,062       Synaptics, Inc.(b)      66,003   
  1,033       Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.(b)      31,445   
  551       Syntel, Inc.(b)      44,256   
  786       Tangoe, Inc.(b)      11,821   
  2,661       TiVo, Inc.(b)      31,559   
  386       Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      31,517   
  141       Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
(The)(b)
     16,868   
  1,544       Ultratech, Inc.(b)      41,101   
  682       Universal Display Corp.(b)      17,766   
  4,049       Vantiv, Inc., Class A(b)      124,507   
  6,547       VeriFone Systems, Inc.(b)      218,932   
  1,619       Verint Systems, Inc.(b)      70,864   
  1,903       ViaSat, Inc.(b)      122,192   
  867       Virtusa Corp.(b)      28,585   
  627       Web.com Group, Inc.(b)      19,255   
  1,456       WEX, Inc.(b)      139,732   
  127       Yelp, Inc., Class A(b)      7,407   
  175       Zillow, Inc., Class A(b)      19,023   
  23,573       Zynga, Inc., Class A(b)      95,471   
     

 

 

 
        6,517,121   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.2%   
  8,903       Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(b)(c)      30,181   
  1,242       American Vanguard Corp.      22,120   
  780       Balchem Corp.      48,321   
  1,166       Flotek Industries, Inc.(b)      32,660   
  3,330       Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.      64,535   
  4,482       Gold Resource Corp.      20,662   
  29,567       Hecla Mining Co.(c)      90,771   
  2,707       KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.(b)      71,411   
  11,656       Molycorp, Inc.(b)(c)      55,366   
  2,080       Royal Gold, Inc.      137,696   
  5,770       Tronox Ltd., Class A      141,365   
  2,191       US Silica Holdings, Inc.      98,967   
  1,867       Westlake Chemical Corp.      132,930   
     

 

 

 
        946,985   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—0.2%   
  1,404       8x8, Inc.(b)      13,619   
  2,041       Boingo Wireless, Inc.(b)      13,471   
  756       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      26,059   
  1,676       ORBCOMM, Inc.(b)      10,508   
     

 

 

 
        63,657   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities—1.1%   
  7,595       ITC Holdings Corp.    $ 280,787   
  682       NRG Yield, Inc., Class A      29,217   
  517       Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      13,856   
     

 

 

 
        323,860   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $26,156,344)
     29,871,276   
     

 

 

 
     
   Warrant—0.0%   
   Energy—0.0%   
  637       Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., expiring 05/15/16(b)
(Cost $0)
     0   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  49,638       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $49,638)
     49,638   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $26,205,982)—100.1%
     29,920,914   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—4.0%   
  1,186,531       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $1,186,531)
     1,186,531   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $27,392,513)—104.1%
     31,107,445   
   Other assets less liabilities—(4.1)%      (1,235,234
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 29,872,211   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 1,165,981      $ (1,165,981   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—99.9%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—17.8%   
  3,431       1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 18,699   
  25,482       Aeropostale, Inc.(b)(c)      126,646   
  2,326       AH Belo Corp., Class A      26,772   
  2,016       AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A (China)(b)      46,650   
  3,452       American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(b)      60,928   
  4,417       ANN, Inc.(b)      173,102   
  5,007       ARAMARK Holdings Corp.      141,147   
  687       Arctic Cat, Inc.      28,091   
  2,782       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)      171,761   
  870       Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Class A(b)      59,830   
  11,172       Barnes & Noble, Inc.(b)      183,221   
  1,663       Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.      22,933   
  2,830       Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(b)      53,657   
  5,694       bebe Stores, Inc.      28,755   
  2,534       Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.      30,940   
  122       Biglari Holdings, Inc.(b)      52,340   
  546       Blue Nile, Inc.(b)      18,963   
  2,710       Blyth, Inc.(c)      25,393   
  2,614       Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      122,518   
  9,575       Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The)(c)      105,325   
  10,128       Boyd Gaming Corp.(b)      119,713   
  4,554       Brinker International, Inc.      223,784   
  4,997       Brown Shoe Co., Inc.      117,879   
  3,406       Brunswick Corp.      136,887   
  1,992       Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.(b)      22,350   
  2,545       Burger King Worldwide, Inc.      66,501   
  4,091       Burlington Stores, Inc.(b)      106,325   
  5,932       Callaway Golf Co.      51,668   
  24,370       Career Education Corp.(b)      175,951   
  1,234       Carmike Cinemas, Inc.(b)      36,600   
  3,566       Cato Corp. (The), Class A      101,595   
  2,675       Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)      128,400   
  3,965       Christopher & Banks Corp.(b)      24,742   
  2,573       Citi Trends, Inc.(b)      43,715   
  7,877       Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A      63,174   
  1,238       ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      23,324   
  845       Columbia Sportswear Co.      72,653   
  8,584       Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.      215,888   
  764       Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b)      51,761   
  5,861       Crocs, Inc.(b)      88,677   
  1,285       CSS Industries, Inc.      30,801   
  6,640       Denny’s Corp.(b)      44,754   
  1,069       Destination Maternity Corp.      26,362   
  4,315       Destination XL Group, Inc.(b)      23,301   
  820       Dixie Group, Inc. (The)(b)      12,357   
  3,332       DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A(b)      80,068   
  2,307       E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b)      39,519   
  5,228       Education Management Corp.(b)(c)      20,755   
  2,036       Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.      31,273   
  2,814       Entercom Communications Corp., Class A(b)      30,391   
  2,265       Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      54,994   
  8,288       Express, Inc.(b)      120,756   
  4,725       Federal-Mogul Corp.(b)      81,364   
  496       Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      17,023   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  5,219       Fred’s, Inc., Class A    $ 95,090   
  2,414       Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.(b)      25,299   
  2,916       Gray Television, Inc.(b)      32,805   
  3,713       Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      267,819   
  9,258       Harte-Hanks, Inc.      74,434   
  1,358       Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      34,683   
  5,531       hhgregg, Inc.(b)(c)      47,677   
  1,396       Hooker Furniture Corp.      19,335   
  9,795       Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      43,686   
  2,930       Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b)      164,900   
  2,355       International Speedway Corp., Class A      74,041   
  5,234       Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b)      35,591   
  5,183       ITT Educational Services, Inc.(b)      139,941   
  2,996       Jack in the Box, Inc.(b)      160,406   
  2,749       John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      157,958   
  3,800       Journal Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      30,476   
  2,413       Kate Spade & Co.(b)      83,900   
  5,534       KB Home      91,366   
  3,487       Lamar Advertising Co., Class A(b)      174,071   
  13,712       Lee Enterprises, Inc.(b)(c)      55,122   
  1,785       Libbey, Inc.(b)      47,606   
  1,346       Lifetime Brands, Inc.      25,709   
  1,694       Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A      125,830   
  1,822       Loral Space & Communications, Inc.(b)      131,166   
  2,054       Luby’s, Inc.(b)      11,133   
  1,316       M/I Homes, Inc.(b)      29,307   
  2,781       Marcus Corp. (The)      46,526   
  2,516       MarineMax, Inc.(b)      40,407   
  2,671       Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.(b)      145,516   
  1,966       Matthews International Corp., Class A      79,328   
  16,124       McClatchy Co. (The), Class A(b)      88,360   
  3,991       MDC Holdings, Inc.      110,152   
  1,826       Media General, Inc.(b)(c)      27,974   
  3,996       Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)      189,330   
  3,397       Meredith Corp.      149,706   
  1,822       Meritage Homes Corp.(b)      70,293   
  4,842       Modine Manufacturing Co.(b)      79,796   
  809       Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(b)      12,976   
  1,386       Morgans Hotel Group Co.(b)      10,395   
  872       NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      46,730   
  1,286       Nautilus, Inc.(b)      10,712   
  5,075       New York & Co., Inc.(b)      21,264   
  10,328       New York Times Co. (The), Class A      166,074   
  3,205       Nutrisystem, Inc.      48,075   
  3,458       Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.(b)      25,416   
  9,835       Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.(b)      28,325   
  5,214       Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      239,114   
  8,655       Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (The)(b)      88,454   
  3,562       Perry Ellis International, Inc.(b)      53,786   
  2,402       PetMed Express, Inc.      31,442   
  4,755       Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b)      110,649   
  14,699       Quiksilver, Inc.(b)      94,368   
  4,800       Radio One, Inc., Class D(b)      21,696   
  95,227       RadioShack Corp.(b)(c)      136,175   
  1,647       Reading International, Inc., Class A(b)      11,661   
  969       Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.(b)      65,873   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  12,727       Regal Entertainment Group, Class A(c)    $ 239,268   
  9,636       Regis Corp.      126,617   
  17,883       Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(b)      137,878   
  2,243       Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      28,239   
  1,626       Ryland Group, Inc. (The)      62,422   
  370       Saga Communications, Inc., Class A      16,391   
  1,351       Salem Communications Corp., Class A      11,902   
  3,532       Scholastic Corp.      116,238   
  4,810       Scientific Games Corp., Class A(b)      57,624   
  3,197       Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores,
Inc.(b)
     75,481   
  770       Shiloh Industries, Inc.(b)      15,200   
  2,916       Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(b)      119,527   
  8,335       Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      202,874   
  3,342       Sonic Corp.(b)      63,632   
  4,703       Spartan Motors, Inc.      24,973   
  1,629       Speedway Motorsports, Inc.      29,632   
  4,965       Stage Stores, Inc.      95,229   
  3,394       Stein Mart, Inc.      42,425   
  4,155       Stoneridge, Inc.(b)      44,417   
  2,741       Strayer Education, Inc.(b)(c)      116,849   
  3,738       Superior Industries International, Inc.      79,021   
  1,527       Systemax, Inc.(b)      26,402   
  1,717       Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)      86,159   
  3,129       Thor Industries, Inc.      190,462   
  6,534       Toll Brothers, Inc.(b)      223,724   
  4,600       Tower International, Inc.(b)      127,926   
  3,914       Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.      27,437   
  17,261       TravelCenters of America LLC(b)      130,666   
  3,676       Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      51,390   
  1,904       Unifi, Inc.(b)      42,155   
  2,843       Universal Technical Institute, Inc.      34,144   
  3,595       ValueVision Media, Inc., Class A(b)      16,825   
  3,809       VOXX International Corp.(b)      44,756   
  4,556       Weight Watchers International, Inc. (Luxembourg)(c)      90,209   
  21,387       Wendy’s Co. (The)      177,726   
  2,637       West Marine, Inc.(b)      28,216   
  19,960       Wet Seal, Inc. (The), Class A(b)(c)      22,555   
  782       Weyco Group, Inc.      19,620   
  1,040       Winnebago Industries, Inc.(b)      24,856   
  2,184       World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      42,588   
  5,419       Zale Corp.(b)      115,912   
     

 

 

 
        11,642,467   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—3.1%   
  19,797       Alliance One International, Inc.(b)      50,878   
  1,152       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      68,694   
  13,753       Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(b)      113,737   
  15,578       Chiquita Brands International, Inc.(b)      178,836   
  645       Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      53,038   
  2,893       Elizabeth Arden, Inc.(b)      106,289   
  6,504       Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      187,901   
  4,412       Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      101,432   
  1,175       John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      27,084   
  1,350       National Beverage Corp.(b)      26,028   
  872       Nutraceutical International Corp.(b)      21,730   
  393       Oil-Dri Corp. of America      13,169   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  2,380       Omega Protein Corp.(b)    $ 27,037   
  3,269       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Brazil)(b)      71,460   
  2,908       Post Holdings, Inc.(b)      151,972   
  1,053       Revlon, Inc., Class A(b)      31,737   
  17,424       Roundy’s, Inc.      117,961   
  1,228       Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(b)      34,875   
  5,099       Spartan Stores, Inc.      109,833   
  4,096       Universal Corp.      223,519   
  7,113       Vector Group Ltd.(c)      151,507   
  1,091       Village Super Market, Inc., Class A      26,391   
  704       WD-40 Co.      51,279   
  1,585       Weis Markets, Inc.      73,053   
     

 

 

 
        2,019,440   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—5.7%   
  3,713       Abraxas Petroleum Corp.(b)      20,273   
  501       Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      36,102   
  5,230       Alon USA Energy, Inc. (Israel)      85,197   
  5,214       Basic Energy Services, Inc.(b)      137,754   
  7,084       Bill Barrett Corp.(b)      167,749   
  28,548       Cal Dive International, Inc.(b)(c)      42,251   
  4,512       Callon Petroleum Co.(b)      41,420   
  10,283       Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b)      202,472   
  5,833       Comstock Resources, Inc.      162,157   
  1,968       CVR Energy, Inc.      96,727   
  1,070       Dawson Geophysical Co.      30,238   
  3,547       Endeavour International Corp.(b)(c)      12,202   
  3,137       Ep Energy Corp., Class A(b)      60,952   
  4,616       Equal Energy Ltd.      20,911   
  15,677       EXCO Resources, Inc.(c)      99,549   
  49,608       Forest Oil Corp.(b)      92,271   
  1,509       Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.      30,271   
  4,908       Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      22,135   
  9,338       Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(b)      224,486   
  27,935       Hercules Offshore, Inc.(b)      124,869   
  2,783       Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(b)      115,300   
  15,065       ION Geophysical Corp.(b)      66,286   
  21,668       Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)      217,547   
  1,648       Mitcham Industries, Inc.(b)      22,742   
  7,655       Newpark Resources, Inc.(b)      92,166   
  14,706       Parker Drilling Co.(b)      97,501   
  7,314       Penn Virginia Corp.(b)      121,705   
  7,386       PetroQuest Energy, Inc.(b)      44,464   
  1,164       PHI, Inc.(b)      52,147   
  9,468       Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(b)      141,736   
  27,709       Quicksilver Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      90,331   
  4,724       Stone Energy Corp.(b)      231,712   
  11,765       Swift Energy Co.(b)      145,062   
  2,556       Tesco Corp.(b)      51,120   
  9,284       TETRA Technologies, Inc.(b)      116,050   
  4,003       Ultra Petroleum Corp.(b)      119,289   
  5,484       VAALCO Energy, Inc.(b)      50,563   
  5,642       W&T Offshore, Inc.      108,326   
  6,707       Warren Resources, Inc.(b)      34,005   
  8,533       Willbros Group, Inc.(b)      94,802   
     

 

 

 
        3,722,840   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials—23.9%   
  1,117       1st Source Corp.    $ 32,940   
  6,288       AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      111,235   
  2,118       Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      79,023   
  965       American National Bankshares, Inc.      20,564   
  1,127       American Residential Properties, Inc. REIT(b)      20,252   
  1,132       Ameris Bancorp(b)      24,078   
  1,113       AMERISAFE, Inc.      47,469   
  868       Ames National Corp.      18,948   
  32,242       Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT      174,107   
  3,308       Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      23,189   
  1,055       Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT      10,212   
  1,307       Arrow Financial Corp.      32,714   
  11,156       Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT      114,461   
  12,243       Astoria Financial Corp.      162,342   
  1,278       Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B      33,241   
  494       BancFirst Corp.      28,756   
  7,130       BancorpSouth, Inc.      166,557   
  4,357       Bank Mutual Corp.      26,229   
  3,983       Bank of Hawaii Corp.      219,742   
  1,653       BankFinancial Corp.      16,265   
  1,155       Banner Corp.      45,669   
  342       Bar Harbor Bankshares      12,852   
  659       BBX Capital Corp., Class A(b)      12,343   
  1,980       Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc.(b)      25,819   
  1,083       Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      30,790   
  1,891       BOK Financial Corp.      123,709   
  4,319       Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.      54,031   
  2,237       Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT      49,124   
  8,570       Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      77,816   
  4,261       Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A      51,899   
  898       Camden National Corp.      34,277   
  1,652       Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      22,963   
  20,423       Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      245,893   
  15,417       Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT      197,029   
  3,212       Cash America International, Inc.      139,883   
  4,682       Cathay General Bancorp      110,495   
  8,325       Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      51,532   
  1,706       Central Pacific Financial Corp.      32,022   
  372       Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A      12,462   
  1,837       Charter Financial Corp.      20,207   
  2,750       Chemical Financial Corp.      77,192   
  1,073       Citizens & Northern Corp.      20,108   
  3,126       Citizens, Inc.(b)      20,538   
  1,412       City Holding Co.      60,702   
  3,219       City National Corp.      233,603   
  2,439       CNA Financial Corp.      99,877   
  2,076       CoBiz Financial, Inc.      20,843   
  1,128       Cohen & Steers, Inc.      45,695   
  1,278       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      47,120   
  2,314       Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.(b)      16,152   
  8,518       Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT      227,856   
  7,513       Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT      87,376   
  3,419       Crawford & Co., Class B      39,045   
  6,548       CVB Financial Corp.      94,684   
  22,770       DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT      178,061   
  13,225       DFC Global Corp.(b)      123,257   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  14,991       DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT    $ 183,940   
  2,974       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      48,476   
  1,191       Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      17,579   
  8,241       Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT      227,452   
  663       EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      21,872   
  2,711       Employers Holdings, Inc.      55,169   
  738       Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.      13,476   
  1,479       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      26,430   
  3,641       EPR Properties REIT      195,194   
  1,025       ESB Financial Corp.      12,935   
  15,490       F.N.B. Corp.      192,696   
  1,346       FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      60,180   
  832       FBR & Co.(b)      21,466   
  958       Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      34,086   
  5,743       FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT      53,008   
  1,356       Financial Institutions, Inc.      31,391   
  853       First Bancorp, Inc.      13,588   
  1,904       First Bancorp.      32,768   
  7,522       First Busey Corp.      41,371   
  496       First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      111,545   
  10,258       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      88,116   
  1,766       First Community Bancshares, Inc.      26,154   
  1,027       First Defiance Financial Corp.      27,749   
  1,193       First Financial Corp.      38,188   
  1,031       First Financial Northwest, Inc.      10,516   
  1,652       First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.      41,118   
  2,271       First Merchants Corp.      48,191   
  5,734       First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.      93,866   
  5,987       First Potomac Realty Trust REIT      78,011   
  11,365       FirstMerit Corp.      220,367   
  2,121       Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b)      37,330   
  2,663       Flushing Financial Corp.      51,183   
  6,245       Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      118,093   
  2,192       Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      37,374   
  7,960       Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT      96,953   
  19,089       Fulton Financial Corp.      232,695   
  2,543       FXCM, Inc., Class A      39,366   
  289       GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      21,944   
  321       Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT      11,797   
  2,518       Getty Realty Corp. REIT      47,641   
  12,299       GFI Group, Inc.      45,752   
  4,776       Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      122,552   
  5,300       Gramercy Property Trust, Inc. REIT(c)      27,666   
  1,220       Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      34,977   
  1,818       Greenhill & Co., Inc.      91,173   
  1,130       Guaranty Bancorp      14,227   
  2,412       Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.(b)      20,261   
  1,484       Hanmi Financial Corp.      31,565   
  1,405       Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      34,141   
  944       Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.      14,207   
  1,315       HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.(b)      20,080   
  4,413       Horace Mann Educators Corp.      132,699   
  819       Horizon Bancorp      16,372   
  1,650       Hudson Valley Holding Corp.      30,294   
  713       Independence Holding Co.      9,312   
  1,348       Independent Bank Corp.      17,551   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  1,158       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.    $ 74,309   
  7,666       Inland Real Estate Corp. REIT      80,110   
  10,239       Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A      244,712   
  6,262       International Bancshares Corp.      143,775   
  1,931       Intervest Bancshares Corp.(b)      14,618   
  4,650       Investment Technology Group, Inc.(b)      95,976   
  11,421       Investors Real Estate Trust REIT      99,591   
  6,513       iStar Financial, Inc. REIT(b)      96,783   
  12,030       Janus Capital Group, Inc.      145,924   
  1,394       JMP Group, Inc.      9,632   
  591       Kansas City Life Insurance Co.      24,574   
  7,881       Kite Realty Group Trust REIT      48,862   
  2,804       Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      29,274   
  723       LCNB Corp.      11,568   
  14,578       Lexington Realty Trust REIT      156,859   
  1,848       MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      30,547   
  655       Marlin Business Services Corp.      11,246   
  4,016       MB Financial, Inc.      107,789   
  9,942       Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.      55,675   
  697       Mercantile Bank Corp.      13,598   
  606       Merchants Bancshares, Inc.      17,616   
  3,958       Mercury General Corp.      189,430   
  1,261       Metro Bancorp, Inc.(b)      25,750   
  6,172       MGIC Investment Corp.(b)      53,079   
  357       NASB Financial, Inc.      8,518   
  608       National Bankshares, Inc.      19,809   
  648       National Interstate Corp.      18,157   
  286       National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A      66,709   
  1,282       Navigators Group, Inc. (The)(b)      73,036   
  3,801       NBT Bancorp, Inc.      86,093   
  2,279       Nelnet, Inc., Class A      96,311   
  26,780       Newcastle Investment Corp. REIT      120,242   
  600       Northrim Bancorp, Inc.      14,394   
  8,475       Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      112,633   
  1,396       OceanFirst Financial Corp.      22,643   
  9,681       Old National Bancorp      136,696   
  1,204       One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT      26,644   
  5,052       OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A      78,003   
  1,722       Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      43,842   
  1,505       Pacific Continental Corp.      19,836   
  6,621       PacWest Bancorp      260,669   
  1,415       Park National Corp.      102,616   
  821       Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.      15,607   
  414       Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.      18,216   
  6,133       Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust REIT      101,501   
  1,163       Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      30,319   
  2,682       Phoenix Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      118,062   
  1,727       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      75,746   
  3,322       Potlatch Corp. REIT      127,000   
  644       Preferred Bank(b)      13,814   
  5,035       Primerica, Inc.      231,056   
  896       Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      12,607   
  5,734       Provident Financial Services, Inc.      99,657   
  9,010       RAIT Financial Trust REIT      73,702   
  3,995       Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT      65,838   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  9,589       Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT    $ 209,040   
  2,012       Renasant Corp.      54,767   
  1,387       Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      33,302   
  1,311       Resource America, Inc., Class A      11,157   
  4,268       RLI Corp.      183,780   
  2,632       Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT      119,888   
  3,178       S&T Bancorp, Inc.      73,920   
  3,689       Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.      110,559   
  1,666       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      89,481   
  2,091       Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      50,289   
  6,468       Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      148,376   
  1,224       Sierra Bancorp      19,107   
  2,341       Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. REIT      35,068   
  1,278       Simmons First National Corp., Class A      46,212   
  1,345       Southwest Bancorp, Inc.      22,461   
  1,788       Springleaf Holdings, Inc.(b)      41,088   
  1,277       St. Joe Co. (The)(b)      22,794   
  1,698       State Auto Financial Corp.      34,741   
  2,224       State Bank Financial Corp.      36,874   
  1,987       Stewart Information Services Corp.      60,603   
  1,027       Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.      30,276   
  6,860       Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
REIT(b)
     74,019   
  1,205       Suffolk Bancorp(b)      26,426   
  8,898       Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT      127,330   
  21,835       Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.      226,211   
  4,811       SWS Group, Inc.(b)      35,649   
  2,714       TowneBank      41,877   
  1,198       TriCo Bancshares      29,051   
  9,569       TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      63,251   
  7,333       Trustmark Corp.      167,706   
  12,562       Umpqua Holdings Corp.      208,906   
  4,712       United Bankshares, Inc.      137,826   
  2,196       United Community Banks, Inc.(b)      35,465   
  4,206       United Community Financial Corp.(b)      14,006   
  1,694       United Fire Group, Inc.      47,127   
  3,098       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      45,324   
  1,977       Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania      38,967   
  1,936       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT      39,514   
  7,232       Washington REIT      176,895   
  8,922       Washington Federal, Inc.      192,537   
  1,169       Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.      39,980   
  6,533       Webster Financial Corp.      196,905   
  2,905       WesBanco, Inc.      87,847   
  1,300       West Bancorporation, Inc.      18,863   
  2,086       Westamerica Bancorp.      106,010   
  2,041       Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT      30,146   
  2,846       Westfield Financial, Inc.      19,495   
  342       White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      203,921   
  3,150       Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.      31,500   
  3,327       Winthrop Realty Trust REIT      46,245   
  684       World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      49,658   
  871       Yadkin Financial Corp.(b)      16,680   
     

 

 

 
        15,609,744   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—3.6%   
  4,907       Affymetrix, Inc.(b)      36,459   
  1,447       Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(b)      23,239   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  993       Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.(b)    $ 28,261   
  7,497       Amedisys, Inc.(b)      102,184   
  4,165       AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b)      51,979   
  3,043       Amsurg Corp.(b)      131,792   
  7,971       BioScrip, Inc.(b)      55,159   
  5,271       Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.(b)      167,829   
  1,400       Cambrex Corp.(b)      28,686   
  2,469       Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b)      132,635   
  3,253       Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(b)      23,064   
  3,782       Emeritus Corp.(b)      112,817   
  10,982       Five Star Quality Care, Inc.(b)      53,043   
  8,241       Gentiva Health Services, Inc.(b)      62,055   
  5,092       Healthways, Inc.(b)(c)      91,656   
  4,429       Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      165,467   
  4,646       Invacare Corp.      73,407   
  1,593       LHC Group, Inc.(b)      33,102   
  3,825       Magellan Health Services, Inc.(b)      220,779   
  4,584       Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)      171,442   
  1,009       National Healthcare Corp.      55,222   
  1,936       OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b)      12,681   
  19,573       PDL BioPharma, Inc.(c)      166,175   
  4,886       PharMerica Corp.(b)      132,850   
  1,576       Providence Service Corp. (The)(b)      64,001   
  5,160       Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Class A(b)      26,626   
  835       Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.(b)      24,532   
  780       SurModics, Inc.(b)      16,973   
  4,416       Symmetry Medical, Inc.(b)      36,476   
  9,016       Universal American Corp.      64,645   
     

 

 

 
        2,365,236   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—18.8%   
  4,556       AAR Corp.      118,000   
  7,041       ABM Industries, Inc.      190,741   
  21,767       ACCO Brands Corp.(b)      133,432   
  10,186       Accuride Corp.(b)      57,449   
  1,041       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      35,155   
  7,923       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      62,037   
  7,924       Aircastle Ltd.      139,225   
  2,164       Albany International Corp., Class A      77,861   
  587       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      39,446   
  793       American Woodmark Corp.(b)      23,798   
  1,657       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      52,643   
  2,878       Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      137,914   
  5,139       ARC Document Solutions, Inc.(b)      32,890   
  2,625       ArcBest Corp.      103,477   
  1,549       Astec Industries, Inc.      61,883   
  5,452       Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      190,765   
  3,333       Baltic Trading Ltd.      19,965   
  2,995       Barnes Group, Inc.      115,367   
  5,458       Brady Corp., Class A      140,762   
  6,651       Briggs & Stratton Corp.      142,132   
  6,446       Brink’s Co. (The)      163,986   
  2,100       Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)      16,485   
  6,234       Casella Waste Systems, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     31,793   
  6,196       CBIZ, Inc.(b)      53,100   
  2,583       CDI Corp.      39,572   
  24,616       Cenveo, Inc.(b)(c)      76,063   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  1,747       Columbus McKinnon Corp.(b)    $ 46,278   
  4,025       Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      60,375   
  3,857       Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.(b)      37,451   
  2,039       Courier Corp.      29,627   
  14,088       Covanta Holding Corp.      259,924   
  1,401       CRA International, Inc.(b)      30,500   
  2,856       Crane Co.      207,717   
  3,986       Deluxe Corp.      219,031   
  2,203       Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      37,165   
  1,344       Ducommun, Inc.(b)      32,619   
  2,383       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      263,941   
  3,560       Dycom Industries, Inc.(b)      111,784   
  1,032       Dynamic Materials Corp.      20,846   
  1,050       Encore Wire Corp.      51,166   
  2,803       Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      122,323   
  4,023       Ennis, Inc.      60,184   
  1,259       EnPro Industries, Inc.(b)      89,653   
  3,687       Federal Signal Corp.(b)      55,969   
  624       Franklin Covey Co.(b)      12,648   
  1,164       FreightCar America, Inc.      30,567   
  4,982       FTI Consulting, Inc.(b)      170,883   
  1,914       Furmanite Corp.(b)      20,059   
  1,636       G&K Services, Inc., Class A      86,610   
  4,106       GATX Corp.      269,477   
  2,407       GenCorp, Inc.(b)(c)      42,267   
  3,015       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      51,496   
  4,212       Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.      66,802   
  14,525       GrafTech International Ltd.(b)      162,825   
  4,045       Granite Construction, Inc.      151,202   
  6,321       Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(b)      54,550   
  1,815       Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      95,179   
  3,334       H&E Equipment Services, Inc.(b)      128,526   
  1,238       Hardinge, Inc.      16,540   
  9,992       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      144,384   
  3,301       Heartland Express, Inc.      71,830   
  2,305       Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      43,449   
  3,614       Herman Miller, Inc.      111,420   
  3,374       Hill International, Inc.(b)      22,673   
  3,940       HNI Corp.      138,806   
  2,052       Houston Wire & Cable Co.      25,568   
  716       Hurco Cos., Inc.      19,089   
  2,128       ICF International, Inc.(b)      82,928   
  3,255       Insperity, Inc.      104,355   
  1,216       Insteel Industries, Inc.      25,025   
  3,022       Interface, Inc.      54,366   
  1,128       International Shipholding Corp.      30,388   
  1,826       John Bean Technologies Corp.      52,936   
  1,014       Kadant, Inc.      35,236   
  2,381       Kaman Corp.      99,931   
  6,390       Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      134,573   
  2,050       Kforce, Inc.      47,396   
  3,017       Kimball International, Inc., Class B      50,565   
  4,311       Knight Transportation, Inc.      102,300   
  4,531       Knoll, Inc.      82,419   
  3,670       Korn/Ferry International(b)      106,613   
  4,576       Layne Christensen Co.(b)      79,714   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  826       LB Foster Co., Class A    $ 39,111   
  2,087       Lennox International, Inc.      174,953   
  1,642       LMI Aerospace, Inc.(b)      22,397   
  3,049       LSI Industries, Inc.      23,203   
  1,434       Lydall, Inc.(b)      33,570   
  2,305       Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC (Australia)      132,584   
  7,523       Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)      239,081   
  1,127       Masonite International Corp.(b)      62,098   
  5,961       Matson, Inc.      141,216   
  1,977       McGrath RentCorp      62,434   
  14,511       Meritor, Inc.(b)      172,246   
  1,243       Miller Industries, Inc.      24,077   
  2,081       MSA Safety, Inc.      109,773   
  4,212       Mueller Industries, Inc.      121,895   
  9,376       Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      85,509   
  1,053       National Presto Industries, Inc.(c)      76,090   
  5,064       Navigant Consulting, Inc.(b)      85,075   
  1,289       NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b)      20,160   
  1,307       NN, Inc.      25,578   
  1,019       Nortek, Inc.(b)      83,721   
  1,125       Northwest Pipe Co.(b)      40,241   
  2,929       Orion Marine Group, Inc.(b)      34,357   
  588       P.A.M. Transportation Services,
Inc.(b)
     14,635   
  866       Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.(b)      50,566   
  468       Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.(b)      16,324   
  1,390       PGT, Inc.(b)      13,830   
  4,766       Pike Corp.(b)      45,754   
  1,703       Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.(b)      21,713   
  3,112       Polypore International, Inc.(b)      107,924   
  341       Preformed Line Products Co.      20,378   
  7,072       Quad Graphics, Inc.      153,109   
  2,991       Quality Distribution, Inc.(b)      37,597   
  2,957       Quanex Building Products Corp.      55,710   
  23,358       Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.(b)      194,105   
  3,409       Resources Connection, Inc.      46,396   
  2,714       Rexnord Corp.(b)      72,572   
  4,713       Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      151,287   
  2,093       Saia, Inc.(b)      86,169   
  1,349       Schawk, Inc.      26,980   
  2,439       Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      79,975   
  19,736       SkyWest, Inc.      228,938   
  842       Standex International Corp.      49,990   
  13,238       Steelcase, Inc., Class A      218,162   
  2,331       Sterling Construction Co., Inc.(b)      17,902   
  1,478       TRC Cos., Inc.(b)      8,765   
  2,565       Trimas Corp.(b)      91,981   
  3,097       TrueBlue, Inc.(b)      82,845   
  9,916       Tutor Perini Corp.(b)      293,514   
  1,153       Twin Disc, Inc.      33,356   
  5,689       United Stationers, Inc.      213,508   
  1,723       Universal Forest Products, Inc.      86,994   
  3,821       USG Corp.(b)      114,095   
  11,211       UTi Worldwide, Inc.      109,756   
  2,421       Viad Corp.      55,804   
  1,068       Vicor Corp.(b)      8,928   
  779       VSE Corp.      48,664   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  1,747       Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A    $ 92,940   
  6,855       Werner Enterprises, Inc.      175,488   
  3,404       West Corp.      82,887   
  943       Willis Lease Finance Corp.(b)      19,011   
  2,017       Xerium Technologies, Inc.(b)      27,229   
  10,209       YRC Worldwide, Inc.(b)(c)      228,988   
     

 

 

 
        12,312,227   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—12.0%   
  2,881       Actuate Corp.(b)      16,220   
  2,838       Acxiom Corp.(b)      80,145   
  3,715       ADTRAN, Inc.      83,327   
  1,719       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      37,612   
  1,913       Aeroflex Holding Corp.(b)      14,634   
  1,588       Agilysys, Inc.(b)      19,914   
  2,364       Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(b)      17,021   
  1,660       American Software, Inc., Class A      16,002   
  31,443       Amkor Technology, Inc.(b)      249,972   
  6,192       ANADIGICS, Inc.(b)      7,740   
  1,246       Applied Micro Circuits Corp.(b)      12,099   
  21,069       Atmel Corp.(b)      163,706   
  4,725       AVX Corp. (Japan)      63,079   
  9,302       Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(b)      16,651   
  1,251       Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      27,222   
  1,877       Belden, Inc.      138,541   
  8,003       Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b)      185,510   
  2,674       Black Box Corp.      56,849   
  5,070       Brooks Automation, Inc.      51,866   
  2,945       Cabot Microelectronics Corp.(b)      127,725   
  8,390       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      130,548   
  6,305       CDW Corp.      177,738   
  5,027       Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(b)      64,195   
  14,177       CIBER, Inc.(b)      61,245   
  3,321       Cinedigm Corp., Class A(b)      8,302   
  2,824       Cohu, Inc.      29,087   
  3,826       CommScope Holding Co., Inc.(b)      102,078   
  13,481       Compuware Corp.      139,663   
  2,131       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      67,659   
  7,989       Convergys Corp.      172,083   
  3,192       Conversant, Inc.(b)      78,012   
  2,039       CTS Corp.      36,274   
  6,219       Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(b)      58,894   
  2,926       Daktronics, Inc.      38,097   
  3,111       Dice Holdings, Inc.(b)      23,799   
  6,723       Diebold, Inc.      252,852   
  2,877       Digi International, Inc.(b)      25,490   
  3,043       Digital River, Inc.(b)      46,527   
  2,752       Diodes, Inc.(b)      72,570   
  2,027       Dot Hill Systems Corp.(b)      8,371   
  2,948       DSP Group, Inc.(b)      23,466   
  32,593       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      111,142   
  2,822       Eastman Kodak Co.(b)      84,293   
  2,202       Electro Rent Corp.      35,562   
  3,194       Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.      27,085   
  8,936       Emulex Corp.(b)      63,892   
  7,428       Entegris, Inc.(b)      82,377   
  614       ePlus, Inc.(b)      30,725   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  2,711       Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(b)    $ 124,679   
  1,405       Fair Isaac Corp.      80,366   
  14,795       Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.(b)      188,340   
  4,115       FormFactor, Inc.(b)      23,661   
  5,200       Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.(b)      114,244   
  6,492       Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.(b)      42,847   
  2,563       GSI Group, Inc.(b)      31,115   
  1,371       GSI Technology, Inc.(b)      8,706   
  2,451       Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      14,706   
  9,058       Harmonic, Inc.(b)      63,678   
  7,718       Imation Corp.(b)      33,342   
  5,924       Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b)      69,133   
  2,483       Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.(b)      35,904   
  3,492       Internap Network Services Corp.(b)      23,466   
  5,117       International Rectifier Corp.(b)      133,247   
  14,160       Intersil Corp., Class A      174,734   
  1,522       Intevac, Inc.(b)      12,252   
  5,565       Itron, Inc.(b)      211,470   
  1,895       IXYS Corp.      20,447   
  9,819       Kemet Corp.(b)      49,193   
  2,558       Kofax Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      19,390   
  3,153       Kopin Corp.(b)      10,279   
  3,154       Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.(b)      18,546   
  2,437       LTX-Credence Corp.(b)      23,468   
  1,349       Methode Electronics, Inc.      37,421   
  3,169       Micrel, Inc.      31,563   
  3,372       MKS Instruments, Inc.      94,922   
  7,577       ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.(b)(c)      30,611   
  15,625       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)      107,656   
  1,220       Move, Inc.(b)      13,042   
  1,597       Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (Singapore)(b)      19,771   
  1,271       NCI, Inc., Class A(b)      12,672   
  2,452       Newport Corp.(b)      45,803   
  6,649       OmniVision Technologies, Inc.(b)      129,855   
  1,527       Oplink Communications, Inc.(b)      26,173   
  1,905       Park Electrochemical Corp.      50,787   
  2,491       Pericom Semiconductor Corp.(b)      20,102   
  9,631       Photronics, Inc.(b)      83,597   
  3,668       Plexus Corp.(b)      153,763   
  10,521       PMC - Sierra, Inc.(b)      71,964   
  13,209       Polycom, Inc.(b)      162,471   
  2,564       PRGX Global, Inc.(b)      16,487   
  3,325       Progress Software Corp.(b)      71,354   
  9,067       QLogic Corp.(b)      104,996   
  30,303       Quantum Corp.(b)      32,727   
  4,556       QuinStreet, Inc.(b)      27,792   
  3,333       RealNetworks, Inc.(b)      25,131   
  15,991       RF Micro Devices, Inc.(b)      134,964   
  1,458       Richardson Electronics Ltd.      14,609   
  2,944       Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)      65,357   
  2,146       Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(b)      19,550   
  4,037       ScanSource, Inc.(b)      155,061   
  3,423       Sigma Designs, Inc.(b)      12,905   
  2,250       Silicon Graphics International Corp.(b)      27,180   
  3,331       Silicon Image, Inc.(b)      18,687   
  9,938       Sonus Networks, Inc.(b)      32,497   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  6,269       Spansion, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 111,776   
  4,419       Speed Commerce, Inc.(b)      14,583   
  11,473       SunEdison, Inc.(b)      220,626   
  4,498       Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b)      89,015   
  1,881       TeleTech Holdings, Inc.(b)      45,389   
  9,346       TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)      73,740   
  1,830       Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(b)      15,592   
  10,661       United Online, Inc.      126,333   
  1,781       VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b)      20,321   
  480       Viasystems Group, Inc.(b)      5,770   
  1,557       Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(b)      25,270   
  1,326       WebMD Health Corp.(b)(c)      58,463   
  1,375       XO Group, Inc.(b)      14,602   
  2,265       Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(b)      157,282   
  894       Zygo Corp.(b)      17,201   
     

 

 

 
        7,812,507   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—7.5%   
  3,466       A. Schulman, Inc.      124,499   
  3,321       A.M. Castle & Co.(b)      40,782   
  978       AEP Industries, Inc.(b)      34,836   
  36,293       AK Steel Holding Corp.(b)      254,051   
  1,676       AMCOL International Corp.      76,845   
  1,612       Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.      32,288   
  3,628       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      90,773   
  2,867       Carpenter Technology Corp.      180,048   
  7,215       Century Aluminum Co.(b)      99,206   
  7,873       Chemtura Corp.(b)      175,568   
  17,927       Coeur Mining, Inc.(b)      155,248   
  2,435       Cytec Industries, Inc.      232,104   
  7,488       Ferro Corp.(b)      97,194   
  4,000       Greif, Inc., Class A      216,760   
  2,578       H.B. Fuller Co.      119,439   
  724       Handy & Harman Ltd.(b)      16,370   
  917       Haynes International, Inc.      48,647   
  3,567       Headwaters, Inc.(b)      44,516   
  2,533       Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)      39,489   
  1,798       Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      126,579   
  2,459       Koppers Holdings, Inc.      104,999   
  4,182       Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.(b)      108,941   
  2,502       Kronos Worldwide, Inc.      39,156   
  2,327       Materion Corp.      78,304   
  1,823       Minerals Technologies, Inc.      108,450   
  2,730       Myers Industries, Inc.      51,051   
  1,151       Neenah Paper, Inc.      57,976   
  20,530       Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.      72,882   
  8,971       Olin Corp.      252,085   
  1,568       Olympic Steel, Inc.      41,332   
  4,935       OM Group, Inc.      144,546   
  3,947       P.H. Glatfelter Co.      100,727   
  1,016       Penford Corp.(b)      12,802   
  2,578       RTI International Metals, Inc.(b)      72,596   
  6,345       Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      178,104   
  3,048       Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A      186,568   
  3,524       Sensient Technologies Corp.      190,472   
  3,678       Silgan Holdings, Inc.      182,981   
  5,833       SunCoke Energy, Inc.(b)      121,735   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  639       Texas Industries, Inc.(b)    $ 55,401   
  44,435       Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.(b)(c)      119,086   
  2,358       Tredegar Corp.      49,070   
  768       Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.(b)      27,564   
  1,223       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      30,110   
  18,950       Walter Energy, Inc.(c)      136,440   
  4,597       Wausau Paper Corp.      54,980   
  3,420       Worthington Industries, Inc.      125,856   
     

 

 

 
        4,909,456   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.4%   
  5,144       Cbeyond, Inc.(b)      50,874   
  50,958       Cincinnati Bell, Inc.(b)      170,709   
  5,269       Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.      104,958   
  5,601       FairPoint Communications, Inc.(b)      76,398   
  4,528       General Communication, Inc., Class A(b)      47,272   
  1,190       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(b)      31,678   
  1,525       HickoryTech Corp.      18,102   
  26,440       Leap Wireless Corp.(b)      66,629   
  1,561       Lumos Networks Corp.      20,621   
  4,785       NTELOS Holdings Corp.(c)      65,985   
  4,601       Premiere Global Services, Inc.(b)      58,525   
  2,284       United States Cellular Corp.      94,877   
  5,254       USA Mobility, Inc.      90,001   
     

 

 

 
        896,629   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—6.1%   
  3,782       ALLETE, Inc.      195,756   
  767       Artesian Resources Corp., Class A      16,889   
  53,614       Atlantic Power Corp.(c)      159,234   
  7,333       Avista Corp.      235,756   
  3,837       Black Hills Corp.      221,587   
  3,738       California Water Service Group      84,105   
  4,951       Cleco Corp.      260,175   
  9,842       Dynegy, Inc.(b)      280,005   
  3,506       El Paso Electric Co.      132,597   
  5,663       Empire District Electric Co. (The)      137,724   
  1,028       Genie Energy Ltd., Class B(b)      8,327   
  4,488       IDACORP, Inc.      251,956   
  3,164       Laclede Group, Inc. (The)      150,005   
  2,834       MGE Energy, Inc.      108,316   
  1,472       Middlesex Water Co.      29,926   
  4,995       New Jersey Resources Corp.      248,401   
  3,609       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      159,770   
  4,002       NorthWestern Corp.      193,617   
  974       Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Israel)      25,986   
  4,106       Otter Tail Corp.      120,306   
  7,399       Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      264,810   
  9,859       PNM Resources, Inc.      272,897   
  1,379       SJW Corp.      37,550   
  2,519       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      144,717   
  1,524       Unitil Corp.      50,597   
  3,664       UNS Energy Corp.      220,060   
     

 

 

 
        4,011,069   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $58,064,101)
     65,301,615   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  102,672       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $102,672)
   $ 102,672   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $58,166,773)—100.1%
     65,404,287   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—3.0%   
  1,980,542       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $1,980,542)
     1,980,542   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $60,147,315)—103.1%
     67,384,829   
   Other assets less liabilities—(3.1)%      (2,009,048
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 65,375,781   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 1,901,168      $ (1,901,168   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—99.9%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—14.4%   
  14,019       AH Belo Corp., Class A    $ 161,359   
  26,526       bebe Stores, Inc.      133,956   
  333       Biglari Holdings, Inc.(b)      142,864   
  13,274       Black Diamond, Inc.(b)      148,005   
  16,858       Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.(b)      189,147   
  21,761       Career Education Corp.(b)      157,114   
  5,437       Carmike Cinemas, Inc.(b)      161,261   
  2,069       Cavco Industries, Inc.(b)      161,279   
  22,641       Century Casinos, Inc.(b)      134,714   
  20,549       China Automotive Systems, Inc. (China)(b)      154,528   
  31,040       China XD Plastics Co. Ltd. (China)(b)      212,314   
  9,966       Citi Trends, Inc.(b)      169,322   
  2,236       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      180,087   
  6,013       CSS Industries, Inc.      144,132   
  9,161       E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b)      156,928   
  16,121       Entercom Communications Corp.,
Class A(b)
     174,107   
  24,230       Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      128,661   
  12,115       Escalade, Inc.      178,333   
  4,315       Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      148,091   
  9,014       Fred’s, Inc., Class A      164,235   
  15,087       Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.(b)      158,112   
  22,392       Gaiam, Inc., Class A(b)      165,253   
  15,655       Gray Television, Inc.(b)      176,119   
  5,466       Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      139,602   
  16,893       hhgregg, Inc.(b)(c)      145,618   
  5,660       ITT Educational Services, Inc.(b)      152,820   
  18,323       Journal Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      146,950   
  9,899       Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.
(China)(b)(c)
     110,968   
  8,780       Kirkland’s, Inc.(b)      150,226   
  32,468       Lakes Entertainment, Inc.(b)      160,717   
  9,090       Lifetime Brands, Inc.      173,619   
  9,721       Marcus Corp. (The)      162,632   
  25,286       McClatchy Co. (The), Class A(b)      138,567   
  11,081       Modine Manufacturing Co.(b)      182,615   
  8,761       Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(b)      140,526   
  6,110       Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(b)      167,658   
  12,763       Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (The)(b)      130,438   
  11,815       Perry Ellis International, Inc.(b)      178,406   
  16,771       Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.(b)      110,856   
  34,249       Radio One, Inc., Class D(b)      154,805   
  14,405       Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc.(b)      145,490   
  16,250       Salem Communications Corp., Class A      143,162   
  9,151       Shiloh Industries, Inc.(b)      180,641   
  7,046       Shoe Carnival, Inc.      160,931   
  17,684       Skullcandy, Inc.(b)      136,167   
  43,523       SORL Auto Parts, Inc.(b)      135,357   
  11,587       Stein Mart, Inc.      144,837   
  14,456       Stoneridge, Inc.(b)      154,535   
  2,248       Strattec Security Corp.      150,189   
  10,888       Systemax, Inc.(b)      188,254   
  5,964       Tower International, Inc.(b)      165,859   
  19,919       TravelCenters of America LLC(b)      150,787   
  11,473       Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      160,393   
  7,037       Unifi, Inc.(b)      155,799   
  4,229       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)      157,953   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  33,403       ValueVision Media, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 156,326   
  11,867       VOXX International Corp.(b)      139,437   
     

 

 

 
        8,873,061   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—2.8%   
  9,527       Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (United Arab Emirates)(b)(c)      148,240   
  13,039       Chiquita Brands International, Inc.(b)      149,688   
  21,083       G Willi-Food International Ltd. (Israel)(b)      158,755   
  6,815       Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      156,677   
  41,308       Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc.(c)      159,862   
  24,050       Mgp Ingredients, Inc.      140,452   
  13,450       Omega Protein Corp.(b)      152,792   
  10,583       Pantry, Inc. (The)(b)      159,168   
  23,596       Roundy’s, Inc.(c)      159,745   
  6,994       Spartan Stores, Inc.      150,651   
  13,746       SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)(b)      160,416   
     

 

 

 
        1,696,446   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—9.4%   
  2,803       Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.      201,984   
  32,929       Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. (Canada)(b)      208,441   
  95,494       Cal Dive International, Inc.(b)(c)      141,331   
  19,395       Callon Petroleum Co.(b)      178,046   
  14,826       Capital Product Partners LP (Greece)(c)      163,086   
  20,866       DHT Holdings, Inc.      162,963   
  35,445       Equal Energy Ltd.      160,566   
  5,539       Era Group, Inc.(b)      158,138   
  41,099       Forbes Energy Services Ltd.(b)      170,150   
  29,678       Gastar Exploration, Inc.(b)      196,765   
  43,175       Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.(b)      194,719   
  11,981       Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. (Bermuda)      143,173   
  4,806       Matrix Service Co.(b)      148,842   
  27,609       Miller Energy Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      133,075   
  5,386       Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.(b)      165,296   
  44,355       Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.      157,460   
  11,180       Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC, Class U      180,781   
  16,498       Nordic American Tankers Ltd.      142,378   
  22,547       North American Energy Partners, Inc. (Canada)      177,445   
  10,433       Pacific Ethanol, Inc.(b)      162,755   
  22,897       Parker Drilling Co.(b)      151,807   
  3,670       PHI, Inc.(b)      164,416   
  12,536       Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(b)      187,664   
  13,551       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      159,495   
  2,846       REX American Resources Corp.(b)      186,015   
  11,876       Rhino Resource Partners LP(c)      153,200   
  14,278       StealthGas, Inc.(b)      154,774   
  15,087       Swift Energy Co.(b)      186,023   
  45,859       Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A      160,048   
  8,775       Tesco Corp.(b)      175,500   
  19,701       Triangle Petroleum Corp.(b)      189,524   
  20,920       Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.      149,160   
  34,105       US Energy Corp. Wyoming(b)      144,946   
  33,821       Warren Resources, Inc.(b)      171,472   
  12,864       Willbros Group, Inc.(b)      142,919   
     

 

 

 
        5,824,357   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials—28.3%   
  21,193       1st United Bancorp, Inc.    $ 155,133   
  6,967       Ameris Bancorp(b)      148,188   
  3,697       AMERISAFE, Inc.      157,677   
  9,762       Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      166,052   
  6,131       Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A      162,165   
  11,858       Atlas Financial Holdings
(Cayman Islands)(b)
     165,538   
  13,231       Banc of California, Inc.      166,314   
  8,630       Bancorp, Inc. (The)(b)      136,527   
  3,939       Banner Corp.      155,748   
  6,273       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      146,976   
  9,368       BNC Bancorp      152,698   
  17,233       Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      156,476   
  12,555       Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A      152,920   
  6,465       Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A(b)      154,190   
  12,224       Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      169,914   
  4,676       Capital Southwest Corp.      164,128   
  14,866       Centerstate Banks, Inc.      163,080   
  66,261       China Housing & Land Development,
Inc.(b)(c)
     149,087   
  7,073       Cim Commercial Trust Corp. REIT      156,384   
  3,914       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      144,309   
  36,812       Cowen Group, Inc., Class A(b)      151,297   
  8,823       Cu Bancorp(b)      160,137   
  7,779       Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b)      171,371   
  7,794       CyrusOne, Inc. REIT      155,880   
  9,561       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      155,844   
  18,703       Doral Financial Corp. (Puerto Rico)(b)(c)      178,801   
  4,497       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(b)      150,155   
  6,815       Ellington Financial LLC      161,311   
  4,569       EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      150,731   
  8,089       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      144,550   
  7,228       Farmers Capital Bank Corp.(b)      150,993   
  6,285       FBR & Co.(b)      162,153   
  8,861       Federated National Holding Co.      172,169   
  8,544       First Bancorp.      147,042   
  3,441       First Business Financial Services, Inc.      155,568   
  17,958       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      154,259   
  5,986       First Defiance Financial Corp.      161,742   
  15,994       First Financial Northwest, Inc.      163,139   
  7,502       First Merchants Corp.      159,192   
  7,604       Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.(b)      148,734   
  7,705       Flushing Financial Corp.      148,090   
  9,120       Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      155,496   
  10,991       FXCM, Inc., Class A      170,141   
  15,018       Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      151,682   
  16,105       Gladstone Capital Corp.(c)      155,735   
  19,630       Gladstone Investment Corp.      154,292   
  6,163       Global Indemnity PLC(b)      165,168   
  9,100       Golub Capital BDC, Inc.      152,152   
  16,010       GSV Capital Corp.(b)(c)      140,568   
  6,967       Hanmi Financial Corp.      148,188   
  4,460       HCI Group, Inc.      172,513   
  6,015       Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      146,164   
  11,538       Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.      157,840   
  9,595       Heritage Financial Corp.      155,055   
  8,262       Heritage Financial Group, Inc.      159,043   
  7,950       ICG Group, Inc.(b)      162,021   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  28,233       Imperial Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)    $ 188,879   
  12,097       Independence Holding Co.      157,987   
  12,507       Independent Bank Corp.      162,841   
  4,123       Independent Bank Corp.      153,046   
  2,400       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      154,008   
  21,791       Intervest Bancshares Corp.(b)      164,958   
  8,630       INTL FCStone, Inc.(b)      163,280   
  8,037       Investment Technology Group, Inc.(b)      165,884   
  22,833       JMP Group, Inc.      157,776   
  3,368       Kansas City Life Insurance Co.      140,041   
  53,755       Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.(b)      146,751   
  4,036       Lakeland Financial Corp.      147,718   
  14,215       LNB Bancorp, Inc.      161,767   
  13,008       Maiden Holdings Ltd.      153,494   
  9,494       MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      156,936   
  27,846       Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.      155,938   
  7,873       Mercantile Bank Corp.      153,602   
  3,620       Meta Financial Group, Inc.      151,714   
  664       National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A      154,878   
  2,644       Navigators Group, Inc. (The)(b)      150,629   
  11,157       New Mountain Finance Corp.      159,657   
  20,866       New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT      153,782   
  12,624       Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      163,733   
  9,444       OFG Bancorp      161,115   
  5,787       Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      147,337   
  7,379       Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.      140,275   
  14,691       PennantPark Investment Corp.      157,194   
  3,137       Phoenix Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      138,091   
  6,246       PICO Holdings, Inc.(b)      145,219   
  3,545       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      155,484   
  19,121       RAIT Financial Trust REIT      156,410   
  6,583       Regional Management Corp.(b)      100,983   
  5,588       Renasant Corp.      152,105   
  42,166       Republic First Bancorp, Inc.(b)      186,374   
  6,850       S&T Bancorp, Inc.      159,331   
  7,319       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(b)      153,772   
  3,015       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      161,936   
  6,499       Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      156,301   
  4,356       Simmons First National Corp., Class A      157,513   
  9,224       Simplicity Bancorp, Inc.      159,944   
  9,177       State Bank Financial Corp.      152,155   
  12,823       Sterling Bancorp      153,363   
  4,621       Stewart Information Services Corp.      140,941   
  7,280       Suffolk Bancorp(b)      159,650   
  17,493       Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT      158,487   
  9,809       TCP Capital Corp.      158,808   
  23,060       TrustCo Bank Corp.      152,427   
  11,945       United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      157,196   
  5,349       United Fire Group, Inc.      148,809   
  11,112       United Insurance Holdings Corp.      169,458   
  12,783       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      187,015   
  15,625       Waterstone Financial, Inc.      162,656   
  5,100       WesBanco, Inc.      154,224   
  14,625       Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.      146,250   
  2,273       WSFS Financial Corp.      153,700   
  7,582       Yadkin Financial Corp.(b)      145,195   
     

 

 

 
        17,481,737   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care—8.9%   
  7,043       Addus HomeCare Corp.(b)    $ 152,270   
  22,768       Affymetrix, Inc.(b)      169,166   
  8,733       Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(b)      140,252   
  7,028       Almost Family, Inc.(b)      150,891   
  10,903       Amedisys, Inc.(b)      148,608   
  10,307       AngioDynamics, Inc.(b)      138,526   
  5,178       Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      161,088   
  3,950       Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      168,823   
  9,887       Arrowhead Research Corp.(b)      107,768   
  16,089       Biotelemetry, Inc.(b)      127,747   
  8,603       Cambrex Corp.(b)      176,275   
  71,832       Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.(b)      149,411   
  29,409       Chelsea Therapeutics International
Ltd.(b)(c)
     143,516   
  40,585       China Cord Blood Corp. (Hong Kong)(b)      174,921   
  20,116       Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(b)      142,622   
  16,299       CryoLife, Inc.      147,995   
  33,403       Five Star Quality Care, Inc.(b)      161,337   
  9,234       Fonar Corp.(b)      142,850   
  39,789       Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      113,001   
  48,751       Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      115,540   
  8,526       Insmed, Inc.(b)      118,852   
  8,513       Invacare Corp.      134,505   
  18,179       Iridex Corp.(b)      151,431   
  11,352       Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      146,100   
  6,292       Natus Medical, Inc.(b)      156,230   
  14,092       Nordion, Inc. (Canada)(b)      163,185   
  30,344       Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.(b)      134,121   
  5,802       PharMerica Corp.(b)      157,756   
  5,740       Providence Service Corp. (The)(b)      233,101   
  12,624       Repligen Corp.(b)      200,090   
  22,547       Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (China)(b)      133,929   
  7,973       Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      122,067   
  34,177       Targacept, Inc.(b)      151,746   
  7,554       Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Canada)(b)      100,393   
  10,058       Triple-S Management Corp., Class B (Puerto Rico)(b)      150,669   
  9,990       Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      139,161   
  8,278       Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.(b)      151,405   
     

 

 

 
        5,477,348   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—16.1%   
  8,081       Aceto Corp.      176,812   
  8,544       Adept Technology, Inc.(b)      102,186   
  16,464       Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece)      151,963   
  20,680       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      161,924   
  2,988       Alamo Group, Inc.      158,723   
  21,820       ARC Document Solutions, Inc.(b)      139,648   
  4,727       ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.(b)(c)      195,792   
  4,393       ArcBest Corp.      173,172   
  5,460       Argan, Inc.      146,164   
  26,100       Arotech Corp.(b)(c)      90,567   
  36,895       Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      135,036   
  25,727       Baltic Trading Ltd.      154,105   
  13,285       Broadwind Energy, Inc.(b)      179,215   
  17,723       CBIZ, Inc.(b)      151,886   
  9,466       CDI Corp.      145,019   
  9,785       Ceco Environmental Corp.      155,484   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  41,308       China Recycling Energy Corp.(b)(c)    $ 128,468   
  6,060       Columbus McKinnon Corp.(b)      160,529   
  16,073       Covenant Transport Group, Inc., Class A(b)      164,748   
  12,488       CPI Aerostructures, Inc.(b)      168,213   
  21,645       Danaos Corp. (Greece)(b)      125,974   
  6,478       Ducommun, Inc.(b)      157,221   
  40,687       Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.(b)(c)      118,806   
  3,604       Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      157,279   
  9,797       Ennis, Inc.      146,563   
  8,407       Erickson Air-Crane, Inc.(b)(c)      132,915   
  32,468       Fuel Tech, Inc.(b)      197,730   
  16,531       Furmanite Corp.(b)      173,245   
  8,603       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      146,939   
  37,319       Global Ship Lease, Inc., Class A (United Kingdom)(b)      141,812   
  13,596       Griffon Corp.      144,661   
  11,274       Hardinge, Inc.      150,621   
  11,629       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      168,039   
  30,572       Highpower International, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      144,606   
  29,516       Hill International, Inc.(b)      198,348   
  4,078       ICF International, Inc.(b)      158,920   
  5,514       International Shipholding Corp.      148,547   
  21,559       Jinpan International Ltd. (China)      158,890   
  4,451       Kadant, Inc.      154,672   
  6,841       Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      144,071   
  21,530       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(b)      155,447   
  10,191       LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A      159,183   
  9,959       Manitex International, Inc.(b)      163,925   
  7,544       Marten Transport Ltd.      176,982   
  11,928       Mfri, Inc.(b)      129,896   
  4,638       Multi-Color Corp.      161,634   
  8,700       Navigant Consulting, Inc.(b)      146,160   
  8,241       NN, Inc.      161,276   
  4,489       Northwest Pipe Co.(b)      160,572   
  22,392       Orion Energy Systems, Inc.(b)      118,678   
  8,166       P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.(b)      203,252   
  23,699       Paragon Shipping, Inc., Class A (Greece)(b)(c)      132,951   
  2,891       Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.(b)      168,806   
  3,662       Patrick Industries, Inc.(b)      146,736   
  6,926       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      153,965   
  17,761       Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.(b)      147,594   
  17,052       Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Greece)(c)      138,462   
  4,249       Saia, Inc.(b)      174,931   
  12,723       SkyWest, Inc.      147,587   
  5,544       Sparton Corp.(b)      150,575   
  11,376       Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Greece)(b)      135,147   
  21,056       Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A(b)      119,388   
  52,368       Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd. (Argentina)(b)      148,201   
  3,080       VSE Corp.      192,408   
  7,931       Willis Lease Finance Corp.(b)      159,889   
     

 

 

 
        9,963,158   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—15.6%   
  11,219       Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.(c)      215,629   
  6,078       Ambarella Inc.(b)(c)      151,038   
  13,339       Amtech Systems, Inc.(b)      114,049   
  22,392       AudioCodes Ltd. (Israel)(b)      127,858   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  13,060       Autobytel, Inc.(b)    $ 162,466   
  75,507       Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(b)      135,158   
  7,413       Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      161,307   
  6,670       Black Box Corp.      141,804   
  8,245       Blucora, Inc.(b)      158,716   
  14,853       Brooks Automation, Inc.      151,946   
  43,994       Camtek Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      136,821   
  35,138       China Information Technology, Inc. (China)(b)      142,660   
  7,359       ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Bermuda Ltd. (Taiwan)      154,833   
  7,031       Clearfield, Inc.(b)      110,809   
  15,838       Clearone, Inc.(b)      160,914   
  5,095       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      161,766   
  7,775       CTS Corp.      138,317   
  5,986       Datawatch Corp.(b)      80,991   
  9,314       Digital River, Inc.(b)      142,411   
  41,948       Dot Hill Systems Corp.(b)      173,245   
  18,789       DSP Group, Inc.(b)      149,561   
  21,967       Emulex Corp.(b)      157,064   
  52,537       Envivio, Inc.(b)      139,748   
  27,990       Extreme Networks, Inc.(b)      160,103   
  25,405       FormFactor, Inc.(b)      146,079   
  22,737       Harmonic, Inc.(b)      159,841   
  28,135       Imation Corp.(b)      121,543   
  10,440       Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.(b)      150,962   
  16,736       Intevac, Inc.(b)      134,725   
  15,869       IntraLinks Holdings, Inc.(b)      145,201   
  14,303       IXYS Corp.      154,329   
  20,707       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)      174,353   
  23,734       Livedeal, Inc.(b)(c)      105,379   
  18,220       LTX-Credence Corp.(b)      175,459   
  15,446       Marchex, Inc., Class B      142,876   
  49,797       Meetme, Inc.(b)(c)      138,436   
  12,289       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      171,554   
  38,378       ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.(b)(c)      155,047   
  21,703       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)      149,534   
  15,272       NCI, Inc., Class A(b)      152,262   
  20,472       NeoPhotonics Corp.(b)      118,123   
  56,368       Newtek Business Services, Inc.(b)      155,576   
  52,368       Oclaro, Inc.(b)      178,051   
  63,167       On Track Innovations Ltd. (Israel)(b)      145,284   
  9,039       Oplink Communications, Inc.(b)      154,929   
  10,548       Orbotech Ltd. (Israel)(b)      155,478   
  7,989       PC Connection, Inc.      159,860   
  16,599       PCM, Inc.(b)      172,962   
  13,383       Perceptron, Inc.      157,919   
  8,959       Perficient, Inc.(b)      163,681   
  20,733       Pericom Semiconductor Corp.(b)      167,315   
  19,032       Photronics, Inc.(b)      165,198   
  14,379       Rubicon Technology, Inc.(b)(c)      145,659   
  20,017       Sapiens International Corp. NV (Curacao)(b)      157,534   
  18,877       ShoreTel, Inc.(b)      142,521   
  7,437       Sierra Wireless, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      160,342   
  34,105       Sigma Designs, Inc.(b)      128,576   
  2,617       Silicom Ltd. (Israel)      126,925   
  9,346       Super Micro Computer, Inc.(b)      190,285   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  22,516       TechTarget, Inc.(b)    $ 144,553   
  19,212       TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)      151,583   
  12,345       Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(b)      105,179   
  9,341       Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(b)      151,604   
  43,994       Westell Technologies, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     143,420   
  38,469       Zhone Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      106,559   
     

 

 

 
        9,655,910   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—2.3%   
  12,966       Core Molding Technologies, Inc.(b)      155,722   
  67,082       Gulf Resources, Inc. (China)(b)      123,431   
  4,026       Hi-Crush Partners LP      163,415   
  9,652       Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)      150,475   
  4,785       Materion Corp.      161,015   
  48,172       Nevsun Resources Ltd. (Canada)      175,346   
  5,656       Olympic Steel, Inc.      149,092   
  5,550       Suncoke Energy Partners LP      163,170   
  6,908       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      170,075   
     

 

 

 
        1,411,741   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.4%   
  14,228       General Communication, Inc., Class A(b)      148,540   
  5,698       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(b)      151,681   
  11,173       Inteliquent, Inc.      152,400   
  21,616       Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)      144,179   
  5,028       Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      140,935   
  8,934       USA Mobility, Inc.      153,039   
     

 

 

 
        890,774   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—0.7%   
  12,317       Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands)      143,124   
  16,283       Genie Energy Ltd., Class B(b)      131,892   
  27,750       Star Gas Partners LP      176,212   
     

 

 

 
        451,228   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $60,149,535)—99.9%
     61,725,760   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—5.5%   
  3,407,046       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $3,407,046)
     3,407,046   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $63,556,581)—105.4%
     65,132,806   
   Other assets less liabilities—(5.4)%      (3,351,275
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 61,781,531   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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April 30, 2014

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
     Net
Amount
 
Citibank    $ 3,172,639       $ (3,172,639    $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Portfolio (PWB)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Value
Portfolio  (PWV)
     PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Large Core
Portfolio (PXLC)
     PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Large Growth
Portfolio  (PXLG)
 
Assets:           

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a).

  $ 285,605,787       $ 800,952,461       $ 40,751,078       $ 106,236,192   

Affiliated investments, at value

    134,194         78,211         40,900         122,837   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    285,739,981         801,030,672         40,791,978         106,359,029   

Foreign currencies, at value

                              

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

    6,426,016                           

Dividends

    129,692         626,576         40,838         47,889   

Foreign tax reclaims

                              

Security lending

                              

Expenses absorbed

                              

Other assets

    3,329         5,435         11,486         40,077   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    292,299,018         801,662,683         40,844,302         106,446,995   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Due to custodian

                              

Payables:

          

Shares repurchased

    6,383,040                           

Investments purchased

                              

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

                              

Accrued advisory fees

    120,406         320,468         3,736         21,464   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    26,422         31,743         11,774         7,317   

Accrued expenses

    94,592         222,569         58,396         96,490   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    6,624,460         574,780         73,906         125,271   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 285,674,558       $ 801,087,903       $ 40,770,396       $ 106,321,724   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 519,415,454       $ 835,613,999       $ 45,802,542       $ 90,775,115   

Undistributed net investment income

    197,491         1,589,571         30,948         202,298   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (257,303,442      (147,998,068      (10,822,366      (1,125,458

Net unrealized appreciation

    23,365,055         111,882,401         5,759,272         16,469,769   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 285,674,558       $ 801,087,903       $ 40,770,396       $ 106,321,724   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

    11,150,000         27,150,000         1,100,000         3,600,001   

Net asset value

  $ 25.62       $ 29.51       $ 37.06       $ 29.53   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 25.62       $ 29.49       $ 37.08       $ 29.52   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 262,240,732       $ 689,070,060       $ 34,991,806       $ 89,766,423   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 134,194       $ 78,211       $ 40,900       $ 122,837   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 262,374,926       $ 689,148,271       $ 35,032,706       $ 89,889,260   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currencies, at cost

  $       $       $       $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan with an aggregate value of

  $       $       $       $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Large Value
Portfolio (PXLV)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Mid Core
Portfolio  (PXMC)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Mid Growth
Portfolio  (PXMG)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Mid Value
Portfolio  (PXMV)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Small Core
Portfolio  (PXSC)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Small Growth
Portfolio  (PXSG)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Small Value
Portfolio  (PXSV)
    PowerShares
Zacks Micro Cap
Portfolio  (PZI)
 
             
$ 14,695,246      $ 30,494,757      $ 91,139,849      $ 42,708,760      $ 14,780,556      $ 29,871,276      $ 65,301,615      $ 61,725,760   
  17,692        422,145        487,205        1,785,849        43,639        1,236,169        2,083,214        3,407,046   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  14,712,938        30,916,902        91,627,054        44,494,609        14,824,195        31,107,445        67,384,829        65,132,806   
                       150,595                               
             
                       216,850        7,219        24,116               259,773   
  25,876        5,978        29,214        27,250        5,415        12,253        37,147        10,816   
                                                   138   
                       3,397               2,519        12,703        26,371   
  5,960        1,889               2,600        7,117        2,942                 
  14,406        25,852        14,177        3,332        5,204        36,724        8,389        2,935   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  14,759,180        30,950,621        91,670,445        44,898,633        14,849,150        31,185,999        67,443,068        65,432,839   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
                       66,772                             140,561   
             
                                                     
                       268,118        5,805        29,760                 
                       1,785,849               1,186,531        1,980,542        3,407,046   
                23,671                             187        17,314   
  6,305        11,282        18,617        12,609        10,938        12,159        13,711        13,506   
  52,155        72,192        73,018        56,320        48,761        85,338        72,847        72,881   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  58,460        83,474        115,306        2,189,668        65,504        1,313,788        2,067,287        3,651,308   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 14,700,720      $ 30,867,147      $ 91,555,139      $ 42,708,965      $ 14,783,646      $ 29,872,211      $ 65,375,781      $ 61,781,531   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
$ 12,941,075      $ 37,846,610      $ 249,326,298      $ 80,502,922      $ 23,692,159      $ 76,643,733      $ 103,334,569      $ 151,403,203   
  47,012        39,889        197,674        59,531        21,797        173,520        76,309        365,535   
  (64,869     (10,838,717     (172,516,921     (45,132,064     (10,120,689     (50,659,974     (45,272,620     (91,563,432
  1,777,502        3,819,365        14,548,088        7,278,576        1,190,379        3,714,932        7,237,523        1,576,225   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 14,700,720      $ 30,867,147      $ 91,555,139      $ 42,708,965      $ 14,783,646      $ 29,872,211      $ 65,375,781      $ 61,781,531   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  500,001        850,000        3,050,000        1,650,000        450,000        1,250,000        2,650,000        3,800,000   
$ 29.40      $ 36.31      $ 30.02      $ 25.88      $ 32.85      $ 23.90      $ 24.67      $ 16.26   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 29.39      $ 36.25      $ 29.99      $ 25.87      $ 32.84      $ 23.89      $ 24.68      $ 16.25   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 12,917,744      $ 26,726,869      $ 76,574,748      $ 35,443,864      $ 13,590,177      $ 26,156,344      $ 58,064,101      $ 60,149,535   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 17,692      $ 370,668      $ 504,218      $ 1,785,849      $ 43,639      $ 1,236,169      $ 2,083,214      $ 3,407,046   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 12,935,436      $ 27,097,537      $ 77,078,966      $ 37,229,713      $ 13,633,816      $ 27,392,513      $ 60,147,315      $ 63,556,581   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$      $      $      $ 136,915      $      $      $      $   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$      $      $      $ 1,741,934      $      $ 1,165,981      $ 1,901,168      $ 3,172,639   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Portfolio (PWB)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Value
Portfolio  (PWV)
     PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Large Core
Portfolio  (PXLC)
     PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Large Growth
Portfolio  (PXLG)
 
Investment Income:           

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 2,522,864       $ 18,056,739       $ 761,033       $ 2,102,480   

Affiliated dividend income

    26         54         10         10   

Securities lending income

                              

Foreign withholding tax

                            (1,079
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    2,522,890         18,056,793         761,043         2,101,411   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:           

Advisory fees

    1,251,441         3,462,943         98,670         273,026   

Sub-licensing

    75,087         207,777         18,102         55,024   

Accounting & administration fees

    49,170         136,726         36,058         36,058   

Professional fees

    29,274         35,636         28,895         25,819   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    15,287         26,737         9,450         11,255   

Listing fee and expenses

    8,294         8,647         7,520         7,520   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    3,646         9,990         3,447         5,500   

Other expenses

    19,088         50,776         2,924         8,582   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    1,451,287         3,939,232         205,066         422,784   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Waivers

    (179      (389      (72,442      (55,680
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    1,451,108         3,938,843         132,624         367,104   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    1,071,782         14,117,950         628,419         1,734,307   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investment securities

    3,392,769         (13,777,124      (52,976      (1,099,111

In-kind redemptions

    57,795,794         106,835,740         3,359,973         3,896,255   

Foreign currencies

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    61,188,563         93,058,616         3,306,997         2,797,144   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investment securities

    (17,475,378      14,932,987         2,610,982         13,154,514   

Foreign currencies

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (17,475,378      14,932,987         2,610,982         13,154,514   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    43,713,185         107,991,603         5,917,979         15,951,658   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 44,784,967       $ 122,109,553       $ 6,546,398       $ 17,685,965   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Large Value
Portfolio  (PXLV)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Mid Core
Portfolio  (PXMC)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Mid Growth
Portfolio  (PXMG)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Mid Value
Portfolio  (PXMV)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Small Core
Portfolio  (PXSC)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Small Growth
Portfolio  (PXSG)
    PowerShares
Fundamental
Pure Small Value
Portfolio  (PXSV)
    PowerShares
Zacks Micro Cap
Portfolio  (PZI)
 
             
$ 334,068      $ 407,072      $ 1,354,992      $ 705,158      $ 228,901      $ 335,652      $ 941,026      $ 908,167   
  7        8,739        12,527        1        11        15,579        14        14   
                       9,876               10,562        35,372        175,006   
         (399                   (646     (28     (537     (1,433

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  334,075        415,412        1,367,519        715,035        228,266        361,765        975,875        1,081,754   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
  35,699        76,415        251,557        106,133        45,815        81,451        166,644        271,662   
  6,646        14,158        46,534        19,338        8,523        14,892        30,598        54,361   
  36,058        36,058        36,058        36,058        36,058        36,058        36,058        36,058   
  24,456        28,209        33,893        30,834        28,074        32,688        27,399        20,832   
  8,915        9,289        11,034        9,547        9,027        9,263        10,101        9,930   
  7,520        8,294        7,520        7,520        7,520        7,520        7,520        8,647   
  5,263        5,403        5,741        13,056        6,124        9,235        23,613        10,794   
  5,035        4,681        (1,429     4,968        7,241        6,622        10,726        18,314   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  129,592        182,507        390,908        227,454        148,382        197,729        312,659        430,598   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (81,627     (79,806     (52,719     (84,727     (86,835     (88,267     (88,634     (50,309

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  47,965        102,701        338,189        142,727        61,547        109,462        224,025        380,289   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  286,110        312,711        1,029,330        572,308        166,719        252,303        751,850        701,465   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
             
  (47,318     (316,435     (1,101,744     (61,583     (314,704     (780,799     75,184        (485,536
  788,535        2,850,773        7,843,778        4,058,270        3,025,277        3,577,003        8,406,488        10,618,066   
                                            10        (1,711

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  741,217        2,534,338        6,742,034        3,996,687        2,710,573        2,796,204        8,481,682        10,130,819   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
  1,060,399        2,159,025        5,747,374        3,633,213        (109,024     2,457,284        3,919,692        (1,735,740
                       7,403                      9        1,000   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,060,399        2,159,025        5,747,374        3,640,616        (109,024     2,457,284        3,919,701        (1,734,740

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,801,616        4,693,363        12,489,408        7,637,303        2,601,549        5,253,488        12,401,383        8,396,079   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 2,087,726      $ 5,006,074      $ 13,518,738      $ 8,209,611      $ 2,768,268      $ 5,505,791      $ 13,153,233      $ 9,097,544   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares Dynamic
Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)
     PowerShares Dynamic
Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 1,071,782       $ 2,024,457       $ 14,117,950       $ 10,894,233   

Net realized gain

    61,188,563         21,861,235         93,058,616         37,231,755   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (17,475,378      2,739,360         14,932,987         57,544,945   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    44,784,967         26,625,052         122,109,553         105,670,933   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (1,108,791      (1,990,554      (13,897,107      (10,900,743

Net realized gains

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (1,108,791      (1,990,554      (13,897,107      (10,900,743
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    323,660,690         166,875,738         868,969,018         450,245,291   

Value of shares repurchased

    (294,559,223      (169,626,504      (750,918,793      (389,930,643
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    29,101,467         (2,750,766      118,050,225         60,314,648   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    72,777,643         21,883,732         226,262,671         155,084,838   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    212,896,915         191,013,183         574,825,232         419,740,394   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 285,674,558       $ 212,896,915       $ 801,087,903       $ 574,825,232   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 197,491       $ 234,500       $ 1,589,571       $ 1,368,728   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    13,350,000         8,950,000         32,150,000         20,750,000   

Shares repurchased

    (12,200,000      (9,150,000      (27,800,000      (18,200,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    10,000,000         10,200,000         22,800,000         20,250,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    11,150,000         10,000,000         27,150,000         22,800,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Large Core Portfolio
(PXLC)
     PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Large Growth Portfolio  (PXLG)
     PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Large Value Portfolio  (PXLV)
     PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Mid Core Portfolio
(PXMC)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
                    
$ 628,419       $ 608,250       $ 1,734,307       $ 384,170       $ 286,110       $ 141,166       $ 312,711       $ 283,696   
  3,306,997         2,361,514         2,797,144         1,834,815         741,217         882,558         2,534,338         941,088   
  2,610,982         1,527,836         13,154,514         3,127,962         1,060,399         211,524         2,159,025         1,551,100   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  6,546,398         4,497,600         17,685,965         5,346,947         2,087,726         1,235,248         5,006,074         2,775,884   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (612,506      (662,935      (2,133,201      (166,518      (263,618      (147,580      (309,864      (280,344
                  (65,835              (7,335                        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (612,506      (662,935      (2,199,036      (166,518      (270,953      (147,580      (309,864      (280,344

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  21,427,256         10,362,143         30,772,536         97,586,544         8,206,110         2,477,129         17,246,882         2,985,502   
  (14,464,293      (11,649,294      (22,754,152      (24,390,578      (2,871,073      (4,164,302      (10,844,266      (4,335,466

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  6,962,963         (1,287,151      8,018,384         73,195,966         5,335,037         (1,687,173      6,402,616         (1,349,964

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  12,896,855         2,547,514         23,505,313         78,376,395         7,151,810         (599,505      11,098,826         1,145,576   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  27,873,541         25,326,027         82,816,411         4,440,016         7,548,910         8,148,415         19,768,321         18,622,745   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 40,770,396       $ 27,873,541       $ 106,321,724       $ 82,816,411       $ 14,700,720       $ 7,548,910       $ 30,867,147       $ 19,768,321   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 30,948       $ 15,035       $ 202,298       $ 233,801       $ 47,012       $ 11,501       $ 39,889       $ 37,042   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  600,000         350,000         1,100,000         4,100,000         300,000         100,000         500,000         100,000   
  (400,000      (400,000      (800,000      (1,000,000      (100,000      (200,000      (300,000      (150,000
  900,000         950,000         3,300,001         200,001         300,001         400,001         650,000         700,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,100,000         900,000         3,600,001         3,300,001         500,001         300,001         850,000         650,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG)
     PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Mid Value Portfolio
(PXMV)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 1,029,330       $ 904,339       $ 572,308       $ 607,661   

Net realized gain

    6,742,034         3,643,371         3,996,687         2,891,074   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    5,747,374         7,042,985         3,640,616         2,887,178   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    13,518,738         11,590,695         8,209,611         6,385,913   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (1,178,058      (795,069      (549,786      (648,717

Net realized gains

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (1,178,058      (795,069      (549,786      (648,717
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    24,086,636         16,376,600         18,202,301         4,102,250   

Value of shares repurchased

    (26,973,280      (32,274,525      (11,473,851      (13,926,465
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    (2,886,644      (15,897,925      6,728,450         (9,824,215
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    9,454,036         (5,102,299      14,388,275         (4,087,019
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    82,101,103         87,203,402         28,320,690         32,407,709   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 91,555,139       $ 82,101,103       $ 42,708,965       $ 28,320,690   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 197,674       $ 346,402       $ 59,531       $ 37,009   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    800,000         650,000         750,000         200,000   

Shares repurchased

    (900,000      (1,350,000      (450,000      (750,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    3,150,000         3,850,000         1,350,000         1,900,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    3,050,000         3,150,000         1,650,000         1,350,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC)
     PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG)
     PowerShares Fundamental
Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV)
     PowerShares
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
                    
$ 166,719       $ 259,345       $ 252,303       $ 196,216       $ 751,850       $ 873,607       $ 701,465       $ 531,305   
  2,710,573         810,582         2,796,204         1,224,815         8,481,682         5,434,528         10,130,819         4,356,483   
  (109,024      1,020,540         2,457,284         1,497,396         3,919,701         2,795,165         (1,734,740      1,125,876   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,768,268         2,090,467         5,505,791         2,918,427         13,153,233         9,103,300         9,097,544         6,013,664   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (198,389      (259,833      (268,388      (218,960      (729,968      (957,949      (512,267      (557,741
                                                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (198,389      (259,833      (268,388      (218,960      (729,968      (957,949      (512,267      (557,741

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  9,749,513         2,734,348         8,700,003         4,953,667         28,894,203         9,762,249         48,525,479         34,331,596   
  (12,825,382      (5,010,393      (10,711,283      (11,919,697      (24,025,732      (22,135,140      (37,384,029      (31,751,422

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (3,075,869      (2,276,045      (2,011,280      (6,966,030      4,868,471         (12,372,891      11,141,450         2,580,174   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (505,990      (445,411      3,226,123         (4,266,563      17,291,736         (4,227,540      19,726,727         8,036,097   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  15,289,636         15,735,047         26,646,088         30,912,651         48,084,045         52,311,585         42,054,804         34,018,707   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 14,783,646       $ 15,289,636       $ 29,872,211       $ 26,646,088       $ 65,375,781       $ 48,084,045       $ 61,781,531       $ 42,054,804   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 21,797       $ 53,467       $ 173,520       $ 189,920       $ 76,309       $ 59,627       $ 365,535       $ 128,568   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  300,000         100,000         350,000         250,000         1,150,000         500,000         3,050,000         2,700,000   
  (400,000      (200,000      (450,000      (650,000      (950,000      (1,250,000      (2,350,000      (2,600,000
  550,000         650,000         1,350,000         1,750,000         2,450,000         3,200,000         3,100,000         3,000,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  450,000         550,000         1,250,000         1,350,000         2,650,000         2,450,000         3,800,000         3,100,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 21.29     $ 18.73     $ 17.63     $ 14.91     $ 11.03  

Net investment income(a)

    0.10       0.21        0.15        0.11        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    4.34       2.55        1.09        2.72        3.91   

Total from investment operations

    4.44       2.76       1.24       2.83       3.97  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.11     (0.20     (0.14     (0.11     (0.09

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 25.62     $ 21.29     $ 18.73     $ 17.63     $ 14.91  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 25.62     $ 21.28     $ 18.72     $ 17.63     $ 14.91  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    20.91     14.91     7.18     19.08     36.15

Market Price Total Return(c)

    20.96     14.92     7.12     19.08     36.15
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 285,675     $ 212,897      $ 191,013      $ 196,574      $ 230,334   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.58     0.59     0.61     0.63     0.61

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.58     0.59     0.62     0.64     0.61

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.43     1.08     0.89     0.73     0.45

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    123     47     64     45     67

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.21     $ 20.73     $ 20.35     $ 18.05     $ 13.54  

Net investment income(a)

    0.55       0.52        0.46        0.40        0.39   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    4.30       4.48        0.38        2.33        4.52   

Total from investment operations

    4.85       5.00       0.84       2.73       4.91  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.55     (0.52     (0.46     (0.43     (0.40

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 29.51     $ 25.21     $ 20.73     $ 20.35     $ 18.05  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 29.49     $ 25.22     $ 20.71     $ 20.36     $ 18.05  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    19.48     24.55     4.34     15.50     36.69

Market Price Total Return(c)

    19.35     24.72     4.20     15.49     36.67
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 801,088     $ 574,825      $ 419,740      $ 422,319      $ 349,265   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.57     0.59     0.59     0.61     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.57     0.59     0.59     0.61     0.60

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.04     2.36     2.39     2.22     2.46

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    103     58     41     40     47

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 30.97     $ 26.66     $ 26.42     $ 23.26     $ 17.56  

Net investment income(a)

    0.63       0.65        0.57        0.37        0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    6.03       4.35        0.32        3.16        5.74   

Total from investment operations

    6.66       5.00       0.89       3.53       6.01  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.57     (0.69     (0.65     (0.37     (0.31

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 37.06     $ 30.97     $ 26.66     $ 26.42     $ 23.26  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 37.08     $ 30.98     $ 26.66     $ 26.42     $ 23.26  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    21.69     19.10     3.64     15.40     34.56

Market Price Total Return(c)

    21.72     19.15     3.64     15.40     34.64
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 40,770     $ 27,874      $ 25,326      $ 35,673      $ 38,376   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.43     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.60     0.80     0.90     0.99     0.88

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.85     2.38     2.32     1.61     1.32

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    38     43     58     41     62

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

 

    Year Ended April 30,     For the Period
June 13, 2011(e)
Through
April 30, 2012
 
    2014     2013    
Per Share Operating Performance:      

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.10     $ 22.20     $ 20.00  

Net investment income(a)

    0.50       0.39        0.28   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    4.57       2.87        2.09   

Total from investment operations

    5.07       3.26       2.37  

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

    (0.62     (0.36     (0.17

Net realized gain capital gains

    (0.02              

Total distributions

    (0.64     (0.36     (0.17

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 29.53     $ 25.10     $ 22.20  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 29.52     $ 25.08     $ 22.19  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    20.54     14.87     11.99 %(f) 

Market Price Total Return(c)

    20.59     14.83     11.94 %(f) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 106,322     $ 82,816      $ 4,440   

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.39 %(g) 

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.45     0.79     7.69 %(g) 

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.84     1.63     1.54 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    22     90     3

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(e)  Commencement of Investment Operations.
(f)  The net asset value total return from Fund Inception (June 16, 2011, the first day of trading on the Exchange) to April 30, 2012 was 13.81%. The market price total return from Fund Inception to April 30, 2012 was 13.87%.
(g)  Annualized.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,     For the Period
June 13, 2011(a)
Through
April 30, 2012
 
    2014     2013    
Per Share Operating Performance:      

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.16     $ 20.37     $ 20.00  

Net investment income(b)

    0.63       0.52        0.39   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    4.17       4.77        0.33   

Total from investment operations

    4.80       5.29       0.72  

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

    (0.54     (0.50     (0.35

Net realized gains

    (0.02              

Total distributions

    (0.56     (0.50     (0.35

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 29.40     $ 25.16     $ 20.37  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 29.39     $ 25.16     $ 20.35  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    19.27     26.41     3.80 %(e) 

Market Price Total Return(d)

    19.23     26.53     3.70 %(e) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:      

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 14,701     $ 7,549      $ 8,148   

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.39 %(f) 

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    1.05     2.10     2.87 %(f) 

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.32     2.43     2.38 %(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    23     9     2

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 30.41     $ 26.60     $ 27.15     $ 23.05     $ 16.30  

Net investment income(b)

    0.40       0.43        0.29        0.21        0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    5.90       3.80        (0.57     4.10        6.73   

Total from investment operations

    6.30       4.23       (0.28     4.31       6.91  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.40     (0.42     (0.27     (0.21     (0.16

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 36.31     $ 30.41     $ 26.60     $ 27.15     $ 23.05  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 36.25     $ 30.39     $ 26.62     $ 27.15     $ 23.04  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    20.85     16.16     (0.93 )%      18.84     42.59

Market Price Total Return(d)

    20.73     16.00     (0.85 )%      18.89     42.62
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 30,867     $ 19,768      $ 18,623      $ 23,081      $ 25,353   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.43     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.69     1.00     1.01     1.20     1.11

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.19     1.58     1.16     0.88     0.92

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    50     38     83     47     76

 

(a)  Commencement of Investment Operations.
(b)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  The net asset value total return from Fund Inception (June 16, 2011, the first day of trading on the Exchange) to April 30, 2012 was 5.17%. The market price total return from Fund Inception to April 30, 2012 was 5.23%.
(f)  Annualized.
(g)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 26.06     $ 22.65     $ 24.13     $ 19.11     $ 13.87  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.33       0.26        0.13        (0.01     0.00 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    4.01       3.38        (1.53     5.09        5.25   

Total from investment operations

    4.34       3.64       (1.40     5.08       5.25  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.38     (0.23     (0.08            (0.00 )(b) 

Return of capital

                        (0.06     (0.01

Total distributions

    (0.38     (0.23     (0.08     (0.06     (0.01

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 30.02     $ 26.06     $ 22.65     $ 24.13     $ 19.11  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 29.99     $ 26.04     $ 22.63     $ 24.13     $ 19.10  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    16.80     16.23     (5.74 )%      26.61     37.89

Market Price Total Return(d)

    16.77     16.25     (5.83 )%      26.67     38.02
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 91,555     $ 82,101      $ 87,203      $ 130,290      $ 128,044   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.43     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.45     0.54     0.55     0.69     0.66

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    1.19     1.14     0.61     (0.06 )%      0.03

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    33     33     75     49     75

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 20.98     $ 17.06     $ 17.07     $ 15.37     $ 11.16  

Net investment income(a)

    0.37       0.37        0.25        0.15        0.23   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    4.87       3.94        (0.03     1.70        4.24   

Total from investment operations

    5.24       4.31       0.22       1.85       4.47  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.34     (0.39     (0.23     (0.15     (0.26

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 25.88     $ 20.98     $ 17.06     $ 17.07     $ 15.37  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 25.87     $ 20.98     $ 17.04     $ 17.07     $ 15.36  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    25.19     25.74     1.42     12.16     40.58

Market Price Total Return(d)

    25.14     25.89     1.30     12.24     40.88
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 42,709     $ 28,321      $ 32,408      $ 40,970      $ 43,818   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.43     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.62     0.82     0.79     0.91     0.84

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.56     2.08     1.57     0.99     1.76

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    33     25     83     65     86

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Amount represents less than $0.005.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 27.80      $ 24.21     $ 25.32     $ 21.07     $ 15.03  

Net investment income(a)

    0.33        0.46        0.22        0.09        0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    5.12        3.60        (1.18     4.25        6.08   

Total from investment operations

    5.45        4.06       (0.96     4.34       6.19  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.40     (0.47     (0.15     (0.09     (0.14

Return of capital

                                (0.01

Total distributions

    (0.40     (0.47     (0.15     (0.09     (0.15

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 32.85      $ 27.80     $ 24.21     $ 25.32     $ 21.07  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 32.84      $ 27.76     $ 24.18     $ 25.33     $ 21.05  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    19.76     17.05     (3.70 )%      20.64     41.37

Market Price Total Return(c)

    19.90     17.03     (3.85 )%      20.80     41.52
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 14,784      $ 15,290      $ 15,735      $ 18,991      $ 18,960   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.43     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.94     1.22     1.25     1.41     1.26

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.06     1.88     0.97     0.42     0.59

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    50     45     97     68     93

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 19.74      $ 17.66     $ 19.03     $ 14.12     $ 10.49  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.20        0.13        0.07        (0.05     0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    4.17        2.08        (1.44     4.96        3.67   

Total from investment operations

    4.37        2.21       (1.37     4.91       3.72  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.21     (0.13                   (0.07

Return of capital

                                (0.02

Total distributions

    (0.21     (0.13                 (0.09

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 23.90      $ 19.74     $ 17.66     $ 19.03     $ 14.12  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 23.89      $ 19.72     $ 17.64     $ 19.05     $ 14.10  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    22.31     12.63     (7.20 )%      34.77     35.60

Market Price Total Return(c)

    22.38     12.65     (7.40 )%      35.11     35.54
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 29,872      $ 26,646      $ 30,913      $ 109,451      $ 32,473   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39 %(e)      0.39 %(e)      0.48     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.70 %(e)      0.92 %(e)      0.69     0.93     0.94

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    0.90     0.72     0.41     (0.37 )%      0.41

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    39     39     189     57     113

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net assets value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning at the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(e)  In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the expense ratio shown. Estimated investment company expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the funds that the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment company expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 19.63     $ 16.35     $ 17.07     $ 14.64     $ 10.38  

Net investment income(a)

    0.30       0.32        0.19        0.16        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    5.03       3.31       (0.72     2.45       4.25  

Total from investment operations

    5.33       3.63       (0.53     2.61       4.34  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.35     (0.19     (0.18     (0.08

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 24.67     $ 19.63     $ 16.35     $ 17.07     $ 14.64  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 24.68     $ 19.61     $ 16.33     $ 17.08     $ 14.62  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    27.29     22.56     (3.01 )%      18.03     42.03

Market Price Total Return(c)

    27.47     22.58     (3.18 )%      18.26     42.11
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 65,376     $ 48,084      $ 52,312      $ 72,540      $ 72,453   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39     0.43     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.54     0.70     0.64     0.80     0.74

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.31     1.87     1.28     1.14     0.73

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    43     31     109     90     116

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 13.57     $ 11.34     $ 12.53     $ 11.69     $ 8.10  

Net investment income(a)

    0.20       0.20        0.10        0.04        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    2.65       2.25        (1.16     0.88        3.62   

Total from investment operations

    2.85       2.45       (1.06     0.92       3.66  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.16     (0.22     (0.13     (0.08     (0.07

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 16.26     $ 13.57     $ 11.34     $ 12.53     $ 11.69  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 16.25     $ 13.54     $ 11.32     $ 12.52     $ 11.68  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    21.06     21.95     (8.34 )%      7.97     45.49

Market Price Total Return(c)

    21.25     21.90     (8.42 )%      7.97     45.37
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 61,782     $ 42,055      $ 34,019      $ 98,964      $ 53,758   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers(e)

    0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers(e)

    0.79     0.98     0.92     0.85     0.93

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.29     1.72     0.92     0.39     0.38

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    123     96     67     61     78

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(e)  In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the expense ratio shown. Estimated investment company expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the funds that the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment company expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

April 30, 2014

 

Note 1. Organization

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 9, 2000 and is authorized to have multiple series of portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of April 30, 2014, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)    “Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)    “Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC)    “Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG)    “Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV)    “Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC)    “Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG)    “Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV)    “Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC)    “Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG)    “Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio”
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV)    “Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio”
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)    “Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio”

Each portfolio (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”) represents a separate series of the Trust. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares” or “Fund’s Shares.” Each Fund’s Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc.

The market prices of each Fund’s Shares may differ to some degree from the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of Shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units by Authorized Participants, the Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of its respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    Dynamic Large Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio    Dynamic Large Cap Value IntellidexSM Index
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Large Core Index
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Large Growth Index
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Large Value Index
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Mid Core Index
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Mid Growth Index
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Mid Value Index
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Small Core Index
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Small Growth Index
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio    RAFI® Fundamental Small Value Index
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio    Zacks Micro Cap IndexTM

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, the Funds monitor for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

 

 

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A. Security Valuation

Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policies.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining NAV per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the London world markets. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer-specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

Each Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of each Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

 

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B. Other Risks

Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize investing strategies that seek returns in excess of their Underlying Indexes. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.

Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that each Fund holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities a Fund holds; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities a Fund holds. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.

Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant degree in securities of issuers located in a single industry or a sector. To the extent that an Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector, each Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry or sector, a Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or sectors. In addition, at times, an industry or sector may be out of favor and underperform other industries or the market as a whole. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industry or sector will disproportionately impact a Fund’s NAV.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio and Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio are non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than diversified funds. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in Share price than would occur in a diversified fund. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively small number of issuers to have a greater impact on a Fund’s performance.

Non-Correlation Risk. Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.

Core Risk. For Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio and Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, the returns on “core” securities may or may not move in tandem with the returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Thus, the value of each Fund’s investments will vary and at times may be lower or higher than that of other types of investments.

“Fundamentally Large” Company Risk. For Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio and Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, returns on investments in common stocks of “fundamentally large” U.S. companies could trail the returns on investments in common stocks of smaller companies or other large companies based on market capitalization.

“Fundamentally Mid-Sized” Company Risk. For Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio and Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, investing in common stocks of “fundamentally mid-sized” companies involves greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ common stocks may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These common stocks may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall stock market. Often “fundamentally mid-sized” companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

“Fundamentally Small” Company Risk. For Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio and Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, investing in common stocks of “fundamentally small” companies involves greater risk than customarily in associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ common stocks may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These common stocks may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall stock market. Often “fundamentally small” companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

Growth Risk. For Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio and Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, the market values of “growth” securities may be more volatile than other types of investments. The returns on “growth” securities may or may not move in tandem with the returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Thus, the value of each Fund’s investments will vary and at times may be lower or higher than that of other types of investments.

 

 

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Micro Capitalization Company Risk. Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio’s investments in the securities of micro capitalization companies involve substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations. Micro capitalization companies carry additional risks because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses), and their share prices tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations. Also, it may take a long time before the Fund realizes a gain, if any, on an investment in a micro capitalization company.

Value Risk. For Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio and Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, “value” securities are subject to the risk that the valuations never improve or that the returns on “value” securities are less than returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock market. Thus, the value of each Fund’s investments will vary and at times may be lower or higher than that of other types of investments.

C. Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to its shareholders. As such, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized gains) that is distributed to the shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These timing differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, and passive foreign investment company adjustments, if any.

The Funds file U.S. federal tax returns and tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. Generally, a Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

D. Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are computed on the specific identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains, dividends and interest received by a Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded net of non-reclaimable foreign tax withholdings on the ex-dividend date.

E. Expenses

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are applied to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

Each Fund is responsible for all of its expenses, including the investment advisory fees, costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with executions of portfolio transactions, sub-licensing fees related to its respective Underlying Index, any distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses, fees payable to the Trust’s Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) or the Adviser, expenses incurred in connection with the Board members’ services, including travel expenses and legal fees of counsel for the Independent Trustees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses.

To the extent a Fund invests in other investment companies, the expenses shown in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of the Fund and do not include any expenses of the investment companies in which it invests. The effects of such investment companies’ expenses are included in the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the investments in the investment companies.

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, to its shareholders quarterly and records such dividends on ex-dividend date. Generally, each Fund distributes net realized taxable capital gains, if any, annually in cash and records them on ex-dividend date. Such distributions on a tax basis are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if any, are reported in such Fund’s financial statements as a tax return of capital at fiscal period-end.

 

 

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G. Securities Lending

Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of each Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by cash collateral equal to no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the policy of these Funds to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to a Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase, and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. A Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. A Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Securities lending income on the Statements of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser has overall responsibility for the selection and ongoing monitoring of the Funds’ investments, managing the Funds’ business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Each Fund (except for the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio and Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio) has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Each of the Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio and Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Trust on behalf of each Fund, pursuant to which the Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, offering costs, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) of each Fund (except for Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio and Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio) from exceeding 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2015. The Expense Cap for each of Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio and Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio is 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year, through at least August 31, 2015, and sub-licensing fees are excluded from the expenses subject to the Expense Cap for these Funds in addition to the excluded expenses above. Offering costs excluded from each Expense Cap are: (a) initial legal fees pertaining to the Funds’ Shares offered for sale; (b) initial Securities and Exchange Commission and state registration fees; and (c) initial fees paid to be listed on an exchange. Unless the Adviser continues the Expense Agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2015. The Expense Agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap for Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio and Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio.

Further, through August 31, 2015, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees an affiliate of the Adviser receives that are attributable to certain of the Fund’s investments in money market funds managed by that affiliate (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending). The Adviser cannot discontinue this waiver prior to its expiration.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund, in the following amounts:

 

Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 179   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      389   
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio      72,442   
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio      55,680   
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio      81,627   
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio      79,806   
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio      52,719   
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio      84,727   
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio      86,835   
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio      88,267   
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio      88,634   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      50,309   

 

 

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The Expense Agreement provides that the fees waived or expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Adviser for up to three years from the date the fee was waived or expense was borne by the Adviser, but no recapture payment will be made by a Fund if it would result in the Fund exceeding its Expense Cap as specified above.

For the following Funds, the amounts available for potential future recapture by the Adviser under the Expense Agreement and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture
Amount
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
      04/30/15      04/30/16      04/30/17  
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio    $ 296,835       $ 119,199       $ 105,264       $ 72,372   
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio      279,665         129,956         94,097         55,612   
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio      313,919         133,196         99,141         81,582   
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio      310,954         121,623         109,592         79,739   
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio      291,408         120,951         117,856         52,601   
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio      327,532         117,234         125,577         84,721   
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio      326,644         125,378         114,500         86,766   
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio      345,842         114,756         142,898         88,188   
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio      354,580         120,927         145,112         88,541   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      238,753         102,215         86,324         50,214   

The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), which serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares. The Funds are not charged any fees pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.

The Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement for each Fund with the following entities (each, a “Licensor”):

 

Fund

  

Licensor

Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    NYSE Arca, Inc.
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio    NYSE Arca, Inc.
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio    Research Affiliates, LLC
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio    Zacks Investment Research

Each Underlying Index name trademark is owned by its respective Licensor. These trademarks have been licensed to the Adviser for use by the Funds. Each Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to the Trust’s sub-licensing agreement with the Adviser. The Funds are required to pay the sub-licensing fees that are shown on the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensors, and the Licensors make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the Funds.

The Trust has entered into service agreements whereby The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as the administrator, custodian, fund accountant and transfer agent for each Fund.

Note 4. Investments in Affiliates

Each Fund’s Adviser and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd., and therefore Invesco Ltd. and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT are considered to be affiliated. The table below shows each Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in Invesco Ltd. and Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.

 

 

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Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2013
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2014
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $ 250,556       $ 239,318       $ (172,414    $ 30,953       $ 5,166       $ 353,579       $ 8,729   

Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2013
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2014
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT    $       $ 434,097       $       $ (17,013    $       $ 417,084       $ 12,510   

Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2013
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2014
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT    $ 216,525       $ 53,805       $ (232,886    $ (16,373    $ (21,071    $       $ 15,558   

Note 5. Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

 

  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

Except for the Funds listed below, as of April 30, 2014, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio            
Equity Securities    $ 31,107,445       $ 0       $       $ 31,107,445   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio            
Equity Securities    $ 67,318,200       $       $ 66,629       $ 67,384,829   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 6. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended April 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  
     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gains
     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gains
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 1,108,791       $       $ 1,990,554       $   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      13,897,107                 10,900,743           

 

 

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     2014      2013  
     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gains
     Ordinary
Income
     Long Term
Capital Gains
 
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio    $ 612,506       $       $ 662,935       $   
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio      2,133,201         65,835         166,518           
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio      263,618         7,335         147,580           
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio      309,864                 280,344           
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio      1,178,058                 765,069           
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio      549,786                 648,717           
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio      198,389                 259,833           
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio      268,388                 218,960           
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio      729,968                 957,949           
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      512,267                 557,741           

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Un
distributed
Long-term
Capital
Gains
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation—
Investment
Securities
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation—
Other
Investments
    Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Post-October
Capital
Losses
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio   $ 221,950      $      $ (24,459   $ 22,988,018      $      $ (256,926,405   $      $ 519,415,454      $ 285,674,558   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio     1,617,941               (28,370     107,875,215               (138,249,419     (5,741,463     835,613,999        801,087,903   
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio     41,456               (10,508     5,678,246               (10,721,628     (19,712     45,802,542        40,770,396   
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio     208,205        2,703        (5,907     16,339,462                      (997,854     90,775,115        106,321,724   
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio     52,148        540        (5,136     1,728,454                      (16,361     12,941,075        14,700,720   
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio     49,926               (10,037     3,769,580               (10,292,450     (496,482     37,846,610        30,867,147   
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio     214,879               (17,205     14,295,778               (170,505,319     (1,759,292     249,326,298        91,555,139   
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio     70,870               (11,339     7,015,281        13,680        (44,874,387     (8,062     80,502,922        42,708,965   
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio     31,530               (9,733     1,156,523               (9,777,766     (309,067     23,692,159        14,783,646   
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio     184,436               (10,916     3,588,992               (49,677,163     (856,871     76,643,733        29,872,211   
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio     107,706               (12,370     6,592,429        9        (44,646,562            103,334,569        65,375,781   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio     391,319               (12,179     1,336,840               (91,054,891     (282,761     151,403,203        61,781,531   

 

* The Funds will elect to defer net capital losses incurred after October 31 (“Post-October Capital Losses”) within the taxable year that are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Funds to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

 

 

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The following Funds have capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2014, which expire as follows:

 

                                  Post-effective
no
expiration

Short-Term
    Post-effective
no
expiration

Long-Term
                   
    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019         Total*     Utilized     Expiring  
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio   $ 10,916,066      $ 14,024,455      $ 68,715,641      $ 131,638,879      $ 15,986,258      $ 15,645,106      $      $ 256,926,405      $ 2,545,279      $ 191,864   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio     1,378,743        2,783,761        22,558,581        56,819,182        17,964,198        29,535,406        7,209,548        138,249,419               70,814   
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio            87,112        2,328,337        5,621,834        1,626,267        1,058,078               10,721,628        37,665          
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio                                                                      
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio                                                                      
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio            628,828        3,815,763        3,611,366        741,893        1,482,320        12,280        10,292,450        147,225          
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio     8,055,857        5,112,579        54,769,394        82,364,246        12,021,724        7,286,499        895,020        170,505,319               422,220   
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio     2,384,765        5,347,255        12,697,113        18,996,863        2,751,107        2,681,305        15,979        44,874,387        158,728        237,806   
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio            1,028,299        2,738,120        2,009,294        2,491,519        1,324,219        186,315        9,777,766                 
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio     13,094,039        6,666,558        9,888,431        10,392,627        4,547,805        4,797,048        290,655        49,677,163               823,782   
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio     3,929,009        8,615,687        16,547,947        9,588,502        5,376,983        588,434               44,646,562        581,242        703,862   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio     15,172,527        14,330,930        28,782,755        12,380,833        7,234,973        12,284,744        868,129        91,054,891               1,951,245   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

Note 7. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 306,485,576       $ 307,269,850   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      720,093,974         718,031,833   
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio      14,739,508         12,839,607   
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio      20,402,732         21,025,086   
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio      2,854,134         3,040,767   
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio      13,741,118         13,156,164   
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio      28,272,644         28,984,847   
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio      12,218,072         11,883,181   
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio      8,448,792         8,029,099   
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio      11,264,268         10,972,584   
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio      24,594,096         25,416,086   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      67,114,206         66,870,250   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 323,304,633       $ 293,338,575   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      865,509,592         749,503,713   
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio      19,483,247         14,420,912   
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio      30,810,725         22,690,742   
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio      8,176,579         2,641,720   
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio      17,247,023         11,382,779   
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio      24,091,863         26,186,967   

 

 

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     Securities
Received
     Securities
Delivered
 
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio    $ 18,141,471       $ 11,655,629   
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio      9,726,978         13,220,893   
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio      8,643,839         10,921,962   
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio      28,796,270         23,092,246   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      48,453,520         37,285,062   

Gains (losses) on in-kind transactions are generally not considered taxable gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes.

At April 30, 2014, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Cost      Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 262,751,963       $ 22,988,018       $ 28,805,408       $ (5,817,390
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      693,155,457         107,875,215         111,728,814         (3,853,599
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio      35,113,732         5,678,246         5,871,580         (193,334
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio      90,019,567         16,339,462         16,524,268         (184,806
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio      12,984,484         1,728,454         1,779,068         (50,614
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio      27,147,322         3,769,580         4,084,272         (314,692
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio      77,331,276         14,295,778         16,554,426         (2,258,648
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio      37,479,328         7,015,281         7,866,382         (851,101
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio      13,667,672         1,156,523         1,581,295         (424,772
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio      27,518,453         3,588,992         4,754,379         (1,165,387
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio      60,792,400         6,592,429         8,981,811         (2,389,382
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      63,795,966         1,336,840         5,884,945         (4,548,105

Note 8. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions on April 30, 2014, amounts were reclassified between undistributed net investment income, undistributed net realized gain (loss) and shares of beneficial interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of each Fund. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $       $ (57,448,034    $ 57,448,034   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio              (104,348,465      104,348,465   
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio              (3,296,436      3,296,436   
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio      367,391         (4,156,164      3,788,773   
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio      13,019         (792,384      779,365   
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio              (2,811,857      2,811,857   
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio              (7,367,277      7,367,277   
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio              (3,783,215      3,783,215   
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio              (2,975,631      2,975,631   
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio      (315      (2,685,721      2,686,036   
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio      (5,200      (7,512,657      7,517,857   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      47,769         (8,528,892      8,481,123   

Note 9. Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees

Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees include amounts accrued by the Funds to pay remuneration to the Independent Trustees and Officer of the Funds. The Trustee who is an “interested person” (the “Non-Independent Trustee”) of the Trust does not receive any Trustees’ fees.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, an Independent Trustee who has executed a Deferred Fee Agreement (a “Participating Trustee”) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation (“Deferral Fees”). Such Deferral Fees are deemed to be invested in select PowerShares Funds. The Deferral Fees payable to the Participating Trustee are valued as of the date such Deferral Fees would have been paid to the Participating Trustee. The value increases with contributions or

 

 

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with increases in the value of the Shares selected, and the value decreases with distributions or with declines in the value of the Shares selected. Obligations under the deferred compensation plan represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Funds.

Note 10. Capital

Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units of 50,000 Shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted in exchange for Deposit Securities, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per Share of a Fund of the Trust on the transaction date. However, for all Funds, cash in an amount equivalent to the value of certain securities may be substituted, generally when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances.

To the extent that the Funds permit transactions in exchange for Deposit Securities, each Fund may issue Shares in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash at least equal to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In accordance with each Fund’s Participant Agreement, Creation Units will be issued to an Authorized Participant, notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Deposit Securities have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of cash in the form of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds having a value (marked-to-market daily) at least equal to 105%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities.

Transactions in each Fund’s Shares are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 11. Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Each Independent Trustee is also indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of his duties to the Trust pursuant to an Indemnification Agreement between the Independent Trustee and the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust believes the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (each an individual portfolio of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at April 30, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 24, 2014

 

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2014.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio and PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolios (collectively, the “Portfolios”) bear directly, the Portfolios indirectly bear a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolios invest. The amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Portfolios will vary because the investment companies have varied expenses and fee levels and the Portfolios may own different proportions of the investment companies at different times. Estimated investment companies’ expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Portfolio. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the investment companies the Portfolios invest in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that you bear indirectly are included in each Portfolio’s total returns.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annualized rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges and brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, expenses shown in the table do not include the expenses of the underlying funds, which are borne indirectly by the Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,048.63        0.57   $ 2.90   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.97        0.57        2.86   
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,107.86        0.57        2.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.97        0.57        2.86   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio (PXLC)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,085.78        0.39        2.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio (PXLG)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,096.71        0.39        2.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio (PXLV)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,092.92        0.39        2.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio (PXMC)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,075.39        0.39   $ 2.01   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio (PXMG)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,069.52        0.39        2.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio (PXMV)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,105.44        0.39        2.04   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio (PXSC)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,049.26        0.39        1.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio (PXSG)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,058.46        0.39        1.99   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio (PXSV)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,065.05        0.39        2.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.86        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,040.09        0.70        3.54   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.32        0.70        3.51   

 

(1)  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six-month period ended April 30, 2014. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 181/365. Expense ratios for the most recent six-month period may differ from expense ratios based on the annualized data in the Financial Highlights.

 

 

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Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.

The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2014:

Federal Income Tax Information

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-Received
Deduction*
  Long Term
Capital Gains
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio        100 %       100 %     $  
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio        100 %       98 %       65,835  
Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio        100 %       100 %       7,335  
Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio        100 %       95 %        
Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio        100 %       98 %        
Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio        100 %       97 %        
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio        100 %       98 %        

 

* The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by each Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by each Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2014.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years

Ronn R. Bagge (1958)

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2003    Founder and Principal, YQA Capital Management LLC (1998-Present); formerly Owner/CEO of Electronic Dynamic Balancing Co., Inc. (high-speed rotating equipment service provider).    114    None

Todd J. Barre (1957)

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2010    Assistant Professor of Business, Trinity Christian College (2010-Present); formerly Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist (2001-2008), Director of Open Architecture and Trading (2007-2008), Head of Fundamental Research (2004-2007) and Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Strategist (1994-2001), BMO Financial Group/Harris Private Bank.    114    None

Marc M. Kole (1960)

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2006    Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); formerly, Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004).    114    None

Yung Bong Lim (1964)

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    114    None

Philip M. Nussbaum (1961)

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2003    Chairman, Performance Trust Capital Partners (2004-Present).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years

Gary R. Wicker (1961)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2013    Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Chief Financial Officer at RBC Ministries (publishing company) (2013-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Zondervan Publishing (a division of Harper Collins/NewsCorp) (2007-2012); Senior Vice President and Group Controller (2005-2006), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2003-2004), Chief Financial Officer (2001-2003), Vice President, Finance and Controller (1999-2001) and Assistant Controller (1997-1999), divisions of The Thomson Corporation (information services provider).    114    None

Donald H. Wilson (1959)

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Chairman of the Board and Trustee    Chairman since 2012; Trustee since 2006    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013–Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisers, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chief Operating Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (bank holding company) (2007-2009); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (2006-2007); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (bank holding company) (1995-2006).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

The Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Non-Independent Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by the Non-Independent Trustee are shown below.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Non-Independent Trustee
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustee During
the Past 5 Years

Kevin M. Carome (1956)

Invesco Ltd. Two

Peachtree Pointe

1555 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 1800

Atlanta, GA 30309

   Trustee    Since 2010    Senior Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Ltd. (2006-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Finance PLC, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., and Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director and Executive Vice President, Invesco Finance, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc., and IVZ, Inc.; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2003-2005); Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (2000-2001); General Counsel of certain investment management subsidiaries of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1998-2000); Associate General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1993-1998); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP.    114    None

 

* This is the date the Non-Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Andrew Schlossberg (1974) Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046    President    Since 2009    Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Managing Director—U.S. Strategy and Marketing, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); Managing Director, U.S. head of business strategy and chief marketing officer for Invesco Ltd. in the United States (2008-Present); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present); formerly, Mr. Schlossberg served in multiple roles within Invesco, including head of corporate development, as well as global leadership roles in strategy and product development in the company’s North American Institutional and Retirement divisions (2002-2007).

Peter Hubbard (1981)

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management—Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Portfolio Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2007-2008); Research Analyst, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2005-2007); Research Analyst and Trader, Ritchie Capital, a hedge fund operator (2003-2005).

David Warren (1957)

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009–Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009–Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007–Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) and Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002–Present), Invesco Corporate Class Inc., and Invesco Canada Fund Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco, Inc.; formerly, Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2006).

Sheri Morris (1964)

Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Vice President    Since 2012    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present) and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; formerly, Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.

Rudolf E. Reitmann (1971)

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Operations, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2013).

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Daniel E. Draper (1968)

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (since 2014); Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs (since 2013); formerly, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2010-2013) and Lyxor Asset Management/Societe Generale (2007-2010).

Steven M. Hill (1964)

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President and Treasurer    Since 2013    Vice President and Treasurer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2011); formerly, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Destra Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries (2010-2011); Chief Financial Officer, Destra Investment Trust and Destra Investment Trust II (2010-2011); Senior Managing Director, Claymore Securities, Inc. (2003-2010); and Chief Financial Officer, Claymore sponsored mutual funds (2003-2010).

Christopher Joe (1969)

Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (since 2006); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010-2013); formerly, Assistant Fund Accounting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (1998-1999).

Anna Paglia (1974)

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Secretary    Since 2011    Secretary, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present); Head of Legal, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Partner, K&L Gates LLP (formerly, Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP) (2007-2010); Associate Counsel at Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (2004-2006).

Availability of Additional Information About the Trustees

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 983-0903.

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for the following 51 series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio

PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

 

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2013, as applicable, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various

 

 

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explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the advisory fees and net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual advisory fee charged to each Fund is:

 

    0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each Fund other than PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio; and

 

    0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio.

The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or pay expenses (an “Expense Cap”) to the extent necessary to prevent the annual operating expenses of each Fund from exceeding the percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets, at least until August 31, 2015, as set forth below:

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio;

 

    0.50%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio;

 

    0.39%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio;

 

    0.29%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

   

0.60%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy

 

 

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Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (the Trustees noted that prior to December 17, 2013, licensing fees were excluded from the Expense Cap); and

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each other Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not serve as the investment adviser to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds, but that the Adviser provides sub-advisory services to clients with comparable investment strategies as certain of the Funds. The Trustees further noted the Adviser’s explanation with respect to the sub-advisory fees it receives for such services in comparison to the advisory fees charged to the Funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was:

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds); and

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. With respect to the Funds’ net expense ratios, the Trustees noted that the net expense ratio for each Fund was:

 

    higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was equal to or less than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds); and

 

   

higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity

 

 

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Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees noted that a significant component of the non-advisory fee expenses was the license fees paid by the Funds, and noted those Funds for which license fees are included in the Funds’ Expense Caps.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio of each Fund (giving effect to the Fund’s Expense Cap) were reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of fees, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund, as well as the fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser for the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to any of the Funds was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that, for Funds whose expenses are higher than their respective Expense Caps, any reduction in that Fund’s expenses would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but that Fund shareholders benefit from the lower expense ratio as a result of the Fund’s Expense Cap. The Trustees also noted that the Excess Expense Agreement with the Trust provides that the Adviser is entitled to be reimbursed by each Fund, other than PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio and PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, for fees waived or expenses absorbed pursuant to the Expense Cap for a period of three years from the date the fee or expense was incurred, provided that no reimbursement would be made that would result in a Fund exceeding its Expense Cap. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate, noting the Fund expenses the Adviser has borne as a result of the Expense Cap.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationship with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge and upon request, by calling (800) 983-0903. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request, by (i) calling (800) 983-0903; or (ii) accessing the Trust’s Form N-PX on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolios

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

A table showing the number of days the market price of each Fund’s shares was greater than the Fund’s net asset value, and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s net asset value (i.e., premium or discount) for the most recently completed calendar year, and the calendar quarters since that year end (or the life of the Fund, if shorter) may be found at the Fund’s website at www.invescopowershares.com.


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     April 30, 2014

2014 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PPA    PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio
PZD    PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio
PDP   

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio

(formerly PowerShares DWA Technical LeadersTM Portfolio)

PSP    PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio
PGJ    PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio
PBP    PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio
SPHQ    PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio
PHO    PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio
PBW    PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio
PUW    PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio

 

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Table of Contents

 

The Market Environment      3   
Manager’s Analysis      4   
Specialty Portfolios   
Schedules of Investments   

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)

     24   

PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)

     25   

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)

(formerly PowerShares DWA Technical LeadersTM Portfolio)

     27   

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)

     29   

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)

     31   

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)

     33   

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

     38   

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)

     40   

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)

     41   

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)

     43   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      46   
Statements of Operations      48   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      50   
Financial Highlights      54   
Notes to Financial Statements      59   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      72   
Fees and Expenses      73   
Tax Information      75   
Trustees and Officers      76   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      81   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

The U.S. equity market rose to multiyear or all-time highs during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors, and fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained relatively stable following significant recovery in prior years.

However, the fiscal year began with capital markets in the U.S. declining. In May and June 2013, equity and fixed income markets fell following then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time was approaching to reduce, or “taper,” the size of its bond buying economic stimulus program. This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer and generally rose, with some brief interruptions, through the end of 2013. The Fed’s announcement in December that tapering of its bond purchases would begin in early 2014 had little effect on equities as the announcement was widely anticipated. After strong performance in the second half of 2013, the U.S. equity market turned volatile in the first four months of 2014 as investors worried that stocks may have risen too high, too fast in 2013. Adding to this investor uncertainty during 2014 was political upheaval in Ukraine and signs of economic sluggishness in the U.S. and China.

 

1  Source: Reuters

International Market Environment

The fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 saw strong US and European equity market returns, while emerging markets experienced volatility during the period. The period began with U.S. interest rates on 10-year treasuries rising 140 basis points over the summer of 2013.1 This spike in rates caused the U.S. Dollar to rise in value and pressure commodity sensitive emerging market economies. Despite this rise in rates European and U.S. economic fundamentals continued to improve. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) reassured investors that asset purchases and low Fed Funds rates would remain in place as long as needed.

During the 3rd and 4th calendar quarters of 2013, emerging market fundamentals improved and China’s government planned sweeping reforms. Spanish and Italian bond yields-which had been as high as 7% in mid-2012-continued their decline in the second half of 2013 to finish the calendar year at their lowest level since the onset of the Greek financial crisis in 2010.1 These factors caused global equity markets to finish 2013 strong despite the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee announcing that it would taper asset purchases.

Since the start of 2014, global equity markets have had to contend with multiple headwinds. In Europe, tensions between Ukraine and Russia have had those countries on the brink of war, which could potentially destabilize the region. In the U.S., growth in the housing market and weakness in retail sales has caused concern that economic growth may be slowing. In Japan, Prime Minister Abe’s decision to raise sales taxes has undermined confidence and caused the Yen to strengthen in value. Finally, China’s currencies depreciated and credit spreads have widened as fears of default and a real estate bubble pressure Chinese equities. Despite these headwinds, U.S. equities have made new all-time highs and European equities have also made multi-year highs. Emerging markets and Japan have lagged their European and U.S. counterparts.

 

1  Source: Bloomberg as of 4/30/2014
 

 

 

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PPA    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the SPADETM Defense Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of aerospace and defense companies that comprise the Index.

ISBC, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects constituents for the Index such that it seeks to measure the performance of securities in the defense, military, homeland security and space marketplace. The Index includes companies that are principally engaged in the research the development, manufacture, operation and support of U.S. defense, military, homeland security and space operations listed on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or quoted on the NASDAQ. To have its securities eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company’s securities must, during the 25 days prior to the date that its securities are included in the Index, have maintained a minimum $100 million market cap, a minimum $5 daily sale price and an average daily trading volume of 50,000 shares. A company must also have a quarterly sales/revenue/turnover of at least $10 million for the two announced quarters prior to the inclusion date. Companies that qualify and are selected for inclusion in the Index are weighted according to a modified market capitalization methodology. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 40.59%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 40.52%. During the same time period, the Index returned 41.45%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite Aerospace & Defense Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 42.58%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 28 securities. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors due primarily to its exposure to the aerospace and defense sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index, and as such the Fund, limits its constituents to companies that are involved in U.S. defense, military, homeland security and space operations, whereas the Benchmark Index includes companies that are involved in the commercial aerospace industry as well. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the

information technology services industry and most underweight in the aerospace & defense industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and materials sectors, respectively. Telecommunication services was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Lockheed Martin Corp., an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 6.49%) and Boeing Co. (The), an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 6.43%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Triumph Group, Inc., an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 1.63%); and Intelsat SA, an alternative carriers company (portfolio average weight of 0.5%).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Aerospace & Defense      78.9   
IT Services      7.6   
Communications Equipment      4.3   
Containers & Packaging      3.0   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      2.4   
Machinery      1.8   
Construction & Engineering      1.3   
Diversified Telecommunication Services      0.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Boeing Co. (The)      6.7   
United Technologies Corp.      6.6   
Lockheed Martin Corp.      6.6   
Honeywell International, Inc.      6.5   
General Dynamics Corp.      5.3   
Precision Castparts Corp.      5.2   
Northrop Grumman Corp.      4.5   
Raytheon Co.      4.4   
Textron, Inc.      4.2   
Rockwell Collins, Inc.      3.9   
Total      53.9   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
SPADETM Defense Index     41.45     18.67     67.11     21.63     166.24       11.27     148.25
S&P Composite Aerospace & Defense Index     42.58        19.51        70.71        23.61        188.55          13.09        184.91   
Fund                
NAV Return     40.52        17.86        63.74        20.82        157.43          10.55        134.84   
Market Price Return     40.59        17.85        63.69        20.83        157.55          10.56        134.93   

 

Fund Inception: October 26, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.79%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PZD    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of The CleantechTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in stocks of cleantech companies that comprise the Index and American depositary receipts based on the stocks in the Index.

Cleantech Indices LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the securities comprising the Index and considers a company to be a cleantech company when it derives at least 50% of its revenues or operating profits from cleantech businesses, which are defined as: businesses that provide knowledge-based products (or services) that add economic value by reducing cost and raising productivity and/or product performance, while reducing the consumption of resources and the negative impact on the environment and public health. The Index focuses on companies that are leaders in the innovation and commercial deployment of cleantech products across a broad range of industries. To be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company must derive at least 50% of its revenue or operating profit from cleantech businesses, maintain a three-month average market capitalization of at least $200 million, maintain a one-month average floated market capitalization of at least $150 million, maintain a listing on a securities exchange, and have a minimum average trading value of at least $200,000 per trading day for the trailing three-month period. The Index Provider further screens securities that meet the selection criteria. These screens include, but are not limited to, profitability, earnings growth and quality, business strategy, industry leadership and position, sector redundancy, intellectual property, impact on the environment, management quality, solvency, existing litigation and governance issues. In general, the Index equally weights its component securities within several bands based upon their market capitalization. Below a certain threshold, the Index Provider determines the bands based upon floated market capitalization. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 27.15%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 26.52%. During the same time period, the Index returned 25.91%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index. The Fund outperformed the return of its Index primarily due to the Index being calculated on a price return basis, which does not reflect income from constituent securities, while the Fund’s NAV is calculated inclusive of such items.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the heavy electrical equipment sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrial machinery and semiconductor equipment sub-industries, respectively. The construction machinery & heavy trucks sub-industry detracted

most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the renewable electricity and water utilities sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Vestas Wind Systems A/S, a heavy electrical equipment company (portfolio average weight of 2.46%) and GT Advanced Technologies Inc., a semiconductor equipment company (portfolio average weight of 1.08%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Energy Development Corp., a renewable electricity company (portfolio average weight of 1.46%); and Westport Innovations, Inc., a machinery company (portfolio average weight of 0.46%).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Electrical Equipment      17.4   
Machinery      16.2   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      9.4   
Chemicals      9.3   
Software      7.2   
Industrial Conglomerates      7.1   
Professional Services      6.4   
Auto Components      6.1   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      5.8   
Commercial Services & Supplies      3.5   
Construction & Engineering      2.8   
Aerospace & Defense      2.3   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      2.2   
Building Products      2.2   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders      2.1   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Novozymes A/S, Class B      3.4   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S      3.3   
Koninklijke DSM NV      3.2   
Schneider Electric SA      3.2   
Corning, Inc.      3.2   
BorgWarner, Inc.      3.1   
SGS SA      3.1   
Roper Industries, Inc.      3.1   
Alfa Laval AB      3.0   
Johnson Controls, Inc.      3.0   
Total      31.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg. Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg. Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg.  Ann.     Cumulative  
CleantechTM Index—PI     25.91     2.15     6.58     10.55     65.15       3.42     28.79
Fund                                              
NAV Return     26.52        2.98        9.21        11.35        71.18          3.91        33.42   
Market Price Return     27.15        3.03        9.36        11.25        70.42          3.92        33.51   

 

Fund Inception: October 24, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.76%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund

distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index does not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund and Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.

 

PI— Price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Index.
 

 

 

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PDP    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)

 

Effective October 4, 2013, the name of the Fund changed from PowerShares DWA Technical LeadersTM Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”), formerly the PowerShares DWA Technical LeadersTM Portfolio, is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dorsey Wright Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes common stocks pursuant to a proprietary selection methodology that is designed to identify companies listed on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ that demonstrate powerful relative strength characteristics. The Index Provider evaluates companies quarterly and ranks a universe of mid- and large-capitalization U.S. stocks traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ using a proprietary relative strength methodology. The methodology takes into account, among other things, the performance of each of the approximately 1,000 largest companies in the eligible universe as compared to a benchmark index and the relative performance of industry sectors and sub-sectors. The Index Provider identifies approximately 100 of these stocks for inclusion in the Underlying Index. The stocks that the Index Provider includes receive a modified equal weighting.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 16.65%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 16.71%. During the same time period, the Index returned 16.42%. During the fiscal year, after reflecting the Fund’s operating expenses, the Fund outperformed its Index primarily because the Index does not reflect dividends in its total return index calculation.

During this same time period, the Russell 3000® Growth Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.72%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,820 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of that of a broader-based market benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and exposure to growth stocks. The Benchmark Index performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was overweight in the materials sector and underweight in the information technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. Therefore, a majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and health care sectors, respectively. The financials sector detracted most significantly, followed by the consumer staples and utilities sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Gilead Sciences, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 2.72%) and Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, a health care company (portfolio average weight of 1.87%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a health care company (no longer held at fiscal year end); and Ventas, Inc., a financials company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Consumer Discretionary      29.5   
Industrials      18.2   
Health Care      17.1   
Materials      13.4   
Information Technology      9.0   
Energy      4.9   
Financials      4.5   
Consumer Staples      2.3   
Utilities      0.6   
Telecommunication Services      0.5   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Apple, Inc.      3.2   
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC      2.9   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      2.8   
Starz, Class A      2.8   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      2.6   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      2.5   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      2.5   
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.      2.2   
Airgas, Inc.      2.2   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      2.1   
Total      25.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg.  Ann.     Cumulative  
Dorsey Wright Technical LeadersTM Index     16.42     11.80     39.75     21.42     163.92       6.47     56.71
Russell 3000® Growth Index     20.72        13.12        44.74        19.54        144.14          8.14        75.13   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     16.71        12.20        41.24        21.73        167.33          6.63        58.41   
Market Price Return     16.65        12.14        41.02        21.73        167.30          6.59        57.95   

 

Fund Inception: March 1, 2007

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.74%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.07%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay

on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PSP    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities (including American depositary receipts (“ADRs”) and global depositary receipts (“GDRs”)) that comprise the Index.

Red Rocks Capital LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes securities in the Index pursuant to a proprietary selection methodology. The Index is comprised of 40 to 75 securities, ADRs and GDRs of listed private equity companies. To be considered for inclusion in the Index, a security must invest a majority of its assets in, lend capital to, or provide services to, private companies, or must have a stated intention to do so. The Index Provider identifies private equity companies that will comprise the Index based upon the reputation, management, financial data, historical performance and the need for diversification within the Index. The Index views diversification from four different perspectives: a) stage of investment; b) type of capital; c) sector; and d) geography. Each listed private equity company must have a market capitalization of at least $100 million before inclusion in the Index. The Index uses float-adjusted, modified market capitalization weightings, with no component having a weight greater than 10%. The combined weight of all Index components that individually equal a 5% or greater weighting of the Index will not exceed 50% of the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 16.31%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 16.20%. During the same time period, the Blended-Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index returned 17.56%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to operating expenses, fees and other trading costs that the Fund incurred during the period.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the asset management & custody banks sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the multi-sector holdings and steel sub-industries, respectively. Internet software & services was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included The Blackstone Group LP, (no longer held at fiscal year-end); and Eurazeo SA, a diversified financial services company (portfolio average weight of 3.16%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Leucadia National Corp., a diversified financial services company (portfolio average weight of 3.53%); and JAFCO Co. Ltd., a capital markets company (portfolio average weight of 2.45%).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Capital Markets      52.3   
Diversified Financial Services      25.4   
Machinery      4.6   
Metals & Mining      3.5   
Internet Software & Services      2.6   
Food Products      1.2   
Industrial Conglomerates      1.1   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      9.3   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Onex Corp.      5.6   
Partners Group Holding AG      4.9   
3i Group PLC      4.7   
Melrose Industries PLC      4.6   
Wendel      4.0   
Eurazeo SA      4.0   
Leucadia National Corp.      3.9   
Ratos AB, Class B      3.8   
Fosun International Ltd.      3.5   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC      3.3   
Total      42.3   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index     17.56     8.45     27.55     22.62     177.16       (1.02 )%      (7.39 )% 
Fund                
NAV Return     16.20        7.24        23.35        19.46        143.33          (3.81     (25.30
Market Price Return     16.31        7.18        23.13        19.60        144.73          (3.76     (25.01

 

Fund Inception: October 24, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 2.19%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 1.49%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index does not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund and Blended-Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index is comprised of the performance of the Listed Private Equity Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, September 30, 2009, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PGJ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities of companies deriving a majority of their revenues from the People’s Republic of China and that comprise the Index.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes securities in the Index to provide access to the unique economic opportunities taking place in China while still providing investors with the transparency offered with U.S. exchange listed securities. Securities eligible for inclusion in the Index must be issued by a company headquartered or incorporated in the People’s Republic of China, be listed on the NASDAQ, the NYSE or NYSE MKT, have a minimum market capitalization of $100 million and have a minimum three-month average daily dollar trading volume of $250,000, and may include common stocks, ordinary shares, American depositary receipts (“ADRs”), shares of beneficial interest, limited partnership interests or tracking stocks. The Index Provider calculates the Index’s composition using a modified market capitalization-weighting methodology, such that the maximum weight of any security does not exceed 8% of the Index, while at no time permitting more than five securities to reach that 8% cap. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 42.46%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 42.28%. During the same time period, the Index returned 42.39%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (2.71)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 25 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of another index representative of equity exposure to Chinese companies. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index primarily because of substantially different individual company components and sector weightings. Additionally, the Fund invests in Chinese companies, as defined by the Index methodology, listed on U.S. exchanges, whereas the Benchmark Index is composed of Chinese stocks listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. A comparison to the Benchmark Index is still relevant as the Fund and Benchmark Index are a representation of equity exposure to Chinese companies.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the information technology sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the allocation to the information technology sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the information technology sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and health care sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and utilities sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR, an Internet retail company (portfolio average weight of 7.52%) and Baidu, Inc. ADR, an Internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 8.08%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Mindray Medical International Ltd. ADR, a health care equipment company (portfolio average weight of 3.76%); and China HGS Real Estate, Inc., a real estate development company (portfolio average weight of 0.37%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Information Technology      53.0   
Consumer Discretionary      23.1   
Health Care      8.1   
Telecommunication Services      5.7   
Energy      4.4   
Industrials      2.5   
Financials      2.3   
Materials      0.5   
Utilities      0.3   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Baidu, Inc. ADR      8.4   
Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR      8.1   
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ADR      7.2   
NetEase, Inc. ADR      5.9   
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR      5.0   
China Mobile Ltd. ADR      4.7   
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR      4.0   
SINA Corp.      3.8   
Mindray Medical International Ltd. ADR      3.5   
Youku Tudou, Inc. ADR      3.1   
Total      53.7   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index               Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index     42.39     0.39     1.18     11.72     74.03       8.89     122.51
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index     (2.71     (4.73     (13.54     5.07        28.07          9.89        142.47   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     42.28        0.30        0.89        11.20        70.01          8.37        112.61   
Market Price Return     42.46        0.36        1.10        11.15        69.61          8.31        111.66   

 

Fund Inception: December 9, 2004

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.75%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that

a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PBP    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWriteTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index and will write (sell) call options thereon.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. The Index measures the total rate of return of an S&P 500® Index covered call strategy. This strategy consists of holding a portfolio indexed to the S&P 500® Index and selling a succession of covered call options, each with an exercise price at or above the prevailing price level of the S&P 500® Index. The Index provides a benchmark measure of the total return performance of this hypothetical strategy. The Index reinvests dividends paid on the component stocks underlying the S&P 500® Index and the dollar value of option premiums received from covered call options. The Index assumes that the call options are written (sold) on the third Friday of each month and expire in the next calendar month after they are written. The Index assumes that the call options are held until their expiration. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 9.50%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 9.34%. During the same time period, the Index returned 10.13%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.44%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 500 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad-based market benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. equity market.

During the period, the Fund underperformed the Benchmark Index primarily because of the written covered call option strategy. While the sale of the call options generated premium income for the Fund, this was not enough to make up for the rising market. Many of the Fund’s options were settled at a loss because the strike price was below the market price at expiration.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the information technology sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and health care sectors, respectively. Telecommunication services was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Apple, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 2.97%) and Google Inc., Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 1.73%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Verizon Communications, Inc., a telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 0.98%); and Philip Morris International, Inc., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 0.91%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Information Technology      18.8   
Financials      16.3   
Health Care      13.4   
Consumer Discretionary      12.0   
Industrials      10.9   
Energy      10.8   
Consumer Staples      9.9   
Materials      3.6   
Utilities      3.2   
Telecommunication Services      2.5   
Other Assets Less Liabilities      (1.4)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Apple, Inc.      3.2   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      2.7   
Microsoft Corp.      1.8   
Johnson & Johnson      1.7   
General Electric Co.      1.6   
Chevron Corp.      1.5   
Wells Fargo & Co.      1.4   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      1.4   
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      1.4   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1.3   
Total      18.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

Index

  1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
                Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWriteTM Index     10.13     7.94     25.75     11.44     71.87       3.50     24.46
S&P 500® Index     20.44        13.83        47.48        19.14        140.02          6.39        48.35   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     9.34        7.09        22.81        10.52        64.90          2.65        18.07   
Market Price Return     9.50        7.15        23.01        10.49        64.67          2.67        18.26   

 

Fund Inception: December 20, 2007

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the Fund’s expense ratio 0.75% is expressed as a unitary management fee to cover operating expenses and expenses incurred in connection with managing the portfolio. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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SPHQ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index.

The Index is designed to provide exposure to the constituents of the S&P 500® Index that S&P Quality Rankings identifies as high quality stocks. Standard & Poor’s has provided Earnings and Dividend Rankings, commonly referred to as Quality Rankings, on U.S. common stocks since 1956. Quality Rankings reflect the long term growth and stability of a company’s earnings and dividends. Standard & Poor’s generates Quality Rankings by using a computerized system based on per-share earnings and dividends records of the most recent 10 years. Standard & Poor’s computes basic scores for earnings and dividends, and then adjusts the basic scores as indicated by a set of predetermined modifiers for change in the rate of growth, stability within long-term trend and cyclicality. Standard & Poor’s then combines adjusted scores for earnings and dividends to yield a final ranking. If a company within the S&P 500® Index does not have a Quality Ranking assigned to it, it is not considered for inclusion within the Index. S&P 500® Index constituents with Quality Rankings of A- or above are selected for inclusion in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 19.09%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 19.15%. During the same time period, the Blended-S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index returned 19.49%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.44%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 500 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark because of its recognition in the market place and to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad-based U.S. stock market benchmark.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that selects stocks based on S&P Quality Rankings, which takes into account earnings and dividends, while the Benchmark Index is a broad-based U.S. market index.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the industrials sector and most underweight in the information

technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the consumer discretionary sector, as well as allocation to and stock selection within the information technology sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Lockheed Martin Corp., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 0.86%) and L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 1.23%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Target Corp., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 1.12%); and Ralph Lauren Corp., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.76%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Industrials      27.2   
Consumer Staples      19.7   
Consumer Discretionary      19.3   
Health Care      9.3   
Materials      8.3   
Financials      5.7   
Information Technology      4.7   
Utilities      3.7   
Energy      2.1   
Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Lorillard, Inc.      1.3   
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      1.3   
Lockheed Martin Corp.      1.2   
Johnson & Johnson      1.2   
Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1.2   
3M Co.      1.2   
Union Pacific Corp.      1.2   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      1.2   
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      1.2   
United Technologies Corp.      1.2   
Total      12.2   
 

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index     19.49     15.31     53.33     18.84     137.00       4.58     45.72
S&P 500® Index     20.44        13.83        47.48        19.14        140.02          7.11        78.14   
Fund                
NAV Return     19.15        14.87        51.58        18.47        133.34          4.48        44.50   
Market Price Return     19.09        14.85        51.50        18.45        133.22          4.42        43.77   

 

Fund Inception: December 6, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.43%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index is comprised of the performance of the Value Line Timeliness Select Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 29, 2010, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PHO    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks and American depositary receipts (“ADR”) of companies in the water industry that comprise the Index.

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. The Index is comprised of U.S. exchange-listed companies that create products designed to conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries. Securities eligible for inclusion in the Index include common stocks, ordinary shares, depositary receipts (both American and global), depositary shares or limited partnership interests. Eligible securities must also meet the following criteria: a) have issuers classified by SustainableBusiness.com LLC as participating in the “Green Economy,” an environmental and clean energy sector portion of the NASDAQ OMX Green Economy Global Benchmark Index, which includes 350 securities from 13 different environmental sectors; b) be listed on NASDAQ, NYSE, or NYSE MKT; c) only one security per issuer is permitted; d) the securities must have a minimum worldwide market capitalization of $50 million; and e) the security must have a minimum three-month average daily dollar trading volume of $250,000. The Index Provider evaluates securities annually for eligibility. Each quarter, the Index Provider rebalances the Index using a modified liquidity weighting methodology, such that the maximum weight of any security does not exceed 8% of the Index, while at no time permitting more than five securities to reach that 8% cap. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 18.17%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 18.16%. During the same time period, the Blended- NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM returned 18.80%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and materials sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Flowserve Corp., an industrial machinery company (portfolio average weight of 8.24%) and Pentair Ltd., a machinery company (portfolio average weight of 8.28%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR, a water

utilities company (portfolio average weight of 3.62%); and Layne Christensen Co., a construction & engineering company (portfolio average weight of 1.21%).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Machinery      47.2   
Water Utilities      16.9   
Industrial Conglomerates      8.4   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      7.3   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      5.5   
Construction & Engineering      4.3   
Commercial Services & Supplies      3.9   
Electrical Equipment      2.8   
Chemicals      2.5   
Multi-Utilities      1.1   
Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Roper Industries, Inc.      8.4   
Pall Corp.      8.1   
Pentair Ltd.      7.6   
Flowserve Corp.      7.4   
Waters Corp.      7.3   
Itron, Inc.      4.5   
Lindsay Corp.      4.3   
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR      4.2   
Valmont Industries, Inc.      4.2   
American Water Works Co., Inc.      4.2   
Total      60.2   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

Index

  1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
                Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM     18.80     10.23     33.92     14.54     97.11       8.49     98.33
Fund                                              
NAV Return     18.16        9.36        30.77        13.82        91.01          7.15        78.59   
Market Price Return     18.17        9.36        30.79        13.84        91.22          7.01        76.57   

 

Fund Inception: December 6, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.62%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index does not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund and Blended-Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM is comprised of the performance of the Palisades Water Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, March 1, 2012, followed by the performance of the NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PBW    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies engaged in the business of the advancement of cleaner energy and conservation that comprise the Index.

WilderHill (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes stocks in the Index that it believes will substantially benefit from a societal transition toward the use of cleaner energy and conservation. The Index uses modified equal dollar weighting. No single stock may exceed 4% of the total Index weight at the quarterly rebalancing. For a stock to be included in the selection universe, the Index Provider must identify a company as one that has a significant exposure to clean energy, or contribute to the advancement of clean energy or be important to the development of clean energy. Companies in the Index generally (i) help prevent pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, sulfur oxide or particulates—and avoid carbon or contaminants that harm oceans, land, air or ecosystems structure, (ii) work to further renewable energy efforts and do so in ecologically and economically sensible ways and (iii) incorporate the precautionary principles into their pollution prevention and clean energy efforts. Similarly, companies in the Index generally will not have their majority interests in oil or coal, which are the highest-carbon fuels. Large companies with interests outside clean energy may be included if they are significant to this sector. Components with a market capitalization less than $200 million are weighted at rebalance to one-half of a percent (0.50%). To be eligible for the Index, a stock must have: a. three-month average market capitalization of at least $50 million; and b. three-month average closing price above $1.00 if not currently in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 41.23%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 41.23%. During the same time period, the Index returned 39.71%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the primary causes for deviation between the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, and that of the Index were revenue received by the Fund related to its securities lending program as well as fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the semiconductors sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the semiconductor equipment and automobile manufacturers sub-industries, respectively. There were no detracting sub-industries.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Tesla Motors, Inc., an automobiles company (portfolio average weight of 2.81%) and GT Advanced Technologies, Inc., a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company (portfolio average weight of 2.73%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included KiOR, Inc., a oil, gas & consumable fuels company (no longer held at fiscal year end); and Cosan Limited, an oil, gas & consumable fuels company (no longer held at fiscal year end).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      32.6   
Electrical Equipment      17.7   
Chemicals      8.9   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      7.1   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders      7.0   
Auto Components      6.7   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      6.2   
Construction & Engineering      4.1   
Commercial Services & Supplies      2.5   
Electric Utilities      2.3   
Automobiles      2.2   
Software      2.1   
Metals & Mining      0.5   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Calpine Corp.      2.6   
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.      2.6   
Gentherm, Inc.      2.6   
EnerNOC, Inc.      2.5   
Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR      2.5   
SunPower Corp.      2.5   
Itron, Inc.      2.4   
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR      2.4   
ITC Holdings Corp.      2.4   
Cytec Industries, Inc.      2.3   
Total      24.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  

Index

                Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  

WilderHill Clean Energy Index

    39.71     (12.74 )%      (33.55 )%      (4.99 )%      (22.57 )%        (8.78 )%      (56.88 )% 
Fund                                              
NAV Return     41.23        (11.61     (30.95     (4.57     (20.86       (8.15     (54.10
Market Price Return     41.23        (11.56     (30.82     (4.49     (20.50       (8.14     (54.07

 

Fund Inception: March 3, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.84%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index does not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund and Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PUW    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the WilderHill Progressive Energy Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies engaged principally in the progressive energy business that comprise the Index.

Progressive Energy Index LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes companies in the Index pursuant to a proprietary selection methodology. The Index is a modified equal-weighted index composed of companies in transitional energy technologies that improve the use of fossil fuels and nuclear power. The Index Provider includes companies focused on the following areas in the Index: alternative energy; better efficiency; emission reduction; new energy activity; utilities; and energy conversion and storage. To be eligible for the Index, a stock must have: (i) three-month average market capitalization of at least $150 million; (ii) three-month average closing price above $1.00 if not currently in the Index; and (iii) a listing on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ and, if a foreign company, have its ADRs listed on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ. Components less than $400 million in market capitalization are set to one-half of a percent (0.5%) weight at the rebalance. No single stock may exceed 5% of the total Index weight at the quarterly rebalancing. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 20.21%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 20.24%. During the same time period, the Index returned 21.10%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and materials sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Andersons, Inc. (The), a food distributors company (portfolio average weight of 2.25%) and Acuity Brands, Inc., an electrical equipment company (portfolio average weight of 2.08%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Westport Innovations, Inc., a machinery company (portfolio average weight of 1.78%); and Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc., an electrical equipment, instruments & components company (portfolio average weight of 1.7%).

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      20.4   
Electrical Equipment      16.0   
Machinery      12.5   
Construction & Engineering      6.8   
Chemicals      6.6   
Electric Utilities      6.4   
Auto Components      5.5   
Building Products      4.9   
Industrial Conglomerates      3.3   
Energy Equipment & Services      3.1   
Automobiles      3.0   
Commercial Services & Supplies      2.2   
Household Products      2.0   
Food & Staples Retailing      2.0   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      1.8   
Aerospace & Defense      1.6   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      1.5   
Real Estate Investment Trusts      0.4   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA ADR      2.4   
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR      2.1   
Rentech, Inc.      2.1   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.      2.0   
Cosan Ltd., Class A      2.0   
Remy International, Inc.      2.0   
Energizer Holdings, Inc.      2.0   
Andersons, Inc. (The)      2.0   
Southwestern Energy Co.      2.0   
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A      2.0   
Total      20.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
WilderHill Progressive Energy Index     21.10     4.17     13.04     15.52     105.74       5.30     47.40
Fund                
NAV Return     20.24        3.21        9.95        14.47        96.55          4.41        38.30   
Market Price Return     20.21        3.17        9.81        14.46        96.43          4.41        38.27   

 

Fund Inception: October 24, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.87%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index does not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund and Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Aerospace & Defense—78.9%   
  14,787       AAR Corp.    $ 382,983   
  8,515       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      287,552   
  11,893       Alliant Techsystems, Inc.      1,715,208   
  2,938       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      197,434   
  51,082       Boeing Co. (The)      6,590,600   
  10,009       Cubic Corp.      474,727   
  28,187       DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)      839,409   
  4,050       Ducommun, Inc.(b)      98,293   
  6,481       Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      282,831   
  11,888       Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)      1,296,030   
  70,823       Exelis, Inc.      1,313,058   
  22,904       GenCorp, Inc.(b)      402,194   
  47,354       General Dynamics Corp.      5,182,895   
  24,813       HEICO Corp.      1,372,655   
  36,625       Hexcel Corp.(b)      1,526,896   
  68,533       Honeywell International, Inc.      6,366,716   
  18,418       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      1,897,054   
  13,925       KEYW Holding Corp. (The)(b)      178,936   
  21,457       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(b)      154,920   
  32,319       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      3,728,643   
  4,798       LMI Aerospace, Inc.(b)      65,445   
  39,454       Lockheed Martin Corp.      6,475,980   
  16,974       Moog, Inc., Class A(b)      1,110,948   
  36,272       Northrop Grumman Corp.      4,407,411   
  22,627       Orbital Sciences Corp.(b)      665,234   
  19,987       Precision Castparts Corp.      5,058,510   
  45,175       Raytheon Co.      4,313,309   
  49,055       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      3,809,121   
  3,784       Sparton Corp.(b)      102,773   
  19,385       TASER International, Inc.(b)      313,068   
  14,056       Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,305,240   
  101,225       Textron, Inc.      4,140,102   
  19,719       TransDigm Group, Inc.      3,507,418   
  19,605       Triumph Group, Inc.      1,270,600   
  54,993       United Technologies Corp.      6,507,322   
     

 

 

 
        77,341,515  
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—4.3%   
  5,728       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      181,864   
  39,911       Harris Corp.      2,934,257   
  17,224       ViaSat, Inc.(b)      1,105,953   
     

 

 

 
        4,222,074  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—1.3%   
  26,957       URS Corp.      1,270,214   
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging—3.0%   
  52,553       Ball Corp.      2,952,953   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.7%   
  39,392       Intelsat SA (United Kingdom)(b)      716,147   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—2.4%   
  52,646       FLIR Systems, Inc.      1,792,070   
  12,426       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      173,467   
  7,449       OSI Systems, Inc.(b)      415,728   
     

 

 

 
        2,381,265  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services—7.6%   
  55,675       Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      1,293,887   
  8,769       CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      610,761   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   IT Services (continued)   
  54,445       Computer Sciences Corp.    $ 3,222,055   
  31,999       Leidos Holdings, Inc.      1,191,643   
  13,843       ManTech International Corp., Class A      412,936   
  18,316       Science Applications International Corp.      714,324   
     

 

 

 
        7,445,606  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—1.8%   
  31,441       Oshkosh Corp.      1,745,290   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $81,293,306)
     98,075,064  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  74,614       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $74,614)
     74,614   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $81,367,920)—100.1%
     98,149,678   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (63,451
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 98,086,227  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Aerospace & Defense—2.3%   
  45,435       Hexcel Corp.(b)    $ 1,894,185   
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components—6.1%   
  42,744       BorgWarner, Inc.      2,656,112   
  55,922       Johnson Controls, Inc.      2,524,319   
     

 

 

 
        5,180,431  
     

 

 

 
   Building Products—2.2%   
  83,625       Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland)      1,572,864   
  13,293       WaterFurnace Renewable Energy, Inc. (Canada)      277,985   
     

 

 

 
        1,850,849  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—9.3%   
  527       Gurit Holding AG (Switzerland)(b)      275,037   
  38,125       Koninklijke DSM NV (Netherlands)      2,731,918   
  60,232       Novozymes A/S, Class B (Denmark)      2,883,456   
  39,769       Umicore SA (Belgium)      1,947,879   
     

 

 

 
        7,838,290  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—3.5%   
  26,097       Ceco Environmental Corp.      414,681   
  30,987       Mix Telematics Ltd. ADR (South Africa)(b)      325,364   
  31,663       Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)      907,778   
  96,347       Tomra Systems ASA (Norway)      893,735   
  434,000       United Envirotech Ltd. (Singapore)      451,165   
     

 

 

 
        2,992,723  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—2.8%   
  31,716       Aegion Corp.(b)      808,441   
  48,722       Ameresco, Inc., Class A(b)      312,308   
  33,983       Arcadis NV (Netherlands)      1,205,306   
     

 

 

 
        2,326,055  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—17.4%   
  103,340       ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)(b)      2,481,240   
  22,449       EnerSys      1,517,103   
  108,900       Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (Spain)(b)      1,079,767   
  25,515       Polypore International, Inc.(b)(c)      884,860   
  20,103       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      446,890   
  21,899       Saft Groupe SA (France)      778,230   
  28,697       Schneider Electric SA (France)      2,687,801   
  34,885       SGL Carbon SE (Germany)(c)      1,160,874   
  20,978       Vacon Oyj (Finland)      870,866   
  63,757       Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark)(b)      2,828,354   
     

 

 

 
        14,735,985  
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—9.4%   
  10,978       Badger Meter, Inc.      543,960   
  127,595       Corning, Inc.      2,668,012   
  24,796       HORIBA Ltd. (Japan)      855,662   
  25,335       Itron, Inc.(b)      962,730   
  264,025       Opus Group AB (Sweden)(c)      516,552   
  62,969       Trimble Navigation Ltd.(b)      2,419,899   
     

 

 

 
        7,966,815  
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—2.1%   
  9,132,508       Energy Development Corp. (Philippines)      1,145,148   
  22,316       Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Israel)      595,391   
     

 

 

 
        1,740,539  
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrial Conglomerates—7.1%   
  26,703       Raven Industries, Inc.    $ 825,123   
  18,984       Roper Industries, Inc.      2,637,827   
  19,123       Siemens AG (Germany)      2,518,923   
     

 

 

 
        5,981,873  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—2.2%   
  6,715       Eurofins Scientific (France)      1,862,135   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—16.2%   
  96,372       Alfa Laval AB (Sweden)(c)      2,550,932   
  22,385       CLARCOR, Inc.      1,292,958   
  46,684       Donaldson Co., Inc.      1,964,930   
  11,875       Kadant, Inc.      412,656   
  9,554       Lindsay Corp.(c)      841,994   
  58,808       Meyer Burger Technology AG (Switzerland)(b)(c)      724,705   
  27,219       Pall Corp.      2,290,479   
  17,247       Westport Innovations, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      225,832   
  30,623       Woodward, Inc.      1,372,829   
  53,772       Xylem, Inc.      2,021,289   
     

 

 

 
        13,698,604  
     

 

 

 
   Professional Services—6.4%   
  46,317       Intertek Group PLC (United Kingdom)      2,272,742   
  21,499       Mistras Group, Inc.(b)      488,242   
  1,062       SGS SA (Switzerland)      2,647,612   
     

 

 

 
        5,408,596  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—5.8%   
  32,062       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      701,517   
  38,959       Cree, Inc.(b)      1,837,696   
  65,854       GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      1,093,835   
  17,040       Power Integrations, Inc.      804,799   
  11,848       SMA Solar Technology AG (Germany)(c)      495,217   
     

 

 

 
        4,933,064  
     

 

 

 
   Software—7.2%   
  30,876       ANSYS, Inc.(b)      2,356,148   
  51,417       Autodesk, Inc.(b)      2,469,044   
  25,972       FleetMatics Group PLC(b)      779,939   
  31,138       Silver Spring Networks, Inc.(b)(c)      466,447   
     

 

 

 
        6,071,578  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $60,314,257)—100.0%
     84,481,722  
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—7.2%   
  6,110,040       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $6,110,040)
     6,110,040  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $66,424,297)—107.2%
     90,591,762   
   Other assets less liabilities—(7.2)%      (6,056,344
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 84,535,418  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
     Net
Amount
 
Citibank    $ 5,994,327       $ (5,994,327    $  

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Consumer Discretionary—29.5%   
  20,511       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)    $ 6,238,010   
  12,949       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      6,913,342   
  162,024       Brinker International, Inc.      7,961,859   
  213,871       CBS Corp., Class B      12,353,189   
  31,301       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      15,603,548   
  155,402       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      8,091,782   
  291,317       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      21,668,158   
  103,862       Hanesbrands, Inc.      8,526,032   
  124,095       Jarden Corp.(b)      7,092,029   
  310,849       Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b)      9,033,272   
  116,854       Macy’s, Inc.      6,710,925   
  24,791       Netflix, Inc.(b)      7,983,694   
  194,280       NIKE, Inc., Class B      14,172,726   
  208,669       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      31,047,860   
  76,576       Polaris Industries, Inc.      10,286,454   
  28,216       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      32,667,074   
  340,528       Service Corp. International      6,391,711   
  110,281       Signet Jewelers Ltd.      11,173,671   
  92,506       Starbucks Corp.      6,532,774   
  1,085,822       Starz, Class A(b)      35,039,476   
  46,671       Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)      9,702,434   
  110,242       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      6,413,880   
  169,234       Tractor Supply Co.      11,379,294   
  350,042       TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b)      28,125,875   
  199,084       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b)      9,733,217   
  245,779       VF Corp.      15,014,639   
  251,009       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      17,906,982   
  37,325       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      7,610,194   
     

 

 

 
        371,374,101  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—2.3%   
  98,616       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      8,847,827   
  158,161       Hormel Foods Corp.      7,542,698   
  66,146       Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.      6,196,557   
  98,357       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      6,585,985   
     

 

 

 
        29,173,067  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—4.9%   
  252,066       Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)      14,229,126   
  54,803       Continental Resources, Inc.(b)      7,591,312   
  126,278       EQT Corp.      13,763,039   
  264,496       ONEOK, Inc.      16,721,437   
  50,231       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      9,708,145   
     

 

 

 
        62,013,059  
     

 

 

 
   Financials—4.5%   
  73,959       ACE Ltd.      7,567,485   
  34,263       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      6,790,927   
  60,071       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      6,705,726   
  354,086       Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b)      20,296,209   
  118,183       Discover Financial Services      6,606,430   
  184,511       HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      8,476,435   
     

 

 

 
        56,443,212  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—17.1%   
  48,987       Actavis PLC(b)      10,009,514   
  195,456       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      30,921,139   
  23,033       Biogen Idec, Inc.(b)      6,613,235   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Health Care (continued)   
  127,197       Cerner Corp.(b)    $ 6,525,206   
  79,095       Cigna Corp.      6,330,764   
  55,738       Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      7,352,400   
  455,237       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      35,731,552   
  201,673       Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      23,037,107   
  44,409       Illumina, Inc.(b)      6,032,963   
  275,065       Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      37,106,268   
  40,308       McKesson Corp.      6,819,710   
  28,496       Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      6,642,988   
  138,253       Mylan, Inc.(b)      7,020,487   
  87,945       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      26,109,991   
     

 

 

 
        216,253,324  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—18.2%   
  97,633       Alaska Air Group, Inc.      9,185,313   
  110,162       B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b)      9,668,919   
  125,333       Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV      10,035,413   
  106,474       Colfax Corp.(b)      7,663,999   
  123,358       Danaher Corp.      9,052,010   
  107,920       IDEX Corp.      8,047,594   
  159,600       Kirby Corp.(b)      16,058,952   
  78,867       Lockheed Martin Corp.      12,945,229   
  122,114       Nordson Corp.      9,079,176   
  129,961       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      7,879,535   
  74,284       Pall Corp.      6,250,999   
  97,336       Pentair Ltd.      7,231,092   
  96,176       Precision Castparts Corp.      24,341,184   
  128,932       Roper Industries, Inc.      17,915,101   
  58,453       Snap-On, Inc.      6,780,548   
  40,676       TransDigm Group, Inc.      7,235,040   
  72,340       Union Pacific Corp.      13,775,706   
  200,239       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      18,788,425   
  68,960       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      7,379,410   
  448,586       Waste Connections, Inc.      20,033,851   
     

 

 

 
        229,347,496  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—9.0%   
  26,555       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      6,423,654   
  136,953       Amphenol Corp., Class A      13,058,468   
  68,107       Apple, Inc.      40,189,260   
  131,928       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      8,018,584   
  118,075       Gartner, Inc.(b)      8,140,090   
  292,960       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      21,547,208   
  110,544       NetSuite, Inc.(b)      8,546,157   
  191,733       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      7,870,640   
     

 

 

 
        113,794,061  
     

 

 

 
   Materials—13.4%   
  257,832       Airgas, Inc.      27,397,228   
  385,124       Ball Corp.      21,640,118   
  74,300       Ecolab, Inc.      7,774,752   
  217,786       FMC Corp.      16,769,522   
  73,337       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      7,225,161   
  146,075       International Paper Co.      6,814,399   
  25,341       NewMarket Corp.      9,434,961   
  150,016       Rockwood Holdings, Inc.      10,658,637   
  159,474       RPM International, Inc.      6,803,161   
  74,911       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      14,970,214   
  110,086       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      10,591,374   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Materials (continued)   
  237,533       W.R. Grace & Co.(b)    $ 21,876,789   
  101,757       Westlake Chemical Corp.      7,245,099   
     

 

 

 
        169,201,415  
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—0.5%   
  201,598       T-Mobile US, Inc. (Germany)(b)      5,904,805   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—0.6%   
  73,190       Sempra Energy      7,217,266   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,036,795,226)
     1,260,721,806  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  614,538       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c) (Cost $614,538)      614,538   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,037,409,764)—100.1%
     1,261,336,344   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (892,801
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,260,443,543  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—90.7%   
   Capital Markets—52.3%   
  4,281,063       3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)    $ 27,454,945   
  165,160       Alaris Royalty Corp. (Canada)(b)      4,025,723   
  301,308       Altamir (France)      4,562,139   
  912,650       American Capital Ltd.(c)      13,680,624   
  613,450       Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A      16,642,899   
  727,071       Apollo Investment Corp.      5,809,297   
  1,031,163       Ares Capital Corp.      17,705,069   
  192,067       Aurelius AG (Germany)      7,126,464   
  259,914       BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.      2,360,019   
  2,471,721       Brait SE (South Africa)(c)      13,300,772   
  688,775       Bure Equity AB (Sweden)      3,033,320   
  50,442       Capital Southwest Corp.      1,770,514   
  456,356       Carlyle Group LP (The)      14,639,900   
  102,591       Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (Germany)      2,759,601   
  475,984       Fifth Street Finance Corp.      4,431,411   
  171,540       Gimv NV (Belgium)      8,888,403   
  163,333       Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(b)      2,730,928   
  1,423,398       GP Investments Ltd. (Brazil)(c)      2,356,461   
  220,110       Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.(b)      3,011,105   
  110,738       ICG Group, Inc.(c)      2,256,840   
  2,530,530       Intermediate Capital Group PLC (United Kingdom)      18,954,705   
  2,574,370       IP Group PLC (United Kingdom)(c)      7,476,759   
  385,479       JAFCO Co. Ltd. (Japan)      14,736,128   
  134,854       Main Street Capital Corp.(b)      4,239,810   
  249,627       MCG Capital Corp.      838,747   
  173,274       Medley Capital Corp.(b)      2,259,493   
  86,637       MVC Capital, Inc.      1,129,746   
  181,913       New Mountain Finance Corp.      2,603,175   
  104,830       Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)      28,670,639   
  244,643       PennantPark Investment Corp.      2,617,680   
  518,305       Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd. (Switzerland)      4,599,394   
  1,097,260       Prospect Capital Corp.(b)      11,861,381   
  2,168,685       Ratos AB, Class B (Sweden)      21,980,028   
  83,362       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(c)      1,751,436   
  163,093       Solar Capital Ltd.      3,571,737   
  1,074,854       SVG Capital PLC (United Kingdom)(c)      7,713,516   
  5,754,711       Symphony International Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)      4,373,580   
  144,103       TCP Capital Corp.      2,333,028   
  212,231       TICC Capital Corp.(b)      2,043,785   
  103,570       Triangle Capital Corp.(b)      2,700,070   
     

 

 

 
        305,001,271  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services—25.4%   
  120,962       Ackermans & van Haaren NV (Belgium)      15,631,481   
  1,828,551       Better Capital PCC Ltd. (United Kingdom)(c)      3,427,236   
  2,019,070       China Merchants China Direct Investments Ltd. (China)      2,625,128   
  183,261       Compass Diversified Holdings      3,388,496   
  271,155       Electra Private Equity PLC (United Kingdom)(c)      12,224,831   
  276,255       Eurazeo SA (France)      23,258,257   
  259,439       HgCapital Trust PLC (United Kingdom)      4,538,465   
  408,103       JZ Capital Partners Ltd. (Guernsey)      3,018,269   
  882,658       Leucadia National Corp.      22,525,432   
  573,162       Onex Corp. (Canada)      32,693,919   
  70,152       PICO Holdings, Inc.(c)      1,631,034   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Diversified Financial Services (continued)   
  156,012       Wendel (France)    $ 23,481,351   
     

 

 

 
        148,443,899  
     

 

 

 
   Food Products—1.2%   
  128,001       A/S Schouw & Co. (Denmark)      7,133,558   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates—1.1%   
  461,137       Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd. (South Africa)      6,568,186   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—2.6%   
  226,435       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      15,008,112   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—4.6%   
  5,595,562       Melrose Industries PLC (United Kingdom)      26,975,147   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining—3.5%   
  16,668,359       Fosun International Ltd. (China)      20,166,675   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $450,063,527)
     529,296,848  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Funds—9.6%   
  2,230,000       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Share Class(d)(e)      2,230,000  
  53,783,158       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)      53,783,158  
     

 

 

 
   Total Money Market Funds
(Cost 56,013,158)
     56,013,158  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $506,076,685)—100.3%
     585,310,006  
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—4.0%   
  23,404,087       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(f)
(Cost $23,404,087)
     23,404,087  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $529,480,772)—104.3%
     608,714,093   
   Other assets less liabilities—(4.3)%      (25,112,827
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 583,601,266  
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(c)  Non-income producing security.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral for swap agreements. See Note 2H and Note 6.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

(f)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brother Harriman   $ 22,883,255      $ (22,883,255   $  

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

United Kingdom     18.6
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—99.9%   
   British Virgin Islands—0.5%   
  191,216       Shanda Games Ltd. ADR(a)    $ 1,265,850   
     

 

 

 
   Canada—2.2%   
  166,581       Canadian Solar, Inc.(a)(b)      4,517,677   
  528,976       Silvercorp Metals, Inc.(b)      1,100,270   
     

 

 

 
        5,617,947  
     

 

 

 
   China—95.4%   
  136,107       21Vianet Group, Inc. ADR(a)      3,269,290   
  35,937       51job, Inc. ADR(a)      2,423,591   
  39,155       58.Com, Inc. ADR(a)(b)      1,557,586   
  91,307       AutoNavi Holdings Ltd. ADR(a)      1,888,229   
  140,931       Baidu, Inc. ADR(a)      21,682,234   
  75,214       Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADR(a)      2,694,918   
  61,808       Bona FILM Group Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      357,868   
  37,712       Changyou.com Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      1,057,067   
  86,814       China Automotive Systems, Inc.(a)      652,841   
  79,230       China Biologic Products, Inc.(a)      2,895,856   
  36,692       China Distance Education Holdings Ltd. ADR      552,948   
  56,202       China Finance Online Co. Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      209,071   
  98,527       China Green Agriculture, Inc.(a)(b)      271,935   
  83,604       China Information Technology, Inc.(a)(b)      339,432   
  31,250       China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ADR      1,221,250   
  84,666       China Lodging Group Ltd. ADR(a)      1,878,739   
  274,533       China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      639,662   
  26,164       China Mobile Games & Entertainment Group Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      445,573   
  253,303       China Mobile Ltd. ADR      12,014,161   
  36,578       China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. ADR      3,250,687   
  20,026       China Telecom Corp. Ltd. ADR      1,025,732   
  114,706       China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. ADR(b)      1,758,443   
  148,181       China XD Plastics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)      1,013,558   
  44,354       ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. ADR(a)      612,085   
  108,801       CNinsure, Inc. ADR(a)      691,974   
  24,869       CNOOC Ltd. ADR      4,108,110   
  58,949       Concord Medical Services Holdings Ltd. ADR      408,517   
  445,970       Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR(a)      20,844,638   
  170,662       E-Commerce China Dangdang, Inc., Class A ADR(a)(b)      1,841,443   
  237,848       E-House China Holdings Ltd. ADR(b)      2,069,278   
  470,171       Giant Interactive Group, Inc. ADR      5,524,509   
  178,168       Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.(a)      3,814,577   
  113,061       Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. ADR(a)(b)      3,213,194   
  15,773       Huaneng Power International, Inc. ADR(b)      619,563   
  142,267       ISoftStone Holdings Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      776,778   
  106,384       JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      1,024,478   
  56,408       JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      1,517,375   
  50,814       Jinpan International Ltd.      374,499   
  123,695       Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.(a)(b)      1,386,621   
  83,926       KongZhong Corp. ADR(a)      852,688   
  92,609       Lihua International, Inc.(a)      196,331   
  276,163       Mindray Medical International Ltd. ADR(b)      9,129,949   
  85,126       Montage Technology Group, Ltd.(a)(b)      1,769,770   
  140,229       Nam Tai Property, Inc.      968,982   
  225,241       NetEase, Inc. ADR      15,336,660   
  431,396       New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR      10,439,783   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   China (continued)   
  50,518       Noah Holdings Ltd. ADR(b)    $ 679,972   
  151,819       NQ Mobile, Inc. ADR(a)(b)      1,876,483   
  137,297       Perfect World Co. Ltd. ADR      2,553,724   
  35,102       PetroChina Co. Ltd. ADR      4,047,963   
  104,947       Phoenix New Media Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      970,760   
  219,761       Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ADR(a)      18,543,433   
  39,552       Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      976,934   
  242,852       ReneSola Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      660,557   
  353,482       Renren, Inc. ADR(a)      1,162,956   
  77,158       Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. ADR(a)      320,206   
  203,774       SINA Corp.(a)      9,740,397   
  26,179       Sino Clean Energy, Inc.(a)      0  
  171,504       Sinovac Biotech Ltd.(a)(b)      1,018,734   
  118,898       Sohu.com, Inc.(a)(b)      6,559,603   
  531,433       SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR      6,254,966   
  119,950       TAL Education Group ADR(a)      2,653,294   
  199,378       Trina Solar Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      2,229,046   
  91,716       Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      12,857,666   
  217,511       WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc. ADR(a)      7,395,374   
  135,807       Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. ADR(b)      555,451   
  69,410       Xueda Education Group ADR      346,356   
  320,678       Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      1,096,719   
  362,937       Youku Tudou, Inc. ADR(a)      8,089,866   
  96,521       YY, Inc. ADR(a)(b)      5,536,445   
     

 

 

 
        246,749,378  
     

 

 

 
   South Korea—0.1%   
  153,924       Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd. ADR(a)(b)      400,202   
     

 

 

 
   United States—1.7%   
  130,398       China HGS Real Estate, Inc.(a)(b)      684,589   
  188,535       China Recycling Energy Corp.(a)(b)      586,344   
  115,364       China Yuchai International Ltd.      2,323,431   
  37,591       eLong, Inc. ADR(a)(b)      567,248   
  200,689       Kingold Jewelry, Inc.(a)      222,765   
     

 

 

 
        4,384,377  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests

(Cost $232,344,587)

     258,417,754  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  461,509       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c) (Cost $461,509)      461,509   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $232,806,096)—100.1%
     258,879,263  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—16.7%   
  43,026,256       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)(d)
(Cost $43,026,256)
   $ 43,026,256  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $275,832,352)—116.8%
     301,905,519   
   Other assets less liabilities—(16.8)%      (43,336,945
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 258,568,574  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(d)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
     Net
Amount
 
Citibank    $ 41,317,489       $ (41,317,489    $  

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b)—101.4%    
   Consumer Discretionary—12.0%   
  5,601       Amazon.com, Inc.(c)    $ 1,703,432   
  949       AutoNation, Inc.(c)      50,288   
  507       AutoZone, Inc.(c)      270,682   
  3,206       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(c)      199,189   
  4,115       Best Buy Co., Inc.      106,702   
  3,432       BorgWarner, Inc.      213,264   
  3,224       Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      53,841   
  3,361       CarMax, Inc.(c)      147,145   
  6,598       Carnival Corp.      259,367   
  8,308       CBS Corp., Class B      479,870   
  467       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(c)      232,799   
  4,179       Coach, Inc.      186,592   
  39,242       Comcast Corp., Class A      2,031,166   
  4,287       D.R. Horton, Inc.      95,514   
  1,974       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      98,128   
  4,198       Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)      280,594   
  7,133       DIRECTV(c)      553,521   
  3,345       Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(c)      253,885   
  4,436       Dollar General Corp.(c)      250,368   
  3,130       Dollar Tree, Inc.(c)      162,979   
  1,538       Expedia, Inc.      109,183   
  1,437       Family Dollar Stores, Inc.      84,424   
  59,376       Ford Motor Co.      958,922   
  723       Fossil Group, Inc.(c)      77,108   
  1,742       GameStop Corp., Class A      69,123   
  3,423       Gannett Co., Inc.      93,003   
  3,988       Gap, Inc. (The)      156,728   
  1,849       Garmin Ltd.      105,578   
  19,627       General Motors Co.(c)      676,739   
  2,312       Genuine Parts Co.      201,421   
  4,150       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      104,580   
  66       Graham Holdings Co., Class B      44,301   
  4,128       H&R Block, Inc.      117,318   
  3,313       Harley-Davidson, Inc.      244,963   
  1,019       Harman International Industries, Inc.      111,693   
  1,753       Hasbro, Inc.      96,871   
  21,201       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      1,685,692   
  3,714       International Game Technology      46,611   
  6,384       Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      111,209   
  9,997       Johnson Controls, Inc.      451,265   
  3,031       Kohl’s Corp.      166,068   
  3,671       L Brands, Inc.      198,968   
  2,089       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      68,645   
  2,644       Lennar Corp., Class A      102,032   
  15,745       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      722,853   
  5,548       Macy’s, Inc.      318,622   
  3,329       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      192,849   
  5,124       Mattel, Inc.      200,938   
  14,903       McDonald’s Corp.      1,510,866   
  2,698       Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(c)      246,058   
  918       Mohawk Industries, Inc.(c)      121,552   
  899       Netflix, Inc.(c)      289,514   
  4,199       Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      126,432   
  7,497       News Corp., Class A(c)      127,599   
  11,198       NIKE, Inc., Class B      816,894   
  2,152       Nordstrom, Inc.      131,875   
  3,887       Omnicom Group, Inc.      263,072   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  1,600       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c)    $ 238,064   
  1,560       PetSmart, Inc.      105,581   
  784       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(c)      907,676   
  5,167       PulteGroup, Inc.      95,021   
  1,228       PVH Corp.      154,200   
  889       Ralph Lauren Corp.      134,568   
  3,236       Ross Stores, Inc.      220,307   
  1,650       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      123,865   
  9,797       Staples, Inc.      122,462   
  11,380       Starbucks Corp.      803,656   
  2,886       Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      221,212   
  9,516       Target Corp.      587,613   
  1,656       Tiffany & Co.      144,883   
  4,177       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      590,878   
  13,439       Time Warner, Inc.      893,156   
  10,707       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      622,933   
  2,099       Tractor Supply Co.      141,137   
  1,668       TripAdvisor, Inc.(c)      134,674   
  29,220       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      935,624   
  2,391       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(c)      116,896   
  1,639       Urban Outfitters, Inc.(c)      58,439   
  5,304       VF Corp.      324,021   
  6,000       Viacom, Inc., Class B      509,880   
  24,531       Walt Disney Co. (The)      1,946,290   
  1,165       Whirlpool Corp.      178,688   
  1,927       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      137,472   
  1,218       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      248,338   
  6,668       Yum! Brands, Inc.      513,369   
     

 

 

 
        29,991,798  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—9.9%   
  30,003       Altria Group, Inc.      1,203,420   
  9,912       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      433,452   
  6,533       Avon Products, Inc.      99,824   
  2,438       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      218,737   
  2,690       Campbell Soup Co.      122,368   
  1,954       Clorox Co. (The)      177,228   
  57,046       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      2,326,906   
  3,578       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      162,584   
  13,143       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      884,524   
  6,329       ConAgra Foods, Inc.      193,098   
  2,515       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(c)      200,798   
  6,620       Costco Wholesale Corp.      765,802   
  17,802       CVS Caremark Corp.      1,294,561   
  2,967       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      164,431   
  3,848       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      279,249   
  9,403       General Mills, Inc.      498,547   
  2,255       Hershey Co. (The)      217,021   
  2,025       Hormel Foods Corp.      96,572   
  1,559       J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      150,724   
  3,866       Kellogg Co.      258,365   
  1,942       Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.      181,927   
  5,712       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      641,172   
  8,978       Kraft Foods Group, Inc.      510,489   
  7,776       Kroger Co. (The)      358,007   
  5,453       Lorillard, Inc.      324,017   
  1,973       McCormick & Co., Inc.,      140,478   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  3,033       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.    $ 267,693   
  2,381       Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      142,789   
  25,609       Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      912,961   
  2,033       Monster Beverage Corp.(c)      136,130   
  22,921       PepsiCo, Inc.      1,968,685   
  23,866       Philip Morris International, Inc.      2,038,872   
  40,821       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3,369,773   
  4,689       Reynolds American, Inc.      264,600   
  3,464       Safeway, Inc.      117,984   
  8,807       Sysco Corp.      320,839   
  4,047       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      169,853   
  13,161       Walgreen Co.      893,632   
  24,358       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      1,941,576   
  5,600       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      278,320   
     

 

 

 
        24,728,008  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—10.8%   
  7,584       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      750,968   
  5,943       Apache Corp.      515,852   
  6,582       Baker Hughes, Inc.      460,082   
  6,357       Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      249,703   
  3,264       Cameron International Corp.(c)      212,029   
  7,623       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      219,161   
  28,743       Chevron Corp.      3,607,821   
  18,459       ConocoPhillips      1,371,688   
  3,450       CONSOL Energy, Inc.      153,560   
  5,359       Denbury Resources, Inc.      90,138   
  5,766       Devon Energy Corp.      403,620   
  1,045       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.      57,067   
  3,516       Ensco PLC, Class A      177,382   
  8,224       EOG Resources, Inc.      805,952   
  2,269       EQT Corp.      247,298   
  65,058       Exxon Mobil Corp.      6,662,590   
  3,553       FMC Technologies, Inc.(c)      201,455   
  12,810       Halliburton Co.      807,927   
  1,617       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      175,687   
  4,114       Hess Corp.      366,804   
  10,086       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      329,409   
  10,493       Marathon Oil Corp.      379,322   
  4,435       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      412,233   
  2,590       Murphy Oil Corp.      164,284   
  3,928       Nabors Industries Ltd.      100,243   
  6,452       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      506,676   
  2,050       Newfield Exploration Co.(c)      69,393   
  3,826       Noble Corp. PLC      117,879   
  5,419       Noble Energy, Inc.      388,976   
  11,965       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      1,145,649   
  3,129       ONEOK, Inc.      197,815   
  4,084       Peabody Energy Corp.      77,637   
  8,847       Phillips 66      736,247   
  2,149       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      415,337   
  2,697       QEP Resources, Inc.      82,771   
  2,462       Range Resources Corp.      222,688   
  1,869       Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A(c)      57,789   
  19,682       Schlumberger Ltd.      1,998,707   
  5,313       Southwestern Energy Co.(c)      254,386   
  10,090       Spectra Energy Corp.      400,674   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  1,982       Tesoro Corp.    $ 111,567   
  5,109       Transocean Ltd.      220,045   
  8,017       Valero Energy Corp.      458,332   
  10,304       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      434,520   
     

 

 

 
        26,819,363  
     

 

 

 
   Financials—16.3%   
  5,068       ACE Ltd.      518,558   
  6,862       Aflac, Inc.      430,385   
  6,731       Allstate Corp. (The)      383,330   
  13,758       American Express Co.      1,202,862   
  22,042       American International Group, Inc.      1,171,091   
  5,947       American Tower Corp. REIT      496,693   
  2,871       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      320,490   
  4,533       Aon PLC (United Kingdom)      384,761   
  2,197       Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT      67,733   
  1,077       Assurant, Inc.      72,601   
  1,830       AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      249,886   
  159,107       Bank of America Corp.      2,408,880   
  17,089       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      578,804   
  10,703       BB&T Corp.      399,543   
  27,102       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(c)      3,492,093   
  1,889       BlackRock, Inc.      568,589   
  2,301       Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      269,539   
  8,624       Capital One Financial Corp.      637,314   
  4,198       CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c)      111,835   
  17,595       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      467,147   
  3,698       Chubb Corp. (The)      340,512   
  2,213       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      107,862   
  45,715       Citigroup, Inc.      2,190,206   
  4,751       CME Group, Inc.      334,423   
  2,738       Comerica, Inc.      132,081   
  5,029       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      365,759   
  7,089       Discover Financial Services      396,275   
  4,340       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(c)      97,433   
  5,056       Equity Residential REIT      300,529   
  926       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      160,439   
  12,819       Fifth Third Bancorp      264,200   
  6,078       Franklin Resources, Inc.      318,183   
  7,849       General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      180,292   
  7,458       Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(c)      133,125   
  6,339       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      1,013,099   
  6,720       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      241,046   
  6,883       HCP, Inc. REIT      288,122   
  4,366       Health Care REIT, Inc.      275,451   
  11,393       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      244,380   
  7,160       Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.      71,314   
  12,514       Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      114,628   
  1,729       IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.      353,477   
  6,448       Invesco Ltd.(d)      227,034   
  57,012       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3,191,532   
  13,390       KeyCorp      182,640   
  6,169       Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      141,393   
  1,576       Legg Mason, Inc.      73,899   
  4,715       Leucadia National Corp.      120,327   
  3,970       Lincoln National Corp.      192,585   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  4,608       Loews Corp.    $ 202,614   
  1,971       M&T Bank Corp.      240,482   
  2,114       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      137,220   
  8,256       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      407,103   
  4,080       McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.      301,634   
  16,915       MetLife, Inc.      885,500   
  2,828       Moody’s Corp.      221,998   
  21,119       Morgan Stanley      653,211   
  1,758       NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)      64,870   
  6,454       Navient Corp. when-issued      106,426   
  3,355       Northern Trust Corp.      202,139   
  4,671       People’s United Financial, Inc.      66,702   
  2,663       Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. REIT      116,107   
  8,041       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      675,766   
  4,138       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      193,824   
  8,245       Progressive Corp. (The)      199,941   
  7,522       Prologis, Inc. REIT      305,619   
  6,971       Prudential Financial, Inc.      562,420   
  2,174       Public Storage REIT      381,559   
  21,372       Regions Financial Corp.      216,712   
  4,731       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      819,409   
  6,498       State Street Corp.      419,511   
  8,050       SunTrust Banks, Inc.      307,993   
  3,946       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      324,085   
  1,332       Torchmark Corp.      106,160   
  5,304       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      480,436   
  27,439       U.S. Bancorp      1,118,962   
  3,906       Unum Group      129,757   
  4,431       Ventas, Inc. REIT      292,800   
  2,619       Vornado Realty Trust REIT      268,709   
  72,089       Wells Fargo & Co.      3,578,498   
  8,801       Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      262,710   
  4,156       XL Group PLC      130,291   
  2,780       Zions Bancorp.      80,398   
     

 

 

 
        40,745,946  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—13.4%   
  23,231       Abbott Laboratories      899,969   
  23,916       AbbVie, Inc.      1,245,545   
  2,620       Actavis PLC(c)      535,345   
  5,461       Aetna, Inc.      390,188   
  5,020       Agilent Technologies, Inc.      271,281   
  2,975       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)      470,645   
  4,494       Allergan, Inc.      745,285   
  3,451       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      224,936   
  11,367       Amgen, Inc.      1,270,262   
  8,178       Baxter International, Inc.      595,277   
  2,903       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      328,126   
  3,559       Biogen Idec, Inc.(c)      1,021,860   
  19,936       Boston Scientific Corp.(c)      251,393   
  24,752       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      1,239,828   
  1,167       C.R. Bard, Inc.      160,264   
  5,162       Cardinal Health, Inc.      358,811   
  3,134       CareFusion Corp.(c)      122,414   
  6,113       Celgene Corp.(c)      898,672   
  4,453       Cerner Corp.(c)      228,439   
  4,119       Cigna Corp.      329,685   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  6,786       Covidien PLC    $ 483,503   
  2,661       DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(c)      184,407   
  2,133       DENTSPLY International, Inc.      95,196   
  1,613       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(c)      131,411   
  14,835       Eli Lilly & Co.      876,749   
  11,683       Express Scripts Holding Co.(c)      777,854   
  3,587       Forest Laboratories, Inc.(c)      329,681   
  23,159       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(c)      1,817,750   
  2,503       Hospira, Inc.(c)      114,637   
  2,317       Humana, Inc.      254,291   
  574       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(c)      207,616   
  42,590       Johnson & Johnson      4,313,941   
  1,283       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(c)      126,632   
  3,465       McKesson Corp.      586,243   
  15,068       Medtronic, Inc.      886,300   
  44,272       Merck & Co., Inc.      2,592,568   
  5,599       Mylan, Inc.(c)      284,317   
  1,235       Patterson Cos., Inc.      50,265   
  1,697       PerkinElmer, Inc.      71,223   
  2,011       Perrigo Co. PLC      291,313   
  96,097       Pfizer, Inc.      3,005,914   
  2,170       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      121,368   
  1,184       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)      351,518   
  4,273       St. Jude Medical, Inc.      271,207   
  4,437       Stryker Corp.      344,977   
  1,459       Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c)      65,772   
  5,899       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      672,486   
  14,893       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      1,117,571   
  1,557       Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(c)      123,859   
  3,550       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)      240,335   
  1,281       Waters Corp.(c)      126,230   
  4,253       WellPoint, Inc.      428,192   
  2,546       Zimmer Holdings, Inc.      246,453   
  7,528       Zoetis, Inc.      227,797   
     

 

 

 
        33,407,801  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—10.9%   
  9,478       3M Co.      1,318,295   
  2,757       ADT Corp. (The)      83,372   
  1,350       Allegion PLC      66,623   
  3,690       AMETEK, Inc.      194,537   
  10,297       Boeing Co. (The)      1,328,519   
  2,233       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      131,524   
  9,603       Caterpillar, Inc.      1,012,156   
  1,514       Cintas Corp.      89,220   
  15,170       CSX Corp.      428,097   
  2,611       Cummins, Inc.      393,869   
  9,044       Danaher Corp.      663,649   
  5,566       Deere & Co.      519,530   
  12,788       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      470,982   
  2,557       Dover Corp.      220,925   
  565       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      62,579   
  7,156       Eaton Corp. PLC      519,812   
  10,584       Emerson Electric Co.      721,617   
  1,835       Equifax, Inc.      129,936   
  3,048       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      125,700   
  4,111       Fastenal Co.      205,879   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  4,182       FedEx Corp.    $ 569,797   
  2,069       Flowserve Corp.      151,140   
  2,412       Fluor Corp.      182,588   
  4,895       General Dynamics Corp.      535,758   
  151,052       General Electric Co.      4,061,788   
  11,805       Honeywell International, Inc.      1,096,684   
  5,885       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      501,579   
  3,893       Ingersoll-Rand PLC      232,801   
  2,563       Iron Mountain, Inc.      72,892   
  1,984       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(c)      114,477   
  1,506       Joy Global, Inc.      90,932   
  1,658       Kansas City Southern      167,259   
  1,291       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      148,943   
  4,065       Lockheed Martin Corp.      667,229   
  5,366       Masco Corp.      107,803   
  4,278       Nielsen Holdings NV      200,852   
  4,663       Norfolk Southern Corp.      440,793   
  3,260       Northrop Grumman Corp.      396,123   
  5,334       PACCAR, Inc.      341,269   
  1,651       Pall Corp.      138,932   
  2,243       Parker Hannifin Corp.      284,592   
  2,968       Pentair Ltd.      220,493   
  3,046       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      81,633   
  2,184       Precision Castparts Corp.      552,749   
  3,275       Quanta Services, Inc.(c)      115,542   
  4,735       Raytheon Co.      452,098   
  4,072       Republic Services, Inc.      142,886   
  2,067       Robert Half International, Inc.      92,602   
  2,087       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      248,729   
  2,033       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      157,862   
  1,497       Roper Industries, Inc.      208,008   
  803       Ryder System, Inc.      65,991   
  874       Snap-On, Inc.      101,384   
  10,569       Southwest Airlines Co.      255,453   
  2,340       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      200,983   
  1,281       Stericycle, Inc.(c)      149,160   
  4,253       Textron, Inc.      173,948   
  6,930       Tyco International Ltd.      283,437   
  6,851       Union Pacific Corp.      1,304,636   
  10,699       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,053,851   
  12,677       United Technologies Corp.      1,500,069   
  921       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      234,302   
  6,508       Waste Management, Inc.      289,281   
  2,777       Xylem, Inc.      104,387   
     

 

 

 
        27,180,536  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—18.8%   
  9,590       Accenture PLC, Class A      769,310   
  6,993       Adobe Systems, Inc.(c)      431,398   
  2,685       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(c)      142,493   
  800       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(c)      193,520   
  4,781       Altera Corp.      155,478   
  2,379       Amphenol Corp., Class A      226,838   
  4,705       Analog Devices, Inc.      241,319   
  13,429       Apple, Inc.      7,924,319   
  18,233       Applied Materials, Inc.      347,521   
  3,417       Autodesk, Inc.(c)      164,084   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  7,254       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.    $ 565,522   
  8,310       Broadcom Corp., Class A      256,031   
  4,854       CA, Inc.      146,300   
  77,554       Cisco Systems, Inc.      1,792,273   
  2,764       Citrix Systems, Inc.(c)      163,933   
  9,145       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(c)      438,091   
  2,191       Computer Sciences Corp.      129,663   
  20,959       Corning, Inc.      438,253   
  17,542       eBay, Inc.(c)      909,202   
  4,661       Electronic Arts, Inc.(c)      131,906   
  30,497       EMC Corp.      786,823   
  1,018       F5 Networks, Inc.(c)      107,063   
  25,719       Facebook, Inc., Class A(c)      1,537,482   
  4,376       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      233,810   
  1,063       First Solar, Inc.(c)      71,742   
  3,831       Fiserv, Inc.(c)      232,848   
  2,119       FLIR Systems, Inc.      72,131   
  4,250       Google, Inc., Class A(c)      2,273,240   
  4,250       Google, Inc., Class C(c)      2,238,305   
  1,606       Harris Corp.      118,073   
  28,532       Hewlett-Packard Co.      943,268   
  74,855       Intel Corp.      1,997,880   
  14,737       International Business Machines Corp.      2,895,378   
  4,265       Intuit, Inc.      323,074   
  2,822       Jabil Circuit, Inc.      48,708   
  7,126       Juniper Networks, Inc.(c)      175,941   
  2,505       KLA-Tencor Corp.      160,295   
  2,441       Lam Research Corp.(c)      140,626   
  3,552       Linear Technology Corp.      158,064   
  8,406       LSI Corp.      93,643   
  15,363       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      1,129,949   
  2,995       Microchip Technology, Inc.      142,382   
  15,972       Micron Technology, Inc.(c)      417,189   
  113,723       Microsoft Corp.      4,594,409   
  3,402       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      216,299   
  4,987       NetApp, Inc.      177,587   
  8,344       NVIDIA Corp.      154,114   
  52,137       Oracle Corp.      2,131,361   
  4,880       Paychex, Inc.      204,033   
  25,460       QUALCOMM, Inc.      2,003,957   
  2,851       Red Hat, Inc.(c)      138,701   
  8,450       Salesforce.com, Inc.(c)      436,442   
  3,395       SanDisk Corp.      288,473   
  4,950       Seagate Technology PLC      260,271   
  10,412       Symantec Corp.      211,155   
  6,176       TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      364,260   
  2,394       Teradata Corp.(c)      108,831   
  16,323       Texas Instruments, Inc.      741,880   
  2,486       Total System Services, Inc.      78,980   
  1,890       VeriSign, Inc.(c)      89,170   
  7,631       Visa, Inc., Class A      1,546,117   
  3,166       Western Digital Corp.      279,020   
  8,249       Western Union Co. (The)      130,912   
  16,769       Xerox Corp.      202,737   
  4,018       Xilinx, Inc.      189,609   
  14,133       Yahoo!, Inc.(c)      508,081   
     

 

 

 
        46,921,767  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Materials—3.6%   
  3,187       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.    $ 374,536   
  1,001       Airgas, Inc.      106,366   
  17,631       Alcoa, Inc.      237,490   
  1,623       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.      66,868   
  1,444       Avery Dennison Corp.      70,265   
  2,114       Ball Corp.      118,786   
  1,530       Bemis Co., Inc.      61,567   
  834       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      204,472   
  18,305       Dow Chemical Co. (The)      913,419   
  13,957       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      939,585   
  2,293       Eastman Chemical Co.      199,881   
  4,075       Ecolab, Inc.      426,408   
  1,999       FMC Corp.      153,923   
  15,634       Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.      537,341   
  1,222       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      120,391   
  6,606       International Paper Co.      308,170   
  6,501       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      601,342   
  2,625       MeadWestvaco Corp.      102,559   
  7,902       Monsanto Co.      874,751   
  5,104       Mosaic Co. (The)      255,404   
  7,496       Newmont Mining Corp.      186,126   
  4,793       Nucor Corp.      248,038   
  2,478       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(c)      78,751   
  2,083       PPG Industries, Inc.      403,310   
  4,426       Praxair, Inc.      577,814   
  2,951       Sealed Air Corp.      101,249   
  1,282       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      256,195   
  1,797       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      172,889   
  2,176       United States Steel Corp.      56,620   
  1,964       Vulcan Materials Co.      126,737   
     

 

 

 
        8,881,253  
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—2.5%   
  78,391       AT&T, Inc.      2,798,559   
  8,701       CenturyLink, Inc.      303,752   
  15,049       Frontier Communications Corp.      89,541   
  62,346       Verizon Communications, Inc.      2,913,429   
  8,973       Windstream Holdings, Inc.      81,385   
     

 

 

 
        6,186,666  
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—3.2%   
  9,918       AES Corp. (The)      143,315   
  1,788       AGL Resources, Inc.      96,552   
  3,653       Ameren Corp.      150,905   
  7,344       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      395,181   
  6,456       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      159,850   
  4,016       CMS Energy Corp.      121,725   
  4,410       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      255,912   
  8,754       Dominion Resources, Inc.      635,015   
  2,663       DTE Energy Co.      208,087   
  10,636       Duke Energy Corp.      792,276   
  4,905       Edison International      277,427   
  2,685       Entergy Corp.      194,662   
  12,909       Exelon Corp.      452,202   
  6,304       FirstEnergy Corp.      212,760   
  1,203       Integrys Energy Group, Inc.      73,720   
  6,555       NextEra Energy, Inc.      654,517   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  4,727       NiSource, Inc.    $ 171,685   
  4,749       Northeast Utilities      224,438   
  4,896       NRG Energy, Inc.      160,197   
  3,772       Pepco Holdings, Inc.      100,939   
  6,890       PG&E Corp.      314,046   
  1,657       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      92,709   
  9,496       PPL Corp.      316,597   
  7,620       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      312,191   
  2,123       SCANA Corp.      113,963   
  3,422       Sempra Energy      337,443   
  13,368       Southern Co. (The)      612,655   
  3,083       TECO Energy, Inc.      55,371   
  3,402       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      164,929   
  7,502       Xcel Energy, Inc.      239,089   
     

 

 

 
        8,040,358  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $200,613,440)—101.4%
     252,903,496   
   Other assets less liabilities—(1.4)%      (3,445,071
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 249,458,425  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  A portion of the securities in the portfolio are subject to call options written. In addition, the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the call options written was based on Level 1 inputs. See Note 2G and Note 6.
(c)  Non-income producing security.
(d)  Affiliated company. The Fund’s Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated. See Note 4.

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—19.3%   
  29,409       Comcast Corp., Class A    $ 1,522,210   
  57,613       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      2,863,942   
  74,721       Family Dollar Stores, Inc.      4,389,859   
  72,486       Gap, Inc. (The)      2,848,700   
  33,324       Genuine Parts Co.      2,903,187   
  21,371       Harley-Davidson, Inc.      1,580,172   
  52,450       Hasbro, Inc.      2,898,387   
  37,093       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,949,264   
  30,434       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      1,397,225   
  74,985       Mattel, Inc.      2,940,537   
  28,644       McDonald’s Corp.      2,903,929   
  58,962       NIKE, Inc., Class B      4,301,278   
  46,292       Nordstrom, Inc.      2,836,774   
  61,525       Omnicom Group, Inc.      4,164,012   
  41,933       PetSmart, Inc.      2,838,025   
  18,519       Ralph Lauren Corp.      2,803,221   
  61,146       Ross Stores, Inc.      4,162,820   
  47,727       Target Corp.      2,947,142   
  16,496       Tiffany & Co.      1,443,235   
  72,552       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      4,221,075   
  48,740       VF Corp.      2,977,526   
  55,113       Walt Disney Co. (The)      4,372,665   
  56,814       Yum! Brands, Inc.      4,374,110   
     

 

 

 
        70,639,295  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—19.7%   
  37,657       Altria Group, Inc.      1,510,422   
  31,916       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      2,863,504   
  31,864       Campbell Soup Co.      1,449,493   
  32,043       Clorox Co. (The)      2,906,300   
  109,843       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      4,480,496   
  64,785       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      4,360,031   
  25,407       Costco Wholesale Corp.      2,939,082   
  58,574       CVS Caremark Corp.      4,259,501   
  20,661       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      1,499,369   
  55,840       General Mills, Inc.      2,960,637   
  14,439       Hershey Co. (The)      1,389,609   
  90,411       Hormel Foods Corp.      4,311,701   
  29,821       J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      2,883,094   
  65,112       Kellogg Co.      4,351,435   
  25,642       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      2,878,315   
  81,691       Lorillard, Inc.      4,854,079   
  60,536       McCormick & Co., Inc.      4,310,163   
  34,057       PepsiCo, Inc.      2,925,156   
  52,679       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      4,348,651   
  79,284       Sysco Corp.      2,888,316   
  44,919       Walgreen Co.      3,050,000   
  55,555       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      4,428,289   
     

 

 

 
        71,847,643  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—2.1%   
  24,408       Chevron Corp.      3,063,692   
  29,437       Exxon Mobil Corp.      3,014,643   
  16,960       Hess Corp.      1,512,154   
     

 

 

 
        7,590,489  
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials—5.7%   
  23,058       Aflac, Inc.    $ 1,446,198   
  13,558       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      1,513,480   
  9,620       BlackRock, Inc.      2,895,620   
  32,217       Chubb Corp. (The)      2,966,541   
  23,091       Health Care REIT, Inc.      1,456,811   
  64,931       Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      1,488,219   
  18,589       Moody’s Corp.      1,459,236   
  18,229       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      1,497,148   
  36,842       Torchmark Corp.      2,936,307   
  16,756       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      1,517,758   
  29,845       Wells Fargo & Co.      1,481,506   
     

 

 

 
        20,658,824  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—9.3%   
  76,433       Abbott Laboratories      2,961,014   
  43,814       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      2,855,797   
  39,411       Baxter International, Inc.      2,868,727   
  25,283       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      2,857,737   
  20,595       C.R. Bard, Inc.      2,828,311   
  31,600       DENTSPLY International, Inc.      1,410,308   
  44,264       Johnson & Johnson      4,483,501   
  8,501       McKesson Corp.      1,438,284   
  47,385       Medtronic, Inc.      2,787,186   
  30,250       Mylan, Inc.(b)      1,536,095   
  24,072       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      1,346,347   
  35,773       Stryker Corp.      2,781,351   
  53,412       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      4,008,036   
     

 

 

 
        34,162,694  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—27.2%   
  31,887       3M Co.      4,435,163   
  57,299       AMETEK, Inc.      3,020,803   
  79,400       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      4,676,660   
  27,848       Caterpillar, Inc.      2,935,179   
  25,090       Cintas Corp.      1,478,554   
  101,818       CSX Corp.      2,873,304   
  9,881       Cummins, Inc.      1,490,549   
  57,624       Danaher Corp.      4,228,449   
  30,720       Deere & Co.      2,867,405   
  34,655       Dover Corp.      2,994,192   
  64,673       Emerson Electric Co.      4,409,405   
  73,268       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      3,021,572   
  56,154       Fastenal Co.      2,812,192   
  18,748       Fluor Corp.      1,419,224   
  26,953       General Dynamics Corp.      2,950,006   
  55,668       General Electric Co.      1,496,913   
  31,180       Honeywell International, Inc.      2,896,622   
  17,388       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      1,481,979   
  37,399       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      4,314,723   
  27,482       Lockheed Martin Corp.      4,510,895   
  30,137       Norfolk Southern Corp.      2,848,851   
  24,306       Northrop Grumman Corp.      2,953,422   
  32,625       Pall Corp.      2,745,394   
  23,769       Parker Hannifin Corp.      3,015,811   
  44,005       Raytheon Co.      4,201,597   
  41,299       Republic Services, Inc.      1,449,182   
  37,088       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      2,879,883   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  21,715       Roper Industries, Inc.    $ 3,017,299   
  25,889       Snap-On, Inc.      3,003,124   
  23,268       Union Pacific Corp.      4,430,925   
  37,287       United Technologies Corp.      4,412,171   
  16,935       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      4,308,264   
     

 

 

 
        99,579,712  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—4.7%   
  15,642       Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,491,465   
  37,861       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      2,951,643   
  21,829       International Business Machines Corp.      4,288,744   
  29,839       Linear Technology Corp.      1,327,835   
  36,178       Microsoft Corp.      1,461,591   
  35,786       Oracle Corp.      1,462,932   
  70,094       Paychex, Inc.      2,930,630   
  18,249       QUALCOMM, Inc.      1,436,379   
     

 

 

 
        17,351,219  
     

 

 

 
   Materials—8.3%   
  24,582       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      2,888,877   
  27,280       Airgas, Inc.      2,898,773   
  52,019       Ball Corp.      2,922,948   
  21,422       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      1,442,129   
  40,677       Ecolab, Inc.      4,256,441   
  15,460       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      1,523,119   
  25,305       Monsanto Co.      2,801,264   
  33,337       Praxair, Inc.      4,352,145   
  14,988       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      2,995,202   
  45,987       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      4,424,409   
     

 

 

 
        30,505,307  
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—3.7%   
  56,742       AGL Resources, Inc.      3,064,068   
  20,325       Entergy Corp.      1,473,563   
  29,741       NextEra Energy, Inc.      2,969,639   
  27,571       SCANA Corp.      1,480,011   
  32,145       Southern Co. (The)      1,473,205   
  60,749       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      2,945,112   
     

 

 

 
        13,405,598  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $294,601,938)—100.0%
     365,740,781   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (54,578
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 365,686,203  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—99.9%   
   Chemicals—2.5%   
  1,251,574       Calgon Carbon Corp.(b)    $ 25,069,027   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—3.9%   
  1,332,695       Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)      38,208,366   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—4.3%   
  971,720       Aegion Corp.(b)      24,769,143   
  784,314       Layne Christensen Co.(b)      13,662,750   
  128,541       Northwest Pipe Co.(b)      4,597,911   
     

 

 

 
        43,029,804  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—2.8%   
  719,714       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      27,831,340   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—5.5%   
  206,154       Badger Meter, Inc.      10,214,931   
  1,164,343       Itron, Inc.(b)      44,245,034   
     

 

 

 
        54,459,965  
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates—8.4%   
  600,973       Roper Industries, Inc.      83,505,198   
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—7.3%   
  731,635       Waters Corp.(b)      72,095,313   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—47.2%   
  2,094,141       Energy Recovery, Inc.(b)      10,701,061   
  1,003,620       Flowserve Corp.      73,314,441   
  196,027       Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      6,086,638   
  480,232       Lindsay Corp.      42,322,846   
  3,681,997       Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      33,579,813   
  947,720       Pall Corp.      79,750,638   
  1,008,592       Pentair Ltd.      74,928,300   
  615,312       Toro Co. (The)      39,096,924   
  279,837       Valmont Industries, Inc.      41,670,528   
  500,690       Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      26,636,708   
  1,035,631       Xylem, Inc.      38,929,369   
     

 

 

 
        467,017,266  
     

 

 

 
   Multi-Utilities—1.1%   
  601,397       Veolia Environnement SA ADR (France)      11,294,236   
     

 

 

 
   Water Utilities—16.9%   
  606,235       American States Water Co.      18,405,295   
  908,837       American Water Works Co., Inc.      41,379,349   
  1,617,790       Aqua America, Inc.      40,590,351   
  722,135       California Water Service Group      16,248,037   
  4,396,127       Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR (Brazil)      41,675,284   
  123,145       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      4,002,212   
  424,598       Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands)      4,933,829   
     

 

 

 
        167,234,357  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $772,187,090)—99.9%
     989,744,872   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.1%      502,215  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 990,247,087  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—99.9%   
   Auto Components—6.7%   
  471,131       Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.(b)    $ 4,937,453   
  154,364       Gentherm, Inc.(b)      5,611,132   
  469,321       Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.(b)      3,102,212   
  456,797       UQM Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      1,009,521   
     

 

 

 
        14,660,318  
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles—2.2%   
  22,835       Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)      4,747,168   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—8.9%   
  38,278       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      4,498,430   
  53,440       Cytec Industries, Inc.      5,093,901   
  151,620       OM Group, Inc.      4,440,950   
  166,248       Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR (Chile)      5,303,311   
     

 

 

 
        19,336,592  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—2.5%   
  233,110       EnerNOC, Inc.(b)      5,501,396   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—4.1%   
  630,188       Ameresco, Inc., Class A(b)      4,039,505   
  136,587       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      4,818,789   
     

 

 

 
        8,858,294  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities—2.3%   
  138,450       ITC Holdings Corp.      5,118,497   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—17.7%   
  655,409       American Superconductor Corp.(b)(c)      838,924   
  843,673       Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      3,087,843   
  116,291       Broadwind Energy, Inc.(b)      1,568,766   
  1,677,654       China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      3,908,934   
  549,554       Enphase Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      4,149,133   
  1,565,568       FuelCell Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      3,553,839   
  167,062       Hydrogenics Corp. (Canada)(b)(c)      3,521,667   
  187,262       Orion Energy Systems, Inc.(b)      992,489   
  538,083       Plug Power, Inc.(b)(c)      2,502,086   
  143,309       Polypore International, Inc.(b)(c)      4,969,956   
  205,248       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      4,562,663   
  257,127       Real Goods Solar, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      753,382   
  80,178       SolarCity Corp.(c)      4,269,478   
     

 

 

 
        38,679,160  
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—7.1%   
  385,286       Echelon Corp.(b)      997,891   
  140,406       Itron, Inc.(b)      5,335,428   
  374,119       Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,634,232   
  135,868       Universal Display Corp.(b)(c)      3,539,361   
     

 

 

 
        15,506,912  
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—7.0%   
  247,920       Calpine Corp.(b)      5,684,805   
  172,129       Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Israel)      4,592,402   
  187,321       Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      5,020,203   
     

 

 

 
        15,297,410  
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining—0.5%   
  773,045       Rare Element Resources Ltd. (Canada)(b)(c)      997,228   
     

 

 

 
Number of
Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.2%   
  1,155,702       Amyris, Inc.(b)(c)    $ 4,068,071   
  972,539       Gevo, Inc.(b)(c)      1,001,715   
  394,347       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      4,641,465   
  353,158       Solazyme, Inc.(b)(c)      3,799,980   
     

 

 

 
        13,511,231  
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—32.6%   
  171,207       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      3,746,009   
  296,260       Aixtron SE ADR (Germany)(b)(c)      4,677,945   
  151,994       Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canada)(b)      4,122,077   
  77,457       Cree, Inc.(b)      3,653,647   
  133,886       Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR (China)(b)(c)      5,498,698   
  71,204       First Solar, Inc.(b)      4,805,558   
  283,887       GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      4,715,363   
  1,553,115       Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd. ADR (South Korea)(b)(c)      4,038,099   
  166,173       International Rectifier Corp.(b)      4,327,145   
  495,886       JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      4,775,382   
  1,264,743       ReneSola Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      3,440,101   
  385,959       Rubicon Technology, Inc.(b)(c)      3,909,765   
  717,822       STR Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,134,159   
  256,476       SunEdison, Inc.(b)      4,932,033   
  164,159       SunPower Corp. (France)(b)(c)      5,486,194   
  358,746       Trina Solar Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      4,010,780   
  1,108,637       Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      3,791,539   
     

 

 

 
        71,064,494  
     

 

 

 
   Software—2.1%   
  308,535       Silver Spring Networks, Inc.(b)      4,621,854   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $207,563,893)—99.9%
     217,900,554  
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—28.3%   
  61,809,331       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $61,809,331)
     61,809,331  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $269,373,224)—128.2%
     279,709,885   
   Other assets less liabilities—(28.2)%      (61,608,661
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 218,101,224  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
     Net
Amount
 
Citibank    $ 58,374,719       $ (58,374,719    $  

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

China     11.7
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%   
   Aerospace & Defense—1.6%   
  17,944       Hexcel Corp.(b)    $ 748,085   
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components—5.5%   
  16,991       Johnson Controls, Inc.      766,974   
  34,657       Remy International, Inc.      919,103   
  14,078       Tenneco, Inc.(b)      842,850   
     

 

 

 
        2,528,927  
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles—3.0%   
  44,581       Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      499,753   
  22,899       Tata Motors Ltd. ADR (India)      856,881   
     

 

 

 
        1,356,634  
     

 

 

 
   Building Products—4.9%   
  16,722       A.O. Smith Corp.      781,921   
  23,503       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      746,690   
  17,865       Owens Corning      729,785   
     

 

 

 
        2,258,396  
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—6.6%   
  31,044       Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.(b)      711,839   
  21,058       LSB Industries, Inc.(b)      804,205   
  12,463       Methanex Corp. (Canada)      772,706   
  10,313       Rockwood Holdings, Inc.      732,739   
     

 

 

 
        3,021,489  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—2.2%   
  50,670       China Recycling Energy Corp.(b)(c)      157,584   
  46,460       Covanta Holding Corp.      857,187   
     

 

 

 
        1,014,771  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—6.8%   
  35,787       Abengoa SA ADR (Spain)(b)(c)      803,060   
  9,343       Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV      748,094   
  24,572       Foster Wheeler AG (Switzerland)(b)      842,328   
  18,455       MasTec, Inc.(b)      730,449   
     

 

 

 
        3,123,931  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities—6.4%   
  313,906       Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA ADR (Brazil)(c)      1,089,254   
  129,327       Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR (Brazil)(c)      975,126   
  20,194       NRG Yield, Inc., Class A(c)      865,111   
     

 

 

 
        2,929,491  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—16.0%   
  5,578       Acuity Brands, Inc.      694,852   
  342,164       Capstone Turbine Corp.(b)(c)      704,858   
  10,519       Eaton Corp. PLC      764,100   
  11,722       Emerson Electric Co.      799,206   
  11,385       EnerSys      769,398   
  28,646       General Cable Corp.      733,911   
  11,612       Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.      203,558   
  73,021       GrafTech International Ltd.(b)(c)      818,565   
  10,342       Power Solutions International, Inc.(b)      855,801   
  10,699       Regal-Beloit Corp.      799,536   
  68,832       Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      200,301   
     

 

 

 
        7,344,086  
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—1.8%   
  38,766       Corning, Inc.    $ 810,597   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services—3.1%   
  96,968       McDermott International, Inc.(b)(c)      701,079   
  41,254       Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.(b)(c)      701,730   
     

 

 

 
        1,402,809  
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing—2.0%   
  14,355       Andersons, Inc. (The)      894,173   
     

 

 

 
   Household Products—2.0%   
  8,156       Energizer Holdings, Inc.      910,944   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates—3.3%   
  22,799       Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands)      728,656   
  5,771       Siemens AG ADR (Germany)      760,791   
     

 

 

 
        1,489,447  
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—12.5%   
  23,032       Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      786,773   
  10,095       Chart Industries, Inc.(b)      688,681   
  41,249       Energy Recovery, Inc.(b)(c)      210,782   
  21,688       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      724,813   
  39,880       Luxfer Holdings PLC ADR (United Kingdom)      787,630   
  34,007       PMFG, Inc.(b)      192,820   
  7,624       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      815,844   
  53,945       Westport Innovations, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      707,758   
  18,609       Woodward, Inc.      834,242   
     

 

 

 
        5,749,343  
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—20.4%   
  35,492       Cameco Corp. (Canada)      755,625   
  32,637       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      938,314   
  89,948       Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(b)(c)      796,040   
  76,737       Cosan Ltd., Class A (Brazil)      930,820   
  563,956       Denison Mines Corp. (Canada)(b)(c)      772,620   
  18,664       Golar LNG Ltd. (Norway)(c)      824,949   
  27,942       Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.      835,466   
  9,559       Range Resources Corp.      864,611   
  452,401       Rentech, Inc.(b)      959,090   
  14,251       Sasol Ltd. ADR (South Africa)      789,648   
  18,120       Southwestern Energy Co.(b)      867,585   
     

 

 

 
        9,334,768  
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate Investment Trusts—0.4%   
  15,588       Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      206,073   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.5%   
  18,792       Veeco Instruments, Inc.(b)      694,740   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $36,523,898)
     45,818,704  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  12,442       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $12,442)
     12,442   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $36,536,340)—100.0%
     45,831,146  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—17.8%   
  8,134,927       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $8,134,927)
   $ 8,134,927  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $44,671,267)—117.8%
     53,966,073   
   Other assets less liabilities—(17.8)%      (8,146,967
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 45,819,106  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2I. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
     Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
     Net
Amount
 
Brown Brother Harriman    $ 7,926,040       $ (7,926,040    $  

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
Aerospace &
Defense
Portfolio (PPA)
     PowerShares
CleantechTM
Portfolio (PZD)
     PowerShares
DWA
Momentum
Portfolio (PDP)
     PowerShares
Global Listed
Private Equity
Portfolio (PSP)
 
Assets:           

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 98,075,064       $ 84,481,722       $ 1,260,721,806       $ 529,296,848   

Affiliated investments, at value

    74,614         6,110,040         614,538         79,417,245   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    98,149,678         90,591,762         1,261,336,344         608,714,093   

Cash segregated as collateral

                            1,180,956   

Foreign currencies, at value

                            16,313   

Receivables:

          

Dividends

    57,801         80,496         326,834         1,079,091   

Investments sold

                    3,673,176         7,475,349   

Foreign tax reclaims

            95,706                 394,030   

Security lending

            9,459                 39,687   

Shares sold

                            1,933,212   

Other assets

    3,330         3,330         4,602         4,996   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    98,210,809         90,780,753         1,265,340,956         620,837,727   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Due to custodian

            14,799                   

Payables:

          

Shares repurchased

                    3,671,888           

Collateral upon receipt of securities in-kind

                            1,180,956   

Payable for swaps

                            257,392   

Investments purchased

                            8,534,891   

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

            6,110,040                 23,404,087   

Expenses recaptured

                            10,654   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

                            3,275,074   

Open options written, at value

                              

Accrued advisory fees

    36,799         32,319         524,224         230,942   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    17,079         15,912         36,446         23,750   

Accrued expenses

    70,704         72,265         664,855         318,715   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    124,582         6,245,335         4,897,413         37,236,461   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 98,086,227       $ 84,535,418       $ 1,260,443,543       $ 583,601,266   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 111,063,857       $ 145,613,383       $ 1,244,820,140       $ 627,570,238   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (15,632      156,212         (31,513      (23,516,305

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (29,743,756      (85,404,780      (208,271,664      (96,435,948

Net unrealized appreciation

    16,781,758         24,170,603         223,926,580         75,983,281   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 98,086,227       $ 84,535,418       $ 1,260,443,543       $ 583,601,266   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

    3,050,000         2,650,000         34,100,000         49,500,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 32.16       $ 31.90       $ 36.96       $ 11.79   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 32.15       $ 31.92       $ 36.93       $ 11.85   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 81,293,306       $ 60,314,257       $ 1,036,795,226       $ 450,063,527   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 74,614       $ 6,110,040       $ 614,538       $ 79,417,245   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 81,367,920       $ 66,424,297       $ 1,037,409,764       $ 529,480,772   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currencies, at cost

  $       $       $       $ 16,292   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Premium received on written options

  $       $       $       $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan with an aggregate value of

  $       $ 5,994,327       $       $ 22,883,255   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares
Golden
Dragon China
Portfolio (PGJ)
     PowerShares
S&P 500
BuyWrite
Portfolio (PBP)
     PowerShares
S&P 500®
High Quality
Portfolio (SPHQ)
     PowerShares
Water
Resources
Portfolio (PHO)
     PowerShares
WilderHill Clean
Energy
Portfolio (PBW)
     PowerShares
WilderHill
Progressive Energy
Portfolio (PUW)
 
              
$ 258,417,754       $ 252,676,462       $ 365,740,781       $ 989,744,872       $ 217,900,554       $ 45,818,704   
  43,487,765         227,034                         61,809,331         8,147,369   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  301,905,519         252,903,496         365,740,781         989,744,872         279,709,885         53,966,073   
                                            
                                            
              
  74,984         234,195         379,062         1,804,680         46,907         28,512   
  9,720,925         267,367                                   
          144                         32,697         16,260   
  140,189                                 549,449         19,403   
                                            
  3,330                 2,935         4,996         4,996         3,333   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  311,844,947         253,405,202         366,122,778         991,554,548         280,343,934         54,033,581   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
          16,855         161,569         18,328         71,532           
              
  9,660,402                                           
                                            
                                            
  63,164         116,896                                   
  43,026,256                                 61,809,331         8,134,927   
  13,670                                 15,382           
                                            
          3,659,675                                   
  119,744         153,351         51,693         412,686         94,858         10,252   
  29,173                 18,733         78,477         41,829         12,758   
  363,964                 204,580         797,970         209,778         56,538   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  53,276,373         3,946,777         436,575         1,307,461         62,242,710         8,214,475   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 258,568,574       $ 249,458,425       $ 365,686,203       $ 990,247,087       $ 218,101,224       $ 45,819,106   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
$ 528,558,250       $ 236,694,173       $ 434,812,660       $ 1,324,132,081       $ 1,665,198,862       $ 70,032,413   
  (1,293,541      492,190         660,203         2,193,553         (336,558      70,727   
  (294,769,302      (39,200,631      (140,925,503      (553,636,329      (1,457,097,741      (33,578,840
  26,073,167         51,472,693         71,138,843         217,557,782         10,336,661         9,294,806   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 258,568,574       $ 249,458,425       $ 365,686,203       $ 990,247,087       $ 218,101,224       $ 45,819,106   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  9,350,000         11,700,000         17,500,000         38,200,000         33,100,000         1,400,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 27.65       $ 21.32       $ 20.90       $ 25.92       $ 6.59       $ 32.73   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 27.60       $ 21.35       $ 20.89       $ 25.91       $ 6.59       $ 32.71   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 232,344,587       $ 200,445,344       $ 294,601,938       $ 772,187,090       $ 207,563,893       $ 36,523,898   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 43,487,765       $ 168,096       $       $       $ 61,809,331       $ 8,147,369   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 275,832,352       $ 200,613,440       $ 294,601,938       $ 772,187,090       $ 269,373,224       $ 44,671,267   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $       $       $       $       $   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $ 2,842,312       $       $       $       $   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 41,317,489       $       $       $       $ 58,374,719       $ 7,926,040   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  47  

 


 

Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
Aerospace &
Defense
Portfolio (PPA)
     PowerShares
CleantechTM
Portfolio (PZD)
     PowerShares
DWA
Momentum
Portfolio (PDP)
     PowerShares
Global Listed
Private Equity
Portfolio (PSP)
 
Investment Income:           

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 1,397,377       $ 961,090       $ 8,634,716       $ 18,934,898   

Affiliated dividend income

    13         6         137         6,601   

Securities lending income

            124,023                 136,776   

Foreign withholding tax

            (107,201      (2,077      (660,236
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    1,397,390         977,918         8,632,776         18,418,039   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:           

Advisory fees

    390,584         388,917         5,352,329         2,366,237   

Sub-licensing

    46,871         58,337         1,070,466         473,248   

Accounting & administration fees

    36,058         36,058         211,362         92,600   

Professional fees

    25,465         35,658         37,429         43,554   

Printing

    12,766         11,445         56,059         24,981   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    10,527         10,688         37,309         20,810   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    3,022         9,636         11,640         34,286   

Recapture (Note 3)

                            227,207   

Other expenses

    13,237         8,497         56,636         29,983   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    538,530         559,236         6,833,230         3,312,906   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Waivers

    (23,005      (34,226      (934      (54,201
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    515,525         525,010         6,832,296         3,258,705   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    881,865         452,908         1,800,480         15,159,334   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investment securities

    (229,319      (1,553,839      17,476,020         1,714,809   

Swap agreements

                            13,956,646   

Options written

                              

In-kind redemptions

    5,465,685         1,512,917         38,948,550         20,173,900   

Foreign currencies

            (157              (145,485
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    5,236,366         (41,079      56,424,570         35,699,870   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investment securities

    17,672,034         17,267,009         95,556,132         17,126,170   

Swap agreements

                            (3,194,533

Options written

                              

Foreign currencies

            2,655                 17,341   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

    17,672,034         17,269,664         95,556,132         13,948,978   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    22,908,400         17,228,585         151,980,702         49,648,848   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 23,790,265       $ 17,681,493       $ 153,781,182       $ 64,808,182   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

  48  

 


 

 

PowerShares
Golden
Dragon China
Portfolio (PGJ)
     PowerShares
S&P 500
BuyWrite
Portfolio (PBP)
     PowerShares
S&P 500®
High  Quality
Portfolio (SPHQ)
     PowerShares
Water
Resources
Portfolio (PHO)
     PowerShares
WilderHill Clean
Energy
Portfolio (PBW)
     PowerShares
WilderHill
Progressive Energy
Portfolio (PUW)
 
              
$ 2,729,481       $ 4,288,544       $ 6,298,880       $ 12,338,492       $ 698,706       $ 563,954   
  142         5,374         31         152         40         9   
  1,298,528                         14,481         3,958,531         61,106   
  (149,261      (413              (382,994      (50,046      (24,209

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,878,890         4,293,505         6,298,911         11,970,131         4,607,231         600,860   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  1,338,196         1,519,471         846,041         4,714,658         1,025,445         202,387   
  267,242                 141,326         707,198         205,089         40,478   
  53,101                 57,359         184,732         41,333         36,058   
  34,454                 29,898         39,844         30,224         27,029   
  29,064                 11,107         67,094         81,977         8,011   
  15,378                 16,122         34,939         13,736         9,688   
  107,774                 8,564         3,672         18,608         5,294   
  8,217                                 3,349           
  19,760                 22,640         18,535         15,903         10,359   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,873,186         1,519,471         1,133,057         5,770,672         1,435,664         339,304   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (1,209      (358      (287,217      (1,032      (271      (55,996

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,871,977         1,519,113         845,840         5,769,640         1,435,393         283,308   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,006,913         2,774,392         5,453,071         6,200,491         3,171,838         317,552   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
              
  (8,690,660      2,884,582         (119,745      15,194,163         (13,865,172      (941,321
                                            
          (21,187,780                                
  48,581,187         9,408,441         15,658,765         69,755,625         45,610,296         2,244,549   
                                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  39,890,527         (8,894,757      15,539,020         84,949,788         31,745,124         1,303,228   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  28,415,205         21,292,298         29,453,789         62,930,259         24,395,717         5,713,352   
                                            
          2,846,798                                   
                                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  28,415,205         24,139,096         29,453,789         62,930,259         24,395,717         5,713,352   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  68,305,732         15,244,339         44,992,809         147,880,047         56,140,841         7,016,580   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 70,312,645       $ 18,018,731       $ 50,445,880       $ 154,080,538       $ 59,312,679       $ 7,334,132   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares Aerospace & Defense
Portfolio (PPA)
     PowerShares CleantechTM
Portfolio (PZD)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 881,865       $ 1,038,703       $ 452,908       $ 817,105   

Net realized gain (loss)

    5,236,366         (893,302      (41,079      (4,786,886

Net increase from payment by affiliate

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation

    17,672,034         7,542,587         17,269,664         9,902,157   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    23,790,265         7,687,988         17,681,493         5,932,376   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (993,578      (1,029,052      (713,573      (712,757
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    48,361,326         998,228         1,498,269           

Value of shares repurchased

    (20,678,371      (15,017,115      (5,244,820      (34,211,049
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    27,682,955         (14,018,887      (3,746,551      (34,211,049
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    50,479,642         (7,359,951      13,221,369         (28,991,430
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    47,606,585         54,966,536         71,314,049         100,305,479   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 98,086,227       $ 47,606,585       $ 84,535,418       $ 71,314,049   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ (15,632    $ 82,701       $ 156,212       $ 297,136   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    1,750,000         50,000         50,000           

Shares repurchased

    (750,000      (750,000      (200,000      (1,550,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    2,050,000         2,750,000         2,800,000         4,350,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    3,050,000         2,050,000         2,650,000         2,800,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

  50  

 


 

 

PowerShares DWA Momentum
Portfolio (PDP)
     PowerShares Global Listed Private
Equity Portfolio (PSP)
     PowerShares Golden Dragon
China Portfolio (PGJ)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
              
$ 1,800,480       $ 5,543,441       $ 15,159,334       $ 7,617,711       $ 2,006,913       $ 3,494,223   
  56,424,570         74,176,381         35,699,870         17,590,747         39,890,527         (63,947,150
                                          36,920   
  95,556,132         33,244,128         13,948,978         63,857,819         28,415,205         41,814,758   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  153,781,182         112,963,950         64,808,182         89,066,277         70,312,645         (18,601,249

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  (3,053,165      (5,799,247      (65,805,444      (12,397,099      (2,898,245      (4,722,570

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  391,192,705         698,921,973         239,772,662         70,242,710         123,413,615         13,060,293   
  (158,406,142      (500,235,301      (63,665,641      (35,164,174      (114,003,682      (53,830,199

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  232,786,563         198,686,672         176,107,021         35,078,536         9,409,933         (40,769,906

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  383,514,580         305,851,375         175,109,759         111,747,714         76,824,333         (64,093,725

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  876,928,963         571,077,588         408,491,507         296,743,793         181,744,241         245,837,966   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,260,443,543       $ 876,928,963       $ 583,601,266       $ 408,491,507       $ 258,568,574       $ 181,744,241   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ (31,513    $ 386,768       $ (23,516,305    $ 5,296,242       $ (1,293,541    $ (733,516

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  11,150,000         24,850,000         20,100,000         6,400,000         4,350,000         700,000   
  (4,650,000      (17,750,000      (5,500,000      (3,700,000      (4,250,000      (2,850,000
  27,600,000         20,500,000         34,900,000         32,200,000         9,250,000         11,400,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  34,100,000         27,600,000         49,500,000         34,900,000         9,350,000         9,250,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares S&P 500
BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)
     PowerShares S&P 500®
High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 2,774,392       $ 3,830,146       $ 5,453,071       $ 3,520,778   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (8,894,757      8,777,327         15,539,020         5,178,617   

Net increase from payment by affiliate

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation

    24,139,096         406,705         29,453,789         24,339,195   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    18,018,731         13,014,178         50,445,880         33,038,590   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (12,551,907      (8,424,421      (5,320,142      (3,292,190

Net realized gains

    (67,519      (2,056,844                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (12,619,426      (10,481,265      (5,320,142      (3,292,190
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    72,951,504         155,680,453         137,479,261         76,363,194   

Value of shares repurchased

    (34,114,213      (107,519,457      (45,654,865      (23,794,170
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    38,837,291         48,160,996         91,824,396         52,569,024   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    44,236,596         50,693,909         136,950,134         82,315,424   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    205,221,829         154,527,920         228,736,069         146,420,645   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 249,458,425       $ 205,221,829       $ 365,686,203       $ 228,736,069   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ 492,190       $ 513,869       $ 660,203       $ 527,274   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    3,500,000         7,650,000         7,000,000         4,700,000   

Shares repurchased

    (1,650,000      (5,300,000      (2,300,000      (1,450,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    9,850,000         7,500,000         12,800,000         9,550,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    11,700,000         9,850,000         17,500,000         12,800,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Water Resources
Portfolio (PHO)
     PowerShares WilderHill Clean
Energy Portfolio (PBW)
     PowerShares WilderHill Progressive
Energy Portfolio (PUW)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
              
$ 6,200,491       $ 6,573,110       $ 3,171,838       $ 3,362,695       $ 317,552       $ 550,558   
  84,949,788         (8,583,436      31,745,124         (138,364,257      1,303,228         757,073   
                                            
  62,930,259         137,318,912         24,395,717         125,881,934         5,713,352         791,507   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  154,080,538         135,308,586         59,312,679         (9,119,628      7,334,132         2,099,138   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  (5,035,124      (6,646,911      (5,058,769      (4,631,864      (473,310      (318,497
                                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (5,035,124      (6,646,911      (5,058,769      (4,631,864      (473,310      (318,497

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  157,626,289         53,224,195         125,579,841         24,870,370         5,983,872           
  (193,488,911      (130,331,858      (104,226,358      (46,640,787      (5,609,711      (11,055,489

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (35,862,622      (77,107,663      21,353,483         (21,770,417      374,161         (11,055,489

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  113,182,792         51,554,012         75,607,393         (35,521,909      7,234,983         (9,274,848

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  877,064,295         825,510,283         142,493,831         178,015,740         38,584,123         47,858,971   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 990,247,087       $ 877,064,295       $ 218,101,224       $ 142,493,831       $ 45,819,106       $ 38,584,123   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 2,193,553       $ 1,028,186       $ (336,558    $ 1,366,484       $ 70,727       $ 226,485   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  6,100,000         2,550,000         20,650,000         5,500,000         200,000           
  (7,650,000      (6,750,000      (17,300,000      (10,800,000      (200,000      (450,000
  39,750,000         43,950,000         29,750,000         35,050,000         1,400,000         1,850,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  38,200,000         39,750,000         33,100,000         29,750,000         1,400,000         1,400,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 23.22     $ 19.99     $ 20.57     $ 19.07     $ 13.38  

Net investment income(a)

    0.33         0.44        0.21        0.18        0.17   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    9.00       3.22        (0.60     1.49        5.73   

Total from investment operations

    9.33       3.66       (0.39     1.67       5.90  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.39 )     (0.43     (0.19     (0.17     (0.21

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 32.16     $ 23.22     $ 19.99     $ 20.57     $ 19.07  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 32.15     $ 23.20     $ 19.98     $ 20.57     $ 19.07  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    40.52     18.69     (1.82 )%      8.91     44.36

Market Price Total Return(c)

    40.59     18.65     (1.87 )%      8.91     44.47
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 98,086     $ 47,607      $ 54,967      $ 107,971      $ 137,338   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.66     0.66     0.66     0.66     0.66

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.69     0.74     0.76     0.73     0.69

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.13     2.18     1.09     0.99     1.08

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    8     17     25     12     17

PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.47     $ 23.06      $ 30.10      $ 25.00      $ 19.25   

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.17       0.26        0.24        0.06        0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    6.53       2.37        (7.07     5.05        5.77   

Total from investment operations

    6.70       2.63        (6.83     5.11        5.80   

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.27 )     (0.22     (0.21     (0.01     (0.04

Return of capital

                               (0.01

Total distributions

    (0.27 )     (0.22     (0.21     (0.01     (0.05

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 31.90     $ 25.47      $ 23.06      $ 30.10      $ 25.00   

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 31.92     $ 25.36      $ 22.98      $ 30.08      $ 24.80   

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    26.52     11.59     (22.65 )%      20.43     30.16

Market Price Total Return(c)

    27.15     11.50     (22.87 )%      21.32     28.45
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 84,535     $ 71,314      $ 100,305      $ 162,530      $ 160,021   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.67     0.67     0.67     0.67     0.67

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.72     0.76     0.74     0.74     0.71

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.58     1.16     0.97     0.22     0.11

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    24     22     27     24     31

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 31.77     $ 27.86     $ 26.52     $ 21.25     $ 14.14  

Net investment income(a)

    0.06       0.23        0.07        0.04        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    5.23       3.92        1.31        5.29        7.15   

Total from investment operations

    5.29       4.15       1.38       5.33       7.21  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.10 )     (0.24     (0.04     (0.06     (0.10

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 36.96     $ 31.77     $ 27.86     $ 26.52     $ 21.25  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 36.93     $ 31.76     $ 27.86     $ 26.54     $ 21.24  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    16.71     15.02     5.22     25.11     51.28

Market Price Total Return(c)

    16.65     14.98     5.15     25.26     51.31
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,260,444     $ 876,929      $ 571,078      $ 450,904      $ 159,371   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64 %(d)      0.67 %(d)      0.65     0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.64 %(d)      0.67 %(d)      0.65     0.71     0.73

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.17     0.82     0.29     0.19     0.35

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    75     66     96     42     52

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 11.70     $ 9.22     $ 12.17     $ 10.04     $ 6.72  

Net investment income(a)

    0.38 (f)      0.24        0.26        0.26        0.33   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.38       2.64        (2.58     2.41        3.27   

Total from investment operations

    1.76       2.88       (2.32     2.67       3.60  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (1.67 )     (0.40     (0.56     (0.54     (0.28

Return of capital

                 (0.07              

Total distributions

    (1.67 )     (0.40     (0.63     (0.54     (0.28

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 11.79     $ 11.70     $ 9.22     $ 12.17     $ 10.04  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 11.85     $ 11.75     $ 9.25     $ 12.25     $ 10.06  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    16.20     31.87     (19.51 )%      27.93     54.20

Market Price Total Return(c)

    16.31     32.00     (19.80 )%      28.48     54.70
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 583,601     $ 408,492      $ 296,744      $ 493,622      $ 211,879   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers(d)

    0.69     0.70     0.71     0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers(d)

    0.70     0.70     0.76     0.73     0.72

Net investment income, after Waivers

    3.20 %(f)      2.47     2.79     2.50     3.66 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    53     53     88     112     121

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. Estimated investment company expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the funds that the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment company expenses that you bear indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(f)  Net Investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a significant dividend received during the year. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.28 and 2.39%, respectively.
(g)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a special stock dividend in which the Fund elected a cash payment of $0.96 per share owned of American Capital Ltd. on August 7, 2009. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $0.27 and 2.94%, respectively.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 19.65     $ 21.56     $ 28.98     $ 25.03     $ 17.47  

Net investment income(a)

    0.21       0.34        0.48        0.21        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    8.08       (1.81     (7.43     3.92        7.63   

Total from investment operations

    8.29       (1.47     (6.95     4.13       7.76  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.29 )     (0.44     (0.47     (0.18     (0.17

Return of capital

                               (0.03

Total distributions

    (0.29 )     (0.44     (0.47     (0.18     (0.20

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 27.65     $ 19.65     $ 21.56     $ 28.98     $ 25.03  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 27.60     $ 19.59     $ 21.49     $ 28.87     $ 25.04  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    42.28     (6.73 )%(d)      (23.98 )%      16.60     44.51

Market Price Total Return(c)

    42.46     (6.70 )%      (23.93 )%      16.11     44.49
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 258,569     $ 181,744      $ 245,838      $ 446,292      $ 455,523   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.70     0.70     0.69     0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.70     0.75     0.71     0.72     0.71

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.75     1.78     2.08     0.82     0.56

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    37     63     23     15     35

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 20.83      $ 20.60     $ 21.52     $ 21.52     $ 17.54  

Net investment income(a)

    0.28        0.33        0.29        0.29        0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    1.57        0.70        1.00        1.34        4.00   

Total from investment operations

    1.85        1.03       1.29       1.63       4.27  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (1.35     (0.65     (2.10     (0.27     (0.29

Net realized gains

    (0.01     (0.15     (0.11     (1.36       

Total distributions

    (1.36     (0.80     (2.21     (1.63     (0.29

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 21.32      $ 20.83     $ 20.60     $ 21.52     $ 21.52  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 21.35      $ 20.83     $ 20.65     $ 21.52     $ 21.52  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    9.34     5.22     6.74     8.11     24.48

Market Price Total Return(c)

    9.50     4.97     7.02     8.09     24.11
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 249,458      $ 205,222      $ 154,528      $ 120,511      $ 167,840   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses

    0.75 %       0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75

Net investment income

    1.37     1.61     1.42     1.37     1.35

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    32     22     58     61     51

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss of $0.004 per share. Had the pay-in not been made, the net asset value total return would have been (6.77)%.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 17.87      $ 15.33     $ 14.64     $ 12.21     $ 9.60  

Net investment income(a)

    0.36        0.33        0.26        0.20        0.00 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    3.03        2.52        0.74        2.31        2.64   

Total from investment operations

    3.39        2.85       1.00       2.51       2.64  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.36     (0.31     (0.31     (0.08     (0.03

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 20.90      $ 17.87     $ 15.33     $ 14.64     $ 12.21  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 20.89      $ 17.87     $ 15.33     $ 14.64     $ 12.21  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    19.15     18.86     7.04     20.61     27.63

Market Price Total Return(d)

    19.09     18.86     7.04     20.61     27.63
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 365,686      $ 228,736      $ 146,421      $ 112,695      $ 67,746   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.29     0.39     0.50     0.52     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.39     0.55     0.70     0.84     0.80

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    1.87     2.06     1.82     1.49     (0.03 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    13     17     14     64     138

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 22.06     $ 18.78     $ 20.25     $ 18.05     $ 14.04  

Net investment income(a)

    0.16       0.16        0.14        0.11        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3.83       3.28        (1.48     2.19        4.03   

Total from investment operations

    3.99       3.44       (1.34     2.30       4.12  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.13 )     (0.16     (0.13     (0.10     (0.11

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 25.92     $ 22.06     $ 18.78     $ 20.25     $ 18.05  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 25.91     $ 22.05     $ 18.77     $ 20.24     $ 18.05  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    18.16     18.48     (6.59 )%      12.81     29.48

Market Price Total Return(d)

    18.17     18.49     (6.59 )%      12.75     29.67
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 990,247     $ 877,064      $ 825,510      $ 1,260,648      $ 1,335,033   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.61     0.62     0.62     0.66     0.64

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.61     0.62     0.62     0.66     0.64

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.66     0.81     0.77     0.63     0.57

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    34     31     44     13     20

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Amount represents less than $0.005.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 4.79     $ 5.08     $ 10.35     $ 10.12     $ 9.03  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.10       0.11        0.20        (0.03     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.85       (0.26     (5.33     0.26        1.11   

Total from investment operations

    1.95       (0.15     (5.13     0.23       1.09  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.15 )     (0.14     (0.14            

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 6.59     $ 4.79     $ 5.08     $ 10.35     $ 10.12  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 6.59     $ 4.79     $ 5.08     $ 10.33     $ 10.11  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    41.23     (2.64 )%      (49.78 )%      2.27     12.07

Market Price Total Return(c)

    41.23     (2.65 )%      (49.68 )%      2.18     12.46
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 218,101     $ 142,494      $ 178,016      $ 541,472      $ 657,486   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.70     0.70     0.76     0.75     0.70

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    1.55     2.48     2.98     (0.27 )%      (0.18 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    57     52     46     32     42

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 27.56     $ 25.87     $ 30.68     $ 25.19     $ 17.38  

Net investment income(a)

    0.24       0.35        0.14        0.10        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    5.27       1.54        (4.71     5.53        7.81   

Total from investment operations

    5.51       1.89       (4.57     5.63       7.95  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.34 )     (0.20     (0.24     (0.14     (0.14

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 32.73     $ 27.56     $ 25.87     $ 30.68     $ 25.19  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 32.71     $ 27.55     $ 25.86     $ 30.70     $ 25.19  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    20.24     7.38     (14.84 )%      22.47     45.96

Market Price Total Return(c)

    20.21     7.38     (14.93 )%      22.55     45.96
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 45,819     $ 38,584      $ 47,859      $ 75,175      $ 60,451   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.70     0.70     0.71     0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.84     0.87     0.86     0.86     0.84

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.78     1.40     0.56     0.37     0.63

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    37     32     36     22     52

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

April 30, 2014

 

Note 1. Organization

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 9, 2000 and is authorized to have multiple series of portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of April 30, 2014, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)    “Aerospace & Defense Portfolio”
PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)    “CleantechTM Portfolio”

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)

(formerly PowerShares DWA Technical LeadersTM Portfolio)

   “DWA Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)    “Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio”
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)    “Golden Dragon China Portfolio”
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)    “S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio”
PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)    “S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio”
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)    “Water Resources Portfolio”
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)    “WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio”
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)    “WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio”

Each portfolio (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”) represents a separate series of the Trust. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares” or “Fund’s Shares.” Each Fund’s Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc.

The market prices of each Fund’s Shares may differ to some degree from the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of Shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units by Authorized Participants, the Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of its respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    SPADETM Defense Index
CleantechTM Portfolio    The Cleantech IndexTM
DWA Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright Technical LeadersTM Index
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio    Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index
Golden Dragon China Portfolio    NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio    CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite IndexTM
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio    S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index
Water Resources Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio    WilderHill Clean Energy Index
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio    WilderHill Progressive Energy Index

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, the Funds monitor for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

A. Security Valuation

Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policies.

 

 

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A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining NAV per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the London world markets. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American depositary receipts (“ADRs”) and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer-specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

Each Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of each Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Other Risks

Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize investing strategies that seek returns in excess of their Underlying Indexes. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.

 

 

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Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that each Fund holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities a Fund holds; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities a Fund holds. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.

Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant degree in securities of issuers located in a single industry or a sector. To the extent that an Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector, each Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry or sector, a Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or sectors. In addition, at times, an industry or sector may be out of favor and underperform other industries or the market as a whole. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industry or sector will disproportionately impact a Fund’s NAV.

Non-Correlation Risk. Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Each Fund (except for CleantechTM Portfolio, DWA Momentum Portfolio, Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio, S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio and WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio) is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than diversified funds. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in Share price than would occur in a diversified fund. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively small number of issuers to have a greater impact on a Fund’s performance.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market. Often small and medium capitalization companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

Foreign Investment Risk. For CleantechTM Portfolio, investments in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involve risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities. Foreign securities may have relatively low market liquidity, greater market volatility, decreased publicly available information and less reliable financial information about issuers. Foreign securities also are subject to the risks of expropriation, nationalization, political instability, local taxation, potential currency transfer restrictions or other adverse political or economic developments and the difficulty of enforcing obligations in other countries. As the Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the values of other currencies may adversely affect investments in foreign securities and may negatively impact the Fund’s returns.

Foreign Securities Risk. For Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, since the Underlying Index may include ADRs and global depositary receipts (“GDRs”), The Fund’s involve risks of investing in foreign securities, in addition to the risks associated with domestic securities. In general, foreign companies are not subject to the regulatory requirements of U.S. companies and, as such, there may be less publicly available information about these companies. Moreover, foreign companies often are subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record-keeping than are U.S. companies. Therefore, not all material information regarding these companies will be available.

Risk of Investing in Listed Private Equity Companies. For Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, there are certain risks inherent in investing in listed private equity companies, which encompass BDCs and other financial institutions or vehicles whose principal business is to invest in and lend capital to, or provide services to privately held companies. The 1940 Act imposes certain restraints upon the operations of business development companies (“BDCs”). For example, BDCs are required to invest at least 70% of their total assets primarily in securities of private companies or thinly traded U.S. public companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high quality debt investments that mature in one year or less. Generally, little public information exists for private and thinly traded companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision. With investments in debt instruments, there is a risk that the issuer may default on its payments or declare bankruptcy. Additionally, a BDC may incur indebtedness only in amounts such that the BDC’s asset coverage equals at least 200% after such incurrence. These limitations on asset mix and leverage may prohibit the way that the BDC raises capital. BDCs generally invest in less mature private companies, which involve greater risk than well-established, publicly-traded companies.

 

 

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C. Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to its shareholders. As such, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized gains) that is distributed to the shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These timing differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, and passive foreign investment company adjustments, if any.

The Funds file U.S. federal tax returns and tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. Generally, a Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

D. Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are computed on the specific identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains, dividends and interest received by a Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded net of non-reclaimable foreign tax withholdings on the ex-dividend date.

E. Expenses

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are applied to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

Each Fund (except for S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio) is responsible for all of its expenses, including the investment advisory fees, costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with executions of portfolio transactions, sub-licensing fees related to its respective Underlying Index, any distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses, fees payable to the Trust’s Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) or the Adviser, expenses incurred in connection with the Board members’ services, including travel expenses and legal fees of counsel for the Independent Trustees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses.

The S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio has agreed to pay an annual unitary management fee to the Adviser. Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser has agreed to pay for substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except for advisory fees, distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, if any).

To the extent a Fund invests in other investment companies, the expenses shown in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of the Fund and do not include any expenses of the investment companies in which it invests. The effects of such investment companies’ expenses are included in the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the investments in the investment companies.

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, to its shareholders quarterly and records such dividends on ex-dividend date. Generally, each Fund distributes net realized taxable capital gains, if any, annually in cash and records them on ex-dividend date. Such distributions on a tax basis are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if any, are reported in such Fund’s financial statements as a tax return of capital at fiscal period-end.

G. Option Contracts Written

S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio may engage in certain strategies involving options to manage or minimize the risk of its investments or for investment purposes. A call option gives the purchaser of such option the right to buy, and the writer (the Fund) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price during the option period. When the Fund writes (sells) call options, the amount of the premium received is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently “marked-to-market” to reflect the current value of the option written. The difference between the premium received and the current value of the option is recorded as

 

 

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unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Statements of Operations. If a written call option expires, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a written option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds of the sale are increased by the premium originally received. The primary risk in writing a call option is market risk; the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised but will continue to bear the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. There is also a risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

Writing Covered Call Option Risk. By writing covered call options in return for the receipt of premiums, the S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio will give up the opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the S&P 500® Index above the exercise prices of the Written Options, but will continue to bear the risk of declines in the value of the S&P 500® Index. The premiums received from the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the underlying stocks over time. In addition, the Fund’s ability to sell the underlying securities will be limited while the option is in effect unless the Fund extinguishes the option position through the purchase of an offsetting identical option prior to the expiration of the written option. If trading of options is suspended, the Fund may be unable to write options at times that may be desirable or advantageous to the Fund to do so.

H. Swap Agreements

Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk.

Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).

Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statements of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss), on the Statements of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations.

I. Securities Lending

CleantechTM Portfolio, Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, Golden Dragon China Portfolio, Water Resources Portfolio, WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio and WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio participated in securities lending. Each Fund loaned portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of each Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by cash collateral equal to no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the policy of these Funds to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to a Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase, and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. A Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. A Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Securities lending income on the Statements of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any. Water Resources no longer participates in securities lending.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which the Adviser has overall responsibility for the selection and ongoing monitoring of the Funds’ investments, managing the Funds’ business affairs and providing certain clerical,

 

 

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bookkeeping and other administrative services. Each Fund (except for S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio and S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio) has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. As compensation for its services, the S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual unitary management fee of 0.75% of its average daily net assets. Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser has agreed to pay for substantially all expenses of S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit, and other services, except for advisory fees, distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, if any).

The Adviser has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Trust on behalf of each Fund, pursuant to which the Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, sub-licensing fees, offering costs, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) of each Fund (except for S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio and S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2015. The Expense Cap (including sublicensing fees) for S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio is 0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year through at least August 31, 2015. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap are: (a) initial legal fees pertaining to the Funds’ Shares offered for sale; (b) initial Securities and Exchange Commission and state registration fees; and (c) initial fees paid to be listed on an exchange. Unless the Adviser continues the Expense Agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2015. The Expense Agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap for DWA Momentum Portfolio, Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio and Water Resources Portfolio.

Further, through August 31, 2015, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees an affiliate of the Adviser receives that are attributable to certain of the Fund’s investments in money market funds managed by that affiliate (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending). The Adviser cannot discontinue this waiver prior to its expiration.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund, in the following amounts:

 

Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 23,005   
CleantechTM Portfolio      34,226   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      934   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      54,201   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      1,209   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      358   
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio      287,217   
Water Resources Portfolio      1,032   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      271   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      55,996   

The Expense Agreement provides that the fees waived or expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Adviser for up to three years from the date the fee was waived or expense was borne by the Adviser, but no recapture payment will be made by a Fund if it would result in the Fund exceeding its Expense Cap as specified above. The Expense Agreement does not apply to S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio.

For the following Funds, the amounts available for potential future recapture by the Adviser under the Expense Agreement and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential

Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
      04/30/15      04/30/16      04/30/17  
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 140,090       $ 80,440      $ 36,735       $ 22,915  
CleantechTM Portfolio      171,225         75,189        61,862         34,174  
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      32,811         25,652        7,159           
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      161,702         70,047        91,655           
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio      818,113         259,976        271,138         286,999  
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      177,783         177,783                  
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      199,760         79,732        64,090         55,938  

 

 

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The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), which serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares. The Funds are not charged any fees pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.

The Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement for each Fund with the following entities (each, a “Licensor”):

 

Fund

  

Licensor

Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    International Space Business Council
CleantechTM Portfolio    Cleantech Indices LLC
DWA Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio    Red Rocks Capital Partners, LLC
Golden Dragon China Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio    Standard & Poor’s, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio    Standard & Poor’s Financial Services
LLC
Water Resources Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio    WilderShares, LLC
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio    WilderShares, LLC

Each Underlying Index name trademark is owned by its respective Licensor. These trademarks have been licensed to the Adviser for use by the Funds. Each Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to the Trust’s sub-licensing agreement with the Adviser. The Funds (other than the S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio) are required to pay the sub-licensing fees that are shown on the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensors, and the Licensors make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the Funds.

The Trust has entered into service agreements whereby The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as the administrator, custodian, fund accountant and transfer agent for each Fund.

Note 4. Investments in Affiliates

Each Fund’s Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., and therefore Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in Invesco Ltd. for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.

S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2013
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2014
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $ 208,341       $ 86,084       $ (87,453    $ 2,411       $ 17,651       $ 227,034       $ 5,317   

Note 5. Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

 

  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

Except for the Funds listed below, as of April 30, 2014, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The appreciation (depreciation) on options held in S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio was

 

 

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based on Level 1 inputs. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio            
Equity Securities    $ 608,714,093       $       $       $ 608,714,093   
Swap Agreements*              (3,275,074              (3,275,074
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 608,714,093       $ (3,275,074    $       $ 605,439,019   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Golden Dragon China Portfolio            
Equity Securities    $ 301,709,188       $ 196,331       $ 0       $ 301,905,519   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Note 6. Derivative Investments

Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio and S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio have implemented required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by enabling investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.

Value of Derivative Instruments at Year-End

The table below summarizes the value of each Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of April 30, 2014:

 

     Value  

Risk Exposure/Derivative Type

   Assets      Liabilities  
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      
Equity risk:      

Swap agreements(a)

   $      $ (3,275,074
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      
Equity risk:      

Options written contracts(a)

   $      $ (3,659,675
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements and Open options written, at value, respectively.

Effect of Derivative Instruments for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014

The table below summarizes each Fund’s gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statements of Operations
 
     Swap
Agreements*
     Options*  
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio*      
Realized Gain      

Equity risk

   $ 13,956,646       $   
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      

Equity risk

     (3,194,533        
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio*      
Realized Gain (Loss)      

Equity risk

             (21,187,780
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)      

Equity risk

             2,846,798   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,762,113       $ (18,340,982
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The average notional value of swap agreements and options outstanding during year was $46,314,765 and $205,932,458, respectively.

 

 

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Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

 

Open Total Return Swap Agreements

 

Counterparty

  

Swap Agreements

   Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank, N.A.    Receive a return equal to The Blackstone Group LP and pay the product of (i) 1-Month LIBOR plus 75 basis points multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 360      10/23/14       $ 28,278,440       $ (2,277,275
Citibank, N.A.    Receive a return equal to KKR & Co. LP and pay the product of (i) 1-Month LIBOR plus 75 basis points multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 360      10/23/14         29,024,210         (997,799
           

 

 

 
Total             $ (3,275,074
           

 

 

 

S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio

 

Options Written Transactions During the Year

 
     Call Option Contracts  
     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 
Beginning of year      1,352       $ 2,940,359   
Written      14,369         29,031,123   
Closed      (9,517      (19,905,113
Expired      (4,861      (9,224,057
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
End of year      1,343       $ 2,842,312   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Open Options Written at Year-End

 
     Contract
Month
     Strike
Price
     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value  
Call Option S&P 500 Index      May-14       $ 1,865         1,343       $ 2,842,312       $ (817,363    $ 3,659,675   

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting arrangements on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Funds must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Funds enter into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Funds’ counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Funds are not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of April 30, 2014.

Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

 

Liabilities:

                        Collateral Pledged         

Counterparty

   Gross amounts
presented in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     Gross amounts offset
in Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     Net amounts of
liabilities presented in
the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
     Financial Instruments      Cash      Net Amount  
CitiBank, N.A.    $ 3,275,074       $       $ 3,275,074       $ (2,230,000    $       $ 1,045,074   

 

 

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Note 7. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended April 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  
     Ordinary
Income
     Long-term
Capital Gains
     Ordinary
Income
     Long-term
Capital Gains
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 993,578       $       $ 1,029,052       $   
CleantechTM Portfolio      713,573                 712,757           
DWA Momentum Portfolio      3,053,165                 5,799,247           
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      65,805,444                 12,397,099           
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      2,898,245                 4,722,570           
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      12,553,393         66,033         8,424,421         2,056,844   
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio      5,320,142                 3,292,190           
Water Resources Portfolio      5,035,124                 6,646,911           
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      5,058,769                 4,631,864           
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      473,310                 318,497           

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

Other
Investments
    Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Post-October
Capital
Losses
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio   $      $ (15,632   $ 16,416,637      $      $ (29,310,273   $ (68,362   $ 111,063,857      $ 98,086,227   
CleantechTM Portfolio     170,728        (14,516     23,403,287        3,138        (83,585,557     (1,055,045     145,613,383        84,535,418   
DWA Momentum Portfolio            (31,513     222,443,350               (189,798,325     (16,990,109     1,244,820,140        1,260,443,543   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio     902,923        (21,035     34,131,226        26,112        (79,008,198            627,570,238        583,601,266   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio     400,840        (27,095     15,362,939               (283,317,660     (2,408,700     528,558,250        258,568,574   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio     13,539,183                                    (774,931     236,694,173        249,458,425   
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio     676,785        (16,582     69,891,708               (139,678,368            434,812,660        365,686,203   
Water Resources Portfolio     2,268,045        (74,492     194,799,159               (530,877,706            1,324,132,081        990,247,087   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio     767,869        (39,998     (1,166,286            (1,438,177,924     (8,481,299     1,665,198,862        218,101,224   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio     82,210        (11,483     8,037,046               (32,321,080            70,032,413        45,819,106   

 

* The Funds will elect to defer net capital losses incurred after October 31 (“Post-October Capital Losses”) within the taxable year that are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

 

 

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Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Funds to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following Funds have capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2014, which expire as follows:

 

                                  Post-effective no
expiration
                   
    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     Short-term     Long-term     Total*     Utilized     Expired  
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio   $ 104,662      $ 2,374,303      $ 7,470,897      $ 6,428,813      $ 9,464,875      $      $ 3,466,723      $ 29,310,273      $      $   
CleantechTM Portfolio            1,171,839        14,341,075        25,186,026        12,098,616        1,476,508        29,311,493        83,585,557                 
DWA Momentum Portfolio            5,046,566        92,771,702        60,219,842        10,496,532        21,263,683               189,798,325        30,262,612          
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio            796,018        7,687,052        47,149,399               13,517,688        9,858,041        79,008,198        6,727,087          
Golden Dragon China Portfolio     3,128,677        1,235,904        22,836,421        74,072,167        35,483,714        13,898,904        132,661,873        283,317,660               1,018,146   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio                                                                      
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio     28,563,259        21,013,690        37,241,965        42,466,537        9,869,908               523,009        139,678,368                 
Water Resources Portfolio     11,876,489        3,553,481        93,208,162        265,948,030        33,978,301        18,359,580        103,953,663        530,877,706                 
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio     89,533,576        44,707,703        261,712,498        460,657,845        241,008,862        57,314,443        283,242,997        1,438,177,924               2,098,368   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio            179,432        8,319,827        12,433,887        2,282,887        3,244,080        5,860,967        32,321,080                 

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

Note 8. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 6,398,199       $ 6,130,973   
CleantechTM Portfolio      18,305,132         18,438,027   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      800,250,298         799,676,902   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      224,753,667         253,862,868   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      96,065,019         97,692,079   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      65,999,947         97,617,017   

 

 

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     Purchases      Sales  
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio    $ 40,327,139       $ 39,404,173   
Water Resources Portfolio      324,566,399         322,029,259   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      115,555,049         116,386,065   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      14,978,428         15,036,071   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 48,245,001       $ 20,645,916   
CleantechTM Portfolio      1,498,147         5,244,224   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      390,922,999         158,320,699   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      207,819,837         55,580,637   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      123,570,359         113,437,600   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      73,632,106         34,299,257   
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio      137,248,937         45,911,695   
Water Resources Portfolio      157,543,415         193,172,005   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      124,519,965         104,394,954   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      5,980,135         5,644,177   

Gains (losses) on in-kind transactions are generally not considered taxable gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes.

At April 30, 2014, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Cost      Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 81,733,041       $ 16,416,637       $ 18,007,434       $ (1,590,797
CleantechTM Portfolio      67,188,475         23,403,287         26,118,488         (2,715,201
DWA Momentum Portfolio      1,038,892,994         222,443,350         231,021,271         (8,577,921
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      574,582,867         34,131,226         55,633,132         (21,501,906
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      286,542,580         15,362,939         36,281,979         (20,919,040
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      252,903,496                           
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio      295,849,073         69,891,708         70,228,898         (337,190
Water Resources Portfolio      794,945,713         194,799,159         226,967,417         (32,168,258
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      280,876,171         (1,166,286      37,226,463         (38,392,749
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      45,929,027         8,037,046         10,606,646         (2,569,600

Note 9. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions on April 30, 2014, amounts were reclassified between undistributed net investment income (loss), undistributed net realized gain (loss) and shares of beneficial interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of each Fund. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 13,380       $ (5,141,731    $ 5,128,351   
CleantechTM Portfolio      119,741         (1,475,739      1,355,998   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      834,404         (38,460,923      37,626,519   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      21,833,563         (32,099,771      10,266,208   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      331,307         (44,584,664      44,253,357   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      9,755,836         (9,755,836        
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio              (15,465,270      15,465,270   
Water Resources Portfolio              (65,597,513      65,597,513   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      183,889         (37,512,574      37,328,685   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio              (2,084,468      2,084,468   

 

 

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Note 10. Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees

Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees include amounts accrued by the Funds to pay remuneration to the Independent Trustees and Officer of the Funds. The Adviser, as a result of the unitary management fee, pays for such compensation for S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio. The Trustee who is an “interested person” (the “Non-Independent Trustee”) of the Trust does not receive any Trustees’ fees.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, an Independent Trustee who has executed a Deferred Fee Agreement (a “Participating Trustee”) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation (“Deferral Fees”). Such Deferral Fees are deemed to be invested in select PowerShares Funds. The Deferral Fees payable to the Participating Trustee are valued as of the date such Deferral Fees would have been paid to the Participating Trustee. The value increases with contributions or with increases in the value of the Shares selected, and the value decreases with distributions or with declines in the value of the Shares selected. Obligations under the deferred compensation plan represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Funds.

Note 11. Capital

Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units of 50,000 Shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted in exchange for Deposit Securities, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per Share of a Fund of the Trust on the transaction date. However, for all Funds, cash in an amount equivalent to the value of certain securities may be substitutded, generally when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances.

To the extent that the Funds permit transactions in exchange for Deposit Securities, each Fund may issue Shares in advance of receipt Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash at least equal to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In accordance with each Fund’s Participant Agreement, Creation Units will be issued to an Authorized Participant, notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Deposit Securities have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of cash in the form of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds having a value (marked-to-market daily) at least equal to 105%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities.

Transactions in each Fund’s Shares are disclosed in detail on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 12. Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Each Independent Trustee is also indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of his duties to the Trust pursuant to an Indemnification Agreement between the Independent Trustee and the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust believes the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares DWA Technical LeadersTM Portfolio) , PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio, PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio and PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (each an individual portfolio of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at April 30, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 24, 2014

 

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, (excluding PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio), you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio, you incur a unitary management fee. In addition to the unitary management fee, a shareholder may pay distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, if any). The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2014.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (collectively, the “Portfolios”) bear directly, the Portfolios indirectly bear a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolios invest. The amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Portfolios will vary because the investment companies have varied expenses and fee levels and the Portfolios may own different proportions of the investment companies at different times. Estimated investment companies’ expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Portfolios. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the investment companies the Portfolios invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that you bear indirectly are included in each Portfolio’s total return.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annualized rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges and brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, expenses shown in the table do not include the expenses of the underlying funds, which are borne indirectly by a Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,125.83        0.66   $ 3.48   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.52        0.66        3.31   
PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,063.80        0.68        3.48   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.42        0.68        3.41   
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,067.11        0.63        3.23   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,042.88        0.68        3.44   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.42        0.68        3.41   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 978.01        0.70   $ 3.43   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.32        0.70        3.51   
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,065.77        0.75        3.84   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.08        0.75        3.76   
PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,076.68        0.29        1.49   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,023.36        0.29        1.45   
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,045.64        0.60        3.04   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.82        0.60        3.01   
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,037.89        0.70        3.54   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.32        0.70        3.51   
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,088.70        0.70        3.63   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.32        0.70        3.51   

 

(1)  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six-month period ended April 30, 2014. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 181/365. Expense ratios for the most recent six-month period may differ from expense ratios based on the annualized data in the Financial Highlights.

 

 

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Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.

The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2014:

Federal Income Tax Information

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Corporate Dividends
Received Deduction*
  Long Term
Capital Gains
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio        100 %       100 %     $  
CleantechTM Portfolio        100 %       16 %        
DWA Technical LeadersTM Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio        26 %       4 %        
Golden Dragon China Portfolio        82 %       0 %        
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio        0 %       0 %       66,033  
S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
Water Resources Portfolio        100 %       98 %        
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio        16 %       8 %        
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio        100 %       49 %        

 

* The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by each Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by each Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2014.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Ronn R. Bagge (1958)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2003    Founder and Principal, YQA Capital Management LLC (1998-Present); formerly Owner/CEO of Electronic Dynamic Balancing Co., Inc. (high-speed rotating equipment service provider).    114    None
Todd J. Barre (1957)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2010    Assistant Professor of Business, Trinity Christian College (2010-Present); formerly Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist (2001-2008), Director of Open Architecture and Trading (2007-2008), Head of Fundamental Research (2004-2007) and Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Strategist (1994-2001), BMO Financial Group/Harris Private Bank.    114    None
Marc M. Kole (1960)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2006    Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); formerly, Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004).    114    None
Yung Bong Lim (1964)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    114    None
Philip M. Nussbaum (1961)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2003    Chairman, Performance Trust Capital Partners (2004-Present).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Gary R. Wicker (1961)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2013    Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Chief Financial Officer at RBC Ministries (publishing company) (2013-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Zondervan Publishing (a division of Harper Collins/NewsCorp) (2007-2012); Senior Vice President and Group Controller (2005-2006), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2003-2004), Chief Financial Officer (2001-2003), Vice President, Finance and Controller (1999-2001) and Assistant Controller (1997-1999), divisions of The Thomson Corporation (information services provider).    114    None
Donald H. Wilson (1959)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Chairman of the Board and Trustee    Chairman since 2012; Trustee since 2006    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013–Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisers, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chief Operating Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (bank holding company) (2007-2009); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (2006-2007); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (bank holding company) (1995-2006).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

The Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Non-Independent Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by the Non-Independent Trustee are shown below.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Non-Independent Trustee
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustee During
the Past 5 Years

Kevin M. Carome (1956)

Invesco Ltd.

Two Peachtree Pointe

1555 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 1800

Atlanta, GA 30309

   Trustee    Since 2010    Senior Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Ltd. (2006-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Finance PLC, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., and Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director and Executive Vice President, Invesco Finance, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc., and IVZ, Inc.; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2003-2005); Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (2000-2001); General Counsel of certain investment management subsidiaries of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1998-2000); Associate General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1993-1998); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP.    114    None

 

* This is the date the Non-Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

 

Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Andrew Schlossberg (1974)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   President    Since 2009    Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012—Present); Managing Director – U.S. Strategy and Marketing, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010–Present); Managing Director, U.S. head of business strategy and chief marketing officer for Invesco Ltd. in the United States (2008-Present); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present); formerly, Mr. Schlossberg served in multiple roles within Invesco, including head of corporate development, as well as global leadership roles in strategy and product development in the company’s North American Institutional and Retirement divisions (2002-2007).

Peter Hubbard (1981)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management—Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Portfolio Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2007-2008); Research Analyst, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2005-2007); Research Analyst and Trader, Ritchie Capital, a hedge fund operator (2003-2005).

David Warren (1957)

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street Suite 900,

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009–Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009–Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007–Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) and Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002–Present), Invesco Corporate Class Inc., and Invesco Canada Fund Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco, Inc.; formerly, Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2006).

Sheri Morris (1964)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Vice President    Since 2012    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present) and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; formerly, Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.

Rudolf E. Reitmann (1971)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Operations, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2013).

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

 

Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Daniel E. Draper (1968)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (since 2014); Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs (since 2013); formerly, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2010–2013) and Lyxor Asset Management/Societe Generale (2007–2010).

Steven M. Hill (1964)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President and Treasurer   

Since

2013

   Vice President and Treasurer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2011); formerly, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Destra Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries (2010-2011); Chief Financial Officer, Destra Investment Trust and Destra Investment Trust II (2010-2011); Senior Managing Director, Claymore Securities, Inc. (2003-2010); and Chief Financial Officer, Claymore sponsored mutual funds (2003-2010).

Christopher Joe (1969)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer   

Since

2012

   U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (since 2006); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010–2013); formerly, Assistant Fund Accounting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (1998-1999).

Anna Paglia (1974)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Secretary    Since 2011    Secretary, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present); Head of Legal, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Partner, K&L Gates LLP (formerly, Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP) (2007-2010); Associate Counsel at Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (2004-2006).

Availability of Additional Information About the Trustees

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 983-0903.

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for the following 51 series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio

PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

 

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2013, as applicable, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various

 

 

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explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the advisory fees and net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual advisory fee charged to each Fund is:

 

    0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each Fund other than PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio; and

 

    0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio.

The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or pay expenses (an “Expense Cap”) to the extent necessary to prevent the annual operating expenses of each Fund from exceeding the percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets, at least until August 31, 2015, as set forth below:

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio;

 

    0.50%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio;

 

    0.39%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio;

 

    0.29%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

   

0.60%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy

 

 

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Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (the Trustees noted that prior to December 17, 2013, licensing fees were excluded from the Expense Cap); and

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each other Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not serve as the investment adviser to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds, but that the Adviser provides sub-advisory services to clients with comparable investment strategies as certain of the Funds. The Trustees further noted the Adviser’s explanation with respect to the sub-advisory fees it receives for such services in comparison to the advisory fees charged to the Funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was:

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds); and

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. With respect to the Funds’ net expense ratios, the Trustees noted that the net expense ratio for each Fund was:

 

    higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was equal to or less than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds); and

 

   

higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity

 

 

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Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees noted that a significant component of the non-advisory fee expenses was the license fees paid by the Funds, and noted those Funds for which license fees are included in the Funds’ Expense Caps.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio of each Fund (giving effect to the Fund’s Expense Cap) were reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of fees, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund, as well as the fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser for the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to any of the Funds was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that, for Funds whose expenses are higher than their respective Expense Caps, any reduction in that Fund’s expenses would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but that Fund shareholders benefit from the lower expense ratio as a result of the Fund’s Expense Cap. The Trustees also noted that the Excess Expense Agreement with the Trust provides that the Adviser is entitled to be reimbursed by each Fund, other than PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio and PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, for fees waived or expenses absorbed pursuant to the Expense Cap for a period of three years from the date the fee or expense was incurred, provided that no reimbursement would be made that would result in a Fund exceeding its Expense Cap. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate, noting the Fund expenses the Adviser has borne as a result of the Expense Cap.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationship with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s oversight of the execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since-inception (June 12, 2008 for PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio and December 20, 2007 for PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio) periods ended December 31, 2013, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each period, the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s net expense ratio and unitary advisory fee, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual unitary advisory fee is 0.60% for PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio and 0.75% for PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio, and that the Adviser pays all other operating expenses of each Fund, except that each Fund pays its brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not provide investment advisory services to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds. The Trustees noted that PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio’s advisory fee was higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds, but was lower than the median net expense ratios of its open-end index peer funds and open-end actively-managed peer funds. The Trustees noted that PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio’s advisory fee was lower than the median net expense ratios of its ETF peer funds, open-end index peer funds and open-end actively-managed peer funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was reasonable because of the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees also noted that a portion of each Fund’s advisory fee was attributable to a license fee payable out of the unitary fee charged to that Fund. The Board concluded that the unitary advisory fee charged to each Fund was reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of the unitary advisory fee, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the

 

 

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Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to each Fund was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size and expense ratio. The Trustees noted that any reduction in fixed costs associated with the management of the Funds would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but a unitary fee provides a level of certainty in expenses for the Funds. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationships with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge and upon request, by calling (800) 983-0903. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request, by (i) calling (800) 983-0903; or (ii) accessing the Trust’s Form N-PX on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolios

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

A table showing the number of days the market price of each Fund’s shares was greater than the Fund’s net asset value, and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s net asset value (i.e., premium or discount) for the most recently completed calendar year, and the calendar quarters since that year end (or the life of the Fund, if shorter) may be found at the Fund’s website at www.invescopowershares.com.


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     April 30, 2014

2014 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PKW    PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio
PFM    PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio
PGF    PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio
PEY    PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio
PID    PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

 

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Table of Contents

 

The Market Environment      3   
Manager’s Analysis      4   
Dividend Income Portfolios   
Schedules of Investments   

PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW)

     18   

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PFM)

     21   

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)

     24   

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY)

     26   

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PID)

     28   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      30   
Statements of Operations      31   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      32   
Financial Highlights      34   
Notes to Financial Statements      37   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      45   
Fees and Expenses      46   
Tax Information      48   
Trustees and Officers      49   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement     
54
  

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

The U.S. equity market rose to multiyear or all-time highs during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors, and fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained relatively stable following significant recovery in prior years.

However, the fiscal year began with capital markets in the U.S. declining. In May and June 2013, equity and fixed income markets fell following then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time was approaching to reduce, or “taper,” the size of its bond buying economic stimulus program. This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer and generally rose, with some brief interruptions, through the end of 2013. The Fed’s announcement in December that tapering of its bond purchases would begin in early 2014 had little effect on equities as the announcement was widely anticipated. After strong performance in the second half of 2013, the U.S. equity market turned volatile in the first four months of 2014 as investors worried that stocks may have risen too high, too fast in 2013. Adding to this investor uncertainty during 2014 was political upheaval in Ukraine and signs of economic sluggishness in the U.S. and China.

 

1  Source: Reuters

International Market Environment

The fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 saw strong US and European equity market returns, while emerging markets experienced volatility during the period. The period began with U.S. interest rates on 10-year treasuries rising 140 basis points over the summer of 2013.1 This spike in rates caused the U.S. Dollar to rise in value and pressure commodity sensitive emerging market economies. Despite this rise in rates European and U.S. economic fundamentals continued to improve. The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) reassured investors that asset purchases and low Fed Funds rates would remain in place as long as needed.

During the 3rd and 4th calendar quarters of 2013, emerging market fundamentals improved and China’s government planned sweeping reforms. Spanish and Italian bond yields-which had been as high as 7% in mid-2012-continued their decline in the second half of 2013 to finish the calendar year at their lowest level since the onset of the Greek financial crisis in 2010.1 These factors caused global equity markets to finish 2013 strong despite the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee announcing that it would taper asset purchases.

Since the start of 2014, global equity markets have had to contend with multiple headwinds. In Europe, tensions between Ukraine and Russia have had those countries on the brink of war, which could potentially destabilize the region. In the U.S., growth

in the housing market and weakness in retail sales has caused concern that economic growth may be slowing. In Japan, Prime Minister Abe’s decision to raise sales taxes has undermined confidence and caused the Yen to strengthen in value. Finally, China’s currencies depreciated and credit spreads have widened as fears of default and a real estate bubble pressure Chinese equities. Despite these headwinds, U.S. equities have made new all-time highs and European equities have also made multi-year highs. Emerging markets and Japan have lagged their European and U.S. counterparts.

 

1  Source: Bloomberg as of 4/30/2014
 

 

 

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PKW    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Buyback AchieversTM Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ US Buyback AchieversTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index, which is designed to track the performance of issuers that are classified as “BuyBack AchieversTM”. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, an issuer must (i) be incorporated in the United States or certain benefits-driven incorporation countries (i.e., countries that provide tax or other benefits for incorporation); (ii) trade on the NASDAQ, NYSE or NYSE MKT; (iii) have effected a net reduction in shares outstanding of 5% or more in the past 12 months; and (iv) have a minimum average daily cash volume of $500,000 in October, November and December prior to each annual reconstitution of the Underlying Index in January. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider weights the universe of companies according to a modified market capitalization, using each company’s eligible shares outstanding and the closing price at the company’s last trading day in December. No single company may exceed 5% of the Index as of either a reconstitution or rebalance date. The Index Provider will modify the index weight of companies with market capitalizations that exceed 5% of the Index to equal 5% of the Index. The Index Provider will redistribute the excess amounts from companies whose initial market capitalizations exceeded 5% of the Index among the remaining companies in proportion to their initial weights until no company exceeds 5% of the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 26.32%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 26.36%. During the same time period, the Index returned 27.24%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.44%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 500 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad U.S. market benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the U.S. equity market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a modified market capitalization weighting methodology and stock selection methodology based on stock buybacks, whereas the Benchmark Index weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and most underweight in the consumer staples sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the consumer staples sector and consumer discretionary sector, as well as a combination of stock selection within, and allocation to, the telecommunication services sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and health care sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Oracle Corp., a systems software company (portfolio average weight of 4.98%) and Time Warner Cable, Inc., a cable & satellite company (portfolio average weight of 2.19%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Iron Mountain Inc., a diversified support services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end); and General Motors Co., an automobile manufacturers company (portfolio average weight of 0.26%.

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Consumer Discretionary      33.9   
Information Technology      16.7   
Health Care      10.9   
Financials      10.7   
Industrials      7.2   
Telecommunication Services      6.4   
Energy      6.0   
Materials      5.2   
Consumer Staples      2.4   
Utilities      0.6   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
AT&T, Inc.      5.1   
Home Depot, Inc. (The)      5.1   
Oracle Corp.      5.0   
Pfizer, Inc.      4.9   
General Motors Co.      3.3   
Halliburton Co.      3.3   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      2.9   
DIRECTV      2.4   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.      2.4   
Yahoo!, Inc.      2.2   
Total      36.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
NASDAQ US BuyBack Achievers Index     27.24     18.74     67.41     23.89     191.82       9.53     95.40
S&P 500® Index     20.44        13.83        47.48        19.14        140.02          6.14        55.08   
Fund                
NAV Return     26.36        17.90        63.87        23.01        181.60          8.72        85.00   
Market Price Return     26.32        17.90        63.87        22.99        181.43          8.70        84.71   

 

Fund Inception: December 20, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.71%, including estimated acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.01%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table

above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PFM    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ US Broad Dividend AchieversTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index and that have raised their annual regular cash dividend payments for at least each of the last ten fiscal years.

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of issuers that meet the requirements to be classified as “Dividend AchieversTM.” To become eligible for inclusion in the Index, an issuer must (i) be included in the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index (other than limited partnerships); (ii) for limited partnerships, trade on the NASDAQ, NYSE or NYSE MKT; (iii) have raised its annual regular dividend payments for at least each of the last ten consecutive years; and (iv) have a minimum three-month average daily trading volume of $1 million. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider calculates the total annual regular cash dividend payment for each security in the universe of issuers using the last available ex-dividend date for the previous year. The Index Provider weights the universe of issuers according to a modified market capitalization methodology. The Index Provider will rebalance the Index on a quarterly basis, using each issuer’s closing price on the last trading day in February, May, August and November. At the rebalance date, no single issuer may exceed 4% of the weight of the Index. The Index Provider will redistribute the excess amounts proportionately from larger issuers until no issuer’s weight exceeds 4% of the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 14.17%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 14.11%. During the same time period, the Index returned 14.75%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Russell 3000® Value Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 20.79%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,068 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of an index similar to the Index as well as to that of broad based market benchmarks. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance

comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the overall U.S. stock market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a modified market capitalization weighting methodology and stock selection methodology based on dividend-paying stocks, whereas the Benchmark Index weights stocks based on market capitalization and focuses on lower price-to-book and lower forecasted growth values. Additionally, the Fund underperformed largely because of its stock concentrations within the consumer staples, energy, and industrials sectors.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the consumer staples sector and most underweight in the telecommunication services sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the energy and consumer staples sectors, respectively. Telecommunication services was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Johnson & Johnson, a health care company (portfolio average weight of 4.71%) and Exxon Mobil Corp., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 4.54%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included International Business Machines Corp., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 4.36%); and Target Corp., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.93%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Consumer Staples      23.0   
Energy      16.4   
Industrials      14.6   
Information Technology      11.2   
Health Care      8.0   
Consumer Discretionary      6.9   
Financials      6.2   
Utilities      5.2   
Materials      5.1   
Telecommunication Services      3.4   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Johnson & Johnson      4.2   
Chevron Corp.      4.2   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      4.1   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      4.1   
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      4.0   
International Business Machines Corp.      3.7   
AT&T, Inc.      3.4   
Coca-Cola Co. (The)      3.2   
QUALCOMM, Inc.      2.4   
Intel Corp.      2.4   
Total      35.7   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
NASDAQ US Broad Dividend Achievers Index     14.75     13.37     45.70     18.17     130.43       6.75     75.59
Russell 3000® Value Index     20.79        13.91        47.82        19.49        143.62          6.78        76.04   
Fund                
NAV Return     14.11        12.73        43.24        17.45        123.45          6.09        66.47   
Market Price Return     14.17        12.73        43.24        17.44        123.44          6.09        66.45   

 

Fund Inception: September 15, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.58%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PGF    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund 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 “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in preferred securities of financial institutions that comprise the Index.

Wells Fargo (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index provider selects constituents for the Index to attempt to portray a cross-section of the universe of preferred securities issued by financial institutions and listed on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or NASDAQ and that meet certain criteria. The Index is composed of preferred securities with either fixed or floating rate dividends issued by financial institutions that have received an industrial sector classification of “financial” from the Bloomberg Professional Service. The Index Provider includes securities in the Index pursuant to a proprietary selection methodology based on a number of criteria including ratings, perpetual maturity, US dollar-denominated, minimum par value of shares outstanding, dividend classification and liquidity requirements. The constituents are then weighted using a modified market capitalization methodology designed to limit the concentration of the largest securities. No security may account for more than 20% of the Index. The Fund does not purchase all of the securities in the Index; instead, the Fund utilizes a “sampling” methodology to seek to achieve its investment objective.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 2.41%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 2.63%. During the same time period, the Index returned 2.55%. The Fund’s performance differed from the return of the Index primarily due to the Fund’s sampled portfolio’s performance relative to the Index.

During this same time period, the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 4.14%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by modified market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 300 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broader preferred stock benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broader representation of the U.S. preferred stock market, which includes convertible preferred stocks.

The Fund focuses on financial sector preferred securities while the Benchmark Index is a broader representation of the preferred stock market. As such, the underperformance of the Fund compared to the Benchmark Index will reflect this difference in

sector focus. In addition, the Benchmark Index contained a large weight in a convertible preferred security (not held by the Fund) which significantly outperformed the overall preferred market during the period.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the banks industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the insurance and diversified financial services, respectively. Capital markets and consumer finance were industries that both detracted equally.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included HSBC Holdings PLC, a banking industry preferred security (portfolio average weight of 4.26%) and Barclays Bank PLC, a banking industry preferred security (portfolio average weight of 4.28%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included BB&T Corp., a banking industry preferred security (portfolio average weight of 3.25%); and PNC Financial Services Group Inc., a banking industry preferred security (portfolio average weight of 3.86%).

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Banks      63.2   
Insurance      12.5   
Capital Markets      11.6   
Diversified Financial Services      8.5   
Consumer Finance      4.5   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.3)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00%, Series 2      7.9   
Barclays Bank PLC, 8.13%, Series 5      4.3   
ING Groep NV, 7.38%      4.1   
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.13%      3.7   
Wells Fargo & Co., 8.00%, Series J      3.6   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 6.13%, Series P      3.1   
BB&T Corp., 5.63%, Series E      3.0   
ING Groep NV, 6.38%      2.4   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.25%, Series T      2.4   
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%      2.3   
Total      36.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Wells Fargo® Hybrid & Preferred Securities Financial Index     2.55     6.85     21.98     19.09     139.54       4.20     35.68
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index     4.14        6.77        21.72        17.23        121.41          4.60        39.57   
Fund                
NAV Return     2.63        6.25        19.96        17.59        124.81          3.10        25.43   
Market Price Return     2.41        6.20        19.77        17.57        124.66          2.99        24.41   

 

Fund Inception: December 1, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.64%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PEY    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ US Dividend AchieversTM 50 Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in dividend-paying common stocks of companies that have a consistent record of dividend increases and that comprise the Index.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes common stocks in the Index, principally on the basis of dividend yield and consistent growth in dividends. To become eligible for inclusion in the Index, an issuer must be included in the NASDAQ US Broad Dividend Achievers TM Index, experienced growth in dividends consistently over the last ten or more calendar or fiscal years, and must have a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion. The company must also be incorporated in the United States, and cannot be a real estate investment trust or limited partnership. Companies are ranked according to yield, using the annualized current dividend and closing price. The top 50 yielding companies within the above universe are included in the Index and weighted according to a dividend yield weighted methodology. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 18.72%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 18.61%. During the same time period, the Index returned 19.21%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 18.47%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by indicated dividend yield based on the average performance of approximately 100 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar dividend-weighted index.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the selection methodology of the Benchmark Index differs from the selection methodology of the Index that the Fund tracks.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the financials sector and most underweight in the industrials

sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the financials sector as well as stock selection within the consumer staples sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the regional banks sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the office services & supplies and tobacco sub-industries, respectively. The diversified support services sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the commercial printing sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Pitney Bowes Inc., an office services & supplies company (no longer held at fiscal year-end) and Vector Group Ltd., a tobacco company (portfolio average weight of 4.69%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included WGL Holdings, Inc., a gas utilities company (portfolio average weight of 1.86%); and South Jersey Industries, Inc., a gas utilities company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Gas Utilities      10.1   
Insurance      9.9   
Tobacco      8.9   
Multi-Utilities      8.4   
Electric Utilities      6.8   
Commercial Services & Supplies      6.5   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      6.3   
Banks      5.4   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      5.4   
Household Products      5.0   
Diversified Telecommunication Services      3.3   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure      3.2   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance      2.4   
Household Durables      2.0   
Media      1.8   
Food & Staples Retailing      1.7   
Pharmaceuticals      1.7   
Beverages      1.7   
Food Products      1.6   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals      1.6   
Aerospace & Defense      1.6   
Metals & Mining      1.6   
Containers & Packaging      1.6   
Leisure Products      1.5   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Vector Group Ltd.      4.2   
AT&T, Inc.      3.3   
Old Republic International Corp.      3.2   
Mercury General Corp.      3.0   
Altria Group, Inc.      3.0   
Southern Co. (The)      2.5   
People’s United Financial, Inc.      2.4   
ConocoPhillips      2.4   
PPL Corp.      2.3   
AGL Resources, Inc.      2.2   
Total      28.5   
 

 

 

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PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers 50 Index     19.21     15.88     55.60     20.57     154.84       2.74     28.88
Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index     18.47        16.12        56.57        21.28        162.38          6.94        87.85   
Fund                
NAV Return     18.61        15.24        53.03        19.88        147.61          2.30        23.83   
Market Price Return     18.72        15.23        53.02        19.88        147.60          2.31        23.91   

 

Fund Inception: December 9, 2004

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.57%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PID    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PID)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ International Dividend AchieversTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index.

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of dividend paying American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) that are listed on the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) and the London International Exchange, in addition to ADRs and non-US common or ordinary stock trading on the NYSE, NYSE MKT, or NASDAQ. In order to become eligible for inclusion in the Index, an issuer must (i) be listed on NASDAQ, NYSE or NYSE MKT; (ii) be incorporated outside of the U.S.; (iii) have raised its annual regular cash dividend payments for at least each of the last five consecutive years; and (iv) have a minimum three-month average daily trading volume of $1 million. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider calculates the total annual regular dividend payment using the last available ex-dividend date for the previous calendar or fiscal year. The Index Provider will rebalance the Index on a quarterly basis using a dividend yield weighted methodology that incorporates the trailing 12-month dividend yield of each issuer as compared to the dividend yield of all issuers in the Index as of the last trading day in February, May, August and November. At the rebalance date, no single issuer may exceed 4% of the Index, and the Index Provider will redistribute the excess amounts proportionately from larger issuers until no issuer’s weight exceeds 4% of the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 11.35%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 11.50%. During the same time period, the Index returned 11.86%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the MSCI EAFE® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 13.35%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 906 securities. The Fund provided this new comparative benchmark to replace the MSCI EAFE® Value Index, the Fund’s previous benchmark index, because it is a better representation of the international securities held by the Fund. The Fund also provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how

the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index, as well as to that of broad-based market benchmarks. The Benchmark Index also was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the overall international developed equity markets.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks the Index, which employs a dividend yield weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the oil gas & consumable fuels industry and most underweight in the banks industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the selection of stocks within these industries, as well as the allocation to these industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the health care sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the energy and financials sectors, respectively. Utilities was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Vodafone Group PLC ADR, a wireless telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 3.02%) and AstraZeneca PLC ADR, a pharmaceuticals company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. ADR, an independent power producers & energy traders company (no longer held at fiscal year-end); and LukOil OAO ADR, an integrated oil & gas company (portfolio average weight of 3.29%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Energy      22.7   
Telecommunication Services      14.9   
Financials      13.5   
Health Care      10.2   
Consumer Staples      10.0   
Industrials      9.9   
Consumer Discretionary      8.5   
Materials      6.0   
Utilities      2.5   
Information Technology      1.8   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PID) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Navios Maritime Partners LP      4.3   
Teekay Offshore Partners LP      3.4   
Teekay LNG Partners LP      3.4   
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.      2.8   
LUKOIL OAO ADR      2.7   
BCE, Inc.      2.6   
Statoil ASA ADR      2.5   
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP      2.5   
China Mobile Ltd. ADR      2.3   
Pearson PLC ADR      2.3   
Total      28.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PID) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
NASDAQ International Dividend Achievers Index     11.86     7.37     23.78     17.36     122.60       6.54     72.71
MSCI EAFE® Index—NR     13.35        5.66        17.97        13.58        89.01          5.16        54.29   
MSCI EAFE® Value Index—NR     15.62        5.90        18.78        12.96        83.89          4.72        48.86   
Fund                
NAV Return     11.50        6.66        21.35        16.62        115.72          5.81        62.69   
Market Price Return     11.35        6.61        21.18        16.62        115.69          5.82        62.84   

 

Fund Inception: September 15, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.56%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.

NR—Net Return, and is total return net of withholding taxes

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investment(a)

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—33.9%   
  81,832       ANN, Inc.(b)    $ 3,206,996   
  58,828       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      31,407,681   
  69,242       Bally Technologies, Inc.(b)      4,508,347   
  140,182       bebe Stores, Inc.      707,919   
  376,995       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)      23,422,699   
  28,361       Blyth, Inc.(c)      265,743   
  43,711       Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      2,048,735   
  118,875       Brinker International, Inc.      5,841,517   
  94,987       Carter’s, Inc.      6,996,742   
  981,428       CBS Corp., Class B- Non Voting, Class B      56,687,281   
  38,971       Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)      1,870,608   
  70,555       Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      6,909,451   
  902,889       DIRECTV(b)      70,064,186   
  365,128       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      19,012,215   
  95,631       Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      10,199,046   
  791,432       Gap, Inc. (The)      31,103,278   
  2,814,775       General Motors Co.      97,053,442   
  52,217       hhgregg, Inc.(b)(c)      450,111   
  1,848,653       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      146,986,400   
  85,949       Iconix Brand Group, Inc.(b)      3,652,832   
  436,791       International Game Technology      5,481,727   
  369,258       Kohl’s Corp.      20,231,646   
  143,064       Lear Corp.      11,882,896   
  830,568       Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b)      24,136,306   
  1,803,779       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      82,811,494   
  653,366       Macy’s, Inc.      37,522,809   
  32,421       Marcus Corp. (The)      542,403   
  521,995       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      30,239,170   
  54,222       Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Class A(b)      212,008   
  84,286       Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)      3,993,471   
  11,112       NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      595,492   
  7,954       NVR, Inc.(b)      8,566,458   
  188,382       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      28,029,358   
  36,104       Outerwall, Inc.(b)(c)      2,503,812   
  46,644       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      7,135,133   
  74,116       Papa John’s International, Inc.      3,250,728   
  93,441       Rent-A-Center, Inc.      2,729,412   
  288,166       Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      7,898,630   
  167,810       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      6,735,893   
  97,287       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)(c)      1,493,355   
  71,643       Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      1,743,791   
  19,198       Strayer Education, Inc.(b)(c)      818,411   
  491,237       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      69,490,386   
  196,102       TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b)      15,756,796   
  89,285       Tupperware Brands Corp.      7,581,189   
  684,967       Viacom, Inc., Class B      58,208,496   
  85,686       Visteon Corp.(b)      7,438,402   
  149,897       Wet Seal, Inc. (The), Class A(b)(c)      169,384   
  226,880       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      16,185,619   
     

 

 

 
        985,779,904   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—2.4%   
  448,746       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      20,391,018   
  179,391       Herbalife Ltd.(c)      10,759,872   
  23,831       Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      547,875   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  641,297       Lorillard, Inc.    $ 38,105,868   
     

 

 

 
        69,804,633   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—6.0%   
  630,280       Denbury Resources, Inc.      10,601,310   
  1,506,489       Halliburton Co.      95,014,261   
  518,511       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      48,195,597   
  231,945       Tesoro Corp.      13,056,184   
  141,164       Western Refining, Inc.(c)      6,140,634   
     

 

 

 
        173,007,986   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—10.7%   
  170,022       AllianceBernstein Holding LP (France)      4,323,659   
  791,605       Allstate Corp. (The)      45,081,905   
  477,695       American Capital Ltd.(b)      7,160,648   
  337,454       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      37,669,990   
  115,370       Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.      5,281,639   
  285,818       Associated Banc-Corp.      5,016,106   
  127,105       Assurant, Inc.      8,568,148   
  323,010       Assured Guaranty Ltd.      7,723,169   
  40,629       Credit Acceptance Corp.(b)      5,343,526   
  68,299       DFC Global Corp.(b)      636,547   
  831,381       Discover Financial Services      46,474,198   
  33,419       eHealth, Inc.(b)      1,399,922   
  83,878       Everest Re Group Ltd.      13,255,240   
  18,543       FBR & Co.(b)      478,409   
  15,202       First Citizens BancShares, Inc.,
Class A
     3,418,778   
  166,798       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      1,432,795   
  32,562       First Community Bancshares, Inc.      482,243   
  361,804       Fortress Investment Group LLC,
Class A
     2,586,899   
  210,878       Legg Mason, Inc.      9,888,069   
  177,979       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      8,427,306   
  83,493       Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      2,553,216   
  40,045       MVC Capital, Inc.      522,187   
  549,277       People’s United Financial, Inc.      7,843,676   
  28,798       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      1,263,080   
  48,577       Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.      3,046,264   
  73,771       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.      7,466,363   
  45,996       Rockville Financial, Inc.(b)      605,307   
  759,025       SLM Corp.—when issued.      6,983,469   
  764,224       State Street Corp.      49,338,301   
  61,324       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      897,170   
  459,361       Unum Group      15,259,972   
  19,362       World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      1,405,681   
     

 

 

 
        311,833,882   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—10.9%   
  137,358       C.R. Bard, Inc.      18,863,374   
  31,387       Chemed Corp.(c)      2,613,595   
  37,048       Corvel Corp.(b)      1,687,166   
  185,997       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      15,153,176   
  156,892       HealthSouth Corp.      5,434,739   
  91,190       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      11,530,064   
  151,027       Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings(b)
     14,906,365   
  658,484       Mylan, Inc.(b)      33,437,818   
  129,204       Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)(c)      5,453,701   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  176,670       Omnicare, Inc.    $ 10,471,231   
  4,554,293       Pfizer, Inc.      142,458,285   
  33,469       PhotoMedex, Inc.(b)(c)      505,717   
  255,501       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      14,290,171   
  502,660       St. Jude Medical, Inc.      31,903,830   
  23,936       SurModics, Inc.(b)      520,847   
  172,756       Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)      7,787,840   
     

 

 

 
        317,017,919   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—7.2%   
  324,556       ADT Corp. (The)(c)      9,814,573   
  175,393       AECOM Technology Corp.(b)      5,686,241   
  13,922       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      935,558   
  96,816       Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b)      5,088,649   
  44,332       Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,551,177   
  195,645       Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)      6,806,490   
  260,854       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      15,364,301   
  88,184       CBIZ, Inc.(b)      755,737   
  65,533       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      7,258,435   
  243,602       Flowserve Corp.      17,795,126   
  29,568       Franklin Covey Co.(b)      599,343   
  60,170       Kforce, Inc.      1,391,130   
  153,121       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      17,665,570   
  383,741       Northrop Grumman Corp.      46,628,369   
  148,960       Oshkosh Corp.      8,268,770   
  83,499       PGT, Inc.(b)      830,815   
  56,420       Pike Corp.(b)      541,632   
  1,242,900       Southwest Airlines Co.      30,040,893   
  78,703       SPX Corp.      8,015,114   
  275,744       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      23,683,652   
     

 

 

 
        208,721,575   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—16.7%   
  1,261,277       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      25,238,153   
  100,289       ADTRAN, Inc.      2,249,482   
  140,675       AOL, Inc.(b)      6,022,297   
  257,953       Computer Sciences Corp.      15,265,659   
  27,136       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      861,568   
  179,607       Convergys Corp.      3,868,735   
  119,555       Conversant, Inc.(b)      2,921,924   
  95,913       Dice Holdings, Inc.(b)      733,734   
  58,581       Digital River, Inc.(b)      895,704   
  74,558       DST Systems, Inc.      6,873,502   
  249,430       FLIR Systems, Inc.      8,490,597   
  33,657       Forrester Research, Inc.      1,192,468   
  127,339       Global Payments, Inc.      8,510,065   
  174,482       Harmonic, Inc.(b)      1,226,608   
  189,090       Harris Corp.      13,901,897   
  83,568       Higher One Holdings, Inc.(b)      500,572   
  135,317       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      8,968,811   
  287,380       Lam Research Corp.(b)      16,555,962   
  891,287       Marvell Technology Group Ltd.      14,135,812   
  133,230       MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      6,861,345   
  170,181       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)      1,172,547   
  449,866       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      28,602,480   
  108,333       NeuStar, Inc., Class A(b)      2,786,325   
  981,303       NVIDIA Corp.      18,124,666   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  3,575,749       Oracle Corp.    $ 146,176,619   
  90,918       Progress Software Corp.(b)      1,951,100   
  153,959       QLogic Corp.(b)      1,782,845   
  399,269       SanDisk Corp.      33,925,887   
  137,421       Silicon Image, Inc.(b)      770,932   
  68,442       Telenav, Inc.(b)      419,549   
  88,504       TeleTech Holdings, Inc.(b)      2,135,602   
  249,074       Vantiv, Inc., Class A(b)      7,659,026   
  236,655       Verisign, Inc.(b)      11,165,383   
  70,290       WebMD Health Corp.(b)(c)      3,099,086   
  954,060       Western Union Co. (The)      15,140,932   
  1,787,164       Yahoo!, Inc.(b)      64,248,546   
     

 

 

 
        484,436,420   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—5.2%   
  130,952       Airgas, Inc.      13,914,959   
  140,824       Albemarle Corp.      9,440,841   
  248,987       Ball Corp.      13,990,580   
  107,317       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      26,310,909   
  37,026       Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      2,273,026   
  63,327       Cytec Industries, Inc.      6,036,330   
  574,975       Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(b)      5,899,243   
  245,529       PPG Industries, Inc.      47,539,325   
  131,192       Rockwood Holdings, Inc.      9,321,192   
  112,279       Silgan Holdings, Inc.      5,585,880   
  149,804       Valspar Corp. (The)      10,941,684   
     

 

 

 
        151,253,969   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—6.4%   
  4,171,197       AT&T, Inc.      148,911,733   
  1,023,290       CenturyLink, Inc.      35,723,054   
  374,503       Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)      1,438,091   
     

 

 

 
        186,072,878   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—0.6%   
  749,444       Calpine Corp.(b)      17,184,751   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $2,679,312,477)
     2,905,113,917   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  974,843       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $974,843)
     974,843   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $2,680,287,320)—100.0%
     2,906,088,760   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—1.2%   
  34,555,549       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $34,555,549)
   $ 34,555,549   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $2,714,842,869)—101.2%
     2,940,644,309   
   Other assets less liabilities—(1.2)%      (35,523,770
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 2,905,120,539   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e) The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 34,016,807      $ (34,016,807   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investment(a)

PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—6.9%   
  4,558       Aaron’s, Inc.    $ 134,324   
  1,508       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      142,868   
  7,204       Family Dollar Stores, Inc.      423,235   
  9,735       Genuine Parts Co.      848,113   
  8,292       Hasbro, Inc.      458,216   
  3,133       John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      180,022   
  8,796       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      289,037   
  65,286       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      2,997,280   
  1,731       Matthews International Corp., Class A      69,846   
  62,696       McDonald’s Corp.      6,356,121   
  2,303       Meredith Corp.      101,493   
  44,803       NIKE, Inc., Class B      3,268,379   
  4,162       Polaris Industries, Inc.      559,081   
  13,610       Ross Stores, Inc.      926,569   
  40,129       Target Corp.      2,477,966   
  8,109       Tiffany & Co.      709,456   
  45,088       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      2,623,220   
  27,929       VF Corp.      1,706,183   
     

 

 

 
        24,271,409   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—23.0%   
  126,210       Altria Group, Inc.      5,062,283   
  1,786       Andersons, Inc. (The)      111,250   
  41,754       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      1,825,902   
  8,152       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      731,398   
  9,341       Bunge Ltd.      744,011   
  2,437       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      167,324   
  8,688       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      599,559   
  8,227       Clorox Co. (The)      746,189   
  279,098       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      11,384,407   
  58,193       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      3,916,389   
  74,892       CVS Caremark Corp.      5,446,146   
  13,210       Flowers Foods, Inc.      271,069   
  39,602       General Mills, Inc.      2,099,698   
  16,697       Hormel Foods Corp.      796,280   
  6,566       J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      634,801   
  24,025       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      2,696,806   
  1,728       Lancaster Colony Corp.      163,953   
  7,536       McCormick & Co., Inc.      536,563   
  3,767       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      327,729   
  96,439       PepsiCo, Inc.      8,283,146   
  171,594       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      14,165,085   
  37,112       Sysco Corp.      1,351,990   
  2,401       Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.      67,684   
  1,470       Universal Corp.      80,218   
  5,983       Vector Group Ltd.      127,438   
  60,169       Walgreen Co.      4,085,475   
  180,715       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      14,404,793   
     

 

 

 
        80,827,586   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—16.4%   
  2,345       Alliance Resource Partners LP      218,390   
  7,296       Buckeye Partners LP      556,028   
  1,463       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.      204,688   
  117,047       Chevron Corp.      14,691,739   
  77,655       ConocoPhillips      5,770,543   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  4,603       Energen Corp.    $ 358,620   
  58,585       Enterprise Products Partners LP      4,284,321   
  34,617       EOG Resources, Inc.      3,392,466   
  140,207       Exxon Mobil Corp.      14,358,599   
  5,614       Genesis Energy LP      311,128   
  6,810       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      739,906   
  20,257       Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP      1,526,973   
  14,379       Magellan Midstream Partners LP      1,067,065   
  11,600       Murphy Oil Corp.      735,788   
  50,413       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      4,827,045   
  13,160       ONEOK, Inc.      831,975   
  22,791       Plains All American Pipeline LP      1,271,738   
  6,584       Sunoco Logistics Partners LP      598,881   
  3,947       TC Pipelines LP      209,349   
  43,400       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      1,830,178   
     

 

 

 
        57,785,420   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—6.2%   
  1,537       1st Source Corp.      45,326   
  21,347       ACE Ltd.      2,184,225   
  28,905       Aflac, Inc.      1,812,922   
  4,519       American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      105,383   
  7,096       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      324,642   
  971       BancFirst Corp.      56,522   
  2,336       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      139,926   
  9,210       Brown & Brown, Inc.      274,274   
  15,580       Chubb Corp. (The)      1,434,606   
  10,354       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      504,654   
  6,077       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      264,228   
  2,560       Community Bank System, Inc.      95,206   
  1,002       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      36,944   
  3,847       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      293,949   
  7,677       Eaton Vance Corp.      276,909   
  2,938       Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      210,508   
  3,940       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      682,644   
  4,232       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      497,429   
  40,000       Franklin Resources, Inc.      2,094,000   
  6,320       HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      290,341   
  28,950       HCP, Inc. REIT      1,211,847   
  18,362       Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT      1,158,459   
  728       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      46,716   
  17,161       McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.      1,268,713   
  3,481       Mercury General Corp.      166,601   
  2,093       National Health Investors, Inc. REIT      129,117   
  7,725       National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT      263,654   
  16,334       Old Republic International Corp.      270,491   
  7,867       OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT      273,614   
  3,270       PartnerRe Ltd.      344,658   
  18,928       People’s United Financial, Inc.      270,292   
  4,193       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      247,387   
  13,146       Realty Income Corp. REIT      571,194   
  2,638       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.      266,992   
  2,722       RLI Corp.      117,209   
  10,733       SEI Investments Co.      347,535   
  11,916       Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT      279,668   
  1,190       Southside Bancshares, Inc.      32,820   
  2,768       StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.      169,125   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  16,606       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.    $ 1,363,851   
  5,985       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      213,545   
  934       Tompkins Financial Corp.      44,029   
  2,865       UMB Financial Corp.      168,204   
  4,353       United Bankshares, Inc.      127,325   
  814       Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      34,538   
  1,495       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT      30,513   
  8,140       W.R. Berkley Corp.      360,114   
  1,672       Westamerica Bancorp.      84,971   
  523       Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.      30,423   
  6,267       WP Carey, Inc. REIT      385,295   
     

 

 

 
        21,903,538   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—8.0%   
  97,787       Abbott Laboratories      3,788,268   
  12,245       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      1,384,052   
  4,913       C.R. Bard, Inc.      674,702   
  21,749       Cardinal Health, Inc.      1,511,773   
  146,527       Johnson & Johnson      14,841,720   
  63,228       Medtronic, Inc.      3,719,071   
  3,996       Owens & Minor, Inc.      134,026   
  23,961       Stryker Corp.      1,862,968   
  4,454       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      193,215   
     

 

 

 
        28,109,795   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—14.6%   
  41,973       3M Co.      5,838,025   
  4,941       A.O. Smith Corp.      231,041   
  3,533       ABM Industries, Inc.      95,709   
  3,092       Brady Corp., Class A      79,743   
  9,602       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      565,558   
  4,043       Carlisle Cos., Inc.      332,537   
  40,393       Caterpillar, Inc.      4,257,422   
  7,590       Cintas Corp.      447,279   
  3,192       CLARCOR, Inc.      184,370   
  23,440       Deere & Co.      2,187,890   
  9,201       Donaldson Co., Inc.      387,270   
  10,766       Dover Corp.      930,182   
  44,513       Emerson Electric Co.      3,034,896   
  12,833       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      529,233   
  18,793       Fastenal Co.      941,153   
  19,794       FedEx Corp.      2,696,933   
  3,020       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      116,783   
  21,700       General Dynamics Corp.      2,375,065   
  1,662       Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      51,605   
  3,854       Graco, Inc.      279,415   
  4,440       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      129,204   
  26,937       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      2,295,841   
  5,788       ITT Corp.      249,694   
  5,130       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      342,735   
  818       Lindsay Corp.      72,090   
  20,373       Lockheed Martin Corp.      3,344,024   
  1,631       McGrath RentCorp      51,507   
  2,357       MSA Safety, Inc.      124,332   
  3,039       MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      276,731   
  4,075       Nordson Corp.      302,976   
  19,639       Norfolk Southern Corp.      1,856,475   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  13,746       Northrop Grumman Corp.    $ 1,670,277   
  9,444       Parker Hannifin Corp.      1,198,255   
  12,498       Pentair Ltd.      928,476   
  2,306       Raven Industries, Inc.      71,255   
  22,836       Republic Services, Inc.      801,315   
  9,251       Rollins, Inc.      278,270   
  6,304       Roper Industries, Inc.      875,941   
  9,854       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      846,360   
  1,171       Tennant Co.      74,698   
  3,597       Toro Co. (The)      228,553   
  57,969       United Technologies Corp.      6,859,472   
  1,699       Valmont Industries, Inc.      252,998   
  4,357       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      1,108,421   
  29,435       Waste Management, Inc.      1,308,386   
     

 

 

 
        51,110,395   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—11.2%   
  19,791       Analog Devices, Inc.      1,015,080   
  30,549       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      2,381,600   
  912       Badger Meter, Inc.      45,190   
  729       Cass Information Systems, Inc.      36,822   
  4,043       Diebold, Inc.      152,057   
  2,709       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      288,508   
  6,763       Harris Corp.      497,216   
  314,939       Intel Corp.      8,405,722   
  65,965       International Business Machines Corp.      12,960,144   
  5,413       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      298,581   
  14,940       Linear Technology Corp.      664,830   
  17,862       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      579,443   
  218       Mesa Laboratories, Inc.      18,683   
  12,610       Microchip Technology, Inc.      599,479   
  107,117       QUALCOMM, Inc.      8,431,179   
  68,657       Texas Instruments, Inc.      3,120,461   
     

 

 

 
        39,494,995   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—5.1%   
  13,425       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      1,577,706   
  4,684       Airgas, Inc.      497,722   
  5,034       Albemarle Corp.      337,479   
  4,150       AptarGroup, Inc.      279,793   
  6,440       Bemis Co., Inc.      259,146   
  19,072       Ecolab, Inc.      1,995,694   
  3,170       H.B. Fuller Co.      146,866   
  5,147       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      507,082   
  33,242       Monsanto Co.      3,679,889   
  20,161       Nucor Corp.      1,043,332   
  8,784       PPG Industries, Inc.      1,700,758   
  18,637       Praxair, Inc.      2,433,060   
  4,081       Royal Gold, Inc.      270,162   
  8,433       RPM International, Inc.      359,752   
  6,351       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      1,269,184   
  7,564       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      727,732   
  6,456       Sonoco Products Co.      271,669   
  1,415       Stepan Co.      81,830   
  5,408       Valspar Corp. (The)      395,000   
     

 

 

 
        17,833,856   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Telecommunication Services—3.4%   
  329,841       AT&T, Inc.    $ 11,775,324   
  998       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      59,052   
  6,434       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      174,940   
     

 

 

 
        12,009,316   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—5.2%   
  7,529       AGL Resources, Inc.      406,566   
  7,026       Alliant Energy Corp.      410,880   
  2,454       American States Water Co.      74,503   
  11,190       Aqua America, Inc.      280,757   
  6,267       Atmos Energy Corp.      319,868   
  3,807       Avista Corp.      122,395   
  2,818       Black Hills Corp.      162,739   
  3,023       California Water Service Group      68,018   
  610       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      38,589   
  698       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      22,685   
  18,548       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      1,076,340   
  36,820       Dominion Resources, Inc.      2,670,923   
  2,074       Laclede Group, Inc. (The)      98,328   
  11,992       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      424,757   
  2,195       MGE Energy, Inc.      83,893   
  5,305       National Fuel Gas Co.      390,660   
  2,668       New Jersey Resources Corp.      132,680   
  27,567       NextEra Energy, Inc.      2,752,565   
  19,975       Northeast Utilities      944,019   
  1,716       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      75,967   
  4,926       Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      176,302   
  39,940       PPL Corp.      1,331,600   
  11,089       Questar Corp.      269,241   
  8,938       SCANA Corp.      479,792   
  2,073       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      119,094   
  56,227       Southern Co. (The)      2,576,883   
  7,267       UGI Corp.      339,296   
  5,219       Vectren Corp.      211,735   
  8,156       Westar Energy, Inc.      292,637   
  3,284       WGL Holdings, Inc.      130,670   
  14,308       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      693,652   
  31,554       Xcel Energy, Inc.      1,005,626   
     

 

 

 
        18,183,660   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $276,926,901)
     351,529,970   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  6,276       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(b)
(Cost $6,276)
     6,276   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $276,933,177)—100.0%
     351,536,246   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.0%      20,715   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 351,556,961   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investment(a)

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Preferred Stocks—100.3%   
   Banks—63.2%   
  564,730       Bank of America Corp., 6.20%, Series D(b)    $ 14,084,366   
  77,532       Bank of America Corp., 6.38%, Series 3      1,954,582   
  20,129       Bank of America Corp., 7.25%, Series L      22,911,834   
  751,262       Barclays Bank PLC, 6.63%, Series 2 (United Kingdom)      19,089,567   
  831,869       Barclays Bank PLC, 7.10%, Series 3 (United Kingdom)      21,354,077   
  613,646       Barclays Bank PLC, 7.75%, Series 4 (United Kingdom)      15,905,704   
  2,363,789       Barclays Bank PLC, 8.13%, Series 5
(United Kingdom)(b)
     61,245,773   
  120,283       BB&T Corp., 5.20%, Series G(b)      2,646,226   
  1,819,496       BB&T Corp., 5.63%, Series E      42,485,232   
  395,237       BB&T Corp., 5.85%      9,687,259   
  694,621       Citigroup, Inc., 5.80%, Series C(b)      16,302,755   
  1,047,982       Citigroup, Inc., 6.88%, Series K      28,117,357   
  816,540       Citigroup, Inc., 7.13%, Series J      22,169,061   
  380,777       Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.63%, Series I      10,113,437   
  313,565       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., 8.63%, Series B      9,102,792   
  490,127       HSBC Finance Corp., 6.36%, Series B (United Kingdom)      12,248,274   
  4,180,073       HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00%, Series 2 (United Kingdom)      112,861,971   
  2,004,304       HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.13% (United Kingdom)      52,452,636   
  843,095       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.45%, Series P(b)      19,070,809   
  1,253,429       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.50%, Series O      28,440,304   
  547,435       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.70%, Series T      13,882,952   
  1,636,446       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 6.13%, Series P      43,954,939   
  441,326       Regions Financial Corp., 6.38%, Series A      10,618,303   
  410,000       Regions Financial Corp., 6.38%, Series B(c)      10,188,500   
  432,417       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 5.75%, Series L (United Kingdom)      9,616,954   
  329,033       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.35%, Series N (United Kingdom)      7,554,598   
  367,501       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.60%, Series S (United Kingdom)      8,801,649   
  317,109       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.75%, Series Q (United Kingdom)      7,693,064   
  1,331,863       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.25%, Series T (United Kingdom)      33,816,002   
  720,618       Santander Finance Preferred SAU, 10.50%, Series 10 (Spain)      18,865,779   
  444,383       SunTrust Banks, Inc., 5.88%, Series E      10,274,135   
  820,170       U.S. Bancorp, 5.15%, Series H      18,552,245   
  588,858       U.S. Bancorp, 6.00%, Series G      16,311,367   
  1,028,453       U.S. Bancorp, 6.50%, Series F      29,670,869   
  51,446       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.13%, Series O      1,164,223   
  991,987       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.20%      22,369,307   
  436,199       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.25%, Series P(b)      10,159,075   
  1,330,111       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%      33,718,314   
  166,349       Wells Fargo & Co., 6.63%      4,599,550   
  17,140       Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50%, Series L      20,482,300   
  1,757,014       Wells Fargo & Co., 8.00%, Series J      51,884,623   
     

 

 

 
        906,422,764   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Preferred Stocks (continued)   
   Capital Markets—11.6%   
  584,127       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 5.20%    $ 13,715,302   
  450,323       Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 6.00%, Series B      11,411,185   
  835,475       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.50%, Series J      19,742,274   
  976,503       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.95%      22,625,574   
  688,267       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.20%, Series B(b)      16,979,547   
  220,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.38%, Series K(b)(c)      5,561,600   
  270,000       Morgan Stanley, 6.63%,
Series G(c)
     6,750,000   
  763,874       Morgan Stanley, 6.88%      20,311,410   
  818,689       Morgan Stanley, 7.13%, Series E      22,350,210   
  550,261       State Street Corp., 5.25%, Series C(b)      12,958,647   
  563,646       State Street Corp., 5.90%, Series D(c)      14,632,250   
     

 

 

 
        167,037,999   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance—4.5%   
  828,764       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.50%, Series A      22,409,779   
  787,431       Capital One Financial Corp., 6.00%, Series B      18,906,218   
  506,621       Discover Financial Services, 6.50%, Series B      12,766,849   
  423,029       HSBC USA, Inc., 6.50%, Series H (United Kingdom)      10,783,009   
     

 

 

 
        64,865,855   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services—8.5%   
  687,348       ING Groep NV, 6.13% (Netherlands)      17,286,802   
  160,481       ING Groep NV, 6.20% (Netherlands)(b)      4,050,541   
  1,337,436       ING Groep NV, 6.38% (Netherlands)      33,957,500   
  2,291,586       ING Groep NV, 7.38% (Netherlands)      59,214,582   
  278,101       KKR Financial Holdings LLC, 7.38%, Series A      7,049,860   
     

 

 

 
        121,559,285   
     

 

 

 
   Insurance—12.5%   
  701,114       Aegon NV, 6.38% (Netherlands)      18,137,819   
  241,812       Aegon NV, 6.50% (Netherlands)      6,151,697   
  1,128,247       Aegon NV, 7.25% (Netherlands)      28,668,756   
  306,606       Allstate Corp. (The), 5.63%      7,471,988   
  601,964       Allstate Corp. (The), 6.63%, Series E(c)      15,536,691   
  278,123       Allstate Corp. (The), 6.75%, Series C      7,225,636   
  291,605       Arch Capital Group Ltd., 6.75%, Series C      7,491,332   
  254,527       Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 5.95%      6,424,262   
  388,100       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 6.88%, Series C      10,024,623   
  1,258,004       MetLife, Inc., 6.50%, Series B      31,978,462   
  96,007       PartnerRe Ltd., 5.88%, Series F      2,260,005   
  470,751       PartnerRe Ltd., 7.25%, Series E      12,714,985   
  258,193       Principal Financial Group, Inc., 6.52%, Series B      6,609,741   
  301,969       Prudential PLC, 6.50% (United Kingdom)      7,784,761   
  191,467       Prudential PLC, 6.75% (United Kingdom)      4,918,787   
  288,354       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 5.38%, Series E      6,286,117   
     

 

 

 
        179,685,662   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan) (Cost $1,351,032,678)—100.3%
     1,439,571,565   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—0.6%   
  8,506,770       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $8,506,770)
   $ 8,506,770   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,359,539,448)—100.9%
     1,448,078,335   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.9)%      (12,520,060
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,435,558,275   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(c)  Non-income producing security.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 8,326,823      $ (8,326,823   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following countries:

 

United Kingdom     26.9
Netherlands     11.7
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investment(a)

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PEY)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Aerospace & Defense—1.6%   
  38,884       Lockheed Martin Corp.    $ 6,382,420   
     

 

 

 
   Banks—5.4%   
  171,157       Community Bank System, Inc.      6,365,329   
  298,025       United Bankshares, Inc.      8,717,231   
  122,525       Westamerica Bancorp.(b)      6,226,720   
     

 

 

 
        21,309,280   
     

 

 

 
   Beverages—1.7%   
  158,492       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      6,464,889   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—6.5%   
  222,210       Brady Corp., Class A      5,730,796   
  189,199       McGrath RentCorp      5,974,904   
  175,707       Republic Services, Inc.      6,165,559   
  175,055       Waste Management, Inc.      7,781,195   
     

 

 

 
        25,652,454   
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging—1.6%   
  145,301       Sonoco Products Co.      6,114,266   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services—3.3%   
  366,614       AT&T, Inc.      13,088,120   
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities—6.8%   
  267,757       PPL Corp.      8,927,018   
  214,954       Southern Co. (The)      9,851,342   
  220,566       Westar Energy, Inc.      7,913,908   
     

 

 

 
        26,692,268   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing—1.7%   
  179,853       Sysco Corp.      6,552,045   
     

 

 

 
   Food Products—1.6%   
  121,277       General Mills, Inc.      6,430,106   
     

 

 

 
   Gas Utilities—10.1%   
  163,073       AGL Resources, Inc.      8,805,942   
  154,933       Laclede Group, Inc. (The)      7,345,374   
  189,101       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      8,371,501   
  205,889       Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      7,368,767   
  197,531       WGL Holdings, Inc.      7,859,759   
     

 

 

 
        39,751,343   
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.2%   
  57,418       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      5,439,782   
  72,077       McDonald’s Corp.      7,307,166   
     

 

 

 
        12,746,948   
     

 

 

 
   Household Durables—2.0%   
  237,221       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      7,795,082   
     

 

 

 
   Household Products—5.0%   
  75,091       Clorox Co. (The)      6,810,754   
  54,944       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      6,167,464   
  80,300       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      6,628,765   
     

 

 

 
        19,606,983   
     

 

 

 
   Insurance—9.9%   
  155,508       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      7,579,460   
  94,569       Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      6,775,869   
  246,797       Mercury General Corp.      11,811,704   
  769,759       Old Republic International Corp.      12,747,209   
     

 

 

 
        38,914,242   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Leisure Products—1.5%   
  108,590       Hasbro, Inc.    $ 6,000,683   
     

 

 

 
   Media—1.8%   
  156,041       Meredith Corp.      6,876,727   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining—1.6%   
  120,472       Nucor Corp.      6,234,426   
     

 

 

 
   Multi-Utilities—8.4%   
  267,154       Avista Corp.      8,589,001   
  149,620       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      8,682,449   
  157,343       SCANA Corp.      8,446,172   
  183,507       Vectren Corp.      7,444,879   
     

 

 

 
        33,162,501   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—6.3%   
  62,099       Chevron Corp.      7,794,667   
  127,482       ConocoPhillips      9,473,187   
  174,035       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      7,339,056   
     

 

 

 
        24,606,910   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals—1.7%   
  64,244       Johnson & Johnson      6,507,275   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—5.4%   
  303,155       Intel Corp.      8,091,207   
  196,866       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      6,386,333   
  141,032       Microchip Technology, Inc.      6,704,661   
     

 

 

 
        21,182,201   
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.6%   
  169,866       Diebold, Inc.      6,388,660   
     

 

 

 
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—2.4%   
  668,497       People’s United Financial, Inc.      9,546,137   
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco—8.9%   
  288,993       Altria Group, Inc.      11,591,509   
  124,890       Universal Corp.      6,815,248   
  771,911       Vector Group Ltd.(b)      16,441,704   
     

 

 

 
        34,848,461   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $350,565,075)
     392,854,427   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.3%   
  1,137,138       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $1,137,138)
     1,137,138   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $351,702,213)—100.3%
     393,991,565   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PEY) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—3.0%   
  11,939,200       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)(d)
(Cost $11,939,200)
   $ 11,939,200   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $363,641,413)—103.3%
     405,930,765   
   Other assets less liabilities—(3.3)%      (12,827,658
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 393,103,107   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(d)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 11,773,515      $ (11,773,515   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PID)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Australia—1.7%   
  283,717       BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR(a)    $ 20,013,397   
     

 

 

 
   Bermuda—0.9%   
  335,686       Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.      10,265,278   
     

 

 

 
   Brazil—0.6%   
  154,576       Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar ADR      7,351,635   
     

 

 

 
   Canada—20.9%   
  687,561       BCE, Inc.      30,623,967   
  149,491       Canadian National Railway Co.      8,755,688   
  239,852       Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.      9,778,766   
  31,743       Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.      4,950,956   
  401,008       Enbridge, Inc.      19,364,676   
  159,765       Franco-Nevada Corp.      7,695,880   
  549,934       Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.(a)      13,748,350   
  652,842       Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B(a)      25,930,884   
  1,060,745       Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B(a)      25,701,851   
  414,700       Suncor Energy, Inc.      16,007,420   
  606,516       TELUS Corp.      21,391,819   
  642,459       Thomson Reuters Corp.      23,244,167   
  204,789       Tim Hortons, Inc.      11,240,868   
  529,185       TransCanada Corp.      24,675,897   
     

 

 

 
        243,111,189   
     

 

 

 
   China—4.6%   
  574,979       China Mobile Ltd. ADR      27,271,254   
  292,805       China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. ADR(a)      26,021,580   
     

 

 

 
        53,292,834   
     

 

 

 
   Colombia—1.8%   
  362,551       Bancolombia SA ADR      20,640,029   
     

 

 

 
   Denmark—0.6%   
  159,416       Novo Nordisk A/S ADR      7,235,892   
     

 

 

 
   France—1.8%   
  387,228       Sanofi ADR      20,832,866   
     

 

 

 
   Germany—0.7%   
  236,371       Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA ADR(a)      8,119,344   
     

 

 

 
   India—1.9%   
  403,167       Axis Bank Ltd. GDR      10,200,125   
  142,175       HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR      5,694,109   
  119,905       Infosys Ltd. ADR      6,440,097   
     

 

 

 
        22,334,331   
     

 

 

 
   Ireland—0.2%   
  11,226       Shire PLC ADR      1,928,066   
     

 

 

 
   Israel—1.3%   
  305,263       Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR      14,915,150   
     

 

 

 
   Japan—3.2%   
  579,765       Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR      16,140,658   
  1,280,321       NTT DOCOMO, Inc. ADR      20,459,529   
     

 

 

 
        36,600,187   
     

 

 

 
   Jersey—0.3%   
  46,462       Randgold Resources Ltd. ADR      3,720,212   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Mexico—2.3%   
  533,476       America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR    $ 10,712,198   
  141,877       Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV ADR(a)      15,884,549   
     

 

 

 
        26,596,747   
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands—2.0%   
  533,098       Unilever NV      22,827,256   
     

 

 

 
   Norway—2.5%   
  958,093       Statoil ASA ADR      29,193,094   
     

 

 

 
   Russia—4.4%   
  588,638       LUKOIL OAO ADR      31,109,518   
  3,098,707       Rosneft Oil Co. GDR      19,438,189   
     

 

 

 
        50,547,707   
     

 

 

 
   Switzerland—3.2%   
  228,105       Novartis AG ADR      19,831,449   
  223,103       Syngenta AG ADR      17,524,740   
     

 

 

 
        37,356,189   
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom—16.5%   
  52,794       ARM Holdings PLC ADR      2,403,183   
  326,978       BHP Billiton PLC ADR(a)      21,155,477   
  212,685       British American Tobacco PLC ADR      24,463,029   
  117,277       Diageo PLC ADR      14,399,270   
  458,072       GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR      25,363,447   
  1,428,501       Pearson PLC ADR(a)      26,812,964   
  263,999       Prudential PLC ADR(a)      12,194,114   
  121,734       Smith & Nephew PLC ADR      9,487,948   
  495,583       Unilever PLC ADR(a)      22,172,383   
  553,664       Vodafone Group PLC ADR      21,017,085   
  111,740       WPP PLC ADR      12,060,098   
     

 

 

 
        191,528,998   
     

 

 

 
   United States—28.6%   
  145,401       Accenture PLC, Class A      11,664,068   
  129,705       ACE Ltd.      13,271,416   
  109,468       Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      11,788,609   
  306,283       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      14,012,447   
  734,619       Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP      28,642,795   
  107,175       Bunge Ltd.      8,536,489   
  23,967       Core Laboratories NV      4,498,127   
  130,086       Covidien PLC      9,268,627   
  101,355       Imperial Oil Ltd.      4,946,124   
  301,158       Lazard Ltd., Class A      14,169,484   
  1,749,270       Maiden Holdings Ltd.      20,641,386   
  2,615,562       Navios Maritime Partners LP(a)      49,512,589   
  153,786       PartnerRe Ltd.      16,209,044   
  87,125       Pentair Ltd.      6,472,516   
  8,032       Perrigo Co. PLC      1,163,516   
  71,278       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.      7,214,046   
  908,330       Teekay LNG Partners LP(a)      38,885,607   
  1,143,698       Teekay Offshore Partners LP(a)      39,125,909   
  816,217       Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.(a)      32,077,329   
     

 

 

 
        332,100,128   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $1,029,867,473)—100.0%
     1,160,510,529   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PID) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market—14.6%   
  169,899,166       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional
Class(b)(c)
(Cost $169,899,166)
   $ 169,899,166   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,199,766,639)—114.6%
     1,330,409,695   
   Other assets less liabilities—(14.6)%      (169,756,188
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,160,653,507   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  All or portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(b)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(c)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman   $ 166,411,271      $ (166,411,271   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
BuyBack
Achievers
Portfolio (PKW)
     PowerShares
Dividend
Achievers
Portfolio  (PFM)
     PowerShares
Financial
Preferred
Portfolio (PGF)
     PowerShares
High Yield
Equity  Dividend
Achievers
Portfolio (PEY)
     PowerShares
International
Dividend
Achievers
Portfolio (PID)
 
Assets:              

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 2,905,113,917       $ 351,529,970       $ 1,439,571,565       $ 392,854,427       $ 1,160,510,529   

Affiliated investments, at value

    35,530,392         6,276         8,506,770         13,076,338         169,899,166   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    2,940,644,309         351,536,246         1,448,078,335         405,930,765         1,330,409,695   

Cash segregated as collateral

                                    2,915,369   

Receivables:

             

Investments sold

    44,580,773         247,359         2,818,787                 1,234,707   

Dividends

    2,723,558         515,651         3,076,972         802,189         2,328,461   

Security lending

    62,442                 31,194                 164,703   

Foreign tax reclaims

                                    496,615   

Shares sold

                                    7,415,436   

Other assets

    8,333         2,935         6,270         4,603         7,102   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    2,988,019,415         352,302,191         1,454,011,558         406,737,557         1,344,972,088   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:              

Due to custodian

                    8,576,521         1,167,350         2,832,481   

Payables:

             

Investments purchased

    45,071,038         257,992                         7,415,298   

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

    34,555,549                 8,506,770         11,939,200         169,899,166   

Collateral upon receipt of securities in-kind

                                    2,915,369   

Accrued advisory fees

    1,184,825         113,880         585,119         126,121         370,826   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    33,469         19,989         74,987         22,147         42,698   

Accrued expenses

    2,053,995         353,369         709,886         379,632         842,743   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    82,898,876         745,230         18,453,283         13,634,450         184,318,581   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 2,905,120,539       $ 351,556,961       $ 1,435,558,275       $ 393,103,107       $ 1,160,653,507   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:              

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 2,723,569,850       $ 298,894,132       $ 1,386,586,442       $ 482,182,832       $ 1,299,298,612   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    6,767,023         797,016         (70,006      316,686         2,479,352   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (51,017,774      (22,737,256      (39,497,048      (131,685,763      (271,767,513

Net unrealized appreciation

    225,801,440         74,603,069         88,538,887         42,289,352         130,643,056   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 2,905,120,539       $ 351,556,961       $ 1,435,558,275       $ 393,103,107       $ 1,160,653,507   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

    66,900,000         17,150,000         79,800,000         31,900,000         62,550,000   

Net asset value

  $ 43.42       $ 20.50       $ 17.99       $ 12.32       $ 18.56   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 43.42       $ 20.50       $ 17.98       $ 12.32       $ 18.58   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 2,679,312,477       $ 276,926,901       $ 1,351,032,678       $ 350,565,075       $ 1,029,867,473   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 35,530,392       $ 6,276       $ 8,506,770       $ 13,076,338       $ 169,899,166   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 2,714,842,869       $ 276,933,177       $ 1,359,539,448       $ 363,641,413       $ 1,199,766,639   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan with an aggregate value of

  $ 34,016,807       $       $ 8,326,823       $ 11,773,515       $ 166,411,271   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
BuyBack
Achievers
Portfolio  (PKW)
     PowerShares
Dividend
Achievers
Portfolio  (PFM)
     PowerShares
Financial
Preferred
Portfolio (PGF)
     PowerShares
High Yield
Equity  Dividend
Achievers
Portfolio (PEY)
     PowerShares
International
Dividend
Achievers
Portfolio (PID)
 
Investment Income:              

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 29,086,907       $ 8,491,301       $ 106,454,299       $ 14,770,479       $ 44,659,195   

Securities lending income

    228,380                 31,851         28,416         1,583,431   

Affiliated dividend income

    115         33         387         66         96   

Foreign withholding tax

                                    (2,279,937
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    29,315,402         8,491,334         106,486,537         14,798,961         43,962,785   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:              

Advisory fees

    9,134,698         1,307,623         7,706,506         1,394,050         4,032,554   

Sub-licensing

    1,826,939         326,905         1,491,897         348,512         1,008,138   

Accounting & administration fees

    362,094         64,502         302,875         68,543         198,852   

Recapture (Note 3)

    169,825         8,351                           

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    47,919         17,572         53,518         17,986         35,355   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    28,963         6,184         24,261         3,388         48,738   

Other expenses

    440,209         70,806         182,424         83,097         162,121   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    12,010,647         1,801,943         9,761,481         1,915,576         5,485,758   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Waivers

    (847      (232      (2,567      (379      (772
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    12,009,800         1,801,711         9,758,914         1,915,197         5,484,986   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    17,305,602         6,689,623         96,727,623         12,883,764         38,477,799   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):              

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investment securities

    (32,230,056      (1,042,774      11,898,861         13,516,633         (1,407,841

In-kind redemptions

    159,016,122         21,624,452         57,754,929         28,449,712         52,725,626   

Foreign currencies

                                    (194
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    126,786,066         20,581,678         69,653,790         41,966,345         51,317,591   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             

on investment securities

    186,899,277         16,307,260         (149,768,967      5,744,238         25,895,334   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    313,685,343         36,888,938         (80,115,177      47,710,583         77,212,925   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 330,990,945       $ 43,578,561       $ 16,612,446       $ 60,594,347       $ 115,690,724   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and April 30, 2013

 

    PowerShares BuyBack Achievers
Portfolio (PKW)
     PowerShares Dividend Achievers
Portfolio (PFM)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 17,305,602       $ 2,572,438       $ 6,689,623       $ 6,093,821   

Net realized gain

    126,786,066         13,560,070         20,581,678         12,133,553   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    186,899,277         30,026,839         16,307,260         26,678,396   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    330,990,945         46,159,347         43,578,561         44,905,770   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (10,911,610      (2,319,935      (6,755,875      (6,171,759
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    3,285,171,345         319,435,178         79,961,620         64,933,146   

Value of shares repurchased

    (1,118,751,473      (84,294,640      (62,155,717      (59,726,392
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    2,166,419,872         235,140,538         17,805,903         5,206,754   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    2,486,499,207         278,979,950         54,628,589         43,940,765   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    418,621,332         139,641,382         296,928,372         252,987,607   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 2,905,120,539       $ 418,621,332       $ 351,556,961       $ 296,928,372   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ 6,767,023       $ 382,251       $ 797,016       $ 810,124   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    82,050,000         10,050,000         4,100,000         3,850,000   

Shares repurchased

    (27,250,000      (2,700,000      (3,150,000      (3,650,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    12,100,000         4,750,000         16,200,000         16,000,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    66,900,000         12,100,000         17,150,000         16,200,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Financial Preferred
Portfolio (PGF)
     PowerShares High Yield Equity
Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY)
     PowerShares International Dividend
Achievers Portfolio (PID)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
              
$ 96,727,623       $ 111,756,026       $ 12,883,764       $ 12,623,486       $ 38,477,799       $ 18,558,027   
  69,653,790         35,624,306         41,966,345         12,693,611         51,317,591         10,566,822   
  (149,768,967      43,703,045         5,744,238         29,287,799         25,895,334         81,786,224   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  16,612,446         191,083,377         60,594,347         54,604,896         115,690,724         110,911,073   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  (96,939,622      (109,257,015      (12,646,964      (12,584,468      (39,823,589      (18,882,785

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  84,078,357         316,357,552         143,056,402         108,648,485         406,219,189         213,885,031   
  (459,644,875      (119,429,930      (120,376,506      (104,362,404      (198,773,646      (118,768,746

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (375,566,518      196,927,622         22,679,896         4,286,081         207,445,543         95,116,285   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (455,893,694      278,753,984         70,627,279         46,306,509         283,312,678         187,144,573   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  1,891,451,969         1,612,697,985         322,475,828         276,169,319         877,340,829         690,196,256   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,435,558,275       $ 1,891,451,969       $ 393,103,107       $ 322,475,828       $ 1,160,653,507       $ 877,340,829   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ (70,006    $ 4,016,083       $ 316,686       $ 79,886       $ 2,479,352       $ 3,008,040   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  4,800,000         17,250,000         12,250,000         11,250,000         22,950,000         13,250,000   
  (26,300,000      (6,600,000      (10,300,000      (10,800,000      (11,200,000      (7,400,000
  101,300,000         90,650,000         29,950,000         29,500,000         50,800,000         44,950,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  79,800,000         101,300,000         31,900,000         29,950,000         62,550,000         50,800,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 34.60     $ 29.40     $ 27.27     $ 22.36     $ 16.15  

Net investment income(a)

    0.39       0.37        0.27        0.11        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    8.70       5.18        2.12        4.87        6.29   

Total from investment operations

    9.09       5.55       2.39       4.98       6.48  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.27 )     (0.35     (0.26     (0.07     (0.27

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 43.42     $ 34.60     $ 29.40     $ 27.27     $ 22.36  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 43.42     $ 34.61     $ 29.40     $ 27.27     $ 22.37  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    26.36     19.08     8.91     22.34     40.46

Market Price Total Return(c)

    26.32     19.11     8.91     22.29     40.43
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 2,905,121     $ 418,621      $ 139,641      $ 43,637      $ 38,019   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.66 %(d)      0.70     0.71     0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.66 %(d)      0.70     0.79     1.00     0.97

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.95     1.21     1.00     0.49     0.98

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    92     80     32     26     23

PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 18.33     $ 15.81     $ 15.29     $ 13.21     $ 10.30  

Net investment income(a)

    0.39       0.38        0.34        0.31        0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    2.16       2.52        0.51        2.08        2.96   

Total from investment operations

    2.55       2.90       0.85       2.39       3.23  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.38 )     (0.38     (0.33     (0.31     (0.32

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 20.50     $ 18.33     $ 15.81     $ 15.29     $ 13.21  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 20.50     $ 18.32     $ 15.80     $ 15.29     $ 13.21  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    14.11     18.67     5.78     18.39     31.76

Market Price Total Return(c)

    14.17     18.68     5.71     18.39     31.76
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 351,557     $ 296,928      $ 252,988      $ 217,859      $ 133,380   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.55     0.58     0.60     0.60     0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.55     0.58     0.60     0.61     0.64

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.05     2.28     2.28     2.30     2.28

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    21     18     20     11     18

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. Estimated investment company expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the funds that the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment company expenses that you bear indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:           

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 18.67     $ 17.79     $ 18.26     $ 16.97     $ 11.41  

Net investment income(a)

     1.10       1.18        1.17        1.18        1.31   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.68 )     0.85        (0.42     1.36        5.61   

Total from investment operations

     0.42       2.03       0.75       2.54       6.92  

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (1.10 )     (1.15     (1.17     (1.21     (1.30

Return of capital

                  (0.05     (0.04     (0.06

Total distributions

     (1.10 )     (1.15     (1.22     (1.25     (1.36

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 17.99     $ 18.67     $ 17.79     $ 18.26     $ 16.97  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 17.98     $ 18.70     $ 17.83     $ 18.28     $ 16.93  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

     2.63     11.78     4.56     15.57     62.16
Market Price Total Return(c)      2.41     11.71     4.68     15.97     61.76
Ratios/Supplemental Data:           

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,435,558     $ 1,891,452      $ 1,612,698      $ 1,832,516      $ 1,714,824   

Ratio to average net assets of:

          

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.63     0.64     0.66     0.66     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.63     0.64     0.66     0.66     0.65

Net investment income, after Waivers

     6.28     6.47     6.76     6.75     8.30

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     30     18     6     26     23

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:           

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 10.77     $ 9.36     $ 9.06     $ 8.44     $ 6.12  

Net investment income(a)

     0.42       0.42        0.35        0.34        0.32   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     1.54       1.41        0.29        0.63        2.35   

Total from investment operations

     1.96       1.83       0.64       0.97       2.67  

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.41 )     (0.42     (0.34     (0.34     (0.33

Return of capital

                        (0.01     (0.02

Total distributions

     (0.41 )     (0.42     (0.34     (0.35     (0.35

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 12.32     $ 10.77     $ 9.36     $ 9.06     $ 8.44  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 12.32     $ 10.76     $ 9.36     $ 9.06     $ 8.44  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

     18.61     20.16     7.37     11.91     44.59
Market Price Total Return(c)      18.72     20.05     7.37     11.91     44.58
Ratios/Supplemental Data:           

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 393,103     $ 322,476      $ 276,169      $ 208,471      $ 127,424   

Ratio to average net assets of:

          

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.55     0.57     0.60     0.60     0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.55     0.57     0.60     0.62     0.65

Net investment income, after Waivers

     3.70     4.31     3.88     4.02     4.42

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     51     32     35     44     57

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PID)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 17.27      $ 15.35     $ 16.85     $ 14.26     $ 10.14  

Net investment income(a)

    0.67 (b)      0.40        0.48        0.47        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.26        1.93        (1.49     2.59        4.24   

Total from investment operations

    1.93        2.33       (1.01     3.06       4.59  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.64     (0.41     (0.49     (0.47     (0.47

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 18.56      $ 17.27     $ 15.35     $ 16.85     $ 14.26  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 18.58      $ 17.31     $ 15.37     $ 16.89     $ 14.26  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    11.50     15.63     (5.87 )%      21.95     45.77
Market Price Total Return(d)     11.35     15.75     (5.97 )%      22.23     45.62
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,160,654      $ 877,341      $ 690,196      $ 550,282      $ 427,783   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.54     0.56     0.55     0.58     0.57

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.54     0.56     0.56     0.58     0.57

Net investment income, after Waivers

    3.82     2.57     3.20     3.20     2.65

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    49     46     33     42     63

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a significant dividend during the year. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividend are $0.43 and 2.42%, respectively.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

April 30, 2014

 

Note 1. Organization

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 9, 2000 and is authorized to have multiple series of portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of April 30, 2014, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW)    “BuyBack Achievers Portfolio”
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM)    “Dividend Achievers Portfolio”
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)    “Financial Preferred Portfolio”
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY)    “High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio”
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PID)    “International Dividend Achievers Portfolio”

Each portfolio (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) represents a separate series of the Trust. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares” or “Fund’s Shares.” Each Fund’s Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc.

The market prices of each Fund’s Shares may differ to some degree from the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of Shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units by Authorized Participants, the Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of its respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ US BuyBack Achievers Index
Dividend Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ US Broad Dividend Achievers Index
Financial Preferred Portfolio    Wells Fargo® Hybrid & Preferred Securities Financial Index
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers 50 Index
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ International Dividend Achievers Index

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, the Funds monitor for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

A. Security Valuation

Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policies.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining NAV per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

 

 

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Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the London world markets. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer-specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

Each Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of each Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Other Risks

Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize investing strategies that seek returns in excess of their Underlying Indexes. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.

Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that each Fund holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities that a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities a Fund holds; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities a Fund holds. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.

Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant degree in securities of issuers located in a single industry or a sector. To the extent that an Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector, each Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry or sector, a Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over

 

 

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numerous industries or sectors. In addition, at times, an industry or sector may be out of favor and underperform other industries or the market as a whole. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industry or sector will disproportionately impact a Fund’s NAV.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. BuyBack Achievers Portfolio and Financial Preferred Portfolio are non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of their assets in securities of individual issuers than diversified funds. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in Share price than would occur in a diversified fund. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively small number of issuers to have a greater impact on a Fund’s performance.

Non-Correlation Risk. Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.

Sampling Risk. Financial Preferred Portfolio’s use of a representative sampling approach will result in the Fund holding a smaller number of securities than are in its Underlying Index. As a result, an adverse development to an issuer of securities that the Fund holds could result in a greater decline in NAV than would be the case if the Fund held all of the securities in its Underlying Index. To the extent the assets in the Fund are smaller, these risks will be greater.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market. Often small and medium capitalization companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

High Dividend Paying Securities Risk. Dividend Achievers Portfolio, High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio and International Dividend Achievers Portfolio invest in securities that pay high dividends. As a group, these securities can fall out of favor with the market, causing such companies to underperform companies that do not pay high dividends. Also, changes in the dividend policies of the companies in an Underlying Index and the capital resources available for such companies’ dividend payments may affect a Fund.

Foreign Securities Risk. For Financial Preferred Portfolio and International Dividend Achievers Portfolio, investments in foreign securities involve risks in addition to the risks associated with domestic securities. In general, foreign companies are not subject to the regulatory requirements of U.S. companies and, as such, there may be less publicly available information about these companies. Moreover, foreign companies often are subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record-keeping than are U.S. companies. Therefore, not all material information regarding these companies will be available.

In addition, securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid than comparable securities of U.S. issuers and, as such, their price changes may be more volatile. Furthermore, foreign exchanges and broker-dealers generally are subject to less government and exchange scrutiny and regulation than their U.S. counterparts. In addition, differences in clearance and settlement procedures in foreign markets may cause delays in settlement of a Fund’s trades effected in those markets and could result in losses to a Fund due to subsequent declines in the value of the securities subject to the trades. Depositary receipts also involve substantially identical risks to those associated with investments in foreign securities. Additionally, the issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, have no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. For Financial Preferred Portfolio and High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio, high yield securities typically involve greater risk and are less liquid than higher grade issues. Changes in general economic conditions, changes in the financial condition of the issuers and changes in interest rates may adversely impact the ability of issuers of high yield securities to make timely payments of interest and principal.

Preferred Securities Risk. Financial Preferred Portfolio faces special risks associated with investing in preferred securities. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, in its discretion, to defer or omit distributions for a certain period of time. If the Fund owns a security that is deferring or omitting its distributions, the Fund may be required to report the distribution on its tax returns, even though it may not have received this income. Further, preferred securities may lose substantial value due to the omission or deferment of dividend payments. Preferred securities may be less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks, and generally offer no voting rights with respect to the issuer. Preferred securities also may be subordinated to bonds or other debt instruments in an issuer’s capital structure, subjecting them to a greater risk of non-payment than more senior securities. In addition, in certain circumstances, an issuer of preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to a specified date, and this may negatively impact the return of the security.

 

 

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C. Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to its shareholders. As such, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized gains) that is distributed to the shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These timing differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, and passive foreign investment company adjustments, if any.

The Funds file U.S. federal tax returns and tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. Generally, a Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

D. Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are computed on the specific identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains, dividends and interest received by a Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded net of non-reclaimable foreign tax withholdings on the ex-dividend date.

E. Expenses

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are applied to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

Each Fund is responsible for all of its expenses, including the investment advisory fees, costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with executions of portfolio transactions, sub-licensing fees related to its respective Underlying Index, any distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses, fees payable to the Trust’s Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) or the Adviser, expenses incurred in connection with the Board members’ services, including travel expenses and legal fees of counsel for the Independent Trustees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses.

To the extent a Fund invests in other investment companies, the expenses shown in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of the Fund and do not include any expenses of the investment companies in which it invests. The effects of such investment companies’ expenses are included in the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the investments in the investment companies.

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund (except for High Yield Dividend Achievers Portfolio and Financial Preferred Portfolio, which declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, monthly) declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, to its shareholders quarterly and records such dividends on ex-dividend date. Generally, each Fund distributes net realized taxable capital gains, if any, annually in cash and records them on ex-dividend date. Such distributions on a tax basis are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if any, are reported in such Fund’s financial statements as a tax return of capital at fiscal period-end.

G. Securities Lending

BuyBack Achievers Portfolio, Financial Preferred Portfolio, High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio and International Dividend Achievers Portfolio may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by cash collateral equal to no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the policy of the Fund to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to a Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase, and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and

 

 

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the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. A Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. A Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Securities lending income on the Statements of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser has overall responsibility for the selection and ongoing monitoring of the Funds’ investments, managing the Funds’ business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Each Fund has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, except for BuyBack Achievers Portfolio and Financial Preferred Portfolio, each of which pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Trust on behalf of each fund, pursuant to which the Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, sub-licensing fees, offering costs, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) of each Fund (except for BuyBack Achievers Portfolio and Financial Preferred Portfolio) from exceeding 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year (0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year for the BuyBack Achievers Portfolio and Financial Preferred Portfolio) (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2015. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap are: (a) initial legal fees pertaining to the Funds’ Shares offered for sale; (b) initial Securities and Exchange Commission and state registration fees; and (c) initial fees paid to be listed on an exchange. Unless the Adviser continues the Expense Agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2015. The Expense Agreement cannot be terminated during its term. For each portfolio, the Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap.

Further, through August 31, 2015, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees an affiliate of the Adviser receives that are attributable to certain of the Fund’s investments in money market funds managed by that affiliate (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending). The Adviser cannot discontinue this waiver prior to its expiration.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund, in the following amounts:

 

BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    $ 847   
Dividend Achievers Portfolio      232   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      2,567   
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio      379   
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      772   

The Expense Agreement provides that the fees waived or expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Adviser for up to three years from the date the fee was waived or expense was borne by the Adviser, but no recapture payment will be made by a Fund if it would result in the Fund exceeding its Expense Cap as specified above.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, there were no amounts available for potential recapture by the Adviser under the Expense Agreement.

The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), which serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares. The Funds are not charged any fees pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.

The Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement for each Fund with the following entities (each, a “Licensor”):

 

Fund

  

Licensor

BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Dividend Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Financial Preferred Portfolio    Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

Each Underlying Index name trademark is owned by its respective Licensor. These trademarks have been licensed to the Adviser for use by the Funds. Each Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to the Trust’s sub-licensing agreement with the Adviser. The Funds are required to pay the sub-licensing fees that are shown on the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensors, and the Licensors make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the Funds.

 

 

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The Trust has entered into service agreements whereby The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as the administrator, custodian, fund accountant and transfer agent for each Fund.

Note 4. Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

 

  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of April 30, 2014, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

Note 5. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended April 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  
     Ordinary
Income
     Ordinary
Income
 
BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio    $ 10,911,610       $ 2,319,935   
Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio      6,755,875         6,171,759   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      96,939,622         108,100,715   
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio      12,646,964         12,584,468   
International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio      39,823,589         18,882,785   

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation—
Investment
Securities
     Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Post-October
Capital
Loss
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
     Total Net
Assets
 
BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    $ 6,790,645       $ (23,622   $ 212,932,340       $ (17,966,329   $ (20,182,345   $ 2,723,569,850       $ 2,905,120,539   
Dividend Achievers Portfolio      814,874         (17,858     71,967,508         (19,568,323     (533,372     298,894,132         351,556,961   
Financial Preferred Portfolio              (70,006     78,236,812         (26,697,729     (2,497,244     1,386,586,442         1,435,558,275   
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio      336,627         (19,941     40,030,425         (129,426,836            482,182,832         393,103,107   
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      2,517,747         (38,395     115,131,535         (256,255,992            1,299,298,612         1,160,653,507   

 

* The Funds will elect to defer net capital losses incurred after October 31 (“Post-October Capital Losses”) within the taxable year that are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Funds to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses

 

 

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with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following Funds have capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2014, which expire as follows:

 

                                  Post-effective no
expiration
          Utilized     Expired  
    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     Short-term     Long-term     Total*      
BuyBack Achievers Portfolio   $      $ 2,915,681      $ 800,254      $ 12,142,749      $ 2,107,645      $      $      $ 17,966,329      $ 5,112,463      $   
Dividend Achievers Portfolio            50,943        1,716,151        14,632,363        2,339,194        271,124        558,548        19,568,323        76,569        7,896   
Financial Preferred Portfolio            10,308,236        9,034,558        7,354,935                             26,697,729        11,880,150          
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio            936,776        81,487,358        44,815,128        2,187,574                      129,426,836        12,848,630          
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio     148,582        1,975,339        59,472,841        145,514,837        11,745,409        28,743,478        8,655,506        256,255,992                 

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

Note 6. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    $ 1,696,162,813       $ 1,686,096,225   
Dividend Achievers Portfolio      75,668,678         69,360,848   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      465,991,239         539,420,172   
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio      177,663,032         177,042,725   
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      506,011,488         499,535,086   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    $ 3,281,285,886       $ 1,118,333,933   
Dividend Achievers Portfolio      73,920,797         61,982,671   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      68,292,230         404,673,008   
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio      143,022,400         120,472,304   
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      404,437,933         200,219,031   

Gains (losses) on in-kind transactions are generally not considered taxable gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes.

At April 30, 2014, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Cost      Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    $ 2,727,711,969       $ 212,932,340       $ 244,071,272       $ (31,138,932
Dividend Achievers Portfolio      279,568,738         71,967,508         72,507,128         (539,620
Financial Preferred Portfolio      1,369,841,523         78,236,812         107,682,813         (29,446,001
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio      365,900,340         40,030,425         41,581,345         (1,550,920
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      1,215,278,160         115,131,535         135,506,005         (20,374,470

 

 

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Note 7. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions on April 30, 2014, amounts were reclassified between undistributed net investment income (loss), undistributed net realized gain (loss) and shares of beneficial interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of each Fund. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
BuyBack Achievers Portfolio    $ (9,220    $ (151,691,337    $ 151,700,557   
Dividend Achievers Portfolio      53,144         (20,864,246      20,811,102   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      (3,874,090      (56,797,927      60,672,017   
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio              (27,487,654      27,487,654   
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      817,102         (51,382,654      50,565,552   

Note 8. Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees

Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees include amounts accrued by the Funds to pay remuneration to the Independent Trustees and Officer of the Funds. The Trustee who is an “interested person” (the “Non-Independent Trustee”) of the Trust does not receive any Trustees’ fees.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, an Independent Trustee who has executed a Deferred Fee Agreement (a “Participating Trustee”) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation (“Deferral Fees”). Such Deferral Fees are deemed to be invested in select PowerShares Funds. The Deferral Fees payable to the Participating Trustee are valued as of the date such Deferral Fees would have been paid to the Participating Trustee. The value increases with contributions or with increases in the value of the Shares selected, and the value decreases with distributions or with declines in the value of the Shares selected. Obligations under the deferred compensation plan represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Funds.

Note 9. Capital

Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units of 50,000 Shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted in exchange for Deposit Securities, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per Share of a Fund of the Trust on the transaction date. However, for all Funds, cash in an amount equivalent to the value of certain securities may be substituted, generally when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances.

To the extent that the Funds permit transactions in exchange for Deposit Securities, each Fund may issue Shares in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash at least equal to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In accordance with each Fund’s Participant Agreement, Creation Units will be issued to an Authorized Participant, notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Deposit Securities have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of cash in the form of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds having a value (marked-to-market daily) at least equal to 105%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities.

Transactions in each Fund’s Shares are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 10. Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Each Independent Trustee is also indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of his duties to the Trust pursuant to an Indemnification Agreement between the Independent Trustee and the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust believes the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PowerShares Buyback AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (each an individual portfolio of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at April 30, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 24, 2014

 

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2014.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) bears directly, the Portfolio indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. The amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Portfolio will vary because the investment companies have varied expenses and fee levels and the Portfolio may own different proportions of the investment companies at different times. Estimated investment companies’ expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Portfolio. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the investment companies the Portfolio invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that you bear indirectly are included in the Portfolio’s total returns.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annualized rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges and brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, expenses shown in the table do not include the expenses of the underlying funds, which are borne indirectly by a Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Number of Days
in the Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares BuyBack Achievers Portfolio (PKW)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,067.09        0.66   $ 3.38   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.52        0.66        3.31   
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PFM)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,068.95        0.55        2.82   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.07        0.55        2.76   
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,074.33        0.62        3.19   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.72        0.62        3.11   
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PEY)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,088.76        0.55        2.85   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.07        0.55        2.76   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Number of Days
in the Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio (PID)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,061.13        0.54   $ 2.76   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.12        0.54        2.71   

 

(1)  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six-month period ended April 30, 2014. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 181/365. Expense ratios for the most recent half-year may differ from expense ratios based on the annualized data in the Financial Highlights.

 

 

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Tax Information

 

Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers.

The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2014:

Federal Income Tax Information

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-Received
Deduction*
BuyBack Achievers Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dividend Achievers Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Financial Preferred Portfolio        100 %       54 %
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio        100 %       100 %
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio        88 %       0 %

 

* The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

The following Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Foreign
Source Income
   Foreign Taxes
International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      $ 35,332,256        $ 1,197,899  

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by each Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by each Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2014.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years

Ronn R. Bagge (1958)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2003    Founder and Principal, YQA Capital Management LLC (1998-Present); formerly Owner/CEO of Electronic Dynamic Balancing Co., Inc. (high-speed rotating equipment service provider).    114    None

Todd J. Barre (1957)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2010    Assistant Professor of Business, Trinity Christian College (2010-Present); formerly Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist (2001-2008), Director of Open Architecture and Trading (2007-2008), Head of Fundamental Research (2004-2007) and Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Strategist (1994-2001), BMO Financial Group/Harris Private Bank.    114    None

Marc M. Kole (1960)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2006    Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); formerly, Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004).    114    None

Yung Bong Lim (1964)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    114    None

Philip M. Nussbaum (1961)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2003    Chairman, Performance Trust Capital Partners (2004-Present).    114    None

 

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years

Gary R. Wicker (1961)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Trustee    Since 2013    Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Chief Financial Officer at RBC Ministries (publishing company) (2013-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Zondervan Publishing (a division of Harper Collins/NewsCorp) (2007-2012); Senior Vice President and Group Controller (2005-2006), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2003-2004), Chief Financial Officer (2001-2003), Vice President, Finance and Controller (1999-2001) and Assistant Controller (1997-1999), divisions of The Thomson Corporation (information services provider).    114    None

Donald H. Wilson (1959)

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Chairman of the Board and Trustee    Chairman since 2012; Trustee since 2006    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisers, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chief Operating Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (bank holding company) (2007-2009); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (2006-2007); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (bank holding company) (1995-2006).    114    None

 

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

The Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Non-Independent Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by the Non-Independent Trustee are shown below.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Non-Independent Trustee
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustee During
the Past 5 Years

Kevin M. Carome (1956) Invesco Ltd.

Two Peachtree Pointe

1555 Peachtree St., N.E.,

Suite 1800

Atlanta, GA 30309

   Trustee    Since 2010    Senior Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Ltd. (2006-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Finance PLC, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., and Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director and Executive Vice President, Invesco Finance, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc., and IVZ, Inc.; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2003-2005); Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (2000-2001); General Counsel of certain investment management subsidiaries of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1998-2000); Associate General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1993-1998); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP.    114    None

 

 

* This is the date the Non-Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age
of Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Andrew Schlossberg (1974) Invesco Management

Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   President    Since 2009    Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Managing Director—U.S. Strategy and Marketing, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); Managing Director, U.S. head of business strategy and chief marketing officer for Invesco Ltd. in the United States (2008-Present); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present); formerly, Mr. Schlossberg served in multiple roles within Invesco, including head of corporate development, as well as global leadership roles in strategy and product development in the company’s North American Institutional and Retirement divisions (2002-2007).

Peter Hubbard (1981)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management—Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Portfolio Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2007-2008); Research Analyst, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2005-2007); Research Analyst and Trader, Ritchie Capital, a hedge fund operator (2003-2005).

David Warren (1957)

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street

Suite 900, Toronto,

Ontario

M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009–Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) and Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002–Present), Invesco Corporate Class Inc., and Invesco Canada Fund Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco, Inc.; formerly, Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2006).

Sheri Morris (1964)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Vice President    Since 2012    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present) and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; formerly, Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.

Rudolf E. Reitmann (1971)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Operations, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2013).

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age
of Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Daniel E. Draper (1968)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (since 2014); Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs (since 2013); formerly, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2010–2013) and Lyxor Asset Management/Societe Generale (2007–2010).

Steven M. Hill (1964)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President and Treasurer    Since 2013    Vice President and Treasurer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2011); formerly, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Destra Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries (2010-2011); Chief Financial Officer, Destra Investment Trust and Destra Investment Trust II (2010-2011); Senior Managing Director, Claymore Securities, Inc. (2003-2010); and Chief Financial Officer, Claymore sponsored mutual funds (2003-2010).

Christopher Joe (1969)

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (since 2006); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010-2013); formerly, Assistant Fund Accounting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (1998-1999).

Anna Paglia (1974)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Secretary    Since 2011    Secretary, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present); Head of Legal, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Partner, K&L Gates LLP (formerly, Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP) (2007-2010); Associate Counsel at Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (2004-2006).

Availability of Additional Information About the Trustees

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 983-0903.

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for the following 51 series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio

PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

 

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2013, as applicable, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various

 

 

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explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the advisory fees and net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual advisory fee charged to each Fund is:

 

    0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each Fund other than PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio; and

 

    0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio.

The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or pay expenses (an “Expense Cap”) to the extent necessary to prevent the annual operating expenses of each Fund from exceeding the percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets, at least until August 31, 2015, as set forth below:

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio;

 

    0.50%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio;

 

    0.39%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio;

 

    0.29%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

   

0.60%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

 

Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (the Trustees noted that prior to December 17, 2013, licensing fees were excluded from the Expense Cap); and

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each other Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not serve as the investment adviser to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds, but that the Adviser provides sub-advisory services to clients with comparable investment strategies as certain of the Funds. The Trustees further noted the Adviser’s explanation with respect to the sub-advisory fees it receives for such services in comparison to the advisory fees charged to the Funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was:

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds); and

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. With respect to the Funds’ net expense ratios, the Trustees noted that the net expense ratio for each Fund was:

 

    higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was equal to or less than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds); and

 

   

higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity

 

 

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Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees noted that a significant component of the non-advisory fee expenses was the license fees paid by the Funds, and noted those Funds for which license fees are included in the Funds’ Expense Caps.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio of each Fund (giving effect to the Fund’s Expense Cap) were reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of fees, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund, as well as the fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser for the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to any of the Funds was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that, for Funds whose expenses are higher than their respective Expense Caps, any reduction in that Fund’s expenses would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but that Fund shareholders benefit from the lower expense ratio as a result of the Fund’s Expense Cap. The Trustees also noted that the Excess Expense Agreement with the Trust provides that the Adviser is entitled to be reimbursed by each Fund, other than PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio and PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, for fees waived or expenses absorbed pursuant to the Expense Cap for a period of three years from the date the fee or expense was incurred, provided that no reimbursement would be made that would result in a Fund exceeding its Expense Cap. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate, noting the Fund expenses the Adviser has borne as a result of the Expense Cap.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationship with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge and upon request, by calling (800) 983-0903. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request, by (i) calling (800) 983-0903; or (ii) accessing the Trust’s Form N-PX on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolios

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

A table showing the number of days the market price of each Fund’s shares was greater than the Fund’s net asset value, and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s net asset value (i.e., premium or discount) for the most recently completed calendar year, and the calendar quarters since that year end (or the life of the Fund, if shorter) may be found at the Fund’s website at www.invescopowershares.com.


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     April 30, 2014

2014 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PBE    PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio
PKB    PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio
PXE    PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio
PBJ    PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio
PEJ    PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio
PBS    PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio
PXQ    PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio
PXJ    PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio
PJP    PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio
PMR    PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio
PSI    PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio
PSJ    PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio

 

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Table of Contents

 

The Market Environment      3   
Manager’s Analysis      4   
Industry Portfolios   
Schedules of Investments   

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)

     35   

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)

     36   

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)

     37   

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)

     38   

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)

     39   

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)

     40   

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)

     41   

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)

     42   

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)

     43   

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)

     44   

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)

     45   

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)

     46   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      48   
Statements of Operations      50   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      52   
Financial Highlights      56   
Notes to Financial Statements      62   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      71   
Fees and Expenses      72   
Tax Information      74   
Trustees and Officers      75   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement     
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The Market Environment

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

The U.S. equity market rose to multiyear or all-time highs during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors, and fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained relatively stable following significant recovery in prior years.

However, the fiscal year began with capital markets in the U.S. declining. In May and June 2013, equity and fixed income markets fell following then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time was approaching to reduce, or “taper,” the size of its bond buying economic stimulus program. This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer and generally rose, with some brief interruptions, through the end of 2013. The Fed’s announcement in December that tapering of its bond purchases would begin in early 2014 had little effect on equities as the announcement was widely anticipated. After strong performance in the second half of 2013, the U.S. equity market turned volatile in the first four months of 2014 as investors worried that stocks may have risen too high, too fast in 2013. Adding to this investor uncertainty during 2014 was political upheaval in Ukraine and signs of economic sluggishness in the U.S. and China.

 

1  Source: Reuters
 

 

 

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PBE    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Biotech & Genome IntellidexSM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of biotechnology companies and genome companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the research, development, manufacture and marketing and distribution of various biotechnological products, services and processes, and are companies that benefit significantly from scientific and technological advances in biotechnology and genetic engineering and research.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 biotechnology and genome stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally-weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 40.36%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 40.52%. During the same time period, the Index returned 41.13%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Biotech Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 30.46%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 15 securities. The Fund provided this comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a benchmark similar to the Index.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a useful representation of the biotech industry market. It is important to note, however, that the Index includes stocks from its Biotechnology & Genome Group Universe of which

approximately 90% are considered pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, while the remaining 10% of the Index contains stocks in other industry groups including materials, health care equipment & services, and technology hardware & equipment. The Benchmark Index contains 100% biotechnology companies. This Benchmark Index is relevant as a comparison, but the disparity compared to pure biotechnology exposure may produce potentially significant differences in performance when compared to the Fund. Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the life sciences tool & services sub-industry and most underweight in the biotechnologies sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to specific stock performance within the biotechnology sub-industry as well as to the exposure disparity previously noted.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the biotechnology sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the life sciences tools & services and chemicals sub-industries, respectively. Pharmaceuticals was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Illumina, Inc., a life sciences tools & services company (portfolio average weight of 5.17%), and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. , a biotechnology company (portfolio average weight of 2.61%), and Dyax Corp., a biotechnology company (portfolio average weight of 1.02%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Biotechnology      67.2   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      18.8   
Specialty Chemicals      5.8   
Health Care Supplies      3.0   
Pharmaceuticals      2.8   
Electronic Equipment & Instruments      2.4   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      5.8   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      5.4   
Amgen, Inc.      5.1   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      5.1   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      5.1   
Biogen Idec, Inc.      4.8   
Illumina, Inc.      4.5   
Pharmacyclics, Inc.      3.9   
Myriad Genetics, Inc.      3.6   
Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.      3.3   
Total      46.6   
 

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Biotech & Genome IntellidexSM Index     41.13     20.47     74.83     26.31     221.54       12.49     183.45
S&P Composite 1500 Biotech Index     30.46        38.23        164.13        27.69        239.40          16.54        287.76   
Fund                

NAV Return

    40.52        19.72        71.61        25.33        209.27          11.93        171.22   
Market Price Return     40.36        19.62        71.18        25.37        209.75          11.91        170.83   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.63%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the

table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PKB    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Building & Construction Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of building and construction companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged primarily in providing construction and related engineering services for building and remodeling residential properties, commercial or industrial buildings, or working on large-scale infrastructure projects, such as highways, tunnels, bridges, dams, power lines and airports.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 building and construction stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked companies based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca Intellidexsm model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally-weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 12.58%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 12.42%. During the same time period, the Index returned 13.20%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Construction & Engineering Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 19.55%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 12 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of another building & construction industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a representation of the building & construction industry market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the building products sub-industry and most underweight in the construction & engineering sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the homebuilding sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the construction & engineering sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the construction materials and industrial machinery sectors, respectively. The homebuilding sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the forest products and oil & gas equipment & services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Ingersoll-Rand PLC, an industrial machinery company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Vulcan Materials Co., a construction materials company (portfolio average weight of 3.31%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included PulteGroup, Inc., a homebuilding company (portfolio average weight of 2.34%), and Gibraltar Industries, Inc., a building products company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Construction & Engineering      27.0   
Construction Materials      13.4   
Homebuilding      9.9   
Home Improvement Retail      9.8   
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks      8.4   
Building Products      7.8   
Forest Products      7.6   
Home Furnishings      4.9   
Heavy Electrical Equipment      3.0   
Environmental & Facilities Services      2.8   
Industrial Machinery      2.7   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services      2.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Quanta Services, Inc.      5.2   
Fluor Corp.      5.1   
Home Depot, Inc. (The)      5.0   
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.      4.9   
Vulcan Materials Co.      4.9   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.      4.9   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      4.8   
PulteGroup, Inc.      4.6   
Tutor Perini Corp.      3.4   
Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)      3.0   
Total      45.8   
 

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Building & Construction IntellidexSM Index     13.20     17.39     61.77     17.64     125.28       6.22     67.21
S&P Composite 1500 Construction & Engineering Index     19.55        5.60        17.75        10.33        63.48          9.27        112.64   
Fund                
NAV Return     12.42        16.38        57.64        16.68        116.29          5.30        55.24   
Market Price Return     12.58        16.45        57.93        16.65        116.00          5.30        55.21   

 

Fund Inception: October 26, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.69%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXE    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies engaged in energy exploration and production that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in exploration, extraction and production of crude oil and natural gas from land-based or offshore wells.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 energy exploration and production stocks from the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked the stocks for investment potential using a proprietary model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Energy Exploration & Production Industry Group Universe into quintiles based on market capitalization. The Index Provider includes 8 of the top-ranked relatively larger stocks which collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and 22 of the top-ranked relatively smaller stocks which collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 27.10%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 26.93%. During the same time period, the Index returned 27.79%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 30.94%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 36 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar energy exploration & production industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its shared exposure to the oil & gas exploration & production industry.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology whereas the indexes select and weight stocks based on market capitalization.

 

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the oil & gas refining & marketing sub-industry and most underweight in the oil & gas exploration & production sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s overweighting to the oil & gas refining & marketing sub-industry, which did not perform as well as the oil & gas exploration & production sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the oil & gas exploration & production sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the oil & gas refining & marketing and integrated oil & gas sub-industries, respectively. Gas utilities was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Stone Energy Corp., an oil & gas exploration & production company (portfolio average weight of 2.94%), and Valero Energy Corp., an oil & gas refining & marketing company (portfolio average weight of 4.99%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Swift Energy Co., an oil & gas exploration & production company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and CVR Refining LP, an oil & gas refining & marketing company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production      58.0   
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing      35.1   
Integrated Oil & Gas      4.4   
Gas Utilities      2.5   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Valero Energy Corp.      5.3   
Phillips 66      4.9   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.      4.9   
Apache Corp.      4.8   
Devon Energy Corp.      4.8   
Marathon Oil Corp.      4.8   
EOG Resources, Inc.      4.6   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      4.4   
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.      3.6   
Comstock Resources, Inc.      3.4   
Total      45.5   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index               Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production IntellidexSM Index     27.79     13.88     47.68     26.06     218.38       12.35     169.38
S&P Composite 1500 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index     30.94        5.02        15.84        16.51        114.67          9.60        118.21   
Fund                
NAV Return     26.93        13.01        44.33        25.12        206.60          11.62        154.88   
Market Price Return     27.10        13.04        44.43        25.15        207.07          11.61        154.57   

 

Fund Inception: October 26, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.69%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PBJ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Food & Beverage IntellidexSM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of food and beverage companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the manufacture, sale or distribution of food and beverage products, agricultural products and products related to the development of new food technologies.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 food and beverage stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ after having ranked the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally-weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 15.25%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 15.16%. During the same time period, the Index returned 16.00%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Food Beverage & Tobacco Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 8.97%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 50 securities. The Fund provided this comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar food & beverage benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the food & beverage market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, the Fund benefited from exposure to the restaurant sub-industry and being overweight in the packaged foods & meats

sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The Fund was most underweight in the tobacco sub-industry during the period. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to these sub-industry allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the packaged foods & meats sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the restaurants and food distributors sub-industries, respectively. The fertilizers & agricultural chemicals sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the soft drinks and data processing & outsourced services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a packaged foods & meats company (portfolio average weight of 2.97%), and Andersons, Inc. (The), a food distributors company (portfolio average weight of 2.86%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Chiquita Brands International, Inc., a packaged foods & meats company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Starbucks Corp., a restaurants company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Packaged Foods & Meats      45.7   
Food Retail      20.3   
Soft Drinks      10.8   
Food Distributors      10.5   
Agricultural Products      5.3   
Restaurants      4.8   
Distillers & Vintners      2.6   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Kroger Co. (The)      5.4   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      5.3   
General Mills, Inc.      5.2   
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      5.1   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.      5.0   
Sysco Corp.      5.0   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.      4.5   
Hershey Co. (The)      4.5   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.      3.3   
Andersons, Inc. (The)      3.0   
Total      46.3   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Food & Beverage IntellidexSM Index     16.00     12.99     44.25     18.59     134.56       9.25     118.87
S&P Composite 1500 Food Beverage & Tobacco Index     8.97        14.64        50.68        21.06        160.05          12.71        188.41   
Fund                
NAV Return     15.16        12.21        41.29        17.73        126.19          8.52        106.18   
Market Price Return     15.25        12.13        40.98        17.72        126.10          8.52        106.25   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.63%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PEJ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment IntellidexSM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of leisure companies and entertainment companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the design, production or distribution of goods or services in the leisure and entertainment industries.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 leisure and entertainment stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally-weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 19.34%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 19.29%. During the same time period, the Index returned 20.19%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 14.45%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 42 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to other indices in the leisure & entertainment industry.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the leisure & entertainment industry.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the movies & entertainment sub-industry and most underweight in the restaurants sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to specific stock performance within the restaurants sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the restaurants sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the casinos & gaming and broadcasting sub-industries, respectively. The Internet retail sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the cable & satellite and hotel & resort REITs sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Wynn Resorts Ltd., a casinos & gaming company (portfolio average weight of 3.41%), and Sonic Corp., a restaurants company (portfolio average weight of 2.88%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included TripAdvisor, Inc., an Internet retail company (portfolio average weight of 0.75%), and Panera Bread Co., Class A, a restaurants company (portfolio average weight of 0.43%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Restaurant      39.7   
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines      16.8   
Casinos & Gaming      12.3   
Internet Retail      11.7   
Movies & Entertainment      10.8   
Leisure Facilities      5.8   
Cable & Satellite      3.0   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.1
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Marriott International, Inc., Class A      5.8   
Walt Disney Co. (The)      5.3   
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      5.3   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.      5.0   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.      4.8   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      4.6   
Wynn Resorts Ltd.      4.6   
TripAdvisor, Inc.      4.4   
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A      3.0   
Starz, Class A      3.0   
Total      45.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment IntellidexSM Index     20.19     20.39     74.47     26.82     228.09       10.91     150.02
S&P Composite 1500 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Index     14.45        15.63        54.62        21.79        167.97          11.39        159.94   
Fund                
NAV Return     19.29        19.44        70.38        25.66        213.32          10.26        137.43   
Market Price Return     19.34        19.42        70.33        25.70        213.81          10.26        137.42   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.69%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the

table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PBS    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Media IntellidexSM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of media companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the development, production, sale and distribution of goods or services used in the media industry.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 media stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ. NYSE Arca, Inc., after having ranked the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally-weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 18.83%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 18.87%. During the same time period, the Index returned 19.74%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Media Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 25.33%. The S&P Composite 1500 Media Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 29 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a media industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the media industry market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the Internet software & services sub-industry and most underweight in the movies & entertainment sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the IT consulting & other services and advertising sub-industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Internet software & services sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the cable & satellite and broadcasting sub-industries, respectively. The IT consulting & other services sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the diversified support services and Internet retail sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Yahoo! Inc., an Internet software & services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Shutterstock, Inc., an Internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 2.97%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Conversant Inc., an Internet software & services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Acxiom Corp., an IT consulting & other services company (portfolio average weight of 0.41%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Internet Software & Services      25.4   
Cable & Satellite      19.5   
Broadcasting      10.5   
Advertising      8.5   
Publishing      8.5   
Movies & Entertainment      8.0   
Internet Retail      6.1   
IT Consulting & Other Services      5.1   
Catalog Retail      3.0   
Specialized Finance      2.8   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      2.6   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.      5.6   
DIRECTV      5.5   
Walt Disney Co. (The)      5.4   
DISH Network Corp., Class A      5.3   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      4.8   
CBS Corp., Class B      4.8   
Netflix, Inc.      4.0   
HSN, Inc.      3.0   
Starz, Class A      3.0   
Blucora, Inc.      3.0   
Total      44.4   
 

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index               Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Media IntellidexSM Index     19.74     16.68     58.86     25.46     210.86       6.69     77.47
S&P Composite 1500 Media Index     25.33        23.29        87.42        30.27        275.22          10.38        139.76   
Fund                
NAV Return     18.87        15.82        55.36        24.30        196.75          6.08        68.61   
Market Price Return     18.83        15.79        55.23        24.25        196.14          6.07        68.47   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.63%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

 

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PXQ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Networking Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of networking companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the development, manufacture, sale or distribution of products, services or technologies that support the flow of electronic information, including voice, data, images and commercial transactions.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 common stocks of networking companies in the Index principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential that NYSE Arca identifies pursuant to a proprietary selection methodology. The Index Provider includes networking stocks from the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked the stocks for investment potential using a proprietary model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Networking Group Universe into quintiles based on market capitalization. Larger stocks are defined by inclusion in the top quintile and smaller stocks are the bottom four quintiles. The Index Provider includes 8 of the top-ranked relatively larger stocks which collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and 22 of the top-ranked relatively smaller stocks which collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 25.80%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 25.69%. During the same time period, the Index returned 26.58%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Communications Equipment Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 22.58%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 27 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar networking industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its shared exposure to the communications equipment industry. These reasons make its performance relevant when comparing to the Fund’s performance. The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an Index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the systems software sub-industry and most underweight in the communications equipment sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the application software sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the communications equipment sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the systems software and electronic components sub-industries, respectively. Application software was the only detracting sector.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Finisar Corp., a communications equipment company (portfolio average weight of 3.03%), and Juniper Networks, Inc., a communications equipment company (portfolio average weight of 5.14%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Gigamon Inc., a systems software company (portfolio average weight of 1.63%), and SolarWinds, Inc., an application software company (portfolio average weight of 1.25%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Communications Equipment      61.6   
Systems Software      15.0   
Electronic Components      8.8   
Application Software      5.5   
Internet Software & Services      3.2   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals      3.0   
Semiconductors      2.9   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Amphenol Corp., Class A      5.8   
Cisco Systems, Inc.      5.7   
QUALCOMM, Inc.      5.6   
VMware, Inc., Class A      5.1   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.      5.1   
F5 Networks, Inc.      5.0   
Juniper Networks, Inc.      4.9   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.      4.8   
Finisar Corp.      3.2   
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.      3.2   
Total      48.4   
 

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Networking IntellidexSM Index     26.58     3.32     10.29     19.31     141.74       9.54     124.11
S&P Composite 1500 Communications Equipment Index     22.58        9.32        30.64        10.53        64.95          4.61        48.98   
Fund                
NAV Return     25.69        2.56        7.86        18.45        133.22          8.82        111.40   
Market Price Return     25.80        2.54        7.83        18.41        132.81          8.82        111.33   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio indicated as 0.75%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund

distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXJ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Oil Services Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that assist in the production, processing and distribution of oil and gas that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged in the drilling of oil and gas wells; manufacturing oil and gas field machinery and equipment; or providing services to the oil and gas industry, such as well analysis, platform and pipeline engineering and construction, logistics and transportation services, oil and gas well emergency management and geophysical data acquisition and processing.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 common stocks of oil and gas services companies in the Index principally on the basis of their capital appreciation potential that NYSE Arca identifies pursuant to a proprietary selection methodology. The Index Provider includes stocks of companies that provide support for oil and gas operations from the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked the stocks for investment potential using a proprietary model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Oil Services Industry Group Universe into quintiles based on market capitalization. Larger stocks are defined by inclusion in the top quintile and smaller stocks are the bottom four quintiles. The Index Provider includes 8 of the top-ranked relatively larger stocks which collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and 22 of the top-ranked relatively smaller stocks which collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 24.94%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 24.98%. During the same time period, the Index returned 25.79%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Energy Equipment & Services Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 28.81%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 37 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how

the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar oil & gas services industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the oil & gas services industry market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the oil & gas drilling sub-industry and most underweight in the oil & gas equipment & services sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the oil & gas equipment & services sub-industry as well as the Fund’s specific stock performance within this sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the oil & gas equipment & services sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the oil & gas drilling and oil & gas storage & transportation sectors, respectively. The specialty chemicals sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the diversified chemicals and steel sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Helmerich & Payne, Inc., an oil & gas drilling company (portfolio average weight of 4.02%), and Baker Hughes Inc., an oil & gas equipment & services company (portfolio average weight of 4.57%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Noble Corp. PLC, an oil & gas drilling company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Transocean Ltd., an oil & gas drilling company (portfolio average weight of 4.25%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services      74.0   
Oil & Gas Drilling      26.0   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Weatherford International Ltd.      5.9   
Halliburton Co.      5.2   
Baker Hughes, Inc.      5.2   
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      5.1   
Schlumberger Ltd.      5.1   
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      4.8   
Transocean Ltd.      4.7   
Cameron International Corp.      4.7   
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.      3.3   
RPC, Inc.      3.1   
Total      47.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index               Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Oil Services IntellidexSM Index     25.79     2.88     8.88     17.59     124.87       7.32     82.41
S&P Composite 1500 Energy Equipment & Services Index     28.81        3.52        10.94        19.28        141.44          8.93        107.15   
Fund                
NAV Return     24.98        2.19        6.70        16.75        116.88          6.69        73.48   
Market Price Return     24.94        2.17        6.67        16.70        116.47          6.68        73.41   

 

Fund Inception: October 26, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.62%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PJP    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Pharmaceutical Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of pharmaceutical companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the research, development, manufacture, sale or distribution of pharmaceuticals and drugs of all types.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 pharmaceuticals stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ after having ranked the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca Intellidexsm model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally-weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 42.15%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 42.27%. During the same time period, the Index returned 43.10%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Pharmaceuticals Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 25.10%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 19 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar pharmaceuticals industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the pharmaceuticals industry market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Index, the Fund was most overweight in the biotechnology sub-industry and most underweight in the pharmaceuticals sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the pharmaceuticals sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the biotechnology and health care equipment sub-industries, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceuticals company (portfolio average weight of 3.17%), and Forest Laboratories, Inc., a pharmaceuticals company (portfolio average weight of 3.01%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included VIVUS, Inc., a pharmaceuticals company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Medicines Co., a pharmaceuticals company (portfolio average weight of 2.71%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Pharmaceuticals      72.8   
Biotechnology      21.2   
Health Care Equipment      6.0   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Johnson & Johnson      5.7   
Merck & Co., Inc.      5.3   
Eli Lilly & Co.      5.1   
Pfizer, Inc.      5.0   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      4.9   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      4.8   
Amgen, Inc.      4.6   
Biogen Idec, Inc.      4.3   
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      4.0   
Allergan, Inc.      3.8   
Total      47.5   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index               Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Pharmaceutical IntellidexSM Index     43.10     32.22     131.13     35.10     350.08       18.20     339.49
S&P Composite 1500 Pharmaceuticals Index     25.10        22.40        83.40        22.67        177.75          9.68        126.60   
Fund                
NAV Return     42.27        31.37        126.73        34.20        335.30          17.47        315.79   
Market Price Return     42.15        31.30        126.36        34.16        334.62          17.46        315.70   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.63%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder

would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PMR    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Retail Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of retail companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in operating general merchandise stores such as department stores, discount stores, warehouse clubs and superstores; specialty stores, including apparel, electronics, accessories and footwear stores; and home improvement and home furnishings stores.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 retail stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ after having ranked the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca Intellidexsm model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally-weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 14.81%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 14.81%. During the same time period, the Index returned 15.85%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period. In addition, this difference between Fund and index return appears slightly exaggerated due to a compounding effect on the index return caused by the Index’s lack of an expense ratio.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Retailing Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 16.08%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 90 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a retail industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the retail industry market.

 

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a modified equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the food retail sub-industry and most underweight in the Internet retail sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the drug retail sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the drug retail sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the food retail and automotive retail sub-industries, respectively. The home improvement retail sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the apparel accessories & luxury goods and specialized consumer services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Rite Aid Corp., a drug retail company (portfolio average weight of 3.06%), and Walgreen Co., a drug retail company (portfolio average weight of 5.13%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Fairway Group Holdings Corp., a food retail company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, Inc., a home improvement retail company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Food Retail      23.6   
Automotive Retail      15.8   
Drug Retail      13.0   
Apparel Retail      8.3   
Specialty Stores      8.3   
Department Stores      7.8   
Trucking      6.0   
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods      4.7   
Food Distributors      2.6   
Homefurnishing Retail      2.6   
Hypermarkets & Super Centers      2.6   
Specialized Consumer Services      2.4   
Forest Products      2.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Kroger Co. (The)      5.5   
Walgreen Co.      5.0   
CVS Caremark Corp.      5.0   
Macy’s, Inc.      5.0   
AutoZone, Inc.      5.0   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      4.9   
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.      4.7   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.      4.6   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.      3.3   
Avis Budget Group, Inc.      3.1   
Total      46.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Retail IntellidexSM Index     15.85     17.50     62.22     20.11     149.96       11.39     150.34
S&P Composite 1500 Retailing Index     16.08        18.04        64.49        22.79        179.19          10.28        130.12   
Fund                
NAV Return     14.81        16.55        58.33        19.21        140.76          10.65        136.66   
Market Price Return     14.81        16.51        58.15        19.20        140.70          10.64        136.43   

 

Fund Inception: October 26, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.74%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not

reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PSI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Semiconductor Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of semiconductor companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the manufacture of semiconductors.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 semiconductor stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked companies based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca Intellidexsm model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 36.66%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 36.38%. During the same time period, the Index returned 37.53%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period. In addition, this difference between Fund and index return appears slightly exaggerated due to a compounding effect on the index’s return caused by the Index’s lack of an expense ratio.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Semiconductor Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 24.81%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 62 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar semiconductors industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the semiconductors industry.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a modified

equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the semiconductor equipment sub-industry and most underweight in the semiconductors sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed stock selection within the semiconductors sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the semiconductors sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the semiconductor equipment sub-sector. Communications equipment was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Micron Technology, Inc., a semiconductors company (portfolio average weight of 5.59%), and Applied Micro Circuits Corp., a semiconductors company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included InterDigital, Inc., a communications equipment company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Semtech Corp., a semiconductors company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Semiconductors      65.2   
Semiconductor Equipment      29.7   
Communications Equipment      5.1   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Micron Technology, Inc.      5.2   
Intel Corp.      5.2   
QUALCOMM, Inc.      5.1   
Texas Instruments, Inc.      4.9   
Applied Materials, Inc.      4.9   
KLA-Tencor Corp.      4.8   
Linear Technology Corp.      4.6   
Xilinx, Inc.      4.4   
Amkor Technology, Inc.      3.6   
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.      3.4   
Total      46.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Semiconductor IntellidexSM Index     37.53     5.67     17.99     16.10     110.94       4.81     51.52
S&P Composite 1500 Semiconductor Index     24.81        6.67        21.36        16.93        118.55          4.12        42.93   
Fund                
NAV Return     36.38        4.88        15.36        15.25        103.32          4.06        42.21   
Market Price Return     36.66        4.86        15.30        15.25        103.32          4.05        42.12   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 1.05%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not

reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PSJ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the Dynamic Software Intellidexsm Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of software companies that comprise the Index. These companies are engaged principally in the research, design, production or distribution of products or processes that relate to software applications and systems and information-based services.

NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider includes 30 software stocks from a universe of the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks (by market capitalization) traded on the NYSE, NYSE MKT and the NASDAQ, after having ranked the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Arca Intellidexsm model. The Index Provider separates them into two modified equally weighted groups. The 8 top-ranked relatively larger stocks collectively receive 40% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 5% weighting) and the 22 top-ranked relatively smaller stocks collectively receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.7% weighting). The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 12.65%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 12.60%. During the same time period, the Index returned 13.41%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Software & Services Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 19.10%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 113 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a similar software industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the software industry market.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund tracks an index that employs a modified

equal weighting and stock selection methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the application software sub-industry and underweight in the systems software sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to both allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the application software sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the health care technology and home entertainment software sub-industries, respectively. The education services sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the Internet software & services and diversified support services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Adobe Systems Inc., an application software company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Medidata Solutions, Inc., a health care technology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Demandware, Inc., an Internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 0.38%), and Rovi Corp., a systems software company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Application Software      39.7   
Home Entertainment Software      14.3   
Systems Software      13.6   
Internet Software & Services      10.6   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      8.6   
Health Care Technology      7.4   
IT Consulting & Other Services      3.2   
Communications Equipment      2.6   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Microsoft Corp.      5.8   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.      5.7   
Electronic Arts, Inc.      5.5   
Intuit, Inc.      5.4   
Autodesk, Inc.      5.1   
CA, Inc.      5.0   
Cerner Corp.      4.6   
LogMeIn, Inc.      3.3   
Splunk, Inc.      3.2   
Amdocs Ltd.      3.2   
Total      46.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index               Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
Dynamic Software IntellidexSM Index     13.41     8.04     26.12     17.96     128.39       10.36     139.28
S&P Composite 1500 Software & Services Index     19.10        14.75        51.09        19.70        145.71          9.14        116.93   
Fund                
NAV Return     12.60        7.33        23.62        17.18        120.95          9.69        126.70   
Market Price Return     12.65        7.28        23.47        17.16        120.76          9.67        126.35   

 

Fund Inception: June 23, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.74%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not

reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Biotechnology—67.2%   
  304,753       Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(b)    $ 10,803,494   
  115,795       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      18,318,769   
  165,068       Amgen, Inc.      18,446,349   
  1,715,266       Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      10,977,702   
  60,094       Biogen Idec, Inc.(b)      17,254,189   
  140,416       Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      9,837,545   
  1,154,745       Dyax Corp.(b)      7,632,865   
  451,352       Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.(b)      11,897,639   
  247,268       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      19,408,065   
  680,879       ImmunoGen, Inc.(b)      8,810,574   
  248,953       Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      10,222,010   
  218,951       Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,826,286   
  155,288       Medivation, Inc.(b)      9,349,891   
  308,368       Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)(c)      13,016,213   
  1,302,956       PDL BioPharma, Inc.(c)      11,062,097   
  147,645       Pharmacyclics, Inc.(b)      13,964,264   
  61,575       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      18,281,002   
  613,539       Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.(b)(c)      8,491,380   
  301,796       Theravance, Inc.(b)(c)      8,124,348   
  110,100       United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      11,011,101   
     

 

 

 
        242,735,783   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment & Instruments—2.4%   
  108,777       FEI Co.      8,649,947   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Supplies—3.0%   
  257,767       Neogen Corp.(b)      10,768,216   
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—18.8%   
  491,043       Bruker Corp.(b)      10,144,949   
  238,338       Fluidigm Corp.(b)      8,951,975   
  119,375       Illumina, Inc.(b)      16,217,094   
  604,241       Luminex Corp.(b)      11,607,470   
  125,685       Techne Corp.      11,224,927   
  100,234       Waters Corp.(b)      9,877,058   
     

 

 

 
        68,023,473   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals—2.8%   
  870,332       Nektar Therapeutics(b)      10,243,807   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals—5.8%   
  216,827       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      20,860,926   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $342,814,273)
     361,282,152   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  156,353       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $156,353)
     156,353   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $342,970,626)—100.1%
     361,438,505   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—10.6%   
  38,432,742       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $38,432,742)
   $ 38,432,742   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $381,403,368)—110.7%
     399,871,247   
   Other assets less liabilities—(10.7)%      (38,551,537
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 361,319,710   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund's gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers
Harriman & Co.
  $ 38,022,906      $ (38,022,906   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Building Products—7.8%   
  70,556       A.O. Smith Corp.    $ 3,299,198   
  38,167       Lennox International, Inc.      3,199,540   
  62,929       Universal Forest Products, Inc.      3,177,285   
     

 

 

 
        9,676,023   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—27.0%   
  109,784       AECOM Technology Corp.(b)      3,559,197   
  82,756       Fluor Corp.      6,264,629   
  105,996       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b)      6,115,969   
  126,963       KBR, Inc.      3,221,051   
  182,581       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      6,441,458   
  142,266       Tutor Perini Corp.(b)      4,211,074   
  75,410       URS Corp.      3,553,319   
     

 

 

 
        33,366,697   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks—8.4%   
  113,333       Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)      3,601,723   
  60,632       Oshkosh Corp.      3,365,682   
  78,746       Terex Corp.      3,408,914   
     

 

 

 
        10,376,319   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Materials—13.4%   
  263,056       Headwaters, Inc.(b)      3,282,939   
  28,751       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      3,574,612   
  41,302       Texas Industries, Inc.(b)      3,580,883   
  94,638       Vulcan Materials Co.      6,106,990   
     

 

 

 
        16,545,424   
     

 

 

 
   Environmental & Facilities Services—2.8%   
  121,418       Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)      3,481,054   
     

 

 

 
   Forest Products—7.6%   
  118,505       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      2,964,995   
  55,712       Deltic Timber Corp.      3,384,504   
  186,618       Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)      3,058,669   
     

 

 

 
        9,408,168   
     

 

 

 
   Heavy Electrical Equipment—3.0%   
  106,390       Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)      3,701,308   
     

 

 

 
   Home Furnishings—4.9%   
  45,428       Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)      6,015,122   
     

 

 

 
   Home Improvement Retail—9.8%   
  78,373       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      6,231,437   
  128,495       Lowe's Cos., Inc.      5,899,206   
     

 

 

 
        12,130,643   
     

 

 

 
   Homebuilding—9.9%   
  44,701       Cavco Industries, Inc.(b)      3,484,443   
  2,939       NVR, Inc.(b)      3,165,303   
  306,307       PulteGroup, Inc.      5,632,986   
     

 

 

 
        12,282,732   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Machinery—2.7%   
  34,738       Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.      3,348,396   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—2.7%   
  108,335       Matrix Service Co.(b)      3,355,135   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $116,515,710)
     123,687,021   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  85,769       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $85,769)
   $ 85,769   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $116,601,479)—100.1%
     123,772,790   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (84,782
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 123,688,008   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Gas Utilities—2.5%   
  132,040       Questar Corp.    $ 3,205,931   
     

 

 

 
   Integrated Oil & Gas—4.4%   
  59,565       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      5,703,349   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—58.0%   
  72,512       Apache Corp.      6,294,042   
  27,104       Cimarex Energy Co.      3,228,628   
  32,327       Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.(b)      4,670,605   
  158,705       Comstock Resources, Inc.      4,411,999   
  66,130       Contango Oil & Gas Co.(b)      3,176,885   
  191,684       Denbury Resources, Inc.      3,224,125   
  89,245       Devon Energy Corp.      6,247,150   
  60,704       EOG Resources, Inc.      5,948,992   
  171,620       Marathon Oil Corp.      6,204,063   
  52,818       Murphy Oil Corp.      3,350,246   
  111,244       Newfield Exploration Co.(b)      3,765,609   
  70,677       Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)      3,345,849   
  486,196       SandRidge Energy, Inc.(b)      3,335,305   
  42,521       SM Energy Co.      3,152,082   
  75,857       Southwestern Energy Co.(b)      3,632,033   
  87,253       Stone Energy Corp.(b)      4,279,760   
  208,091       W&T Offshore, Inc.      3,995,347   
  45,638       Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)      3,364,433   
     

 

 

 
        75,627,153   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing—35.1%   
  234,201       Alon USA Energy, Inc. (Israel)      3,815,134   
  220,222       Alon USA Partners LP (Israel)      4,054,287   
  112,968       Delek US Holdings, Inc. (Israel)      3,613,846   
  68,815       HollyFrontier Corp.      3,618,981   
  68,446       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      6,362,056   
  129,691       Northern Tier Energy LP      3,502,954   
  124,442       PBF Energy, Inc., Class A      3,830,325   
  76,801       Phillips 66      6,391,379   
  119,825       Valero Energy Corp.      6,850,395   
  86,035       Western Refining, Inc.      3,742,523   
     

 

 

 
        45,781,880   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $114,675,073)
     130,318,313   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  53,397       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $53,397)
     53,397   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $114,728,470)—100.1%
     130,371,710   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (98,812
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 130,272,898   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Agricultural Products—5.3%   
  524,621       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.    $ 22,941,676   
     

 

 

 
   Distillers & Vintners—2.6%   
  143,378       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(b)      11,447,300   
     

 

 

 
   Food Distributors—10.5%   
  211,851       Andersons, Inc. (The)      13,196,199   
  514,297       Spartan Stores, Inc.      11,077,957   
  591,327       Sysco Corp.      21,542,043   
     

 

 

 
        45,816,199   
     

 

 

 
   Food Retail—20.3%   
  507,857       Kroger Co. (The)      23,381,736   
  285,173       Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.(b)      10,152,159   
  346,567       Safeway, Inc.      11,804,072   
  1,795,663       SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      12,551,684   
  230,332       Weis Markets, Inc.      10,616,002   
  394,070       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      19,585,279   
     

 

 

 
        88,090,932   
     

 

 

 
   Packaged Foods & Meats—45.7%   
  221,000       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      13,178,230   
  785,528       Dean Foods Co.      12,442,763   
  404,525       Diamond Foods, Inc.(b)      12,366,329   
  425,735       General Mills, Inc.      22,572,470   
  201,282       Hershey Co. (The)      19,371,380   
  309,400       Hillshire Brands Co. (The)      11,030,110   
  125,085       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      11,707,956   
  385,373       Kraft Foods Group, Inc.      21,912,309   
  128,802       Lancaster Colony Corp.      12,220,734   
  625,906       Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      22,313,549   
  662,745       Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (Brazil)(b)      14,487,606   
  151,197       Sanderson Farms, Inc.      12,438,977   
  294,499       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      12,360,123   
     

 

 

 
        198,402,536   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants—4.8%   
  202,227       Jack in the Box, Inc.(b)      10,827,233   
  1,212,728       Wendy's Co. (The)      10,077,770   
     

 

 

 
        20,905,003   
     

 

 

 
   Soft Drinks—10.8%   
  153,594       Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      12,630,035   
  246,769       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      11,213,183   
  222,950       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      12,355,889   
  156,999       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      10,512,653   
     

 

 

 
        46,711,760   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $417,487,581)
     434,315,406   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  17,269       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $17,269)
     17,269   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $417,504,850)—100.0%
     434,332,675   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.0%      38,675   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 434,371,350   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.1%    
   Cable & Satellite—3.0%   
  164,244       Starz, Class A(b)    $ 5,300,154   
     

 

 

 
   Casinos & Gaming—12.3%   
  112,960       Las Vegas Sands Corp.      8,938,525   
  190,653       MGM Resorts International(b)      4,810,175   
  39,715       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      8,097,491   
     

 

 

 
        21,846,191   
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines—16.8%   
  430,668       Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      9,401,483   
  193,180       Interval Leisure Group, Inc.      4,978,249   
  177,570       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      10,286,630   
  99,234       Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      5,272,302   
     

 

 

 
        29,938,664   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Retail—11.7%   
  66,887       Expedia, Inc.      4,748,308   
  7,138       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      8,264,019   
  96,067       TripAdvisor, Inc.(b)      7,756,450   
     

 

 

 
        20,768,777   
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Facilities—5.8%   
  98,734       Cedar Fair LP      5,122,320   
  128,736       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      5,167,463   
     

 

 

 
        10,289,783   
     

 

 

 
   Movies & Entertainment—10.8%   
  229,469       AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A (China)(b)      5,309,913   
  170,815       Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.      4,531,722   
  119,162       Walt Disney Co. (The)      9,454,313   
     

 

 

 
        19,295,948   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants—39.7%   
  186,527       ARAMARK Holdings Corp.      5,258,196   
  11,700       Biglari Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,019,534   
  95,501       Brinker International, Inc.      4,692,919   
  36,223       Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)      5,292,905   
  197,612       Burger King Worldwide, Inc.      5,163,602   
  17,035       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      8,491,947   
  66,438       Domino's Pizza, Inc.      4,941,658   
  101,654       Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.      4,626,274   
  104,572       Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      3,828,381   
  91,428       Jack in the Box, Inc.(b)      4,895,055   
  28,968       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      4,431,235   
  103,192       Papa John's International, Inc.      4,526,001   
  257,733       Sonic Corp.(b)      4,907,236   
  548,283       Wendy's Co. (The)      4,556,232   
     

 

 

 
        70,631,175   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $177,687,768)
     178,070,692   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  14,105       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $14,105)
   $ 14,105   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $177,701,873)—100.1%
     178,084,797   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (154,991
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 177,929,806   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Advertising—8.5%   
  291,501       Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)    $ 5,077,947   
  96,351       Lamar Advertising Co., Class A(b)      4,809,842   
  68,251       Omnicom Group, Inc.      4,619,228   
     

 

 

 
        14,507,017   
     

 

 

 
   Broadcasting—10.5%   
  141,177       CBS Corp., Class B      8,154,384   
  787,417       Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(b)      5,047,343   
  63,589       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      4,773,626   
     

 

 

 
        17,975,353   
     

 

 

 
   Cable & Satellite—19.5%   
  122,041       DIRECTV(b)      9,470,381   
  160,949       DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)      9,151,560   
  161,525       Starz, Class A(b)      5,212,412   
  67,480       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      9,545,721   
     

 

 

 
        33,380,074   
     

 

 

 
   Catalog Retail—3.0%   
  90,076       HSN, Inc.      5,228,011   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—2.6%   
  18,113       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      4,381,535   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Retail—6.1%   
  112,607       HomeAway, Inc.(b)      3,673,240   
  21,241       Netflix, Inc.(b)      6,840,452   
     

 

 

 
        10,513,692   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—25.4%   
  268,473       Blucora, Inc.(b)      5,168,105   
  25,701       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      4,135,034   
  138,332       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      8,269,487   
  7,791       Google, Inc., Class A(b)      4,167,250   
  7,791       Google, Inc., Class C(b)      4,103,208   
  66,616       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      4,415,308   
  648,113       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)      4,465,499   
  51,975       Shutterstock, Inc.(b)      3,768,707   
  116,311       WebMD Health Corp.(b)      5,128,152   
     

 

 

 
        43,620,750   
     

 

 

 
   IT Consulting & Other Services—5.1%   
  138,749       Acxiom Corp.(b)      3,918,272   
  296,692       Sapient Corp.(b)      4,827,179   
     

 

 

 
        8,745,451   
     

 

 

 
   Movies & Entertainment—8.0%   
  167,987       Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.      4,456,695   
  117,181       Walt Disney Co. (The)      9,297,141   
     

 

 

 
        13,753,836   
     

 

 

 
   Publishing—8.5%   
  173,628       Gannett Co., Inc.      4,717,473   
  314,584       New York Times Co. (The), Class A      5,058,510   
  146,413       Scholastic Corp.      4,818,452   
     

 

 

 
        14,594,435   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized Finance—2.8%   
  64,847       McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.      4,794,139   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $177,278,130)
     171,494,293   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  104,364       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $104,364)
   $ 104,364   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $177,382,494)—100.1%
     171,598,657   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (168,949
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 171,429,708   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Application Software—5.5%   
  22,738       Netscout Systems, Inc.(b)    $ 885,873   
  18,701       SolarWinds, Inc.(b)      754,024   
     

 

 

 
        1,639,897   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—61.6%   
  32,962       ADTRAN, Inc.      739,338   
  30,091       ARRIS Group, Inc.(b)      785,074   
  42,106       Aruba Networks, Inc.(b)      832,436   
  90,241       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(b)      840,144   
  35,149       Ciena Corp.(b)      694,896   
  72,627       Cisco Systems, Inc.      1,678,410   
  35,702       CommScope Holding Co., Inc.(b)      952,529   
  14,095       F5 Networks, Inc.(b)      1,482,371   
  36,440       Finisar Corp.(b)      952,906   
  103,799       Infinera Corp.(b)      930,039   
  59,210       Juniper Networks, Inc.(b)      1,461,895   
  23,917       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      1,520,643   
  25,266       NETGEAR, Inc.(b)      816,092   
  22,253       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)      1,414,846   
  21,029       QUALCOMM, Inc.      1,655,192   
  38,761       Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b)      753,901   
  231,530       Sonus Networks, Inc.(b)      757,103   
     

 

 

 
        18,267,815   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Components—8.8%   
  17,988       Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,715,156   
  11,973       Belden, Inc.      883,727   
     

 

 

 
        2,598,883   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—3.2%   
  20,636       LogMeIn, Inc.(b)      937,906   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors—2.9%   
  20,500       Cavium, Inc.(b)      868,585   
     

 

 

 
   Systems Software—15.0%   
  24,023       Barracuda Networks, Inc.(b)      620,514   
  27,364       Gigamon, Inc.(b)      431,530   
  37,418       Infoblox, Inc.(b)      734,141   
  20,836       Proofpoint, Inc.(b)      530,068   
  31,856       Qualys, Inc.(b)      614,502   
  16,484       VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      1,524,935   
     

 

 

 
        4,455,690   
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—3.0%   
  75,622       QLogic Corp.(b)      875,703   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $25,878,033)
     29,644,479   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  56,702       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $56,702)
     56,702   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $25,934,735)—100.2%
     29,701,181   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (58,392
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 29,642,789   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Oil & Gas Drilling—26.0%   
  73,073       Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b)    $ 3,621,498   
  64,271       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      6,983,044   
  150,378       Nabors Industries Ltd.      3,837,647   
  429,127       Parker Drilling Co.(b)      2,845,112   
  118,918       Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      3,868,403   
  303,667       Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(b)      4,545,895   
  103,809       Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A(b)      3,209,774   
  149,690       Transocean Ltd.      6,447,148   
     

 

 

 
        35,358,521   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—74.0%   
  100,299       Baker Hughes, Inc.      7,010,900   
  145,149       Basic Energy Services, Inc.(b)      3,834,837   
  133,919       C&J Energy Services, Inc.(b)      4,025,605   
  99,079       Cameron International Corp.(b)      6,436,172   
  18,408       Core Laboratories NV      3,454,813   
  32,196       Dril-Quip, Inc.(b)      3,642,011   
  84,526       Exterran Holdings, Inc.      3,636,308   
  115,435       Exterran Partners LP      3,379,937   
  72,999       Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A      3,285,685   
  111,350       Halliburton Co.      7,022,844   
  850,640       ION Geophysical Corp.(b)      3,742,816   
  382,931       Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)      3,844,627   
  82,381       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      6,469,380   
  311,301       Newpark Resources, Inc.(b)      3,748,064   
  48,360       Oceaneering International, Inc.      3,543,821   
  36,484       Oil States International, Inc.(b)      3,544,056   
  188,033       RPC, Inc.      4,179,974   
  68,248       Schlumberger Ltd.      6,930,584   
  39,148       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,264,552   
  116,993       Superior Energy Services, Inc.      3,851,410   
  182,480       Tesco Corp.(b)      3,649,600   
  380,726       Weatherford International Ltd.(b)      7,995,246   
     

 

 

 
        100,493,242   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $115,195,614)
     135,851,763   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  152,457       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $152,457)
     152,457   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $115,348,071)—100.1%
     136,004,220   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (154,770
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 135,849,450   
     

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:
(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Biotechnology—21.2%   
  458,726       Amgen, Inc.    $ 51,262,631   
  166,994       Biogen Idec, Inc.(b)      47,947,317   
  202,239       Celgene Corp.(b)      29,731,155   
  687,168       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      53,935,816   
  466,080       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      29,442,274   
  5,079,504       Novavax, Inc.(b)(c)      22,248,228   
     

 

 

 
        234,567,421   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment—6.0%   
  817,219       Abbott Laboratories      31,659,064   
  467,751       Baxter International, Inc.      34,047,595   
     

 

 

 
        65,706,659   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals—72.8%   
  147,232       Actavis PLC(b)(c)      30,083,915   
  1,259,059       Akorn, Inc.(b)      31,753,468   
  255,971       Allergan, Inc.      42,450,231   
  1,057,215       Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      23,797,910   
  1,058,040       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      52,997,224   
  2,697,823       Depomed, Inc.(b)      37,796,500   
  954,375       Eli Lilly & Co.      56,403,562   
  407,298       Endo International PLC(b)      25,637,373   
  333,191       Forest Laboratories, Inc.(b)      30,623,585   
  751,124       Hospira, Inc.(b)      34,401,479   
  1,261,496       Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)      32,988,120   
  617,560       Johnson & Johnson      62,552,652   
  757,951       Lannett Co., Inc.(b)      26,172,048   
  1,064,119       Medicines Co. (The)(b)      28,305,565   
  998,261       Merck & Co., Inc.      58,458,164   
  585,020       Mylan, Inc.(b)      29,707,316   
  197,684       Perrigo Co. PLC      28,636,504   
  1,771,734       Pfizer, Inc.      55,419,839   
  1,141,054       Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      38,248,130   
  535,115       Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)      43,975,751   
  301,235       Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)      33,135,850   
     

 

 

 
        803,545,186   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $908,449,972)
     1,103,819,266   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  384,664       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $384,664)
     384,664   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $908,834,636)—100.0%
     1,104,203,930   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—5.3%   
  57,893,500       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $57,893,500)
   $ 57,893,500   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $966,728,136)—105.3%
     1,162,097,430   
   Other assets less liabilities—(5.3)%      (58,090,606
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,104,006,824   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund's gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Citibank   $ 57,335,202      $ (57,335,202   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Apparel Retail—8.3%   
  12,531       Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)    $ 601,488   
  16,274       Foot Locker, Inc.      757,229   
  10,934       Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.(b)      705,790   
     

 

 

 
        2,064,507   
     

 

 

 
   Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—4.7%   
  12,694       Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b)      1,157,693   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive Retail—15.8%   
  5,330       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      646,475   
  13,351       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)      824,291   
  2,311       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      1,233,820   
  8,249       O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      1,227,369   
     

 

 

 
        3,931,955   
     

 

 

 
   Department Stores—7.8%   
  7,332       Dillard's, Inc., Class A      718,023   
  21,508       Macy's, Inc.      1,235,204   
     

 

 

 
        1,953,227   
     

 

 

 
   Drug Retail—13.0%   
  17,014       CVS Caremark Corp.      1,237,258   
  103,002       Rite Aid Corp.(b)      751,914   
  18,314       Walgreen Co.      1,243,521   
     

 

 

 
        3,232,693   
     

 

 

 
   Food Distributors—2.6%   
  30,048       Spartan Stores, Inc.      647,234   
     

 

 

 
   Food Retail—23.6%   
  20,262       Fresh Market, Inc. (The)(b)      751,720   
  29,672       Kroger Co. (The)      1,366,099   
  20,245       Safeway, Inc.      689,545   
  17,396       Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)      556,150   
  104,912       SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      733,335   
  13,457       Weis Markets, Inc.      620,233   
  23,024       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      1,144,293   
     

 

 

 
        5,861,375   
     

 

 

 
   Forest Products—2.3%   
  22,940       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      573,959   
     

 

 

 
   Homefurnishing Retail—2.6%   
  22,089       Aaron's, Inc.      650,963   
     

 

 

 
   Hypermarkets & Super Centers—2.6%   
  6,672       PriceSmart, Inc.      640,779   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized Consumer Services—2.4%   
  14,439       Sotheby's      607,304   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Stores—8.3%   
  9,597       Outerwall, Inc.(b)      665,552   
  7,104       Signet Jewelers Ltd.      719,777   
  31,237       Zale Corp.(b)      668,159   
     

 

 

 
        2,053,488   
     

 

 

 
   Trucking—6.0%   
  2,914       AMERCO      728,820   
  14,445       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      759,663   
     

 

 

 
        1,488,483   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $24,897,332)
     24,863,660   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  47,800       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $47,800)
   $ 47,800   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $24,945,132)—100.2%
     24,911,460   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (47,900
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 24,863,560   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Communications Equipment—5.1%   
  13,284       QUALCOMM, Inc.    $ 1,045,584   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductor Equipment—29.7%   
  19,882       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      435,018   
  92,149       Amkor Technology, Inc.(b)      732,585   
  52,750       Applied Materials, Inc.      1,005,415   
  52,607       Brooks Automation, Inc.      538,170   
  45,272       Entegris, Inc.(b)      502,066   
  38,069       GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.(b)      632,326   
  15,350       KLA-Tencor Corp.      982,246   
  47,273       Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)(b)      695,386   
  10,546       Lam Research Corp.(b)      607,555   
     

 

 

 
        6,130,767   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors—65.2%   
  147,041       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)      601,398   
  16,308       Ambarella Inc.(b)      405,254   
  28,340       Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b)      631,982   
  46,271       Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b)      539,982   
  40,393       Intel Corp.      1,078,089   
  20,243       International Rectifier Corp.(b)      527,128   
  42,887       Intersil Corp., Class A      529,226   
  72,064       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)      606,779   
  21,351       Linear Technology Corp.      950,119   
  49,191       LSI Corp.      547,988   
  35,678       Marvell Technology Group Ltd.      565,853   
  11,978       Microchip Technology, Inc.      569,434   
  41,345       Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      1,079,931   
  23,658       Microsemi Corp.(b)      556,436   
  29,681       NVIDIA Corp.      548,208   
  31,588       OmniVision Technologies, Inc.(b)      616,914   
  58,408       ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      549,619   
  15,385       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      631,554   
  22,245       Texas Instruments, Inc.      1,011,035   
  19,161       Xilinx, Inc.      904,208   
     

 

 

 
        13,451,137   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $18,237,567)
     20,627,488   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  37,623       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $37,623)
     37,623   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $18,275,190)—100.2%
     20,665,111   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (44,119
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 20,620,992   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Application Software—39.7%   
  34,857       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)    $ 1,498,502   
  57,192       Autodesk, Inc.(b)      2,746,360   
  47,283       Comverse, Inc.(b)      1,179,238   
  38,390       Intuit, Inc.      2,908,042   
  43,190       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      1,361,781   
  43,088       Netscout Systems, Inc.(b)      1,678,708   
  78,622       Pegasystems, Inc.      1,302,767   
  47,502       PROS Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,301,555   
  41,630       PTC, Inc.(b)      1,472,453   
  32,347       Splunk, Inc.(b)      1,765,176   
  42,309       SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,646,666   
  40,507       Synopsys, Inc.(b)      1,523,873   
  9,858       Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)(b)      1,179,313   
     

 

 

 
        21,564,434   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—2.6%   
  73,450       Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b)      1,428,603   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—8.6%   
  58,445       CSG Systems International, Inc.      1,540,610   
  17,413       DST Systems, Inc.      1,605,305   
  28,152       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      1,552,864   
     

 

 

 
        4,698,779   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Technology—7.4%   
  48,887       Cerner Corp.(b)      2,507,903   
  23,916       Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.      1,509,817   
     

 

 

 
        4,017,720   
     

 

 

 
   Home Entertainment Software—14.3%   
  155,050       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      3,102,551   
  104,940       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      2,969,802   
  82,777       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      1,686,995   
     

 

 

 
        7,759,348   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—10.6%   
  59,358       Constant Contact, Inc.(b)      1,534,998   
  30,266       Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,382,854   
  21,788       Demandware, Inc.(b)      1,081,338   
  39,103       LogMeIn, Inc.(b)      1,777,231   
     

 

 

 
        5,776,421   
     

 

 

 
   IT Consulting & Other Services—3.2%   
  36,791       Amdocs Ltd.      1,711,885   
     

 

 

 
   Systems Software—13.6%   
  89,559       CA, Inc.      2,699,308   
  29,482       MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      1,518,323   
  78,316       Microsoft Corp.      3,163,967   
     

 

 

 
        7,381,598   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $55,225,112)
     54,338,788   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  42,420       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $42,420)
     42,420   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $55,267,532)—100.1%
     54,381,208   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (45,918
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 54,335,290   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
Dynamic
Biotechnology &
Genome
Portfolio (PBE)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Building
& Construction
Portfolio (PKB)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Energy
Exploration &
Production
Portfolio (PXE)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Food &
Beverage
Portfolio (PBJ)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Leisure
and
Entertainment
Portfolio (PEJ)
 
Assets:              

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 361,282,152       $ 123,687,021       $ 130,318,313       $ 434,315,406       $ 178,070,692   

Affiliated investments, at value

    38,589,095         85,769         53,397         17,269         14,105   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    399,871,247         123,772,790         130,371,710         434,332,675         178,084,797   

Receivables:

             

Shares sold

    3,860,934                 3,761,291                   

Security lending

    183,594                                   

Dividends

    3         34,159         19,765         341,753         7,722   

Investments sold

                                      

Other assets

    3,330         3,333         3,333         3,330         3,333   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    403,919,108         123,810,282         134,156,099         434,677,758         178,095,852   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:              

Due to custodian

                                      

Payables:

             

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

    38,432,742                                   

Investments purchased

    3,860,807                 3,760,967                   

Expenses recaptured

    8         269         1,029         236           

Shares repurchased

                                      

Accrued advisory fees

    151,453         51,420         48,553         177,820         69,001   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    20,806         12,986         15,003         17,623         13,384   

Accrued expenses

    133,582         57,599         57,649         110,729         83,661   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    42,599,398         122,274         3,883,201         306,408         166,046   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 361,319,710       $ 123,688,008       $ 130,272,898       $ 434,371,350       $ 177,929,806   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:              

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 505,029,446       $ 135,385,959       $ 164,120,713       $ 455,031,119       $ 190,301,885   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    100,216         (42,142      565,347         2,361,597         94,984   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (162,277,831      (18,827,120      (50,056,402      (39,849,191      (12,849,987

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    18,467,879         7,171,311         15,643,240         16,827,825         382,924   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 361,319,710       $ 123,688,008       $ 130,272,898       $ 434,371,350       $ 177,929,806   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

    9,100,000         5,600,000         3,450,000         16,100,000         5,500,000   

Net asset value

  $ 39.71       $ 22.09       $ 37.76       $ 26.98       $ 32.35   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 39.68       $ 22.10       $ 37.76       $ 26.99       $ 32.34   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 342,814,273       $ 116,515,710       $ 114,675,073       $ 417,487,581       $ 177,687,768   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 38,589,095       $ 85,769       $ 53,397       $ 17,269       $ 14,105   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 381,403,368       $ 116,601,479       $ 114,728,470       $ 417,504,850       $ 177,701,873   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan with an aggregate value of

  $ 38,022,906       $       $       $       $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares
Dynamic Media
Portfolio (PBS)
         
PowerShares
Dynamic
Networking
Portfolio (PXQ)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Oil
& Gas Services
Portfolio (PXJ)
     PowerShares
Dynamic
Pharmaceuticals
Portfolio (PJP)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Retail
Portfolio (PMR)
     PowerShares
Dynamic
Semiconductors
Portfolio (PSI)
     PowerShares
Dynamic
Software
Portfolio (PSJ)
 
                 
$ 171,494,293       $ 29,644,479       $ 135,851,763       $ 1,103,819,266       $ 24,863,660       $ 20,627,488       $ 54,338,788   
  104,364         56,702         152,457         58,278,164         47,800         37,623         42,420   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  171,598,657         29,701,181         136,004,220         1,162,097,430         24,911,460         20,665,111         54,381,208   
                 
                                                    
                          22,758                           
  34,991         2,967         17,266         588,637         9,979         6,674         31,980   
  9,440,534                         5,685,757                           
  3,333         3,333         3,330         3,333         3,333         3,333         3,333   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  181,077,515         29,707,481         136,024,816         1,168,397,915         24,924,772         20,675,118         54,416,521   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
                  38,415                                   
                 
                          57,893,500                           
                                                    
  230                 2                                   
  9,440,687                         5,693,035                           
  82,612         8,740         54,790         451,273         6,801         2,108         20,966   
  15,860         12,425         20,774         25,409         11,704         12,178         12,820   
  108,418         43,527         61,385         327,874         42,707         39,840         47,445   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  9,647,807         64,692         175,366         64,391,091         61,212         54,126         81,231   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 171,429,708       $ 29,642,789       $ 135,849,450       $ 1,104,006,824       $ 24,863,560       $ 20,620,992       $ 54,335,290   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
$ 226,081,682       $ 61,208,649       $ 317,450,766       $ 914,427,185       $ 43,993,179       $ 72,440,999       $ 77,997,730   
  103,996         (22,986      206,370         1,479,285         94,766         27,239         (31,202
  (48,972,133      (35,309,320      (202,463,835      (7,268,940      (19,190,713      (54,237,167      (22,744,914
  (5,783,837      3,766,446         20,656,149         195,369,294         (33,672      2,389,921         (886,324

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 171,429,708       $ 29,642,789       $ 135,849,450       $ 1,104,006,824       $ 24,863,560       $ 20,620,992       $ 54,335,290   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  7,200,000         950,000         4,850,000         19,150,000         750,000         1,000,000         1,600,000   
$ 23.81       $ 31.20       $ 28.01       $ 57.65       $ 33.15       $ 20.62       $ 33.96   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 23.79       $ 31.19       $ 28.00       $ 57.60       $ 33.14       $ 20.62       $ 33.93   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 177,278,130       $ 25,878,033       $ 115,195,614       $ 908,449,972       $ 24,897,332       $ 18,237,567       $ 55,225,112   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 104,364       $ 56,702       $ 152,457       $ 58,278,164       $ 47,800       $ 37,623       $ 42,420   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 177,382,494       $ 25,934,735       $ 115,348,071       $ 966,728,136       $ 24,945,132       $ 18,275,190       $ 55,267,532   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $       $       $ 57,335,202       $       $       $   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
Dynamic
Biotechnology &
Genome
Portfolio (PBE)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Building
& Construction
Portfolio (PKB)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Energy
Exploration &
Production
Portfolio (PXE)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Food &
Beverage
Portfolio (PBJ)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Leisure
and
Entertainment
Portfolio (PEJ)
 
Investment Income:              

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 957,330       $ 670,460       $ 2,223,133       $ 5,859,649       $ 1,754,661   

Affiliated income money market

    22         16         16         24         13   

Securities lending income

    885,463                                   

Foreign withholding tax

                                    (1,363
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    1,842,815         670,476         2,223,149         5,859,673         1,753,311   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:              

Advisory fees

    1,343,663         523,017         529,009         1,405,861         787,937   

Sub-licensing

    80,620         31,381         31,740         84,352         47,276   

Accounting & administration fees

    54,518         36,058         36,058         54,855         37,183   

Professional fees

    27,439         27,166         30,127         28,895         30,721   

Recapture (Note 3)

    17,548         3,627         751         86,186         33,153   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    14,836         11,549         11,632         15,995         12,441   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    4,827         2,796         3,674         5,173         4,434   

Other expenses

    55,445         23,423         31,496         47,505         39,627   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    1,598,896         659,017         674,487         1,728,822         992,772   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Waivers

    (140      (97      (110      (159      (91
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    1,598,756         658,920         674,377         1,728,663         992,681   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    244,059         11,556         1,548,772         4,131,010         760,630   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):              

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investment securities

    2,190,355         (319,533      (4,879,355      6,006,456         6,260,496   

In-kind redemptions

    85,786,916         15,688,456         24,045,655         30,850,075         26,308,855   

Net increase from payment by affiliate
(see Note 3)

                                      
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    87,977,271         15,368,923         19,166,300         36,856,531         32,569,351   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (20,969,168      (5,474,689      4,474,440         (2,492,106      (13,361,430
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    67,008,103         9,894,234         23,640,740         34,364,425         19,207,921   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 67,252,162       $ 9,905,790       $ 25,189,512       $ 38,495,435       $ 19,968,551   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares
Dynamic Media
Portfolio (PBS)
     PowerShares
Dynamic
Networking
Portfolio (PXQ)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Oil
& Gas Services
Portfolio (PXJ)
         
PowerShares
Dynamic
Pharmaceuticals
Portfolio (PJP)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Retail
Portfolio (PMR)
     PowerShares
Dynamic
Semiconductors
Portfolio (PSI)
     PowerShares
Dynamic
Software
Portfolio (PSJ)
 
                 
$ 2,464,647       $ 162,230       $ 1,123,454       $ 8,685,113       $ 508,813       $ 194,619       $ 339,269   
  22         12         17         59         10         10         19   
  25,649                         188,664                           
  (4,068              (5,647                                

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,486,250         162,242         1,117,824         8,873,836         508,823         194,629         339,288   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
  1,236,447         158,719         603,621         4,058,764         160,007         82,715         274,804   
  74,187         9,523         36,217         243,526         9,599         4,963         16,488   
  51,804         36,058         36,058         161,559         36,058         36,058         36,058   
  27,766         26,017         26,078         35,775         24,392         24,676         25,182   
  89,828                 118         18,411                           
  15,054         9,399         11,912         28,409         9,403         9,029         10,063   
  4,746         3,555         4,061         7,454         2,492         2,484         2,203   
  39,185         15,620         23,026         120,599         12,091         13,499         16,264   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,539,017         258,891         741,091         4,674,497         254,042         173,424         381,062   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (141      (58,971      (110      (408      (52,899      (69,257      (34,897

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,538,876         199,920         740,981         4,674,089         201,143         104,167         346,165   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  947,374         (37,678      376,843         4,199,747         307,680         90,462         (6,877

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
                 
  (5,690,425      (2,329,271      (7,924,363      20,479,123         (1,513,014      (344,266      2,261,446   
  70,300,592         5,932,428         10,557,023         125,141,652         7,904,180         4,420,319         12,749,963   
                  2,071,089                                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  64,610,167         3,603,157         4,703,749         145,620,775         6,391,166         4,076,053         15,011,409   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (27,651,727      3,901,364         22,095,104         109,005,911         (3,531,138      1,207,489         (8,514,120

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  36,958,440         7,504,521         26,798,853         254,626,686         2,860,028         5,283,542         6,497,289   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 37,905,814       $ 7,466,843       $ 27,175,696       $ 258,826,433       $ 3,167,708       $ 5,374,004       $ 6,490,412   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares Dynamic
Biotechnology & Genome
Portfolio (PBE)
     PowerShares Dynamic
Building & Construction
Portfolio (PKB)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 244,059       $ (265,369    $ 11,556       $ 241,987   

Net realized gain

    87,977,271         12,127,152         15,368,923         8,903,971   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (20,969,168      21,227,732         (5,474,689      8,901,943   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    67,252,162         33,089,515         9,905,790         18,047,901   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

                            (322,061
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    370,953,512         79,409,291         98,038,267         117,839,052   

Value of shares repurchased

    (232,339,347      (93,948,251      (88,376,874      (62,044,425
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    138,614,165         (14,538,960      9,661,393         55,794,627   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets

    205,866,327         18,550,555         19,567,183         73,520,467   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    155,453,383         136,902,828         104,120,825         30,600,358   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 361,319,710       $ 155,453,383       $ 123,688,008       $ 104,120,825   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ 100,216       $ (143,843    $ (42,142    $ (72,549 )
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    9,650,000         3,450,000         4,600,000         6,850,000   

Shares repurchased

    (6,050,000      (4,100,000      (4,300,000      (3,700,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    5,500,000         6,150,000         5,300,000         2,150,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    9,100,000         5,500,000         5,600,000         5,300,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Energy
Exploration & Production
Portfolio (PXE)
     PowerShares Dynamic Food &
Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)
     PowerShares Dynamic Leisure
and Entertainment Portfolio
(PEJ)
     PowerShares Dynamic Media
Portfolio (PBS)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
                    
$ 1,548,772       $ 1,477,559       $ 4,131,010       $ 1,693,886       $ 760,630       $ 321,637       $ 947,374       $ 881,044   
  19,166,300         2,451,491         36,856,531         9,879,651         32,569,351         7,601,493         64,610,167         22,114,907   
  4,474,440         11,077,590         (2,492,106      12,783,411         (13,361,430      5,981,019         (27,651,727      11,226,828   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  25,189,512         15,006,640         38,495,435         24,356,948         19,968,551         13,904,149         37,905,814         34,222,779   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (1,698,221      (1,748,096      (1,980,743      (1,927,726      (649,713      (444,843      (902,729      (917,905

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  188,944,898         85,567,201         418,924,441         213,982,354         250,556,813         98,219,830         437,394,072         167,843,900   
  (186,590,268      (61,990,794      (257,294,105      (169,224,165      (177,711,187      (83,592,336      (453,755,849      (188,335,046

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  2,354,630         23,576,407         161,630,336         44,758,189         72,845,626         14,627,494         (16,361,777      (20,491,146

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  25,845,921         36,834,951         198,145,028         67,187,411         92,164,464         28,086,800         20,641,308         12,813,728   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  104,426,977         67,592,026         236,226,322         169,038,911         85,765,342         57,678,542         150,788,400         137,974,672   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 130,272,898       $ 104,426,977       $ 434,371,350       $ 236,226,322       $ 177,929,806       $ 85,765,342       $ 171,429,708       $ 150,788,400   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 565,347       $ 264,270       $ 2,361,597       $ 211,330       $ 94,984       $ (7,801    $ 103,996       $ 59,351   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  5,850,000         3,000,000         16,150,000         9,800,000         7,900,000         4,300,000         18,700,000         9,950,000   
  (5,850,000      (2,300,000      (10,050,000      (8,350,000      (5,550,000      (3,750,000      (19,000,000      (11,750,000
  3,450,000         2,750,000         10,000,000         8,550,000         3,150,000         2,600,000         7,500,000         9,300,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,450,000         3,450,000         16,100,000         10,000,000         5,500,000         3,150,000         7,200,000         7,500,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares Dynamic
Networking Portfolio (PXQ)
     PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas
Services Portfolio (PXJ)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (37,678    $ 385,175       $ 376,843       $ 228,116   

Net realized gain (loss)

    3,603,157         (7,027,151      4,703,749         (6,085,786

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    3,901,364         (2,041,654      22,095,104         14,972,383   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,466,843         (8,683,630      27,175,696         9,114,713   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (230,610      (93,171      (414,523      (143,856
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    15,967,749         11,278,766         89,598,341         149,307,907   

Value of shares repurchased

    (23,560,809      (54,241,007      (97,482,772      (188,790,791
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    (7,593,060      (42,962,241      (7,884,431      (39,482,884
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (356,827      (51,739,042      18,876,742         (30,512,027
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    29,999,616         81,738,658         116,972,708         147,484,735   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 29,642,789       $ 29,999,616       $ 135,849,450       $ 116,972,708   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ (22,986    $ 222,354       $ 206,370       $ 71,156   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    550,000         450,000         3,650,000         7,200,000   

Shares repurchased

    (800,000      (2,200,000      (4,000,000      (9,200,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    1,200,000         2,950,000         5,200,000         7,200,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    950,000         1,200,000         4,850,000         5,200,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic
Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)
     PowerShares Dynamic Retail
Portfolio (PMR)
     PowerShares Dynamic
Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)
     PowerShares Dynamic Software
Portfolio (PSJ)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
                    
$ 4,199,747       $ 5,001,201       $ 307,680       $ 1,272,606       $ 90,462       $ 135,816       $ (6,877    $ (12,345
  145,620,775         24,761,162         6,391,166         3,492,860         4,076,053         (742,479      15,011,409         2,492,754   
  109,005,911         57,938,799         (3,531,138      (2,243,383      1,207,489         (64,085      (8,514,120      2,706,450   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  258,826,433         87,701,162         3,167,708         2,522,083         5,374,004         (670,748      6,490,412         5,186,859   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (3,255,531      (4,861,110      (250,815      (1,304,529      (107,690      (140,761                

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  645,323,430         215,166,666         52,577,848         63,080,768         20,754,635         10,919,661         50,413,954         36,626,496   
  (265,192,841      (100,086,731      (55,381,501      (116,191,131      (22,144,327      (14,625,193      (50,826,283      (43,265,846

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  380,130,589         115,079,935         (2,803,653      (53,110,363      (1,389,692      (3,705,532      (412,329      (6,639,350

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  635,701,491         197,919,987         113,240         (51,892,809      3,876,622         (4,517,041      6,078,083         (1,452,491

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  468,305,333         270,385,346         24,750,320         76,643,129         16,744,370         21,261,411         48,257,207         49,709,698   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,104,006,824       $ 468,305,333       $ 24,863,560       $ 24,750,320       $ 20,620,992       $ 16,744,370       $ 54,335,290       $ 48,257,207   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,479,285       $ 535,069       $ 94,766       $ 37,901       $ 27,239       $ 44,467       $ (31,202    $ (8,388

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  12,600,000         6,050,000         1,600,000         2,500,000         1,150,000         750,000         1,500,000         1,350,000   
  (4,950,000      (3,000,000      (1,700,000      (4,600,000      (1,250,000      (1,000,000      (1,500,000      (1,600,000
  11,500,000         8,450,000         850,000         2,950,000         1,100,000         1,350,000         1,600,000         1,850,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  19,150,000         11,500,000         750,000         850,000         1,000,000         1,100,000         1,600,000         1,600,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 28.26      $ 22.26     $ 23.14     $ 19.67     $ 12.90  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.03        (0.05     (0.04     (0.05     0.06 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    11.42        6.05        (0.84     3.52        6.79   

Total from investment operations

    11.45        6.00       (0.88 )     3.47       6.85  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

                                (0.06

Return of capital

                                (0.02

Total distributions

                                (0.08 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 39.71      $ 28.26     $ 22.26     $ 23.14     $ 19.67  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 39.68      $ 28.27     $ 22.21     $ 23.18     $ 19.68  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    40.52     26.96     (3.80 )%      17.64     53.19

Market Price Total Return(d)

    40.36     27.29     (4.18 )%      17.78     53.63
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 361,320      $ 155,453      $ 136,903      $ 217,553      $ 214,391   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.59     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.59     0.63     0.64     0.65     0.61

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    0.09     (0.20 )%      (0.21 )%      (0.23 )%      0.36 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    64     53     53     81     80

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 19.65      $ 14.23     $ 14.11     $ 13.92     $ 10.92  

Net investment income(a)

    0.00 (f)      0.07        0.02        0.68 (g)      0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    2.44        5.44        0.12        0.29 (h)      3.01   

Total from investment operations

    2.44        5.51       0.14       0.97       3.02  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

           (0.09     (0.02     (0.66     (0.02

Return of capital

                         (0.12       

Total distributions

           (0.09 )     (0.02 )     (0.78 )     (0.02 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 22.09      $ 19.65     $ 14.23     $ 14.11     $ 13.92  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 22.10      $ 19.63     $ 14.20     $ 14.09     $ 13.92  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    12.42     38.85     0.99     7.49     27.65

Market Price Total Return(d)

    12.58     39.01     0.92     7.34     27.42
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 123,688      $ 104,121      $ 30,600      $ 40,204      $ 50,114   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.63     0.69     1.01     0.91     0.76

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.01     0.44     0.12     5.25 %(g)      0.07

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    117     95     72     75     59

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $1.41 per share owned of PDL BioPharma, Inc. on December 15, 2009. Net investment loss per share and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $(0.03) and (0.18)%, respectively.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(f)  Amount represents less than $0.005.
(g)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $1.65 per share owned of Weyerhaeuser Co. on July 20, 2010. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $0.03 and 0.26%, respectively.
(h)  Due to the timing of creations and redemptions of capital shares, the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share is not in accord with the Fund’s change in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities and in-kind transactions for the period.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 30.27      $ 24.58     $ 27.67     $ 18.46     $ 13.17  

Net investment income(a)

    0.48        0.53        0.19        0.12        0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    7.55        5.81        (2.94     9.21        5.27   

Total from investment operations

    8.03        6.34       (2.75 )     9.33       5.37  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.54     (0.65     (0.34     (0.12     (0.07

Return of capital

                                (0.01

Total distributions

    (0.54     (0.65 )     (0.34 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 37.76      $ 30.27     $ 24.58     $ 27.67     $ 18.46  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 37.76      $ 30.23     $ 24.57     $ 27.65     $ 18.46  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)

    26.93     26.14     (9.86 )%      50.80     40.87

Market Price Total Return(c)

    27.10     26.03     (9.83 )%      50.69     41.08
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 130,273      $ 104,427      $ 67,592      $ 118,975      $ 59,983   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.65     0.65     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.64     0.69     0.73     0.76     0.76

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.46     1.97     0.81     0.57     0.62

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    96     80     94     57     68

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 23.62      $ 19.77     $ 19.76     $ 16.00     $ 12.73  

Net investment income(a)

    0.38        0.26        0.22        0.24        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3.19        3.92        (0.03     3.73        3.33   

Total from investment operations

    3.57        4.18       0.19       3.97       3.53  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.21     (0.33 )     (0.18 )     (0.21 )     (0.26 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 26.98      $ 23.62     $ 19.77     $ 19.76     $ 16.00  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 26.99      $ 23.61     $ 19.77     $ 19.81     $ 16.01  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)

    15.16     21.45     1.02     24.99     28.08

Market Price Total Return(c)

    15.25     21.40     0.77     25.23     28.06
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 434,371      $ 236,226      $ 169,039      $ 91,881      $ 72,795   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.61     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.61     0.63     0.64     0.71     0.74

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.47     1.28     1.13     1.39     1.41

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    145     92     134     73     65

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 27.23      $ 22.18     $ 19.34     $ 16.52     $ 10.65  

Net investment income(a)

    0.15        0.12        0.15        0.16        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    5.10        5.09        2.82        2.81        5.88   

Total from investment operations

    5.25        5.21       2.97       2.97       5.93  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.13     (0.16 )     (0.13 )     (0.15 )     (0.06 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 32.35      $ 27.23     $ 22.18     $ 19.34     $ 16.52  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 32.34      $ 27.21     $ 22.20     $ 19.34     $ 16.54  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)

    19.29     23.67     15.49     18.03     55.81

Market Price Total Return(c)

    19.34     23.47     15.59     17.89     56.29
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 177,930      $ 85,765      $ 57,679      $ 60,933      $ 62,794   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.63     0.69     0.80     0.78     1.06

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.48     0.52     0.80     0.92     0.41

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    171     93     90     58     68

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 20.11      $ 14.84     $ 15.61     $ 13.68     $ 8.25  

Net investment income(a)

    0.09        0.12        0.08        0.07        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3.70        5.28        (0.76     1.93        5.42   

Total from investment operations

    3.79        5.40       (0.68 )     2.00       5.48  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.09     (0.13     (0.09     (0.07     (0.05

Return of capital

                                (0.00 )(e) 

Total distributions

    (0.09     (0.13 )     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.05 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 23.81      $ 20.11     $ 14.84     $ 15.61     $ 13.68  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 23.79      $ 20.10     $ 14.84     $ 15.61     $ 13.70  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)

    18.87     36.62     (4.33 )%      14.68     66.55

Market Price Total Return(c)

    18.83     36.55     (4.33 )%      14.51     66.59
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 171,430      $ 150,788      $ 137,975      $ 156,881      $ 125,875   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.62     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.62     0.63     0.65     0.69     0.77

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.38     0.71     0.60     0.57     0.51

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    120     70     89     53     50

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(e)  Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.00      $ 27.71     $ 29.20     $ 21.08     $ 13.56  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.04     0.20 (b)      (0.06     (0.10     (0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    6.44        (2.85     (1.43     8.33        7.61   

Total from investment operations

    6.40        (2.65 )     (1.49 )     8.23       7.52  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.06                     

Return of capital

                         (0.11       

Total distributions

    (0.20     (0.06 )            (0.11 )       

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 31.20      $ 25.00     $ 27.71     $ 29.20     $ 21.08  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 31.19      $ 24.97     $ 27.68     $ 29.20     $ 21.11  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    25.69     (9.57 )%      (5.10 )%      39.08     55.46

Market Price Total Return(d)

    25.80     (9.58 )%      (5.20 )%      38.89     55.45
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 29,643      $ 30,000      $ 81,739      $ 172,291      $ 47,437   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.64     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.82     0.75     0.67     0.70     0.95

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    (0.12 )%      0.81 %(b)      (0.22 )%      (0.38 )%      (0.50 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    69     68     84     61     29

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 22.49      $ 20.48     $ 26.38     $ 18.03     $ 13.09  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.08        0.04        (0.01     0.07        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    5.53 (f)      2.00        (5.89     8.36        4.98   

Total from investment operations

    5.61        2.04       (5.90 )     8.43       5.02  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.09     (0.03     (0.00 )(g)      (0.08     (0.06

Return of capital

                                (0.02

Total distributions

    (0.09     (0.03 )     (0.00 )(g)      (0.08 )     (0.08 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 28.01      $ 22.49     $ 20.48     $ 26.38     $ 18.03  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 28.00      $ 22.49     $ 20.48     $ 26.38     $ 18.02  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    24.98 %(f)      9.95     (22.36 )%      46.84     38.41

Market Price Total Return(d)

    24.94     9.95     (22.36 )%      46.93     38.13
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 135,849      $ 116,973      $ 147,485      $ 309,972      $ 170,358   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.61     0.62     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.61     0.62     0.63     0.64     0.63

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    0.31     0.18     (0.03 )%      0.36     0.24

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    259 %(f)      68     70     39     56

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $1 per share owned of Tellabs, Inc. on December 24, 2012. Net investment loss per share and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $(0.01) and (0.05)%, respectively.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(f)  Amount includes the effect of the Adviser pay-in for an economic loss of $0.43 per share. Had the pay-in not been made, the net asset value total return would have been 23.06%. In addition, the portfolio turnover calculation includes the value of securities purchased and sold related to this transaction.
(g)  Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 40.72      $ 32.00     $ 26.15     $ 19.55     $ 13.91  

Net investment income(a)

    0.26        0.54 (b)      0.22        0.17        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    16.90        8.72        5.83        6.56        5.76   

Total from investment operations

    17.16        9.26       6.05       6.73       5.90  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.23     (0.54     (0.20     (0.13     (0.26

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 57.65      $ 40.72     $ 32.00     $ 26.15     $ 19.55  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 57.60      $ 40.72     $ 31.99     $ 26.17     $ 19.54  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    42.27     29.25     23.29     34.55     42.69

Market Price Total Return(d)

    42.15     29.29     23.16     34.73     42.51
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,104,007      $ 468,305      $ 270,385      $ 87,606      $ 57,662   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.58     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.58     0.63     0.64     0.76     0.74

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.52     1.52 %(b)      0.77     0.78     0.83

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    39     24     23     9     35

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 29.12      $ 25.98     $ 21.88     $ 18.67     $ 14.64  

Net investment income(a)

    0.32        0.66        0.16        0.18        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    3.99        3.11        4.17        3.21        4.08   

Total from investment operations

    4.31        3.77       4.33       3.39       4.14  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.28     (0.63 )     (0.23 )     (0.18 )     (0.11 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 33.15      $ 29.12     $ 25.98     $ 21.88     $ 18.67  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 33.14      $ 29.11     $ 25.98     $ 21.90     $ 18.68  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    14.81     14.87     20.06     18.35     28.49

Market Price Total Return(d)

    14.81     14.83     19.95     18.39     28.56
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 24,864      $ 24,750      $ 76,643      $ 13,130      $ 24,273   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.79     0.74     0.87     1.63     0.89

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.96     2.59     0.75     1.01     0.44

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    184     83     111     102     52

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $4 per share owned of Warner Chilcott PLC. on August 29, 2012. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $0.32 and 0.91%, respectively.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 15.22      $ 15.75     $ 18.19     $ 14.29     $ 10.39  

Net investment income(a)

    0.10        0.11        0.06        0.01        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    5.41        (0.52     (2.47     3.92        3.91   

Total from investment operations

    5.51        (0.41 )     (2.41 )     3.93       3.96  

Distribution to shareholder from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.11     (0.12     (0.03     (0.01     (0.06

Return of capital

                         (0.02     (0.00 )(b) 

Total distributions

    (0.11     (0.12 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.06 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 20.62      $ 15.22     $ 15.75     $ 18.19     $ 14.29  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 20.62      $ 15.19     $ 15.71     $ 18.20     $ 14.29  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    36.38     (2.56 )%      (13.20 )%      27.57     38.16

Market Price Total Return(d)

    36.66     (2.50 )%      (13.47 )%      27.64     38.16
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 20,621      $ 16,744      $ 21,261      $ 42,749      $ 28,573   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    1.05     1.05     1.02     0.97     0.90

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.55     0.77     0.42     0.04     0.39

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    126     91     57     64     68

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 30.16      $ 26.87     $ 27.47     $ 22.54     $ 15.37  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.00 )(b)      (0.01     (0.07     (0.07     (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3.80        3.30        (0.53     5.00        7.24   

Total from investment operations

    3.80        3.29       (0.60 )     4.93       7.17  

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 33.96      $ 30.16     $ 26.87     $ 27.47     $ 22.54  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 33.93      $ 30.12     $ 26.87     $ 27.48     $ 22.55  

Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)

    12.60     12.24     (2.19 )%      21.87     46.65

Market Price Total Return(d)

    12.65     12.09     (2.22 )%      21.86     46.71
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 54,335      $ 48,257      $ 49,710      $ 83,774      $ 67,626   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.69     0.74     0.78     0.77     0.75

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    (0.01 )%      (0.03 )%      (0.29 )%      (0.29 )%      (0.38 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    150     95     100     46     33

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Amount represents less than $0.005.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

April 30, 2014

 

Note 1. Organization

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 9, 2000 and is authorized to have multiple series of portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of April 30, 2014, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)    “Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)    “Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)    “Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)    “Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)    “Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)    “Dynamic Media Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)    “Dynamic Networking Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)    “Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)    “Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)    “Dynamic Retail Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)    “Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio”
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)    “Dynamic Software Portfolio”

Each portfolio (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”) represents a separate series of the Trust. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares” or “Fund’s Shares.” Each Fund’s Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc.

The market prices of each Fund’s Shares may differ to some degree from the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of Shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Creation Units are issued and in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units by Authorized Participants, the Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of its respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    Dynamic Biotech & Genome IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio    Dynamic Building & Construction IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio    Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio    Dynamic Food & Beverage IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio    Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Media Portfolio    Dynamic Media IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Networking Portfolio    Dynamic Networking IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio    Dynamic Oil Services IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio    Dynamic Pharmaceutical IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Retail Portfolio    Dynamic Retail IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio    Dynamic Semiconductor IntellidexSM Index
Dynamic Software Portfolio    Dynamic Software IntellidexSM Index

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, the Funds monitor for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

 

 

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A. Security Valuation

Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policies.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining NAV per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the London world markets. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer-specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

Each Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of each Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

 

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B. Other Risks

Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize investing strategies that seek returns in excess of their Underlying Indexes. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.

Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that each Fund holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities a Fund holds; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities a Fund holds. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.

Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant degree in securities of issuers located in a single industry or a sector. To the extent that an Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector, each Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry or sector, a Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or sectors. In addition, at times, an industry or sector may be out of favor and underperform other industries or the market as a whole. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industry or sector will disproportionately impact a Fund’s NAV.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Each Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than diversified funds. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in Share price than would occur in a diversified fund. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively small number of issuers to have a greater impact on a Fund’s performance.

Non-Correlation Risk. Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market. Often small and medium capitalization companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

C. Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to its shareholders. As such, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized gains) that is distributed to the shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These timing differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, and passive foreign investment company adjustments, if any.

The Funds file U.S. federal tax returns and tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. Generally, a Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

D. Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are computed on the specific identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains, dividends and interest received by a Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

 

 

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Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded net of non-reclaimable foreign tax withholdings on the ex-dividend date.

E. Expenses

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are applied to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

Each Fund is responsible for all of its expenses, including the investment advisory fees, costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with executions of portfolio transactions, sub-licensing fees related to its respective Underlying Index, any distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses, fees payable to the Trust’s Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) or the Adviser, expenses incurred in connection with the Board members’ services, including travel expenses and legal fees of counsel for the Independent Trustees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses.

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, to its shareholders quarterly and records such dividends on ex-dividend date. Generally, each Fund distributes net realized taxable capital gains, if any, annually in cash and records them on ex-dividend date. Such distributions on a tax basis are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if any, are reported in such Fund’s financial statements as a tax return of capital at fiscal period-end.

G. Securities Lending

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, Dynamic Media Portfolio, and Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio participated in securities lending. Each Fund loaned portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by cash collateral equal to no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the policy of the Fund to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to a Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase, and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. A Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. A Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Securities lending income on the Statements of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any. Dynamic Media Portfolio no longer participates in securities lending.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser has overall responsibility for the selection and ongoing monitoring of the Funds’ investments, managing the Funds’ business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Each Fund has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Trust on behalf of each Fund, pursuant to which the Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, sub-licensing fees, offering costs, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) of each Fund from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2015. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap are: (a) initial legal fees pertaining to the Funds’ Shares offered for sale; (b) initial Securities and Exchange Commission and state registration fees; and (c) initial fees paid to be listed on an exchange. Unless the Adviser continues the Expense Agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2015. The Expense Agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap for Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, Dynamic Media Portfolio, Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio and Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio.

Further, through August 31, 2015, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees an affiliate of the Adviser receives that are attributable to certain of the Fund’s investments in money market funds managed by that affiliate (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending). The Adviser cannot discontinue this waiver prior to its expiration.

 

 

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For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund, in the following amounts:

 

Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 140   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      97   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      110   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      159   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      91   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      141   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      58,971   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      110   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      408   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      52,899   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      69,257   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      34,897   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Adviser reimbursed Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio for an economic loss of $2,071,089 as a result of trading related activity.

The Expense Agreement provides that the fees waived or expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Adviser for up to three years, but no recapture payment will be made by a Fund if it would result in the Fund exceeding its Expense Cap as specified above.

For the following Funds, the amounts available for potential future recapture by the Adviser under the Expense Agreement and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture

Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
        04/30/15      04/30/16      04/30/17  
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio    $ 142,366       $ 107,359       $ 35,007       $   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      92,885         61,176         31,709           
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      127,087         87,312         39,775           
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      159,129         47,952         52,287         58,890   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      196,433         87,876         55,726         52,831   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      242,025         99,564         73,270         69,191   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      168,423         81,932         51,699         34,792   

The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), which serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares. The Funds are not charged any fees pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.

The Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement for each Fund with NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Licensor”). Each Underlying Index name trademark is owned by the Licensor. These trademarks have been licensed to the Adviser for use by the Funds. Each Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to the Trust’s sub-licensing agreement with the Adviser. The Funds are required to pay the sub-licensing fees that are shown on the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensor, and the Licensor makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the Funds.

The Trust has entered into service agreements whereby The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as the administrator, custodian, fund accountant and transfer agent for each Fund.

Note 4. Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

 

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  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

 

  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of April 30, 2014, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

Note 5. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended April 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  
     Ordinary
Income
     Ordinary
Income
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $       $   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio              322,061   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      1,698,221         1,748,096   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      1,980,743         1,927,726   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      649,713         444,843   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      902,729         917,905   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      230,610         93,171   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      414,523         143,856   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      3,255,531         4,861,110   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      250,815         1,304,529   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      107,690         140,761   
Dynamic Software Portfolio                

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
    Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Late-Year
Ordinary/Post-
October
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio   $ 118,672      $ (18,456   $ 17,217,938      $ (161,027,890   $      $ 505,029,446      $ 361,319,710   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio**            (11,510     6,464,553        (18,120,362     (30,632     135,385,959        123,688,008   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio**     578,872        (13,525     13,644,046        (46,293,072     (1,764,136     164,120,713        130,272,898   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio**     2,376,985        (15,388     16,384,028        (37,742,870     (1,662,524     455,031,119        434,371,350   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio     106,596        (11,612     235,988        (12,703,051            190,301,885        177,929,806   
Dynamic Media Portfolio**     117,724        (13,728     (6,229,290     (45,120,240     (3,406,440     226,081,682        171,429,708   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio**            (11,180     3,640,116        (34,331,855     (862,941     61,208,649        29,642,789   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio**     225,630        (19,260     17,530,051        (194,929,118     (4,408,619     317,450,766        135,849,450   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio     1,500,129        (20,844     191,188,182        (3,087,828            914,427,185        1,104,006,824   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio**     105,226        (10,460     (109,330     (17,702,697     (1,412,358     43,993,179        24,863,560   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio**     38,219        (10,980     2,385,064        (54,177,813     (54,497     72,440,999        20,620,992   
Dynamic Software Portfolio**            (11,496     (911,072     (22,720,166     (19,706     77,997,730        54,335,290   

 

* Includes net capital losses incurred after October 31(“Post-October Capital Losses”) and the combination of ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year and specified losses incurred after October 31 within the taxable year (“Late-Year Ordinary Losses”), that are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

 

 

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** The Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, Dynamic Media Portfolio, Dynamic Networking Portfolio, Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, Dynamic Retail Portfolio, Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio and Dynamic Software Portfolio incurred and will elect to defer Late-Year Ordinary Losses of $30,632, $0, $0, $0, $11,806, $0, $0, $0 and $19,706 and Post-October Capital Losses of $0, $1,764,136, $1,662,524, $3,406,440, $851,135, $4,408,619, $1,412,358, $54,497 and $0, respectively.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Funds to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following Funds have capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2014, which expire as follows:

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    Post-effective no
expiration
   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     Short-term     Long-term     Total*     Utilized     Expired  
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio   $ 19,612,223      $ 15,818,255      $ 34,286,844      $ 50,397,332      $ 12,898,182      $ 27,323,719      $ 691,335      $ 161,027,890      $ 1,291,039      $ 321,497   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio     2,263,182        742,893        2,843,349        3,001,058        6,653,613        2,616,267               18,120,362        361,969          
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio     285,311        3,232,521        7,646,917        21,471,013        1,361,799        10,427,823        1,867,688        46,293,072                 
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio     239,185        1,260,041        7,585,250        10,245,302               18,413,092               37,742,870        6,225,131          
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio     1,611,839        2,111,801        2,895,936        2,889,449        2,356,106        837,920               12,703,051        6,745,537        751,908   
Dynamic Media Portfolio     3,187,134        2,505,039        4,930,761        5,161,647        6,294,489        22,487,376        553,794        45,120,240               545,973   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio     1,939,441        1,064,275        1,975,581        512,618        730,670        19,051,146        9,058,124        34,331,855               383,187   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio     15,026,862        7,909,602        24,680,663        85,028,926        35,877,910        14,879,231        11,525,924        194,929,118                 
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio                          1,468,910        1,618,918                      3,087,828        22,307,942          
Dynamic Retail Portfolio     937,070        1,908,967        2,427,604        1,816,180        2,176,015        8,353,449        83,412        17,702,697                 
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio     9,158,832        10,196,415        14,001,359        10,902,954        2,120,823        6,716,042        1,081,388        54,177,813               271,588   
Dynamic Software Portfolio     3,017,278        1,542,190        7,095,351        2,938,722        3,242,208        4,884,417               22,720,166        826,186        108,427   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

Note 6. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

   $ 172,714,096       $ 172,302,286   

Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

     123,676,896         122,597,757   

Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

     103,954,219         103,326,470   

Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

     424,869,470         420,993,592   

Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

     270,158,315         267,740,406   

Dynamic Media Portfolio

     291,032,502         289,664,797   

Dynamic Networking Portfolio

     21,772,260         22,647,167   

Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

     313,621,924         311,013,453   

Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

     325,819,227         321,644,759   

Dynamic Retail Portfolio

     59,015,529         57,367,331   

Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

     20,839,074         20,996,653   

Dynamic Software Portfolio

     82,893,882         82,258,254   

 

 

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For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 

Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

   $ 370,769,370       $ 232,414,884   

Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

     97,893,734         89,308,574   

Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

     188,934,409         186,549,986   

Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

     417,618,464         257,699,232   

Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

     250,487,682         179,627,593   

Dynamic Media Portfolio

     437,626,783         455,202,333   

Dynamic Networking Portfolio

     15,966,249         22,952,236   

Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

     89,519,112         97,742,352   

Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

     643,598,853         266,767,436   

Dynamic Retail Portfolio

     52,518,916         56,899,811   

Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

     20,753,283         21,989,602   

Dynamic Software Portfolio

     50,412,570         51,468,814   

Gains (losses) on in-kind transactions are generally not considered taxable gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes.

At April 30, 2014, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Cost      Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 382,653,309       $ 17,217,938       $ 39,324,150       $ (22,106,212
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      117,308,237         6,464,553         11,176,320         (4,711,767
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      116,727,664         13,644,046         14,386,827         (742,781
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      417,948,647         16,384,028         27,566,101         (11,182,073
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      177,848,809         235,988         9,457,537         (9,221,549
Dynamic Media Portfolio      177,827,947         (6,229,290      5,055,572         (11,284,862
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      26,061,065         3,640,116         5,009,188         (1,369,072
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      118,474,169         17,530,051         19,877,512         (2,347,461
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      970,909,248         191,188,182         199,789,562         (8,601,380
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      25,020,790         (109,330      1,149,879         (1,259,209
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      18,280,047         2,385,064         2,585,792         (200,728
Dynamic Software Portfolio      55,292,280         (911,072      3,603,449         (4,514,521

Note 7. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions on April 30, 2014, amounts were reclassified between undistributed net investment income (loss), undistributed net realized gain (loss) and shares of beneficial interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of each Fund. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $       $ (84,982,657    $ 84,982,657   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      18,851         (15,547,741      15,528,890   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      450,526         (22,848,644      22,398,118   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio              (30,353,994      30,353,994   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      (8,132      (25,041,275      25,049,407   
Dynamic Media Portfolio              (68,941,619      68,941,619   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      22,948         (5,335,735      5,312,787   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      172,894         (6,980,238      6,807,344   

 

 

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     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio    $       $ (123,752,877    $ 123,752,877   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio              (7,731,042      7,731,042   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio              (4,109,768      4,109,768   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      (15,937      (12,603,595      12,619,532   

Note 8. Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees

Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees include amounts accrued by the Funds to pay remuneration to the Independent Trustees and Officer of the Funds. The Trustee who is an “interested person” (the “Non-Independent Trustee”) of the Trust does not receive any Trustees’ fees.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, an Independent Trustee who has executed a Deferred Fee Agreement (a “Participating Trustee”) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation (“Deferral Fees”). Such Deferral Fees are deemed to be invested in select PowerShares Funds. The Deferral Fees payable to the Participating Trustee are valued as of the date such Deferral Fees would have been paid to the Participating Trustee. The value increases with contributions or with increases in the value of the Shares selected, and the value decreases with distributions or with declines in the value of the Shares selected. Obligations under the deferred compensation plan represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Funds.

Note 9. Capital

Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units of 50,000 Shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted in exchange for Deposit Securities, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per Share of a Fund of the Trust on the transaction date. However, for all Funds, cash in an amount equivalent to the value of certain securities may be substituted, generally when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances.

To the extent that the Funds permit transactions in exchange for Deposit Securities, each Fund may issue Shares in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash at least equal to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In accordance with each Fund’s Participant Agreement, Creation Units will be issued to an Authorized Participant, notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Deposit Securities have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of cash in the form of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds having a value (marked-to-market daily) at least equal to 105%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities.

Transactions in each Fund’s Shares are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 10. Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Each Independent Trustee is also indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of his duties to the Trust pursuant to an Indemnification Agreement between the Independent Trustee and the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust believes the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio and PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (each an individual portfolio of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at April 30, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 24, 2014

 

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2014.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annualized rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges and brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period(1)
 
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,131.34        0.59   $ 3.12   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.87        0.59        2.96   
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,061.51        0.63        3.22   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,142.01        0.63        3.35   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,039.84        0.60        3.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.82        0.60        3.01   
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        980.82        0.63        3.09   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)        

Actual

    1,000.00        991.02        0.62        3.06   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.72        0.62        3.11   
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,061.24        0.63        3.22   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period(1)
 
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,070.71        0.60   $ 3.08   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.82        0.60        3.01   
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,205.06        0.58        3.17   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.92        0.58        2.91   
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)        

Actual

    1,000.00        963.77        0.63        3.07   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,159.73        0.63        3.37   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,009.53        0.63        3.14   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   

 

(1)  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six-month period ended April 30, 2014. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value of the period, then multiplying the result by 181/365. Expense ratios for the most recent half-year may differ from expense ratios based on annualized data in the Financial Highlights.

 

 

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Tax Information

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-received
Deduction*
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio        0 %       0 %
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio        0 %       0 %
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Media Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Networking Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Retail Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio        100 %       100 %
Dynamic Software Portfolio        0 %       0 %

 

* The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by each Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by each Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2014.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Ronn R. Bagge (1958)
c/o Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2003    Founder and Principal, YQA Capital Management LLC (1998-Present); formerly Owner/CEO of Electronic Dynamic Balancing Co., Inc. (high-speed rotating equipment service provider).    114    None
Todd J. Barre (1957)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2010    Assistant Professor of Business, Trinity Christian College (2010-Present); formerly Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist (2001-2008), Director of Open Architecture and Trading (2007-2008), Head of Fundamental Research (2004-2007) and Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Strategist (1994-2001), BMO Financial Group/Harris Private Bank.    114    None
Marc M. Kole (1960)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2006    Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); formerly, Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004).    114    None
Yung Bong Lim (1964)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    114    None
Philip M. Nussbaum (1961)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2003    Chairman, Performance Trust Capital Partners (2004-Present).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Gary R. Wicker (1961)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2013    Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Chief Financial Officer at RBC Ministries (publishing company) (2013-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Zondervan Publishing (a division of Harper Collins/NewsCorp) (2007-2012); Senior Vice President and Group Controller (2005-2006), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2003-2004), Chief Financial Officer (2001-2003), Vice President, Finance and Controller (1999-2001) and Assistant Controller (1997-1999), divisions of The Thomson Corporation (information services provider).    114    None
Donald H. Wilson (1959)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Chairman of the Board and Trustee    Chairman since 2012; Trustee since 2006    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisers, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chief Operating Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (bank holding company) (2007-2009); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (2006-2007); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (bank holding company) (1995-2006).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

The Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Non-Independent Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by the Non-Independent Trustee are shown below.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Non-Independent Trustee
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustee During
the Past 5 Years

Kevin M. Carome (1956) Invesco Ltd.

Two Peachtree Pointe

1555 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 1800

Atlanta, GA 30309

   Trustee    Since 2010    Senior Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Ltd. (2006-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Finance PLC, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., and Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director and Executive Vice President, Invesco Finance, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc., and IVZ, Inc.; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2003-2005); Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (2000-2001); General Counsel of certain investment management subsidiaries of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1998-2000); Associate General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1993-1998); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP.    114    None

 

 

* This is the date the Non-Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

 

Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
Andrew Schlossberg (1974) Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046    President    Since 2009    Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Managing Director—U.S. Strategy and Marketing, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); Managing Director, U.S. head of business strategy and chief marketing officer for Invesco Ltd. in the United States (2008-Present); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present); formerly, Mr. Schlossberg served in multiple roles within Invesco, including head of corporate development, as well as global leadership roles in strategy and product development in the company’s North American Institutional and Retirement divisions (2002-2007).

Peter Hubbard (1981)
Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management—Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Portfolio Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2007-2008); Research Analyst, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2005-2007); Research Analyst and Trader, Ritchie Capital, a hedge fund operator (2003-2005).

David Warren (1957)

Invesco Canada Ltd. 5140 Yonge Street Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009–Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009–Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) and Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002–Present), Invesco Corporate Class Inc., and Invesco Canada Fund Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco, Inc.; formerly, Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2006).

Sheri Morris (1964)

Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Vice President    Since 2012    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present) and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; formerly, Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.

Rudolf E. Reitmann (1971)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Operations, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2013).

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

 

Name, Address and Age
of Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Daniel E. Draper (1968) Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (since 2014); Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs (since 2013); formerly, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2010-2013) and Lyxor Asset Management/Societe Generale (2007-2010).

Steven M. Hill (1964)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President and Treasurer    Since 2013    Vice President and Treasurer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2011); formerly, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Destra Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries (2010-2011); Chief Financial Officer, Destra Investment Trust and Destra Investment Trust II (2010-2011); Senior Managing Director, Claymore Securities, Inc. (2003-2010); and Chief Financial Officer, Claymore sponsored mutual funds (2003-2010).

Christopher Joe (1969)

Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (since 2006); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010-2013); formerly, Assistant Fund Accounting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (1998-1999).

Anna Paglia (1974)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Secretary    Since 2011    Secretary, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present); Head of Legal, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Partner, K&L Gates LLP (formerly, Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP) (2007-2010); Associate Counsel at Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (2004-2006).

Availability of Additional Information About the Trustees

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 983-0903.

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for the following 51 series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio

PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

 

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2013, as applicable, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various

 

 

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explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the advisory fees and net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual advisory fee charged to each Fund is:

 

    0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each Fund other than PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio; and

 

    0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio.

The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or pay expenses (an “Expense Cap”) to the extent necessary to prevent the annual operating expenses of each Fund from exceeding the percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets, at least until August 31, 2015, as set forth below:

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio;

 

    0.50%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio;

 

    0.39%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio;

 

    0.29%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

   

0.60%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy

 

 

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Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (the Trustees noted that prior to December 17, 2013, licensing fees were excluded from the Expense Cap); and

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each other Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not serve as the investment adviser to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds, but that the Adviser provides sub-advisory services to clients with comparable investment strategies as certain of the Funds. The Trustees further noted the Adviser’s explanation with respect to the sub-advisory fees it receives for such services in comparison to the advisory fees charged to the Funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was:

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds); and

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. With respect to the Funds’ net expense ratios, the Trustees noted that the net expense ratio for each Fund was:

 

    higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was equal to or less than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds); and

 

   

higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity

 

 

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Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees noted that a significant component of the non-advisory fee expenses was the license fees paid by the Funds, and noted those Funds for which license fees are included in the Funds’ Expense Caps.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio of each Fund (giving effect to the Fund’s Expense Cap) were reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of fees, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund, as well as the fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser for the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to any of the Funds was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that, for Funds whose expenses are higher than their respective Expense Caps, any reduction in that Fund’s expenses would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but that Fund shareholders benefit from the lower expense ratio as a result of the Fund’s Expense Cap. The Trustees also noted that the Excess Expense Agreement with the Trust provides that the Adviser is entitled to be reimbursed by each Fund, other than PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio and PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, for fees waived or expenses absorbed pursuant to the Expense Cap for a period of three years from the date the fee or expense was incurred, provided that no reimbursement would be made that would result in a Fund exceeding its Expense Cap. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate, noting the Fund expenses the Adviser has borne as a result of the Expense Cap.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationship with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge and upon request, by calling (800) 983-0903. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request, by (i) calling (800) 983-0903; or (ii) accessing the Trust’s Form N-PX on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolios

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

A table showing the number of days the market price of each Fund’s shares was greater than the Fund’s net asset value, and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s net asset value (i.e., premium or discount) for the most recently completed calendar year, and the calendar quarters since that year end (or the life of the Fund, if shorter) may be found at the Fund’s website at www.invescopowershares.com.


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     April 30, 2014

2014 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PYZ    PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials Sector Portfolio)
PEZ    PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector Portfolio)
PSL    PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector Portfolio)
PXI    PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Energy Sector Portfolio)
PFI    PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Financial Sector Portfolio)
PTH    PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Healthcare Sector Portfolio)
PRN    PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Industrials Sector Portfolio)
PTF    PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Technology Sector Portfolio)
PUI    PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio
   (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Utilities Portfolio)
PNQI    PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio

 

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Table of Contents

 

The Market Environment      3   
Manager’s Analysis      4   
Sector Portfolios   
Schedules of Investments   

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials Sector Portfolio)

     34   

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector Portfolio)

     35   

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector Portfolio)

     36   

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Energy Sector Portfolio)

     37   

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Financial Sector Portfolio)

     38   

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Healthcare Sector Portfolio)

     39   

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Industrials Sector Portfolio)

     40   

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Technology Sector Portfolio)

     41   

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)
(formerly PowerShares Dynamic Utilities Portfolio)

     42   

PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)

     43   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      46   
Statements of Operations      48   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      50   
Financial Highlights      54   
Notes to Financial Statements      59   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      69   
Fees and Expenses      70   
Tax Information      72   
Trustees and Officers      73   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      78   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

Domestic Equity

The U.S. equity market rose to multiyear or all-time highs during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.1 Corporate earnings were resilient in the face of modest economic growth, driven by strong profitability across many sectors, and fundamentals for corporations and consumers remained relatively stable following significant recovery in prior years.

However, the fiscal year began with capital markets in the U.S. declining. In May and June 2013, equity and fixed income markets fell following then-U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments suggesting that the time was approaching to reduce, or “taper,” the size of its bond buying economic stimulus program. This sell-off was brief but broad, and few asset classes were immune. Markets stabilized in mid-summer and generally rose, with some brief interruptions, through the end of 2013. The Fed’s announcement in December that tapering of its bond purchases would begin in early 2014 had little effect on equities as the announcement was widely anticipated. After strong performance in the second half of 2013, the U.S. equity market turned volatile in the first four months of 2014 as investors worried that stocks may have risen too high, too fast in 2013. Adding to this investor uncertainty during 2014 was political upheaval in Ukraine and signs of economic sluggishness in the U.S. and China.

 

1  Source: Reuters
 

 

 

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PYZ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Basic Materials Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The basic materials companies that comprise the Index are principally engaged in the business of producing raw materials, including paper or wood products, chemicals, construction materials, and mining and metals.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the basic materials sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 22.18%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 21.97%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index returned 22.77%, while the Dynamic Basic Materials Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 22.06%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Materials Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 23.49%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 30 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace as well as its shared exposure to the materials sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the specialty chemicals sub-industry and most underweight in the diversified chemicals sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to these sub-industry allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the specialty chemicals sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the diversified chemicals and paper products sub-industries, respectively. The agricultural chemicals and construction materials sub-industries detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Westlake Chemical Corp., a commodity chemicals company (portfolio average weight of 2.49%) and Hi-Crush Partners L.P., a diversified metals & mining company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Mosaic Co., a fertilizers & agricultural chemicals company (no longer held at fiscal year-end); and Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P., a fertilizers & agricultural chemicals company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Specialty Chemicals      41.4   
Diversified Chemicals      16.9   
Commodity Chemicals      10.3   
Industrial Gases      7.1   
Paper Products      5.7   
Diversified Metals & Mining      4.0   
Steel      3.0   
Aluminum      2.7   
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals      2.2   
Aerospace & Defense      1.7   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      1.5   
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing      1.5   
Electronic Components      1.0   
Gold      1.0   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Westlake Chemical Corp.      4.8   
W.R. Grace & Co.      4.3   
FMC Corp.      4.1   
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.      4.1   
Airgas, Inc.      3.9   
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      3.8   
Ashland, Inc.      3.6   
Huntsman Corp.      3.6   
Praxair, Inc.      3.2   
Eastman Chemical Co.      3.1   
Total      38.5   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index     22.77     11.08     37.06     23.88     191.80       12.52     143.66
DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Basic Materials Sector IntellidexSM Index     22.06        10.86        36.26        23.74        190.11          12.44        142.25   
S&P 500® Materials Index     23.49        8.17        26.57        16.82        117.53          7.90        77.59   
Fund                
NAV Return     21.97        10.25        34.01        22.95        180.91          11.54        127.98   
Market Price Return     22.18        10.23        33.93        22.92        180.67          11.54        127.97   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.72%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Basic Materials Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

†† Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PEZ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The consumer cyclicals companies that comprise the Index are principally engaged in the businesses of providing consumer goods and services that are cyclical in nature, including retail, automotive, leisure and recreation, media and real estate goods and services.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the consumer cyclicals sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities

representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 16.93%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 16.97%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index returned 17.76%, while the Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 18.80%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Consumer Discretionary Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 18.76%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 85 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index as well as to that of the broader-based market benchmarks. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace and its shared exposure to the consumer discretionary sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the auto parts & equipment sub-industry and most underweight in the movies & entertainment sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the restaurant sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the cable & satellite and movies & entertainment sub-industries, respectively. The Internet retail sub-industry detracted most significantly followed by the homebuilding and the Internet software & services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included DISH Network Corp., Class A, a cable & satellite company (no longer held at fiscal year-end) and Viacom Inc., Class B, a movies & entertainment company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Pandora, an Internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 0.45%); and Netflix, Inc., an Internet retail company (portfolio average weight of 0.95%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Internet Retail      13.9   
Restaurants      10.8   
Auto Parts & Equipment      8.0   
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods      7.5   
Automotive Retail      6.3   
Airlines      5.7   
Specialty Stores      5.6   
Internet Software & Services      4.2   
Casinos & Gaming      4.1   
Broadcasting      4.0   
Automobile Manufacturers      3.7   
Drug Retail      3.7   
Apparel Retail      3.6   
Leisure Products      2.9   
Homefurnishing Retail      2.5   
Cable & Satellite      2.3   
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks      2.1   
Trucking      2.1   
Department Stores      2.0   
Food Retail      1.8   
Industrial Machinery      1.4   
General Merchandise Stores      0.9   
Movies & Entertainment      0.9   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      7.4   
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.      7.1   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      6.3   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      4.2   
VF Corp.      3.8   
Tesla Motors, Inc.      3.7   
Rite Aid Corp.      3.7   
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      3.6   
Amazon.com, Inc.      3.4   
CBS Corp., Class B      3.2   
Total      46.4   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index     17.76     14.79     51.26     20.12     150.12       7.53     73.00
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector IntellidexSM Index     18.80        15.13        52.61        20.34        152.35          7.66        74.54   
S&P 500® Consumer Discretionary Index     18.76        18.34        65.73        24.44        198.46          9.40        97.11   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     16.97        13.97        48.03        19.26        141.21          6.89        65.36   
Market Price Return     16.93        13.93        47.90        19.22        140.90          6.88        65.21   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.93%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PSL    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The consumer staples companies that comprise the Index are principally engaged in the businesses of providing consumer goods and services that have non-cyclical characteristics, including tobacco, textiles, food and beverage, and non-discretionary retail goods and services.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the consumer staples sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities

representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 9.97%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 9.93%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index returned 10.67%, while the Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 16.79%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Consumer Staples Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 10.46%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 40 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace and its shared exposure to the consumer staples sector. The performance of the Fund differed slightly from the Benchmark Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period. Additionally, the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the packaged foods and meats sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the drug retail sub-industry. The Internet software and services sub-industry was the most significantly detracting sub-industry, followed by the education services and specialized consumer services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Rite Aid Corp., a drug retail company (no longer held at fiscal year-end) and Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a packaged foods & meats company (portfolio average weight of 1.41%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Yelp Inc., Class A, an internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 0.25%); and Apollo Education Group, Inc., Class A, an education services company (portfolio average weight of 0.16%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Packaged Foods & Meats      28.9   
Education Services      9.2   
Housewares & Specialties      7.2   
Soft Drinks      6.8   
Specialized Consumer Services      6.3   
Household Products      6.0   
Distillers & Vintners      5.3   
Trading Companies & Distributors      4.4   
Food Retail      4.1   
Food Distributors      3.6   
Internet Software & Services      2.7   
Personal Products      2.7   
Home Furnishings      2.3   
Industrial Machinery      1.9   
Diversified Support Services      1.6   
Trucking      1.5   
Distributors      1.4   
Environmental & Facilities Services      1.4   
Health Care Facilities      1.4   
Household Appliances      1.1   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      0.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.1)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
United Rentals, Inc.      4.4   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      4.2   
Jarden Corp.      3.9   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      3.6   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)      3.5   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.      3.4   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      3.3   
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      3.2   
Monster Beverage Corp.      3.2   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      2.8   
Total      35.5   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index     10.67     13.71     47.04     18.47     133.36       9.83     103.03
DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector IntellidexSM Index     16.79        15.77        55.17        19.75        146.26          10.62        114.26   
S&P 500® Consumer Staples Index     10.46        15.15        52.67        18.51        133.76          10.75        116.13   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     9.93        12.98        44.20        17.65        125.43          9.08        92.74   
Market Price Return     9.97        12.96        44.14        17.67        125.61          9.08        92.66   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.82%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PXI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Energy Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Energy Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The energy companies that comprise the Index are principally engaged in the business of producing, distributing or servicing energy-related products, including oil and gas exploration and production, refining, oil services, pipeline, and solar, wind and other non-oil based energy.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the energy sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 25.66%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 25.64%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM Index returned 26.40%, while the Dynamic Energy Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 26.78%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Energy Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 21.34% The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 44 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace as well as its shared exposure to the energy sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the oil & gas refining & marketing sub-industry and most underweight in the integrated oil & gas sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sub-industry allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the oil and gas exploration and production sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the oil and gas equipment and services and oil and gas refining and marketing sub-industries, respectively. Coal and consumable fuels was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included EOG Resources, Inc., an oil & gas exploration & production company (portfolio average weight of 2.48%) and Valero Energy Corporation, an oil & gas refining & marketing company (portfolio average weight of 2.66%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SM Energy Company, an oil & gas exploration & production company (no longer held at fiscal year-end); and Swift Energy Company, an oil & gas exploration & production company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production      44.0   
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing      15.5   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services      15.4   
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation      15.4   
Oil & Gas Drilling      7.0   
Specialty Chemicals      1.9   
Coal & Consumable Fuels      0.8   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Cheniere Energy, Inc.      6.7   
Continental Resources, Inc.      6.5   
Gulfport Energy Corp.      4.4   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.      4.4   
Western Refining, Inc.      4.3   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.      4.0   
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      4.0   
Valero Energy Corp.      3.8   
PDC Energy, Inc.      3.4   
Halliburton Co.      3.4   
Total      44.9   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg.  Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM Index     26.40     12.46     42.21     26.86     228.62       13.38     158.13
DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM
Index
    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Energy Sector IntellidexSM Index     26.78        12.57        42.64        26.94        229.61          13.43        158.91   
S&P 500® Energy Index     21.34        7.00        22.50        16.52        114.74          9.24        94.94   
Fund                
NAV Return     25.64        11.67        39.25        25.96        217.10          12.69        146.38   
Market Price Return     25.66        11.63        39.09        25.93        216.73          12.69        146.40   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.69%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Energy Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PFI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Financial Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Financial Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the financials sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 17.86%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis,

the Fund returned 17.89%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM Index returned 18.81%, while the Dynamic Financial Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 19.88%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Financials Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 19.65%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 83 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad-based market benchmark. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its shared exposure to the financials sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the property & casualty insurance sub-industry and most underweight in the diversified banks sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the life & health insurance sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the regional banks and property & casualty insurance sub-industries, respectively. The thrifts & mortgage finance sub-industry detracted most significantly followed by the specialized finance and data processing & outsourced services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a asset management & custody banks company (portfolio average weight of 2.49%) and Principle Financial Group, Inc., a life & health insurance company (portfolio average weight of 2.47%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Radian Group Inc., a thrifts & mortgage finance company (portfolio average weight of 0.71%); and First American Financial Corp., a property & casualty insurance company (portfolio average weight of 0.43%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Regional Banks      20.8   
Asset Management & Custody Banks      12.5   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      11.8   
Consumer Finance      9.8   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance      9.4   
Life & Health Insurance      8.6   
Multi-line Insurance      5.8   
Property & Casualty Insurance      4.4   
Mortgage REITs      3.3   
Hotel & Resort REITs      3.2   
Diversified Banks      2.6   
Specialized Finance      2.1   
Investment Banking & Brokerage      2.0   
Diversified Capital Markets      1.4   
Real Estate Development      1.4   
Internet Software & Services      0.9   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A      5.6   
MGIC Investment Corp.      5.2   
Fifth Third Bancorp      4.8   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      3.7   
Invesco Ltd.      3.6   
Radian Group, Inc.      3.4   
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.      3.3   
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.      3.3   
Discover Financial Services      3.2   
SLM Corp.      2.9   
Total      39.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM Index     18.81     13.19     45.03     16.36     113.28       3.45     29.23
DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM
Index
    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Financial Sector IntellidexSM Index     19.88        13.53        46.33        16.57        115.20          3.58        30.39   
S&P 500® Financials Index     19.65        12.42        42.07        17.18        120.96          (4.02     (26.65
Fund                
NAV Return     17.89        12.34        41.78        15.38        104.48          2.63        21.68   
Market Price Return     17.86        12.32        41.70        15.40        104.67          2.62        21.60   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 1.19%, including estimated acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.09%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Financial Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PTH    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Healthcare Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Healthcare Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The health care companies that comprise the Index are principally engaged in the business of providing health care-related products and services, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology and supplies, and facilities.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the health care sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 17.62%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 17.41%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index returned 18.23%, while the Dynamic Healthcare Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 31.06%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Health Care Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 24.98%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 54 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace and its shared exposure to the health care sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the health care facilities sub-industry and most underweight in the pharmaceuticals sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations as well as security selection within these sub-industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the pharmaceuticals sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the life sciences tools & services sub-industry. The biotechnology sub-industry was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included McKesson Corp., a health care distributors company (no longer held at fiscal year-end) and Illumina, Inc., a life sciences tools & services company (portfolio average weight of 1.65%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Medivation, Inc., a biotechnology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end); and ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology company (portfolio average weight of 0.4%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Biotechnology      44.5   
Pharmaceuticals      19.9   
Health Care Equipment      14.6   
Health Care Supplies      9.5   
Managed Health Care      4.0   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      3.6   
Health Care Services      2.1   
Auto Parts & Equipment      0.9   
Health Care Facilities      0.9   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      5.7   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      5.2   
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      4.8   
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.      4.5   
Actavis PLC      4.2   
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      3.8   
C.R. Bard, Inc.      3.2   
Biogen Idec, Inc.      2.9   
Alkermes PLC      2.9   
Illumina, Inc.      2.8   
Total      40.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index     18.23     14.36     49.54     21.79     167.95       9.26     95.13
DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Healthcare Sector IntellidexSM Index     31.06        18.35        65.77        24.33        197.03          10.76        116.31   
S&P 500® Health Care Index     24.98        20.72        75.94        21.70        166.96          9.91        104.06   
Fund                
NAV Return     17.41        13.55        46.43        20.88        158.06          8.46        84.59   
Market Price Return     17.62        13.52        46.29        20.92        158.50          8.46        84.59   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.80%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Healthcare Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PRN    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Industrials Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Industrials Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The industrial companies that comprise the Index are principally engaged in the business of providing industrial products and services, including engineering, heavy machinery, construction, electrical equipment, aerospace and defense and general manufacturing products and services.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the industrials sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 26.97%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 27.01%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index returned 27.89%, while the Dynamic Industrials Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 35.60%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Industrials Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 30.28%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 64 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of indices similar to the Index. The Benchmark Index was selected for its shared exposure to the industrial sector and recognition in the marketplace.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the airlines sub-industry and most underweight in the industrial conglomerates sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the aerospace and defense sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrial machinery sub-industry. The data processing and outsourced services sub-industry was the most significantly detracting sub-industry, followed by the electronic equipment and instruments sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Delta Air Lines, Inc., an airlines company (no longer held at fiscal year-end) and Northrop Grumman Corp., an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 2.28%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included WageWorks, Inc., a human resource & employment services company (portfolio average weight of 0.23%); and ADT Corp., a security & alarm services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown (% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Aerospace & Defense      20.5   
Industrial Machinery      8.8   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      8.5   
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks      6.4   
Electrical Components & Equipment      6.3   
Trucking      5.7   
Specialty Chemicals      4.8   
Semiconductors      4.7   
Paper Packaging      4.6   
Railroads      4.4   
Building Products      4.3   
Construction & Engineering      3.0   
Human Resource & Employment Services      2.6   
Marine      2.4   
Construction Materials      2.2   
Electronic Equipment & Instruments      2.2   
Semiconductor Equipment      2.0   
Commercial Printing      1.5   
Internet Software & Services      1.3   
Research & Consulting Services      1.2   
Heavy Electrical Equipment      0.9   
Trading Companies & Distributors      0.9   
Electronic Components      0.8   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings (% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Precision Castparts Corp.      5.0   
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      4.8   
SunPower Corp.      4.7   
Union Pacific Corp.      4.4   
Lockheed Martin Corp.      4.2   
B/E Aerospace, Inc.      4.0   
Generac Holdings, Inc.      3.8   
Pentair Ltd.      3.4   
Northrop Grumman Corp.      2.8   
Cummins, Inc.      2.7   
Total      39.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.††

    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index     27.89     15.10     52.50     22.30     173.66       10.13     107.23
DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Industrials Sector IntellidexSM Index     35.60        17.37        61.70        23.75        190.16          10.99        119.73   
S&P 500® Industrials Index     30.28        13.65        46.80        21.94        169.57          7.52        72.90   
Fund                
NAV Return     27.01        13.96        48.01        21.13        160.81          9.16        93.83   
Market Price Return     26.97        13.92        47.84        21.15        161.01          9.16        93.75   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.92%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Industrials Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PTF    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Technology Sector Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Technology Sector IntellidexSM Index to DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The technology companies that comprise the Index are principally engaged in the business of providing technology-related products and services, including computer hardware and software, Internet, electronics and semiconductors, and communication technologies.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the technology sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 11.86%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 11.52%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index returned 12.40%, while the Dynamic Technology Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 20.05%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Information Technology Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 24.81%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 66 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace and its shared exposure to the technology sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the data processing & outsourced services sub-industry and most underweight in the systems software sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the information technology sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the Industrials sub-industry. The health care sub-industry was the most significantly detracting sub-industry, followed by the consumer discretionary and telecommunication services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Western Digital Corp., a technology hardware storage & peripherals company (portfolio average weight of 2.58%) and First Solar, Inc., a semiconductors company (portfolio average weight of 1.83%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included athenahealth, Inc., a health care technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.81%); and Medidata Solutions, Inc., a health care technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.44%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Application Software      19.5   
Semiconductors      16.8   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals      11.5   
Systems Software      8.1   
Electronic Components      7.9   
Health Care Technology      7.6   
Internet Software & Services      6.7   
Semiconductor Equipment      5.6   
Wireless Telecommunication Services      4.6   
IT Consulting & Other Services      3.1   
Communications Equipment      3.0   
Cable & Satellite      1.3   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      1.3   
Alternative Carriers      1.1   
Electronic Manufacturing Services      1.0   
Construction & Engineering      0.9   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Amphenol Corp., Class A      6.3   
SunEdison, Inc.      5.6   
MICROS Systems, Inc.      5.6   
Intuit, Inc.      5.1   
First Solar, Inc.      3.7   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      3.6   
Micron Technology, Inc.      3.4   
athenahealth, Inc.      3.0   
Cerner Corp.      3.0   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      2.8   
Total      42.1   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index     12.40     6.59     21.12     14.50     96.80       4.10     35.44
DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Technology Sector IntellidexSM Index     20.05        8.96        29.36        16.02        110.19          5.01        44.66   
S&P 500® Information Technology Index     24.81        13.30        45.43        18.75        136.12          8.67        87.38   
Fund                
NAV Return     11.52        5.78        18.37        13.63        89.47          3.35        28.26   
Market Price Return     11.86        5.81        18.45        13.64        89.53          3.36        28.31   

 

Fund Inception: October 12, 2006

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.89%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Technology Sector IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PUI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)

 

Effective February 19, 2014, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Dynamic Utilities Portfolio to PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio and the underlying index changed from Dynamic Utilities IntellidexSM Index to DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM Index. The Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies that comprise the Index. The utilities companies that comprise the Index may include companies that generate and supply electricity, including electricity wholesalers; distribute natural gas to customers; provide water to customers, as well as deal with associated wastewater; and provide land line or wireless telephone services.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider uses a proprietary methodology intended to identify objectively those securities within the universe of eligible securities that have the greatest potential for capital appreciation. The methodology evaluates these companies quarterly, based on a variety of criteria, including price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action, and value factors, to determine their relative strength, and it then ranks and sorts them based on their cumulative scores. Component securities for the Index are selected from among the companies with the highest-ranking cumulative score (“Model Score”) within the utilities sub-group. In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum” style of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on intermediate and long-term upward price movements of the security as compared to a representative benchmark and other eligible securities within the universe. The Index is composed of at least 30 common stocks of companies in the relevant sector with powerful relative strength characteristics, selected from a universe of approximately 3,000 common stocks traded on U.S. exchanges. “Relative strength” is an investing technique that seeks to determine the strongest performing securities by measuring certain factors, such as a security’s relative performance against the overall market or a security’s relative strength value, which is derived by comparing the rate of increase of the security’s price over a set period as compared to that of a benchmark index. The Index Provider weights each security by its momentum score, with higher scoring securities representing a greater weight in the Index. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 16.35%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 16.27%. During the same time period, the Blended-DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM Index returned 17.08%, while the Dynamic Utilities IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, returned 15.54%. Although the underlying index changed, the Fund fully replicated the components of the previous and current, as applicable, Index during such periods as the Fund was seeking to track the relevant Index during the fiscal year; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Utilities Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 8.51%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 30 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of other indices similar to the Index. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace as well as its exposure to the utilities sector.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Index employs a proprietary stock selection and weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization. More specifically, relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the integrated telecommunication services sub-industry and most underweight in the electric utilities sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during this period can be attributed to its allocation to these sub-industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the multi-utilities sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the alternative carriers and electric utilities sub-industries, respectively. The data processing and outsourced services sub-industry was the most significantly detracting sector, followed by the specialized REITs sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included T-Mobile US, Inc., a wireless telecommunication services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end) and DISH Network Corp. Class A, a cable & satellite company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included NII Holdings, Inc., Class B, a wireless telecommunication services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end); and FirstEnergy Corp., an electric utilities company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Multi-Utilities      32.1   
Electric Utilities      31.6   
Gas Utilities      9.1   
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation      7.6   
Water Utilities      5.2   
Alternative Carriers      5.0   
Integrated Telecommunication Service      3.3   
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production      3.0   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders      2.0   
Diversified Support Services      1.1   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
Sempra Energy      5.0   
Duke Energy Corp.      4.9   
ONEOK, Inc.      4.7   
tw telecom, Inc.      4.1   
Wisconsin Energy Corp.      4.1   
Xcel Energy, Inc.      3.9   
NextEra Energy, Inc.      3.8   
Southern Co. (The)      3.6   
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      3.6   
Dominion Resources, Inc.      3.3   
Total      41.0   
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Avg. Ann.
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Avg.  Ann.††
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.††     Cumulative  
Blended-DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM Index     17.08     13.46     46.06     16.03     110.29       8.50     100.21
DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM
Index
    N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Dynamic Utilities IntellidexSM Index     15.54        12.96        44.14        15.72        107.52          8.33        97.58   
S&P 500® Utilities Index     8.51        13.87        47.66        15.72        107.48          8.30        97.09   
Fund                
NAV Return     16.27        12.43        42.11        15.04        101.49          7.67        87.61   
Market Price Return     16.35        12.37        41.90        15.05        101.61          7.68        87.67   

 

Fund Inception: October 26, 2005

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2015. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.81%. The Financial Highlights section of the Shareholders Report presents the expense ratios based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not

represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Blended - Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  “1 Year,” “3 Years,” “5 Years” and “Fund Inception” performance for the DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM Index is not available because that Index did not commence calculation until June 30, 2013. The Blended-DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Utilities IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s previous underlying index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, February 19, 2014, followed by the performance of the Index, starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2014.

 

††  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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PNQI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (the “Fund”) is passively managed and attempts to track the returns of an underlying index. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ Internet IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of Internet software and service companies that comprise the Index. These companies include those involved in Internet-related services, including Internet access providers, Internet search engines, web hosting, website design and e-commerce.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its existing guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects constituents for the Index, which is designed to track the performance of the largest and most liquid U.S.-listed companies that are involved in Internet-related business. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, in addition to being engaged in Internet-related business, a security must: be listed on NASDAQ, the NYSE or the NYSE MKT; have a minimum market capitalization of $200 million; have a minimum three-month average daily trading volume of 100,000 shares; have a minimum closing price of $3.00; be issued by a company that has not entered into a definitive agreement or other arrangement that would likely result in the security no longer being Index eligible; and may not be issued by a company in bankruptcy proceedings or that has annual financial statements with an audit opinion that is currently withdrawn. The Index Provider weights securities included in the Index according to a modified market capitalization methodology. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 33.48%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 33.70%. During the same time period, the Index returned 34.44%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the NASDAQ-100® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 25.82%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by modified market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 100 securities. The Fund provided this additional comparative benchmark because of its recognition in the marketplace and to help investors better understand how the investment results of the Fund compare to the performance of a broad-based market benchmark.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund contains a set of companies engaged in

Internet-related businesses, whereas the Benchmark Index consists of the approximately 100 largest non-financial securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the Internet software & services sub-industry and most underweight in the technology hardware storage & peripherals sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to its allocation to the Internet retail sub-industry and Internet software & services sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Internet software & services sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the Internet retail sub-industry and the application software sub-industry. Casinos & gaming was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Facebook, Inc., an Internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 8.91%) and Priceline Group Inc., an Internet retail company (portfolio average weight of 8.07%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Rackspace Hosting, Inc., an Internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 1.63%); and Equinix, Inc., an Internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 2.58%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Internet Software & Services      67.5   
Internet Retail      30.1   
Application Software      1.8   
Alternative Carriers      0.4   
Casinos & Gaming      0.1   
Systems Software      0.1   
Wireless Telecommunication Services      0.1   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.1)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2014
 
Security   
eBay, Inc.      8.3   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      8.3   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      8.1   
Amazon.com, Inc.      7.9   
Yahoo!, Inc.      4.4   
Baidu, Inc. ADR      4.3   
Google, Inc., Class A      4.2   
Google, Inc., Class C      4.1   
Netflix, Inc.      3.4   
TripAdvisor, Inc.      2.8   
Total      55.8   
 

 

 

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PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of 4/30/14

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Avg.  Ann.

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Avg. Ann.     Cumulative  
NASDAQ Internet IndexSM     34.44     14.76     51.12     28.76     253.96       18.04     165.27
NASDAQ-100® Index     25.82        15.68        54.81        22.04        170.71          12.24        97.23   
Fund                
NAV Return     33.70        14.22        49.03        28.08        244.62          17.43        157.33   
Market Price Return     33.48        14.13        48.66        28.04        244.19          17.08        152.87   

 

Fund Inception: June 12, 2008

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the expense ratio of 0.60% is expressed as a unitary management fee to cover operating expenses and expenses incurred in connection with managing the portfolio. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in its constituent securities. Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Index and Benchmark Index do not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the hypothetical performance shown. In addition, the results actual investors might have achieved would have differed from those shown because of differences in the timing, amounts of their investments, and fees and expenses associated with an investment in the Fund.

 

  Fund, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  Average annualized.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Aerospace & Defense—1.7%   
  38,795       Hexcel Corp.(b)    $ 1,617,363   
     

 

 

 
   Aluminum—2.7%   
  91,396       Century Aluminum Co.(b)      1,256,695   
  17,775       Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      1,251,360   
     

 

 

 
        2,508,055   
     

 

 

 
   Commodity Chemicals—10.3%   
  27,008       Cabot Corp.      1,561,062   
  38,903       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      3,598,528   
  63,297       Westlake Chemical Corp.      4,506,746   
     

 

 

 
        9,666,336   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Chemicals—16.9%   
  57,893       Dow Chemical Co. (The)      2,888,861   
  25,909       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      1,744,194   
  33,502       Eastman Chemical Co.      2,920,369   
  50,241       FMC Corp.      3,868,557   
  133,660       Huntsman Corp.      3,348,183   
  42,030       Olin Corp.      1,181,043   
     

 

 

 
        15,951,207   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Metals & Mining—4.0%   
  56,640       Horsehead Holding Corp.(b)      883,018   
  63,249       US Silica Holdings, Inc.      2,856,957   
     

 

 

 
        3,739,975   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Components—1.0%   
  16,163       Rogers Corp.(b)      970,103   
     

 

 

 
   Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—2.2%   
  8,528       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      2,090,810   
     

 

 

 
   Gold—1.0%   
  287,099       Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(b)(c)      973,266   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Gases—7.1%   
  34,625       Airgas, Inc.      3,679,253   
  23,017       Praxair, Inc.      3,004,869   
     

 

 

 
        6,684,122   
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.5%   
  66,738       Cambrex Corp.(b)      1,367,462   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing—1.5%   
  47,156       Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.      1,409,964   
     

 

 

 
   Paper Products—5.7%   
  23,127       Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      1,419,767   
  82,501       KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.(b)      2,176,376   
  37,362       P.H. Glatfelter Co.      953,478   
  47,000       Resolute Forest Products, Inc.(b)      838,480   
     

 

 

 
        5,388,101   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals—41.4%   
  35,558       Ashland, Inc.      3,434,903   
  28,086       Cytec Industries, Inc.      2,677,158   
  18,050       Ecolab, Inc.      1,888,752   
  148,000       Ferro Corp.(b)      1,921,040   
  48,559       FutureFuel Corp.      974,579   
  27,398       H.B. Fuller Co.      1,269,349   
  13,310       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      1,311,301   
  15,658       Minerals Technologies, Inc.      931,494   
  5,675       NewMarket Corp.      2,112,916   
  62,637       PolyOne Corp.      2,347,008   
  13,599       PPG Industries, Inc.      2,633,038   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Specialty Chemicals (continued)   
  14,715       Quaker Chemical Corp.    $ 1,095,238   
  53,943       Rockwood Holdings, Inc.      3,832,650   
  33,479       RPM International, Inc.      1,428,214   
  25,174       Sensient Technologies Corp.      1,360,655   
  30,156       Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      2,901,309   
  38,718       Valspar Corp. (The)      2,827,963   
  44,105       W.R. Grace & Co.(b)      4,062,071   
     

 

 

 
        39,009,638   
     

 

 

 
   Steel—3.0%   
  21,853       Carpenter Technology Corp.      1,372,368   
  38,906       Worthington Industries, Inc.      1,431,741   
     

 

 

 
        2,804,109   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $87,536,114)
     94,180,511   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  70,043       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $70,043)
     70,043   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $87,606,157)—100.1%
     94,250,554   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—0.8%   
  771,062       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $771,062)
     771,062   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $88,377,219)—100.9%
     95,021,616   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.9)%      (831,588
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 94,190,028   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.   $ 706,459      $ (706,459   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Airlines—5.7%   
  12,882       Alaska Air Group, Inc.    $ 1,211,939   
  39,193       American Airlines Group, Inc.(b)      1,374,498   
     

 

 

 
        2,586,437   
     

 

 

 
   Apparel Retail—3.6%   
  28,632       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      1,665,810   
     

 

 

 
   Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—7.5%   
  15,314       Kate Spade & Co.(b)      532,468   
  23,842       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b)      1,165,635   
  28,280       VF Corp.      1,727,625   
     

 

 

 
        3,425,728   
     

 

 

 
   Auto Parts & Equipment—8.0%   
  14,577       Tower International, Inc.(b)      405,387   
  40,615       TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(b)      3,263,415   
     

 

 

 
        3,668,802   
     

 

 

 
   Automobile Manufacturers—3.7%   
  8,240       Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)      1,713,014   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive Retail—6.3%   
  19,483       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      2,898,875   
     

 

 

 
   Broadcasting—4.0%   
  25,165       CBS Corp., Class B      1,453,530   
  70,228       Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      372,911   
     

 

 

 
        1,826,441   
     

 

 

 
   Cable & Satellite—2.3%   
  32,018       Starz, Class A(b)      1,033,221   
     

 

 

 
   Casinos & Gaming—4.1%   
  34,498       Caesars Entertainment Corp.(b)      637,178   
  6,167       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      1,257,390   
     

 

 

 
        1,894,568   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks—2.1%   
  9,024       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      965,658   
     

 

 

 
   Department Stores—2.0%   
  15,904       Macy’s, Inc.      913,367   
     

 

 

 
   Drug Retail—3.7%   
  230,117       Rite Aid Corp.(b)      1,679,854   
     

 

 

 
   Food Retail—1.8%   
  10,775       Susser Holdings Corp.(b)      833,769   
     

 

 

 
   General Merchandise Stores—0.9%   
  28,571       Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      399,423   
     

 

 

 
   Homefurnishing Retail—2.5%   
  18,201       Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      1,143,387   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Machinery—1.4%   
  2,436       Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      615,041   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Retail—13.9%   
  5,168       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)      1,571,744   
  4,398       Netflix, Inc.(b)      1,416,332   
  2,919       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      3,379,472   
     

 

 

 
        6,367,548   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—4.2%   
  33,078       Pandora Media, Inc.(b)      774,687   
  10,412       Zillow, Inc., Class A(b)      1,131,784   
     

 

 

 
        1,906,471   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Leisure Products—2.9%   
  9,969       Polaris Industries, Inc.    $ 1,339,136   
     

 

 

 
   Movies & Entertainment—0.9%   
  13,618       Carmike Cinemas, Inc.(b)      403,910   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants—10.8%   
  22,011       Brinker International, Inc.      1,081,620   
  7,157       Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)      1,045,781   
  26,092       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      1,940,723   
  12,351       Starbucks Corp.      872,228   
     

 

 

 
        4,940,352   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Stores—5.6%   
  12,966       Signet Jewelers Ltd.      1,313,715   
  18,728       Tractor Supply Co.      1,259,271   
     

 

 

 
        2,572,986   
     

 

 

 
   Trucking—2.1%   
  18,538       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      974,913   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $47,187,551)
     45,768,711   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  41,864       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $41,864)
     41,864   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $47,229,415)—100.1%
     45,810,575   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (56,932
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 45,753,643   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.1%   
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—0.3%   
  4,496       Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., Class B(b)    $ 103,543   
     

 

 

 
   Distillers & Vintners—5.3%   
  9,052       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      812,145   
  15,702       Constellation Brands, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     1,253,648   
     

 

 

 
        2,065,793   
     

 

 

 
   Distributors—1.4%   
  6,784       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      546,383   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Support Services—1.6%   
  20,316       KAR Auction Services, Inc.      605,010   
     

 

 

 
   Education Services—9.2%   
  27,099       Apollo Education Group, Inc.(b)      782,077   
  10,711       Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b)      436,795   
  7,652       Capella Education Co.      446,571   
  71,538       Career Education Corp.(b)      516,504   
  14,813       DeVry Education Group, Inc.      667,029   
  16,154       Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b)      696,561   
     

 

 

 
        3,545,537   
     

 

 

 
   Environmental & Facilities Services—1.4%   
  18,423       Rollins, Inc.      554,164   
     

 

 

 
   Food Distributors—3.6%   
  10,637       Andersons, Inc. (The)      662,579   
  10,414       United Natural Foods, Inc.(b)      718,878   
     

 

 

 
        1,381,457   
     

 

 

 
   Food Retail—4.1%   
  9,712       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      666,826   
  27,369       Safeway, Inc.      932,188   
     

 

 

 
        1,599,014   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Facilities—1.4%   
  17,559       VCA Antech, Inc.(b)      537,832   
     

 

 

 
   Home Furnishings—2.3%   
  18,033       Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)      904,896   
     

 

 

 
   Household Appliances—1.1%   
  6,956       Helen of Troy Ltd.(b)      436,141   
     

 

 

 
   Household Products—6.0%   
  23,687       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      1,634,640   
  9,069       Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      696,771   
     

 

 

 
        2,331,411   
     

 

 

 
   Housewares & Specialties—7.2%   
  26,231       Jarden Corp.(b)      1,499,102   
  42,626       Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      1,283,469   
     

 

 

 
        2,782,571   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Machinery—1.9%   
  6,311       Snap-on, Inc.      732,076   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—2.7%   
  18,049       Yelp, Inc.(b)      1,052,618   
     

 

 

 
   Packaged Foods & Meats—28.9%   
  19,964       Diamond Foods, Inc.(b)      610,300   
  15,706       Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b)      1,351,030   
  9,731       Hershey Co. (The)      936,512   
  24,795       Hillshire Brands Co. (The)      883,942   
  12,828       Hormel Foods Corp.      611,767   
  5,937       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      555,703   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Packaged Foods & Meats (continued)   
  14,262       Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.    $ 1,336,064   
  12,228       Kraft Foods Group, Inc.      695,284   
  5,041       Lancaster Colony Corp.      478,290   
  45,274       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Brazil)(b)      989,690   
  17,937       Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      545,285   
  11,000       Post Holdings, Inc.(b)      574,860   
  25,924       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      1,088,030   
  19,989       WhiteWave Foods Co. (The),
Class A(b)
     553,495   
     

 

 

 
        11,210,252   
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products—2.7%   
  12,968       Inter Parfums, Inc.      474,499   
  8,249       USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      559,777   
     

 

 

 
        1,034,276   
     

 

 

 
   Soft Drinks—6.8%   
  30,270       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      1,375,469   
  18,467       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      1,236,550   
     

 

 

 
        2,612,019   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized Consumer Services—6.3%   
  32,431       H&R Block, Inc.      921,689   
  41,648       Service Corp. International      781,733   
  17,636       Sotheby’s      741,770   
     

 

 

 
        2,445,192   
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors—4.4%   
  17,973       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      1,686,407   
     

 

 

 
   Trucking—1.5%   
  2,348       AMERCO      587,258   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $39,147,986)
     38,753,850   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  44,526       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $44,526)
     44,526   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $39,192,512)—100.2%
     38,798,376   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (59,959
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 38,738,417   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Coal & Consumable Fuels—0.8%   
  165,225       Solazyme, Inc.(b)    $ 1,777,821   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Drilling—7.0%   
  61,815       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      6,716,200   
  182,478       Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      5,936,009   
  157,131       Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(b)      2,352,251   
     

 

 

 
        15,004,460   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—15.4%   
  142,634       Basic Energy Services, Inc.(b)      3,768,390   
  24,067       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.      3,367,214   
  33,428       Core Laboratories NV      6,273,767   
  142,356       Exterran Holdings, Inc.      6,124,155   
  115,130       Halliburton Co.      7,261,249   
  166,680       RPC, Inc.      3,705,297   
  231,545       Willbros Group, Inc.(b)      2,572,465   
     

 

 

 
        33,072,537   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—44.0%   
  113,060       Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(b)      5,496,977   
  74,594       Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      4,104,162   
  183,788       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      5,283,905   
  127,810       Comstock Resources, Inc.      3,553,118   
  88,008       ConocoPhillips      6,539,875   
  100,750       Continental Resources, Inc.(b)      13,955,890   
  83,244       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      5,988,573   
  61,636       EOG Resources, Inc.      6,040,328   
  129,172       Gulfport Energy Corp.(b)      9,516,101   
  574,308       Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.(b)      4,881,618   
  196,067       Matador Resources Co.(b)      5,631,044   
  115,800       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      7,372,986   
  384,181       Penn Virginia Corp.(b)      6,392,772   
  129,058       Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)      9,514,156   
     

 

 

 
        94,271,505   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing—15.5%   
  92,900       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      8,635,055   
  86,396       Phillips 66      7,189,875   
  141,365       Valero Energy Corp.      8,081,837   
  212,089       Western Refining, Inc.      9,225,872   
     

 

 

 
        33,132,639   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation—15.4%   
  255,943       Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)      14,447,982   
  68,826       SemGroup Corp., Class A      4,396,605   
  52,837       Targa Resources Corp.      5,705,868   
  202,067       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      8,521,165   
     

 

 

 
        33,071,620   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals—1.9%   
  148,804       Flotek Industries, Inc.(b)      4,168,000   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $190,736,594)
     214,498,582   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  62,040       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $62,040)
   $ 62,040   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $190,798,634)—100.1%
     214,560,622   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (119,879
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 214,440,743   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Asset Management & Custody Banks—12.5%   
  5,972       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)    $ 1,183,651   
  11,845       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      1,322,257   
  37,385       Invesco Ltd.(c)      1,316,326   
  10,107       Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.,
Class A
     681,717   
     

 

 

 
        4,503,951   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance—9.8%   
  9,899       American Express Co.      865,470   
  3,741       Credit Acceptance Corp.(b)      492,016   
  20,667       Discover Financial Services      1,155,285   
  40,030       SLM Corp.      1,030,773   
     

 

 

 
        3,543,544   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—11.8%   
  15,810       Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      606,156   
  27,317       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      2,009,165   
  28,745       Total System Services, Inc.      913,229   
  3,584       Visa, Inc., Class A      726,154   
     

 

 

 
        4,254,704   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Banks—2.6%   
  18,978       Wells Fargo & Co.      942,068   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Capital Markets—1.4%   
  15,279       HFF, Inc., Class A      519,486   
     

 

 

 
   Hotel & Resort REITs—3.2%   
  35,883       FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT      331,200   
  76,018       Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
REIT(b)
     820,234   
     

 

 

 
        1,151,434   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—0.9%   
  8,887       Envestnet, Inc.(b)      327,486   
     

 

 

 
   Investment Banking & Brokerage—2.0%   
  32,204       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b)      722,980   
     

 

 

 
   Life & Health Insurance—8.6%   
  48,362       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      834,245   
  18,629       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      872,582   
  14,155       Protective Life Corp.      724,028   
  8,746       Torchmark Corp.      697,056   
     

 

 

 
        3,127,911   
     

 

 

 
   Mortgage REITs—3.3%   
  74,189       NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT      1,188,508   
     

 

 

 
   Multi-line Insurance—5.8%   
  50,728       Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(b)      905,495   
  17,729       HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.      814,470   
  12,763       Horace Mann Educators Corp.      383,783   
     

 

 

 
        2,103,748   
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance—4.4%   
  17,666       Allstate Corp. (The)      1,006,079   
  12,792       Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b)      285,773   
  9,923       Stewart Information Services Corp.      302,652   
     

 

 

 
        1,594,504   
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate Development—1.4%   
  3,590       Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(b)      512,508   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Regional Banks—20.8%   
  6,186       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.    $ 370,541   
  8,111       Banner Corp.      320,709   
  21,892       Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.      273,869   
  12,307       Cathay General Bancorp      290,445   
  19,605       East West Bancorp, Inc.      676,569   
  84,839       Fifth Third Bancorp      1,748,532   
  14,108       Hanmi Financial Corp.      300,077   
  10,699       Investors Bancorp, Inc.      285,984   
  9,321       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      322,227   
  15,127       PrivateBancorp, Inc.      417,051   
  4,475       Signature Bank(b)      531,720   
  4,650       SVB Financial Group(b)      496,108   
  8,748       Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b)      491,550   
  15,406       United Community Banks, Inc.(b)      248,807   
  10,551       ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.      275,065   
  20,175       Western Alliance Bancorp(b)      465,437   
     

 

 

 
        7,514,691   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized Finance—2.1%   
  14,185       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      764,288   
     

 

 

 
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—9.4%   
  15,454       Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b)      271,990   
  218,092       MGIC Investment Corp.(b)      1,875,591   
  88,878       Radian Group, Inc.      1,242,515   
     

 

 

 
        3,390,096   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $36,050,565)
     36,161,907   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  52,064       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $52,064)
     52,064   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $36,102,629)—100.1%
     36,213,971   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (46,911
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 36,167,060   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  Affiliated company. The Fund’s Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated. See Note 4.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Auto Parts & Equipment—0.9%   
  26,919       Gentherm, Inc.(b)    $ 978,506   
     

 

 

 
   Biotechnology—44.5%   
  251,661       ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,065,936   
  38,396       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      6,074,247   
  66,214       Alkermes PLC(b)      3,063,060   
  68,949       Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,135,590   
  10,937       Biogen Idec, Inc.(b)      3,140,231   
  258,413       Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd.(b)      1,261,055   
  32,076       Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      2,247,245   
  125,423       Dyax Corp.(b)      829,046   
  23,171       Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      862,193   
  31,893       Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)      2,503,282   
  51,513       Incyte Corp. Ltd.(b)      2,501,471   
  31,209       Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      1,281,442   
  4,798       Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,267,248   
  147,301       Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      2,175,636   
  29,368       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,855,177   
  18,563       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,511,169   
  79,701       Repligen Corp.(b)      1,263,261   
  122,903       Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.(b)      1,700,977   
  35,986       Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      1,384,741   
  102,865       Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,432,909   
  232,703       ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.(b)      837,731   
     

 

 

 
        47,393,647   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment—14.6%   
  24,644       C.R. Bard, Inc.      3,384,360   
  32,421       Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(b)      932,104   
  29,135       Cyberonics, Inc.(b)      1,723,627   
  44,255       DexCom, Inc.(b)      1,435,632   
  37,770       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      4,775,639   
  50,802       Insulet Corp.(b)      1,911,679   
  139,297       Rockwell Medical, Inc.(b)      1,415,258   
     

 

 

 
        15,578,299   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Facilities—0.9%   
  38,125       Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      956,937   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Services—2.1%   
  39,969       Air Methods Corp.(b)      2,225,074   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Supplies—9.5%   
  40,350       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      2,033,236   
  27,308       Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      1,167,144   
  30,734       Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      4,054,122   
  41,339       Spectranetics Corp.(b)      878,867   
  46,612       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      2,022,029   
     

 

 

 
        10,155,398   
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—3.6%   
  22,806       Fluidigm Corp.(b)      856,593   
  21,692       Illumina, Inc.(b)      2,946,858   
     

 

 

 
        3,803,451   
     

 

 

 
   Managed Health Care—4.0%   
  20,748       Humana, Inc.      2,277,093   
  26,146       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      1,961,996   
     

 

 

 
        4,239,089   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Pharmaceuticals—19.9%   
  106,372       AcelRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)    $ 1,150,945   
  21,790       Actavis PLC(b)      4,452,351   
  17,131       Allergan, Inc.      2,841,005   
  67,906       Depomed, Inc.(b)      951,363   
  31,155       Endo International PLC(b)      1,961,051   
  101,026       Horizon Pharma, Inc.(b)      1,432,549   
  17,105       Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      2,307,464   
  41,311       Lannett Co., Inc.(b)      1,426,469   
  33,049       Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      2,263,526   
  22,637       Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)      2,490,070   
     

 

 

 
        21,276,793   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $111,109,143)
     106,607,194   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  57,960       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $57,960)
     57,960   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $111,167,103)—100.1%
     106,665,154   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (104,722
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 106,560,432   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Aerospace & Defense—20.5%   
  77,068       B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b)    $ 6,764,258   
  95,389       GenCorp, Inc.(b)      1,675,031   
  70,258       HEICO Corp.      3,886,673   
  42,935       Lockheed Martin Corp.      7,047,351   
  39,735       Northrop Grumman Corp.      4,828,200   
  33,493       Precision Castparts Corp.      8,476,743   
  135,672       Taser International, Inc.(b)      2,191,103   
     

 

 

 
        34,869,359   
     

 

 

 
   Building Products—4.3%   
  43,324       A.O. Smith Corp.      2,025,830   
  146,623       PGT, Inc.(b)      1,458,899   
  127,248       USG Corp.(b)      3,799,625   
     

 

 

 
        7,284,354   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Printing—1.5%   
  45,538       Deluxe Corp.      2,502,313   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—3.0%   
  46,885       Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV      3,754,082   
  47,040       Primoris Services Corp.      1,316,179   
     

 

 

 
        5,070,261   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks—6.4%   
  26,586       American Railcar Industries, Inc.      1,846,132   
  30,634       Cummins, Inc.      4,621,139   
  140,182       Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)      4,454,984   
     

 

 

 
        10,922,255   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Materials—2.2%   
  293,493       Headwaters, Inc.(b)      3,662,793   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—8.5%   
  15,776       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      3,816,214   
  37,834       FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(b)      4,317,995   
  75,267       MAXIMUS, Inc.      3,204,116   
  31,769       WEX, Inc.(b)      3,048,871   
     

 

 

 
        14,387,196   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Components & Equipment—6.3%   
  57,872       Eaton Corp. PLC      4,203,822   
  109,257       Generac Holdings, Inc.      6,433,052   
     

 

 

 
        10,636,874   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Components—0.8%   
  15,948       Littelfuse, Inc.      1,444,091   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment & Instruments—2.2%   
  60,987       Cognex Corp.(b)      2,099,782   
  20,772       FEI Co.      1,651,790   
     

 

 

 
        3,751,572   
     

 

 

 
   Heavy Electrical Equipment—0.9%   
  67,643       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      1,503,704   
     

 

 

 
   Human Resource & Employment Services—2.6%   
  57,499       On Assignment, Inc.(b)      2,012,465   
  56,048       WageWorks, Inc.(b)      2,374,754   
     

 

 

 
        4,387,219   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Machinery—8.8%   
  40,637       Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      1,388,160   
  45,937       Colfax Corp.(b)      3,306,545   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Industrial Machinery (continued)   
  36,772       IDEX Corp.    $ 2,742,088   
  189,554       Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      1,728,732   
  77,019       Pentair Ltd.      5,721,742   
     

 

 

 
        14,887,267   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—1.3%   
  13,807       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      2,221,408   
     

 

 

 
   Marine—2.4%   
  39,974       Kirby Corp.(b)      4,022,184   
     

 

 

 
   Paper Packaging—4.6%   
  365,671       Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(b)      3,751,784   
  61,438       Packaging Corp. of America      4,093,614   
     

 

 

 
        7,845,398   
     

 

 

 
   Railroads—4.4%   
  39,143       Union Pacific Corp.      7,454,002   
     

 

 

 
   Research & Consulting Services—1.2%   
  35,827       Advisory Board Co. (The)(b)      2,051,454   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductor Equipment—2.0%   
  208,884       GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.(b)      3,469,563   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors—4.7%   
  236,603       SunPower Corp. (France)(b)      7,907,272   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals—4.8%   
  40,954       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      8,184,247   
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors—0.9%   
  40,426       H&E Equipment Services, Inc.(b)      1,558,422   
     

 

 

 
   Trucking—5.7%   
  75,445       ArcBest Corp.(b)      2,974,042   
  51,123       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      3,099,588   
  40,259       Saia, Inc.(b)      1,657,463   
  85,605       YRC Worldwide, Inc.(b)      1,920,120   
     

 

 

 
        9,651,213   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $172,013,580)
     169,674,421   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  76,562       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $76,562)
     76,562   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $172,090,142)—100.1%
     169,750,983   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (128,753
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 169,622,230   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Alternative Carriers—1.1%   
  42,206       Inteliquent, Inc.    $ 575,690   
     

 

 

 
   Application Software—19.5%   
  13,830       ACI Worldwide, Inc.(b)      790,384   
  20,547       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      883,316   
  38,785       Ellie Mae, Inc.(b)      945,966   
  14,133       Guidewire Software, Inc.(b)      533,662   
  8,721       Interactive Intelligence Group,
Inc.(b)
     545,673   
  36,026       Intuit, Inc.      2,728,970   
  33,135       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      1,044,747   
  16,359       Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.      432,041   
  12,617       Netscout Systems, Inc.(b)      491,558   
  16,991       Splunk, Inc.(b)      927,199   
  9,373       Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
(The)(b)
     1,121,292   
     

 

 

 
        10,444,808   
     

 

 

 
   Cable & Satellite—1.3%   
  9,525       Loral Space & Communications, Inc.(b)      685,705   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—3.0%   
  23,410       CalAmp Corp.(b)      415,527   
  31,193       Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(b)      1,208,105   
     

 

 

 
        1,623,632   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—0.9%   
  16,837       Tutor Perini Corp.(b)      498,375   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—1.3%   
  12,893       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      711,178   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Components—7.9%   
  35,181       Amphenol Corp., Class A      3,354,508   
  12,158       Belden, Inc.      897,382   
     

 

 

 
        4,251,890   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Manufacturing Services—1.0%   
  36,869       Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(b)      555,247   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Technology—7.6%   
  12,951       athenahealth, Inc.(b)      1,601,261   
  31,179       Cerner Corp.(b)      1,599,483   
  23,638       Medidata Solutions, Inc.(b)      858,296   
     

 

 

 
        4,059,040   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—6.7%   
  17,332       Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.(b)      637,124   
  11,593       Demandware, Inc.(b)      575,361   
  25,169       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      1,504,603   
  27,676       Web.com Group, Inc.(b)      849,930   
     

 

 

 
        3,567,018   
     

 

 

 
   IT Consulting & Other Services—3.1%   
  24,259       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      1,162,128   
  14,559       Virtusa Corp.(b)      480,010   
     

 

 

 
        1,642,138   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductor Equipment—5.6%   
  155,755       SunEdison, Inc.(b)      2,995,169   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors—16.8%   
  29,047       First Solar, Inc.(b)      1,960,382   
  28,257       Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.(b)      620,806   
  69,065       Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      1,803,978   
  19,043       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(b)      706,495   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Semiconductors (continued)   
  46,786       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)    $ 1,920,565   
  18,917       Synaptics, Inc.(b)      1,175,692   
  55,713       TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.(b)      790,010   
     

 

 

 
        8,977,928   
     

 

 

 
   Systems Software—8.1%   
  58,109       MICROS Systems, Inc.(b)      2,992,613   
  12,659       NetSuite, Inc.(b)      978,667   
  14,972       Proofpoint, Inc.(b)      380,888   
     

 

 

 
        4,352,168   
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—11.5%   
  2,530       Apple, Inc.      1,492,928   
  33,845       Cray, Inc.(b)      971,690   
  18,477       Electronics for Imaging, Inc.(b)      698,246   
  34,854       Hewlett-Packard Co.      1,152,273   
  15,054       Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      647,322   
  13,703       Western Digital Corp.      1,207,645   
     

 

 

 
        6,170,104   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services—4.6%   
  15,784       SBA Communications Corp.,
Class A(b)
     1,416,772   
  34,780       T-Mobile US, Inc.(b)      1,018,706   
     

 

 

 
        2,435,478   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $56,484,635)
     53,545,568   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  54,022       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $54,022)
     54,022   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $56,538,657)—100.1%
     53,599,590   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (74,377
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 53,525,213   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Alternative Carriers—5.0%   
  56,144       tw telecom, Inc.(b)    $ 1,723,060   
  97,743       Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)      375,333   
     

 

 

 
        2,098,393   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Support Services—1.1%   
  19,417       EnerNOC, Inc.(b)      458,241   
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities—31.6%   
  19,348       Cleco Corp.      1,016,737   
  27,115       Duke Energy Corp.      2,019,796   
  19,016       Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      456,194   
  10,175       IDACORP, Inc.      571,225   
  25,063       ITC Holdings Corp.      926,579   
  15,767       NextEra Energy, Inc.      1,574,335   
  24,843       Northeast Utilities      1,174,080   
  19,590       OGE Energy Corp.      731,295   
  30,086       PNM Resources, Inc.      832,781   
  33,115       Southern Co. (The)      1,517,660   
  18,881       Westar Energy, Inc.      677,450   
  51,206       Xcel Energy, Inc.      1,631,935   
     

 

 

 
        13,130,067   
     

 

 

 
   Gas Utilities—9.1%   
  16,764       AGL Resources, Inc.      905,256   
  16,916       Atmos Energy Corp.      863,393   
  6,406       National Fuel Gas Co.      471,738   
  27,615       Questar Corp.      670,492   
  6,222       Southwest Gas Corp.      342,272   
  11,441       UGI Corp.      534,180   
     

 

 

 
        3,787,331   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—2.0%   
  36,378       Calpine Corp.(b)      834,148   
     

 

 

 
   Integrated Telecommunication Services—3.3%   
  16,290       Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.      324,497   
  173,312       Frontier Communications Corp.      1,031,206   
     

 

 

 
        1,355,703   
     

 

 

 
   Multi-Utilities—32.1%   
  11,186       Alliant Energy Corp.      654,157   
  11,957       Black Hills Corp.      690,517   
  59,970       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      1,484,857   
  43,196       CMS Energy Corp.      1,309,271   
  19,115       Dominion Resources, Inc.      1,386,602   
  15,703       DTE Energy Co.      1,227,033   
  9,096       Integrys Energy Group, Inc.      557,403   
  13,570       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      480,649   
  10,586       NorthWestern Corp.      512,151   
  11,446       SCANA Corp.      614,421   
  20,940       Sempra Energy      2,064,893   
  16,409       Vectren Corp.      665,713   
  34,812       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      1,687,686   
     

 

 

 
        13,335,353   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—3.0%   
  11,273       EQT Corp.      1,228,644   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation—7.6%   
  31,069       ONEOK, Inc.    $ 1,964,182   
  30,494       Spectra Energy Corp.      1,210,917   
     

 

 

 
        3,175,099   
     

 

 

 
   Water Utilities—5.2%   
  28,223       American Water Works Co., Inc.      1,284,993   
  24,397       Aqua America, Inc.      612,121   
  12,192       California Water Service Group      274,320   
     

 

 

 
        2,171,434   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $36,993,590)
     41,574,413   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  50,837       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(c)
(Cost $50,837)
     50,837   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $37,044,427)—100.1%
     41,625,250   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (24,037
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 41,601,213   
     

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.1%
   
   Alternative Carriers—0.4%   
  36,538       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.    $ 1,259,465   
     

 

 

 
   Application Software—1.8%   
  37,846       NQ Mobile, Inc. ADR (China)(b)(c)      467,776   
  93,690       Open Text Corp. (Canada)      4,622,665   
  6,216       Sungy Mobile Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      101,694   
     

 

 

 
        5,192,135   
     

 

 

 
   Casinos & Gaming—0.1%   
  5,128       500.com Ltd., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     162,558   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Retail—30.1%   
  75,687       Amazon.com, Inc.(c)      23,018,687   
  9,855       Blue Nile, Inc.(c)      342,264   
  112,662       Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      5,265,822   
  89,998       Expedia, Inc.      6,388,958   
  525,251       Groupon, Inc.(c)      3,671,505   
  71,318       HomeAway, Inc.(c)      2,326,393   
  30,737       Netflix, Inc.(c)      9,898,544   
  22,151       Nutrisystem, Inc.      332,265   
  83,642       Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.(c)      614,769   
  18,487       Overstock.com, Inc.(c)      296,162   
  15,579       PetMed Express, Inc.(b)      203,929   
  20,319       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(c)      23,524,322   
  9,860       Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      243,542   
  38,352       RetailMeNot, Inc.(c)      1,143,273   
  29,510       Shutterfly, Inc.(c)      1,207,844   
  99,852       TripAdvisor, Inc.(c)      8,062,050   
  25,972       Vitacost.com, Inc.(c)      173,233   
  10,202       zulily, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      433,789   
     

 

 

 
        87,147,351   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—67.5%   
  33,937       21Vianet Group, Inc. ADR (China)(c)      815,167   
  138,086       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(c)      7,328,224   
  45,163       Angie’s List, Inc.(b)(c)      510,794   
  61,329       AOL, Inc.(c)      2,625,494   
  80,162       Baidu, Inc. ADR (China)(c)      12,332,924   
  79,345       Bankrate, Inc. (United Kingdom)(c)      1,390,124   
  58,530       Bazaarvoice, Inc.(b)(c)      393,322   
  18,879       Benefitfocus, Inc.(b)(c)      611,680   
  32,568       Blucora, Inc.(c)      626,934   
  24,303       Brightcove, Inc.(c)      209,492   
  20,415       Carbonite, Inc.(c)      201,904   
  11,054       ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      152,545   
  26,668       comScore, Inc.(c)      835,508   
  23,659       Constant Contact, Inc.(c)      611,822   
  51,526       Conversant, Inc.(c)      1,259,295   
  40,759       Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.(c)      1,498,301   
  22,255       CoStar Group, Inc.(c)      3,580,607   
  7,181       Criteo SA ADR (France)(c)      229,648   
  34,083       Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.(c)      1,557,252   
  27,249       Demandware, Inc.(c)      1,352,368   
  41,805       Dice Holdings, Inc.(c)      319,808   
  25,529       Digital River, Inc.(c)      390,338   
  22,164       E2open, Inc.(b)(c)      382,772   
  78,898       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      269,042   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests (continued)
   
   Internet Software & Services (continued)   
  466,323       eBay, Inc.(c)    $ 24,169,521   
  19,605       eGain Corp.(c)      128,217   
  99,643       Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      1,260,484   
  38,124       Equinix, Inc.(b)(c)      7,160,068   
  400,287       Facebook, Inc., Class A(c)      23,929,157   
  57,830       Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.(c)      637,865   
  64,916       Gogo, Inc.(b)(c)      877,664   
  22,535       Google, Inc., Class A(c)      12,053,521   
  22,548       Google, Inc., Class C(c)      11,875,130   
  58,969       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      3,908,465   
  41,759       Internap Network Services Corp.(c)      280,620   
  35,921       j2 Global, Inc.      1,665,298   
  24,923       Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)(c)      429,922   
  41,790       LivePerson, Inc.(c)      413,721   
  18,692       LogMeIn, Inc.(c)      849,551   
  28,027       Marchex, Inc., Class B      259,250   
  25,468       Marin Software, Inc.(b)(c)      238,890   
  30,298       Marketo, Inc.(c)      822,288   
  34,026       MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)(b)      3,173,605   
  74,188       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(c)      511,155   
  30,325       Move, Inc.(c)      324,174   
  56,930       NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)      3,876,364   
  50,194       NIC, Inc.      920,558   
  18,102       OpenTable, Inc.(c)      1,215,730   
  152,308       Pandora Media, Inc.(c)      3,567,053   
  25,496       Perficient, Inc.(c)      465,812   
  51,911       Perion Network Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      561,158   
  68,961       Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      5,818,929   
  33,568       QuinStreet, Inc.(c)      204,765   
  107,854       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(c)      3,129,923   
  27,051       Rocket Fuel, Inc.(b)(c)      867,526   
  20,693       SciQuest, Inc.(c)      496,218   
  27,068       Shutterstock, Inc.(c)      1,962,701   
  51,442       SINA Corp. (China)(c)      2,458,928   
  29,637       Sohu.com, Inc. (China)(c)      1,635,073   
  12,430       Stamps.com, Inc.(c)      431,445   
  11,572       Travelzoo, Inc.(c)      207,602   
  28,790       Trulia, Inc.(b)(c)      978,860   
  103,116       Verisign, Inc.(c)      4,865,013   
  25,643       Vistaprint NV(b)(c)      1,012,129   
  16,314       Vocus, Inc.(c)      293,326   
  39,625       Web.com Group, Inc.(c)      1,216,884   
  31,101       WebMD Health Corp.(b)(c)      1,371,243   
  28,748       Wix.com Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      589,047   
  29,075       Xoom Corp.(c)      648,663   
  354,386       Yahoo!, Inc.(c)      12,740,177   
  193,424       Yandex NV, Class A (Russia)(c)      5,125,736   
  24,648       YuMe, Inc.(b)(c)      164,895   
  24,066       YY, Inc. ADR (China)(b)(c)      1,380,426   
  25,479       Zillow, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      2,769,567   
  48,184       Zix Corp.(c)      158,044   
     

 

 

 
        195,587,726   
     

 

 

 
   Systems Software—0.1%   
  28,931       Covisint Corp.(b)(c)      204,253   
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI) (continued)

April 30, 2014

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests (continued)
   
   Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.1%   
  27,192       Boingo Wireless, Inc.(c)    $ 179,467   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $301,358,495)
     289,732,955   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  41,421       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)
(Cost $41,421)
     41,421   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $301,399,916)—100.1%
     289,774,376   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—6.5%   
  18,863,761       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class(d)(e)
(Cost $18,863,761)
     18,863,761   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $320,263,677)—106.6%
     308,638,137   
   Other assets less liabilities—(6.6)%      (19,010,460
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 289,627,677   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2014.
(c)  Non-income producing security.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 2G. The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of April 30, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
    Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
    Net
Amount
 
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.   $ 18,364,682      $ (18,364,682   $   

 

* Amount does not include excess collateral received, if any.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

China   12.0%
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
DWA Basic
Materials
Momentum
Portfolio (PYZ)
     PowerShares
DWA Consumer
Cyclicals
Momentum
Portfolio (PEZ)
     PowerShares
DWA Consumer
Staples
Momentum
Portfolio (PSL)
     PowerShares
DWA Energy
Momentum
Portfolio (PXI)
 
Assets:           

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 94,180,511       $ 45,768,711       $ 38,753,850       $ 214,498,582   

Affiliated investments, at value

    841,105         41,864         44,526         62,040   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    95,021,616         45,810,575         38,798,376         214,560,622   

Receivables:

          

Shares sold

    2,572,088                         2,978,994   

Dividends

    39,690         8,341         8,219         53,596   

Security lending

    2,746                           

Investments sold

                              

Other assets

    3,333         3,333         3,333         3,333   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    97,639,473         45,822,249         38,809,928         217,596,545   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

    2,572,313                         2,977,528   

Shares repurchased

                              

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

    771,062                           

Accrued advisory fees

    29,638         5,933         8,812         71,714   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    13,018         11,163         12,020         14,786   

Accrued expenses

    63,414         51,510         50,679         91,774   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    3,449,445         68,606         71,511         3,155,802   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 94,190,028       $ 45,753,643       $ 38,738,417       $ 214,440,743   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 105,975,482       $ 56,629,677       $ 46,835,742       $ 212,316,639   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    241,490         (39      168,991         496,931   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (18,671,341      (9,457,155      (7,872,180      (22,134,815

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    6,644,397         (1,418,840      (394,136      23,761,988   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 94,190,028       $ 45,753,643       $ 38,738,417       $ 214,440,743   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized, $0.01 par value)

    1,800,000         1,150,000         900,000         3,550,000   

Net asset value

  $ 52.33       $ 39.79       $ 43.04       $ 60.41   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 52.31       $ 39.74       $ 43.03       $ 60.37   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 87,536,114       $ 47,187,551       $ 39,147,986       $ 190,736,594   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 841,105       $ 41,864       $ 44,526       $ 62,040   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 88,377,219       $ 47,229,415       $ 39,192,512       $ 190,798,634   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes securities on loan with an aggregate value of

  $ 706,459       $       $       $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

  46  

 


 

 

PowerShares
DWA Financial
Momentum
Portfolio (PFI)
     PowerShares
DWA Healthcare
Momentum
Portfolio (PTH)
     PowerShares
DWA Industrials
Momentum
Portfolio (PRN)
     PowerShares
DWA Technology
Momentum
Portfolio (PTF)
     PowerShares
DWA Utilities
Momentum
Portfolio (PUI)
     PowerShares
NASDAQ Internet
Portfolio (PNQI)
 
              
$ 34,845,581       $ 106,607,194       $ 169,674,421       $ 53,545,568       $ 41,574,413       $ 289,732,955   
  1,368,390         57,960         76,562         54,022         50,837         18,905,182   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  36,213,971         106,665,154         169,750,983         53,599,590         41,625,250         308,638,137   
              
                  4,565,416                           
  13,646         10,047         25,403                 46,643           
                                          16,141   
          2,270,317         2,305,371                         6,158,732   
  3,333         3,333         3,333         3,334         3,333           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  36,230,950         108,948,851         176,650,506         53,602,924         41,675,226         314,813,010   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
              
                  4,563,183                           
          2,267,243         2,306,524                         6,158,158   
                                          18,863,761   
  3,904         32,306         53,435         12,841         13,537         163,414   
  11,216         14,352         13,248         12,019         12,320           
  48,770         74,518         91,886         52,851         48,156           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  63,890         2,388,419         7,028,276         77,711         74,013         25,185,333   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 36,167,060       $ 106,560,432       $ 169,622,230       $ 53,525,213       $ 41,601,213       $ 289,627,677   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
$ 46,284,107       $ 160,155,997       $ 208,736,454       $ 86,071,152       $ 51,984,848       $ 310,437,072   
  42,017         (155,606      76,762         (41,992      87,360         (459,490
  (10,270,406      (48,938,010      (36,851,827      (29,564,880      (15,051,818      (8,724,365
  111,342         (4,501,949      (2,339,159      (2,939,067      4,580,823         (11,625,540

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 36,167,060       $ 106,560,432       $ 169,622,230       $ 53,525,213       $ 41,601,213       $ 289,627,677   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,300,000         2,350,000         3,650,000         1,650,000         1,850,000         4,700,000   
$ 27.82       $ 45.34       $ 46.47       $ 32.44       $ 22.49       $ 61.62   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 27.79       $ 45.34       $ 46.43       $ 32.45       $ 22.47       $ 61.51   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 34,769,575       $ 111,109,143       $ 172,013,580       $ 56,484,635       $ 36,993,590       $ 301,358,495   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,333,054       $ 57,960       $ 76,562       $ 54,022       $ 50,837       $ 18,905,182   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 36,102,629       $ 111,167,103       $ 172,090,142       $ 56,538,657       $ 37,044,427       $ 320,263,677   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $       $       $       $       $ 18,364,682   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

  47  

 


 

Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2014

 

    PowerShares
DWA Basic
Materials
Momentum
Portfolio (PYZ)
     PowerShares
DWA Consumer
Cyclicals
Momentum
Portfolio (PEZ)
     PowerShares
DWA Consumer
Staples
Momentum
Portfolio (PSL)
     PowerShares
DWA Energy
Momentum
Portfolio
(PXI)
 
Investment Income:           

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 1,349,818       $ 282,496       $ 847,553       $ 2,068,295   

Affiliated dividend income

    16         9         11         20   

Securities lending income

    12,287                           

Foreign withholding tax

                            (4,683
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    1,362,121         282,505         847,564         2,063,632   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:           

Advisory fees

    396,745         133,818         192,996         801,907   

Sub-licensing

    41,733         18,045         20,768         84,268   

Accounting & administration fees

    36,058         36,058         36,058         36,058   

Professional fees

    29,068         26,914         24,938         35,788   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    10,828         9,378         9,666         12,884   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    4,573         2,688         4,554         4,155   

Recapture (Note 3)

                            17,993   

Other expenses

    21,115         15,468         16,470         31,436   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    540,120         242,369         305,450         1,024,489   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Waivers

    (32,876      (72,348      (58,726      (121
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    507,244         170,021         246,724         1,024,368   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    854,877         112,484         600,840         1,039,264   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investment securities

    4,161,937         797,648         4,264,167         5,874,990   

In-kind redemptions

    13,255,304         6,024,944         7,495,200         23,076,529   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    17,417,241         6,822,592         11,759,367         28,951,519   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (2,979,184      (4,467,963      (8,568,511      8,823,850   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    14,438,057         2,354,629         3,190,856         37,775,369   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 15,292,934       $ 2,467,113       $ 3,791,696       $ 38,814,633   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

  48  

 


 

 

PowerShares
DWA Financial
Momentum
Portfolio (PFI)
     PowerShares
DWA Healthcare
Momentum
Portfolio (PTH)
     PowerShares
DWA Industrials
Momentum
Portfolio (PRN)
     PowerShares
DWA Technology
Momentum
Portfolio (PTF)
     PowerShares
DWA Utilities
Momentum
Portfolio
(PUI)
     PowerShares
NASDAQ Internet
Portfolio (PNQI)
 
              
$ 480,004       $ 533,699       $ 1,061,683       $ 287,400       $ 1,148,960       $ 308,365   
  11         12         15         12         10         12   
                                          76,964   
  (107              (1,462                      (5,843

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  479,908         533,711         1,060,236         287,412         1,148,970         379,498   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  130,542         414,888         499,876         186,145         195,279         1,250,636   
  13,859         46,209         55,289         21,383         13,481           
  36,058         36,058         36,058         36,058         36,058           
  25,911         25,801         25,545         24,953         24,962           
  9,265         10,757         10,759         9,552         9,687           
  3,893         3,171         1,811         2,165         4,285           
                                            
  17,002         29,867         35,326         17,140         16,798           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  236,530         566,751         664,664         297,396         300,550         1,250,636   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (69,932      (38,442      (30,676      (60,150      (53,886      (88

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  166,598         528,309         633,988         237,246         246,664         1,250,548   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  313,310         5,402         426,248         50,166         902,306         (871,050

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
              
  1,723,976         3,577,444         6,604,668         1,603,216         2,956,747         (5,120,834
  4,110,391         15,417,710         14,266,822         7,465,744         4,245,830         39,843,754   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  5,834,367         18,995,154         20,871,490         9,068,960         7,202,577         34,722,920   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (2,648,471      (12,438,845      (7,691,104      (7,416,013      (2,181,700      (19,851,903

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,185,896         6,556,309         13,180,386         1,652,947         5,020,877         14,871,017   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 3,499,206       $ 6,561,711       $ 13,606,634       $ 1,703,113       $ 5,923,183       $ 13,999,967   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares DWA Basic Materials
Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)
    

PowerShares DWA Consumer
Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)

 
    2014      2013      2014        2013  
Operations:             

Net investment income

  $ 854,877       $ 1,045,060       $ 112,484         $ 356,766   

Net realized gain

    17,417,241         3,018,440         6,822,592           4,261,722   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,979,184      4,647,985         (4,467,963        174,934   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    15,292,934         8,711,485         2,467,113           4,793,422   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:             

Net investment income

    (855,864      (1,050,895      (129,334        (332,955

Return of capital

                                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (855,864      (1,050,895      (129,334        (332,955
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:             

Proceeds from shares sold

    73,661,881         59,425,865         59,400,392           47,664,294   

Value of shares repurchased

    (74,162,058      (53,756,851      (39,917,618        (47,628,525
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    (500,177      5,669,014         19,482,774           35,769   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    13,936,893         13,329,604         21,820,553           4,496,236   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net Assets:             

Beginning of year

    80,253,135         66,923,531         23,933,090           19,436,854   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 94,190,028       $ 80,253,135       $ 45,753,643         $ 23,933,090   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ 241,490       $ 125,208       $ (39      $ 20,309   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:             

Shares sold

    1,550,000         1,500,000         1,500,000           1,600,000   

Shares repurchased

    (1,600,000      (1,400,000      (1,050,000        (1,550,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    1,850,000         1,750,000         700,000           650,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    1,800,000         1,850,000         1,150,000           700,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

  50  

 


 

 

PowerShares DWA Consumer
Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)

     PowerShares DWA Energy
Momentum Portfolio (PXI)
     PowerShares DWA Financial
Momentum Portfolio (PFI)
     PowerShares DWA Healthcare
Momentum Portfolio (PTH)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013      2014      2013  
                    
$ 600,840       $ 719,200       $ 1,039,264       $ 1,346,417       $ 313,310       $ 310,737       $ 5,402       $ 582,499   
  11,759,367         4,386,527         28,951,519         6,107,583         5,834,367         2,261,425         18,995,154         5,178,641   
  (8,568,511      2,798,508         8,823,850         14,877,574         (2,648,471      1,179,820         (12,438,845      4,322,451   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,791,696         7,904,235         38,814,633         22,331,574         3,499,206         3,751,982         6,561,711         10,083,591   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (519,961      (761,607      (942,939      (1,757,378      (327,300      (308,168      (245,316      (519,661
                                                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (519,961      (761,607      (942,939      (1,757,378      (327,300      (308,168      (245,316      (519,661

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  40,671,117         16,887,134         211,564,193         95,321,127         41,859,075         22,746,892         129,950,062         68,466,346   
  (42,912,351      (25,453,074      (172,910,991      (119,541,343      (29,193,899      (23,931,832      (89,776,750      (55,093,388

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (2,241,234      (8,565,940      38,653,202         (24,220,216      12,665,176         (1,184,940      40,173,312         13,372,958   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,030,501         (1,423,312      76,524,896         (3,646,020      15,837,082         2,258,874         46,489,707         22,936,888   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  37,707,916         39,131,228         137,915,847         141,561,867         20,329,978         18,071,104         60,070,725         37,133,837   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 38,738,417       $ 37,707,916       $ 214,440,743       $ 137,915,847       $ 36,167,060       $ 20,329,978       $ 106,560,432       $ 60,070,725   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 168,991       $ 88,112       $ 496,931       $ 17,629       $ 42,017       $ 61,037       $ (155,606    $ 84,308   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  950,000         500,000         3,950,000         2,200,000         1,550,000         1,100,000         2,850,000         2,050,000   
  (1,000,000      (750,000      (3,250,000      (2,850,000      (1,100,000      (1,150,000      (2,050,000      (1,650,000
  950,000         1,200,000         2,850,000         3,500,000         850,000         900,000         1,550,000         1,150,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  900,000         950,000         3,550,000         2,850,000         1,300,000         850,000         2,350,000         1,550,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013

 

    PowerShares DWA Industrials
Momentum Portfolio (PRN)
     PowerShares DWA Technology
Momentum Portfolio (PTF)
 
    2014      2013      2014      2013  
Operations:           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 426,248       $ 494,811       $ 50,166       $ 187,651   

Net realized gain

    20,871,490         2,227,742         9,068,960         1,922,360   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (7,691,104      4,044,778         (7,416,013      166,645   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    13,606,634         6,767,331         1,703,113         2,276,656   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (341,196      (607,832      (65,769      (220,275

Return of capital

            (39,658                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (341,196      (647,490      (65,769      (220,275
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    216,269,719         31,963,235         56,477,215         21,294,978   

Value of shares repurchased

    (98,486,362      (29,526,956      (36,642,270      (22,685,236
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from shares transactions

    117,783,357         2,436,279         19,834,945         (1,390,258
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    131,048,795         8,556,120         21,472,289         666,123   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    38,573,435         30,017,315         32,052,924         31,386,801   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 169,622,230       $ 38,573,435       $ 53,525,213       $ 32,052,924   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ 76,762       $ (8,290    $ (41,992    $ (27,274
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    4,800,000         1,000,000         1,700,000         800,000   

Shares repurchased

    (2,200,000      (950,000      (1,150,000      (850,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    1,050,000         1,000,000         1,100,000         1,150,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    3,650,000         1,050,000         1,650,000         1,100,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Utilities
Momentum Portfolio (PUI)
     PowerShares NASDAQ Internet
Portfolio (PNQI)
 
2014      2013      2014      2013  
        
$ 902,306       $ 1,033,426       $ (871,050    $ (8,440
  7,202,577         866,472         34,722,920         5,214,400   
  (2,181,700      6,101,677         (19,851,903      243,934   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  5,923,183         8,001,575         13,999,967         5,449,894   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  (929,718      (1,054,339              (27,038
                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (929,718      (1,054,339              (27,038

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  16,775,859         15,274,609         317,679,346         26,166,289   
  (22,772,053      (23,011,381      (106,576,777      (30,742,175

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (5,996,194      (7,736,772      211,102,569         (4,575,886

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (1,002,729      (789,536      225,102,536         846,970   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  42,603,942         43,393,478         64,525,141         63,678,171   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 41,601,213       $ 42,603,942       $ 289,627,677       $ 64,525,141   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 87,360       $ 114,772       $ (459,490    $ (45,192

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  850,000         900,000         4,950,000         600,000   
  (1,150,000      (1,350,000      (1,650,000      (750,000
  2,150,000         2,600,000         1,400,000         1,550,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,850,000         2,150,000         4,700,000         1,400,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 43.38      $ 38.24     $ 40.66     $ 31.30     $ 20.14  

Net investment income(a)

    0.51        0.63        0.47        0.86 (b)      0.28   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    8.95        5.16        (2.46     9.34        11.20   

Total from investment operations

    9.46        5.79       (1.99 )     10.20       11.48  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.51     (0.65     (0.43     (0.84     (0.32

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 52.33      $ 43.38     $ 38.24     $ 40.66     $ 31.30  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 52.31      $ 43.29     $ 38.20     $ 40.67     $ 31.34  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    21.97     15.37     (4.76 )%      33.12     57.46

Market Price Total Return(d)

    22.18     15.26     (4.88 )%      32.98     57.59
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 94,190      $ 80,253      $ 66,924      $ 97,591      $ 48,517   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.68     0.72     0.76     0.79     0.91

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.08     1.59     1.33     2.56 %(b)      1.05

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    158     63     78     28     46

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 34.19      $ 29.90     $ 27.54     $ 23.72     $ 17.07  

Net investment income(a)

    0.17        0.39        0.18        0.20        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    5.63        4.24        2.37        3.79        6.65   

Total from investment operations

    5.80        4.63       2.55       3.99       6.71  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.34     (0.19     (0.17     (0.06

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 39.79      $ 34.19     $ 29.90     $ 27.54     $ 23.72  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 39.74      $ 34.16     $ 29.89     $ 27.53     $ 23.74  

Net Asset Value Total Return(d)

    16.97     15.67     9.41     16.91     39.37

Market Price Total Return(d)

    16.93     15.60     9.41     16.77     39.49
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 45,754      $ 23,933      $ 19,437      $ 20,657      $ 21,345   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.91     0.93     1.19     1.24     1.32

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.42     1.29     0.69     0.86     0.31

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    236     130     88     68     86

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $1.65 per share owned of Weyerhaeuser Co. on July 20, 2010. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $0.26 and 0.78%, respectively.
(c)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(d)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the portfolio turnover calculation for PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Funds’ portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 39.69      $ 32.61     $ 31.36     $ 26.74     $ 20.81  

Net investment income(a)

    0.66        0.66        0.48        0.52        0.36   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    3.26        7.13        1.22        4.61        5.99   

Total from investment operations

    3.92        7.79       1.70       5.13       6.35  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.57     (0.71     (0.45     (0.51     (0.42

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 43.04      $ 39.69     $ 32.61     $ 31.36     $ 26.74  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 43.03      $ 39.67     $ 32.60     $ 31.37     $ 26.74  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    9.93     24.29     5.53     19.46     30.87

Market Price Total Return(c)

    9.97     24.27     5.47     19.50     30.99
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 38,738      $ 37,708      $ 39,131      $ 40,772      $ 38,772   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.79     0.82     0.89     0.94     0.87

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.56     1.94     1.54     1.91     1.50

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    175     57     35     54     67

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 48.39      $ 40.45     $ 44.63     $ 29.75     $ 19.91  

Net investment income(a)

    0.34        0.47        0.21        0.32        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    12.01        8.13        (4.15     14.77        9.87   

Total from investment operations

    12.35        8.60       (3.94 )     15.09       10.07  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.33     (0.66     (0.24     (0.21     (0.23

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 60.41      $ 48.39     $ 40.45     $ 44.63     $ 29.75  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 60.37      $ 48.36     $ 40.47     $ 44.65     $ 29.75  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    25.66     21.48     (8.79 )%      51.01     50.81

Market Price Total Return(c)

    25.66     21.35     (8.78 )%      51.07     50.73
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 214,441      $ 137,916      $ 141,562      $ 191,903      $ 38,671   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.66     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.64     0.69     0.66     0.74     0.93

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.65     1.10     0.54     0.90     0.79

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    198     80     107     35     63

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the portfolio turnover calculation for PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Funds’ portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 23.92      $ 20.08     $ 20.45     $ 18.46     $ 14.63  

Net investment income(a)

    0.32        0.35        0.25        0.27        0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3.93        3.83        (0.42     2.04        3.84   

Total from investment operations

    4.25        4.18       (0.17 )     2.31       4.05  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.35     (0.34     (0.20     (0.32     (0.22

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 27.82      $ 23.92     $ 20.08     $ 20.45     $ 18.46  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 27.79      $ 23.90     $ 20.07     $ 20.44     $ 18.45  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    17.89     21.07     (0.66 )%      12.76     27.90

Market Price Total Return(c)

    17.86     21.03     (0.66 )%      12.77     28.09
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 36,167      $ 20,330      $ 18,071      $ 22,492      $ 17,539   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers(d)

    0.64     0.66     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers(d)

    0.91     1.10     1.21     1.30     1.25

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.20     1.66     1.33     1.50     1.26

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    232     118     102     59     97

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 38.76      $ 32.29     $ 31.41     $ 25.68     $ 17.89  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.00 (f)      0.43        0.02        (0.05     0.03   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    6.73        6.39        0.86        5.78        7.84   

Total from investment operations

    6.73        6.82       0.88       5.73       7.87  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.15     (0.35                   (0.05

Return of capital

                                (0.03

Total distributions

    (0.15     (0.35 )                   (0.08 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 45.34      $ 38.76     $ 32.29     $ 31.41     $ 25.68  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 45.34      $ 38.69     $ 32.30     $ 31.44     $ 25.67  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    17.41     21.31     2.80     22.31     44.09

Market Price Total Return(c)

    17.62     21.06     2.74     22.48     44.28
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 106,560      $ 60,071      $ 37,134      $ 62,822      $ 97,598   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.68     0.74     0.82     0.84     0.72

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    0.01     1.26     0.05     (0.21 )%      0.13

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    278     93     99     63     79

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. Estimated investment company expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the funds that the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment company expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the portfolio turnover calculation for PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Funds’ portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.
(f)  Amount represents less than $0.005.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 36.74      $ 30.02     $ 32.47     $ 25.21     $ 18.85  

Net investment income(a)

    0.19        0.52        0.22        0.17        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    9.72        6.89        (2.48     7.29        6.48   

Total from investment operations

    9.91        7.41       (2.26 )     7.46       6.68  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.18     (0.65     (0.19     (0.20     (0.32

Return of capital

           (0.04                     

Total distributions

    (0.18     (0.69 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.32 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 46.47      $ 36.74     $ 30.02     $ 32.47     $ 25.21  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 46.43      $ 36.72     $ 30.00     $ 32.48     $ 25.20  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    27.01     25.18     (6.91 )%      29.83     35.73

Market Price Total Return(c)

    26.97     25.19     (7.00 )%      29.92     35.89
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 169,622      $ 38,573      $ 30,017      $ 113,629      $ 32,779   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.66     0.92     0.80     0.88     0.82

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.43     1.65     0.77     0.62     0.93

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    285     116     129     48     121

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 29.14      $ 27.29     $ 27.66     $ 23.60     $ 17.29  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.04        0.17        0.01        (0.02     (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3.32        1.88        (0.38     4.09        6.36   

Total from investment operations

    3.36        2.05       (0.37 )     4.07       6.31  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.06     (0.20                     

Return of capital

                         (0.01       

Total distributions

    (0.06     (0.20 )            (0.01 )       

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 32.44      $ 29.14     $ 27.29     $ 27.66     $ 23.60  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 32.45      $ 29.06     $ 27.28     $ 27.65     $ 23.59  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    11.52     7.59     (1.34 )%      17.26     36.50

Market Price Total Return(c)

    11.86     7.34     (1.34 )%      17.27     36.44
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 53,525      $ 32,053      $ 31,387      $ 49,793      $ 38,942   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.80     0.89     0.94     0.91     0.90

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    0.13     0.63     0.03     (0.07 )%      (0.24 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    263     95     108     67     71

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the portfolio turnover calculation for PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Funds’ portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 19.82      $ 16.69     $ 17.12     $ 14.96     $ 13.15  

Net investment income(a)

    0.47        0.45        0.41        0.48        0.52   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    2.68        3.14        (0.38     2.19        2.04   

Total from investment operations

    3.15        3.59       0.03       2.67       2.56  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.48     (0.46     (0.46     (0.51     (0.75

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 22.49      $ 19.82     $ 16.69     $ 17.12     $ 14.96  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 22.47      $ 19.79     $ 16.66     $ 17.13     $ 14.96  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    16.27     21.90     0.26     18.36     19.79

Market Price Total Return(c)

    16.35     21.94     0.02     18.42     19.97
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

  $ 41,601      $ 42,604      $ 43,393      $ 47,089      $ 38,139   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.77     0.81     0.77     0.89     0.95

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.31     2.54     2.45     3.12     3.71

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    131     48     71     68     81

PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
  2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 46.09      $ 41.08     $ 41.37     $ 27.99     $ 17.89  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.27     (0.01     (0.08     (0.06     (0.12

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    15.80        5.04        (0.21     13.44        10.22   

Total from investment operations

    15.53        5.03       (0.29 )     13.38       10.10  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

           (0.02                     

Return of capital

                                  

Total distributions

           (0.02                     

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 61.62      $ 46.09     $ 41.08     $ 41.37     $ 27.99  

Market price at end of period(b)

  $ 61.51      $ 46.08     $ 41.08     $ 41.40     $ 28.01  

Net Asset Value Total Return(c)

    33.70     12.26     (0.70 )%      47.80     56.46

Market Price Total Return(c)

    33.48     12.23     (0.77 )%      47.81     56.65
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 289,628      $ 64,525      $ 63,678      $ 45,507      $ 15,396   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.42 )%      (0.02 )%      (0.22 )%      (0.17 )%      (0.46 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    21     20     23     20     23

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(c)  Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market price at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. Total investment returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the portfolio turnover calculation for PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

April 30, 2014

 

Note 1. Organization

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on June 9, 2000 and is authorized to have multiple series of portfolios. The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of April 30, 2014, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Financial Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Healthcare Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Industrials Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Technology Sector Portfolio)
   “DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)
(formerly, PowerShares Dynamic Utilities Portfolio)
   “DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)    “NASDAQ Internet Portfolio”

Each portfolio (each, a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”) represents a separate series of the Trust. The shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Shares” or “Fund’s Shares.” Each Fund’s Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc., except for Shares of NASDAQ Internet Portfolio, which are listed and traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

The market prices of each Fund’s Shares may differ to some degree from the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in a large specified number of Shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a basket of securities (“Deposit Securities”). Except when aggregated in Creation Units by Authorized Participants, the Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of its respective index listed below (each, an “Underlying Index”):

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    DWA Basic Materials Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio    DWA Consumer Cyclicals Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio    DWA Consumer Staples Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio    DWA Energy Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio    DWA Financials Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio    DWA Healthcare Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio    DWA Industrials Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio    DWA Technology Technical LeadersTM Index
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio    DWA Utilities Technical LeadersTM Index
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio    NASDAQ Internet IndexSM

 

 

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Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, the Funds monitor for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.

A. Security Valuation

Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policies.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining NAV per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the London world markets. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer-specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

Each Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of each Fund’s investments.Valuations change in response to many factors, including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor

 

 

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perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Other Risks

Index Risk. Unlike many investment companies, the Funds do not utilize investing strategies that seek returns in excess of their Underlying Indexes. Therefore, a Fund would not necessarily buy or sell a security unless that security is added or removed, respectively, from its respective Underlying Index, even if that security generally is underperforming.

Equity Risk. Equity risk is the risk that the value of the securities that each Fund holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Funds invest. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of securities a Fund holds; the price of securities may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the securities a Fund holds. In addition, securities of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition.

Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time may be concentrated to a significant degree in securities of issuers located in a single industry or a sector. To the extent that an Underlying Index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector, each Fund will also concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. By concentrating its investments in an industry or sector, a Fund may face more risks than if it were diversified broadly over numerous industries or sectors. In addition, at times, an industry or sector may be out of favor and underperform other industries or the market as a whole. Any factors detrimental to the performance of such industry or sector will disproportionately impact a Fund’s NAV.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. NASDAQ Internet Portfolio is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in securities of individual issuers than diversified funds. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in Share price than would occur in a diversified fund. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively small number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.

Non-Correlation Risk. Each Fund’s return may not match the return of its Underlying Index for a number of reasons. For example, each Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to its Underlying Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between each Fund’s portfolio and its Underlying Index resulting from legal restrictions, cost or liquidity constraints.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. Investing in securities of small and medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than customarily is associated with investing in larger, more established companies. These companies’ securities may be more volatile and less liquid than those of more established companies. These securities may have returns that vary, sometimes significantly, from the overall securities market. Often small and medium capitalization companies and the industries in which they focus are still evolving and, as a result, they may be more sensitive to changing market conditions.

C. Federal Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to its shareholders. As such, the Funds will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized gains) that is distributed to the shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

Each Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed each Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These timing differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for in-kind transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, and passive foreign investment company adjustments, if any.

The Funds file U.S. federal tax returns and tax returns in certain other jurisdictions. Generally, a Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

D. Investment Transactions and Investment Income

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are computed on the specific identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income (net of withholding tax,

 

 

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if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains, dividends and interest received by a Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded net of non-reclaimable foreign tax withholdings on the ex-dividend date.

E. Expenses

Expenses of the Trust that are directly identifiable to a specific Fund are applied to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

Each Fund (except for NASDAQ Internet Portfolio) is responsible for all of its expenses, including the investment advisory fees, costs of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with executions of portfolio transactions, sub-licensing fees related to its respective Underlying Index, any distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses, fees payable to the Trust’s Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) or the Adviser expenses incurred in connection with the Board members’ services, including travel expenses and legal fees of counsel for the Independent Trustees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses.

NASDAQ Internet Portfolio has agreed to pay an annual unitary management fee to the Adviser. Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser has agreed to pay for substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except for advisory fees, distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, if any).

To the extent a Fund invests in other investment companies, the expenses shown in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of the Fund and do not include any expenses of the investment companies in which it invests. The effects of such investment companies’ expenses are included in the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the investments in the investment companies.

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, to its shareholders quarterly and records such dividends on ex-dividend date. Generally, each Fund distributes net realized taxable capital gains, if any, annually in cash and records them on ex-dividend date. Such distributions on a tax basis are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits, if any, are reported in such Fund’s financial statements as a tax return of capital at fiscal period-end.

G. Securities Lending

DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio and NASDAQ Internet Portfolio may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by cash collateral equal to no less than 102% of the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the policy of the Fund to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to a Fund if, and to the extent that, the market value of the securities loaned were to increase, and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. A Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. A Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, are included in Securities lending income on the Statements of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if any.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser has overall responsibility for the selection and ongoing monitoring of the Funds’ investments, managing the Funds’ business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Each Fund (except for NASDAQ Internet Portfolio) has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. As compensation for its services, NASDAQ Internet Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual unitary management fee of 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Out of the unitary management fee, the Adviser has agreed to pay for substantially all expenses of NASDAQ Internet Portfolio, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except for advisory fees, distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, if any).

 

 

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The Adviser has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Trust on behalf of each Fund, pursuant to which the Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, offering costs, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) of each Fund other than NASDAQ Internet Portfolio from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2015. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap are: (a) initial legal fees pertaining to the Funds’ Shares offered for sale; (b) initial Securities and Exchange Commission and state registration fees; and (c) initial fees paid to be listed on an exchange. Prior to February 19, 2014, sub-licensing fees for each Fund (except for NASDAQ Internet Portfolio) were excluded from the expenses subject to the Expense Cap. Unless the Adviser continues the Expense Agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2015. The Expense Agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap for DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio.

Further, through August 31, 2015, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees an affiliate of the Adviser receives that are attributable to certain of the Fund’s investments in money market funds managed by that affiliate (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending). The Adviser cannot discontinue this waiver prior to its expiration.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund, in the following amounts:

 

DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 32,876   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      72,348   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      58,726   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      121   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      69,932   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      38,442   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      30,676   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      60,150   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      53,886   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      88   

The Expense Agreement provides that the fees waived or expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to recapture by the Adviser for up to three years from the date the fee was waived or expense was borne by the Adviser, but no recapture payment will be made by a Fund if it would result in the Fund exceeding its Expense Cap as specified above. The Expense Agreement does not apply to NASDAQ Internet Portfolio.

For the following Funds, the amounts available for potential future recapture by the Adviser under the Expense Agreement and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential

Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
        04/30/15      04/30/16      04/30/17  
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 153,057       $ 73,906       $ 46,379       $ 32,772   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      255,344         106,566         76,493         72,285   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      213,839         91,705         63,480         58,654   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      45,360         13,542         31,818           
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      257,482         104,587         83,041         69,854   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      175,598         95,928         41,317         38,353   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      194,391         81,718         82,100         30,573   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      226,150         93,489         72,589         60,072   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      203,115         77,540         71,758         53,817   

The Trust has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), which serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares. The Funds are not charged any fees pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.

 

 

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The Adviser has entered into a licensing agreement for each Fund with the following entities (each, a “Licensor”):

 

Full Name

  

Licensor

DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc.*
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

 

* Effective February 19, 2014, Dorsey Wright & Associates, Inc. replaced NYSE Arca, Inc. as the Index Provider of the Index.

Each Underlying Index name trademark is owned by its respective Licensor. These trademarks have been licensed to the Adviser for use by the Funds. Each Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to the Trust’s sub-licensing agreement with the Adviser. The Funds (except for NASDAQ Internet Portfolio) are required to pay the sub-licensing fees that are shown on the Statements of Operations. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Licensors, and the Licensors make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the Funds.

The Trust has entered into service agreements whereby The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as the administrator, custodian, fund accountant and transfer agent for each Fund.

Note 4. Investments in Affiliates

Each Fund’s Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., and therefore Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in Invesco Ltd. for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.

DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2013
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2014
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $       $ 1,563,511       $ (287,542    $ 35,336       $ 5,021       $ 1,316,326       $   

Note 5. Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

 

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.

 

  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of April 30, 2014, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

 

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Note 6. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended April 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  
     Ordinary
Income
     Return of
Capital
     Ordinary
Income
     Return of
Capital
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 855,864       $       $ 1,050,895       $   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      129,334                 332,955           
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      519,961                 761,607           
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      942,939                 1,757,378           
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      327,300                 308,168           
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      245,316                 519,661           
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      341,196                 607,832         39,658   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      65,769                 220,275           
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      929,718                 1,054,339           
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio                      27,038           

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
    Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Late-Year
Ordinary/Post-
October
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio   $ 253,116      $ (11,626   $ 6,357,007      $ (18,383,951   $      $ 105,975,482      $ 94,190,028   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio     9,866        (9,905     (1,446,578     (9,429,417            56,629,677        45,753,643   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio     179,741        (10,750     (431,370     (7,834,946            46,835,742        38,738,417   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio     510,057        (13,126     23,031,334        (21,404,161            212,316,639        214,440,743   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio     51,988        (9,971     (3,975     (10,155,089            46,284,107        36,167,060   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio**            (12,862     (4,894,102     (48,545,857     (142,744     160,155,997        106,560,432   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio     88,358        (11,596     (2,389,765     (36,801,221            208,736,454        169,622,230   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio**            (10,733     (3,183,663     (29,320,284     (31,259     86,071,152        53,525,213   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio     98,418        (11,058     4,563,001        (15,033,996            51,984,848        41,601,213   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio**                   (15,806,868     (3,781,630     (1,220,897     310,437,072        289,627,677   

 

* Includes net capital losses incurred after October 31 (“Post-October Capital Losses”) and the combination of ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year and specified losses incurred after October 31 within the taxable year (“Late-Year Ordinary Losses”), that are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year.

 

** The DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and NASDAQ Internet Portfolio incurred and will elect to defer Late-Year Ordinary Losses of $142,744, $31,259 and $459,490 and Post-October Capital Losses of $0, $0 and $761,407, respectively.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Funds to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

 

 

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The following Funds have capital loss carryforwards as of April 30, 2014, which expire as follows:

 

                                  Post-effective no
expiration
             
    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     Short-term     Long-term     Total*     Utilized  
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio   $      $ 205,528      $ 3,783,798      $ 4,534,904      $ 2,521,492      $ 5,924,971      $ 1,413,258      $ 18,383,951      $ 3,244,639   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio            1,246,058        1,993,654               2,042,056        4,132,216        15,433        9,429,417          
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio            562,037        2,156,980        3,935,363        1,180,566                      7,834,946        3,786,332   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio            880,885        2,869,667        3,914,682        1,167,692        12,571,235               21,404,161        3,667,877   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio            614,940        1,821,971        4,413,894        1,979,006        1,325,278               10,155,089        1,797,635   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio            2,234,184        17,890,879        18,737,951        2,739,963        6,942,880               48,545,857        3,245,322   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio            1,476,057        6,525,387        21,245,288        2,746,746        4,807,743               36,801,221        6,643,650   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio            2,465,875        8,220,697        7,658,564        3,016,840        7,958,308               29,320,284        861,059   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio     430,964        2,124,736        1,366,073        5,885,935        874,386        3,694,092        657,810        15,033,996        2,340,748   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio                          3,360        74,863        1,343,592        2,359,815        3,781,630          

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

Note 7. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 126,571,015       $ 125,649,255   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      65,765,792         65,023,914   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      69,183,484         68,123,362   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      321,318,009         319,758,904   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      60,691,083         61,066,606   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      232,965,206         232,438,529   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      286,023,658         285,644,426   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      98,362,264         98,358,872   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      51,777,355         51,556,060   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      43,205,275         45,056,325   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 73,671,805       $ 74,870,897   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      59,405,481         40,664,798   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      40,588,440         43,763,057   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      211,364,937         172,921,277   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      41,778,500         28,712,635   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      129,895,861         90,427,817   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      216,225,778         98,668,127   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      56,472,317         36,627,532   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      16,678,039         23,168,317   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      317,651,279         105,458,040   

Gains (losses) on in-kind transactions are generally not considered taxable gains (losses) for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

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At April 30, 2014, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Cost      Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 88,664,609       $ 6,357,007       $ 7,639,610       $ (1,282,603
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      47,257,153         (1,446,578      1,139,476         (2,586,054
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      39,229,746         (431,370      1,189,075         (1,620,445
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      191,529,288         23,031,334         23,511,756         (480,422
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      36,217,946         (3,975      1,117,598         (1,121,573
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      111,559,256         (4,894,102      4,063,537         (8,957,639
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      172,140,748         (2,389,765      3,541,974         (5,931,739
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      56,783,253         (3,183,663      2,382,798         (5,566,461
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      37,062,249         4,563,001         4,622,707         (59,706
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      324,445,005         (15,806,868      8,867,424         (24,674,292

Note 8. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions on April 30, 2014, amounts were reclassified between undistributed net investment income (loss), undistributed net realized gain (loss) and shares of beneficial interest. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets of each Fund. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 117,269       $ (12,807,459    $ 12,690,190   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      (3,498      (5,980,059      5,983,557   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio              (7,459,886      7,459,886   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      382,977         (22,258,674      21,875,697   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      (5,030      (4,036,105      4,041,135   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio              (15,064,540      15,064,540   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio              (14,203,496      14,203,496   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      885         (7,386,214      7,385,329   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio              (4,154,931      4,154,931   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      456,752         (37,853,118      37,396,366   

Note 9. Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees

Trustees’ and Officer’s Fees include amounts accrued by the Funds to pay remuneration to the Independent Trustees and Officer of the Funds. The Adviser, as a result of the unitary management fee, pays for such compensation for NASDAQ Internet Portfolio. The Trustee who is an “interested person” (the “Non-Independent Trustee”) of the Trust does not receive any Trustees’ fees.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, an Independent Trustee who has executed a Deferred Fee Agreement (a “Participating Trustee”) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation (“Deferral Fees”). Such Deferral Fees are deemed to be invested in select PowerShares Funds. The Deferral Fees payable to the Participating Trustee are valued as of the date such Deferral Fees would have been paid to the Participating Trustee. The value increases with contributions or with increases in the value of the Shares selected, and the value decreases with distributions or with declines in the value of the Shares selected. Obligations under the deferred compensation plan represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Funds.

Note 10. Capital

Shares are created and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units of 50,000 Shares. Only Authorized Participants are permitted to purchase or redeem Creation Units from the Funds. Such transactions are generally permitted in exchange for Deposit Securities, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV per Share of a Fund of the Trust on the transaction date. However, for all Funds, cash in an amount equivalent to the value of certain securities may be substituted, generally when the securities are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not eligible for trading by the Authorized Participant or as a result of other market circumstances.

 

 

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To the extent that the Funds permit transactions in exchange for Deposit Securities, each Fund may issue Shares in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions, including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash at least equal to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In accordance with each Fund’s Participant Agreement, Creation Units will be issued to an Authorized Participant, notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Deposit Securities have not been received in part or in whole, in reliance on the undertaking of the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing Deposit Securities as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant’s delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of cash in the form of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds having a value (marked-to-market daily) at least equal to 105%, which the Adviser may change from time to time, of the value of the missing Deposit Securities.

Transactions in each Fund’s Shares are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 11. Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Each Independent Trustee is also indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of his duties to the Trust pursuant to an Indemnification Agreement between the Independent Trustee and the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust believes the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials Sector Portfolio), PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector Portfolio), PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Staples Sector Portfolio), PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Energy Sector Portfolio), PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Financial Sector Portfolio), Powershares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Healthcare Sector Portfolio), PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Industrials Sector Portfolio ), PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Technology Sector Portfolio), PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (formerly PowerShares Dynamic Utilities Portfolio ) and PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (each an individual portfolio of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at April 30, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at April 30, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 24, 2014

 

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (excluding PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio), you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. As a shareholder of a Fund of the PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio, you incur a unitary management fee. In addition to the unitary management fee, a shareholder may pay distribution fees, if any, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses (including acquired fund fees and expenses, if any). The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the six-month period ended April 30, 2014.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) bears directly, the Portfolio indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. The amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Portfolio will vary because the investment companies have varied expenses and fee levels and the Portfolio may own different proportions of the investment companies at different times. Estimated investment companies’ expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Portfolio. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the investment companies and are deducted from the value of the investment companies the Portfolio invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that you bear indirectly are included in the Portfolio’s total returns.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annualized rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges and brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, expenses shown in the table do not include the expenses of the underlying funds, which are borne indirectly by a Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,087.84        0.63   $ 3.26   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        981.66        0.62        3.05   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.72        0.62        3.11   
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,003.86        0.63        3.13   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,124.77        0.63        3.32   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2013
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2014
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,035.35        0.63   $ 3.18   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,017.57        0.63        3.15   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,036.61        0.63        3.18   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)        

Actual

    1,000.00        972.03        0.63        3.08   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,120.74        0.63        3.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.67        0.63        3.16   
PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        985.43        0.60        2.95   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.82        0.60        3.01   

 

(1)  Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six-month period ended April 30, 2014. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value of the period, then multiplying the result by 181/365. Expense ratios for the most recent half-year may differ from expense ratios based on annualized data in the Financial Highlights.

 

 

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Tax Information

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-Received
Deduction*
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio        0 %       0 %

 

* The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by each Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by each Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2014.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Ronn R. Bagge (1958)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Trustee    Since 2003    Founder and Principal, YQA Capital Management LLC (1998-Present); formerly Owner/CEO of Electronic Dynamic Balancing Co., Inc. (high-speed rotating equipment service provider).    114    None
Todd J. Barre (1957) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2010    Assistant Professor of Business, Trinity Christian College (2010-Present); formerly Vice President and Senior Investment Strategist (2001-2008), Director of Open Architecture and Trading (2007-2008), Head of Fundamental Research (2004-2007) and Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Strategist (1994-2001), BMO Financial Group/Harris Private Bank.    114    None
Marc M. Kole (1960) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2006    Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); formerly, Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004).    114    None
Yung Bong Lim (1964) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    114    None
Philip M. Nussbaum (1961) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2003    Chairman, Performance Trust Capital Partners (2004-Present).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Independent Trustees
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Independent
Trustees
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Independent
Trustees During
the Past 5 Years
Gary R. Wicker (1961) c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515    Trustee    Since 2013    Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Chief Financial Officer at RBC Ministries (publishing company) (2013-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Zondervan Publishing (a division of Harper Collins/NewsCorp) (2007-2012); Senior Vice President and Group Controller (2005-2006), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2003-2004), Chief Financial Officer (2001-2003), Vice President, Finance and Controller (1999-2001) and Assistant Controller (1997-1999), divisions of The Thomson Corporation (information services provider).    114    None
Donald H. Wilson (1959)
c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Chairman of the Board and Trustee    Chairman since 2012; Trustee since 2006    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013–Present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisers, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chief Operating Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (bank holding company) (2007-2009); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (2006-2007); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (bank holding company) (1995-2006).    114    None

 

* This is the date the Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

The Non-Independent Trustee and the executive officers of the Trust, their term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during at least the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by the Non-Independent Trustee and the other directorships, if any, held by the Non-Independent Trustee are shown below.

 

Name, Address and Age of
Non-Independent Trustee
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Term of
Office
and
Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
   Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex**
Overseen by
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustee During
the Past 5 Years

Kevin M. Carome (1956) Invesco Ltd.

Two Peachtree Pointe

1555 Peachtree St., N.E.,

Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30309

   Trustee    Since 2010    Senior Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Ltd. (2006-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Finance PLC, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., and Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director and Executive Vice President, Invesco Finance, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc., and IVZ, Inc.; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2003-2005); Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (2000-2001); General Counsel of certain investment management subsidiaries of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1998-2000); Associate General Counsel, Liberty Financial Companies, Inc. (1993-1998); Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP.    114    None

 

* This is the date the Non-Independent Trustee began serving the Trust. Each Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his successor is elected.
** Fund Complex includes all open-end funds and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. At April 30, 2014, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and three other exchange-traded fund trusts with 61 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
  

Principal

Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

Andrew Schlossberg (1974) Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046    President    Since 2009    Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); Managing Director—U.S. Strategy and Marketing, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); Managing Director, U.S. head of business strategy and chief marketing officer for Invesco Ltd. in the United States (2008-Present); Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present); and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present); formerly, Mr. Schlossberg served in multiple roles within Invesco, including head of corporate development, as well as global leadership roles in strategy and product development in the company’s North American Institutional and Retirement divisions (2002-2007).

Peter Hubbard (1981)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management—Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Portfolio Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2007-2008); Research Analyst, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2005-2007); Research Analyst and Trader, Ritchie Capital, a hedge fund operator (2003-2005).

David Warren (1957)

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) and Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present), Invesco Corporate Class Inc., and Invesco Canada Fund Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco, Inc.; formerly, Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2006).

Sheri Morris (1964)

Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Vice President    Since 2012    Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) (2009-Present) and Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; formerly, Treasurer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; Vice President, Invesco Aim Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.

Rudolf E. Reitmann (1971)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Operations, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2013).

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Age of
Executive Officer
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
  

Principal

Occupation(s) During

Past 5 Years

Daniel E. Draper (1968)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2013    Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (since 2014); Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Managing Director, Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs (since 2013); formerly, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2010-2013) and Lyxor Asset Management/Societe Generale (2007-2010).

Steven M. Hill (1964)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700 Downers Grove, IL 60515

  

Vice President

and Treasurer

  

Since

2013

   Vice President and Treasurer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (since 2013); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (since 2011); formerly, Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Destra Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries (2010-2011); Chief Financial Officer, Destra Investment Trust and Destra Investment Trust II (2010-2011); Senior Managing Director, Claymore Securities, Inc. (2003-2010); and Chief Financial Officer, Claymore sponsored mutual funds (2003-2010).
Christopher Joe (1969) Invesco Management Group, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77046-1173    Chief Compliance Officer   

Since

2012

   U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (since 2006); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010-2013); formerly, Assistant Fund Accounting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (1998-1999).

Anna Paglia (1974)

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Secretary    Since 2011    Secretary, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present); Head of Legal, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Partner, K&L Gates LLP (formerly, Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP) (2007-2010); Associate Counsel at Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (2004-2006).

Availability of Additional Information About the Trustees

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 983-0903.

 

* This is the date the officer began serving the Trust. Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for the following 51 series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio

PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio

PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio

PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

 

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2013, as applicable, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various

 

 

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explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the advisory fees and net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual advisory fee charged to each Fund is:

 

    0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each Fund other than PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio; and

 

    0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio.

The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or pay expenses (an “Expense Cap”) to the extent necessary to prevent the annual operating expenses of each Fund from exceeding the percentage of that Fund’s average daily net assets, at least until August 31, 2015, as set forth below:

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio;

 

    0.50%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio;

 

    0.39%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio;

 

    0.29%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio;

 

   

0.60%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy

 

 

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Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio and PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (the Trustees noted that prior to December 17, 2013, licensing fees were excluded from the Expense Cap); and

 

    0.60%, excluding interest expenses, licensing fees, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, for each other Fund.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not serve as the investment adviser to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds, but that the Adviser provides sub-advisory services to clients with comparable investment strategies as certain of the Funds. The Trustees further noted the Adviser’s explanation with respect to the sub-advisory fees it receives for such services in comparison to the advisory fees charged to the Funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was:

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its ETF peer funds); and

 

    higher than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds (except for the advisory fee of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio and PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, which was equal to or lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median advisory fee of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. With respect to the Funds’ net expense ratios, the Trustees noted that the net expense ratio for each Fund was:

 

    higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was equal to or less than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds); and

 

   

higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds (except for the net expense ratio of each of PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity

 

 

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Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio, which was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds; and there was no comparable data for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, PowerShares Cleantech™ Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio, PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio, PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio, PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio or PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio); but

 

    lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds.

The Trustees noted that a significant component of the non-advisory fee expenses was the license fees paid by the Funds, and noted those Funds for which license fees are included in the Funds’ Expense Caps.

The Board concluded that the advisory fee and expense ratio of each Fund (giving effect to the Fund’s Expense Cap) were reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of fees, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund, as well as the fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the Adviser for the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to any of the Funds was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size, expense ratio and expense limitation agreed to by the Adviser. The Trustees noted that, for Funds whose expenses are higher than their respective Expense Caps, any reduction in that Fund’s expenses would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but that Fund shareholders benefit from the lower expense ratio as a result of the Fund’s Expense Cap. The Trustees also noted that the Excess Expense Agreement with the Trust provides that the Adviser is entitled to be reimbursed by each Fund, other than PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio and PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio, for fees waived or expenses absorbed pursuant to the Expense Cap for a period of three years from the date the fee or expense was incurred, provided that no reimbursement would be made that would result in a Fund exceeding its Expense Cap. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate, noting the Fund expenses the Adviser has borne as a result of the Expense Cap.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationship with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 17, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Trust for PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).

The Trustees reviewed information from the Adviser describing: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided, (ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser, (iii) the costs of services provided and estimated profits realized by the Adviser, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are realized as a Fund grows, (v) whether fee levels reflect any possible economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders, (vi) comparisons of services rendered to and amounts paid by other registered investment companies and (vii) any benefits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services, the Trustees reviewed information concerning the functions performed by the Adviser for the Funds, information describing the Adviser’s current organization and staffing, including operational support provided by the Adviser’s parent organization, Invesco Ltd., and the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed matters related to the Adviser’s oversight of the execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds, their underlying indexes and their primary benchmarks for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since-inception (June 12, 2008 for PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio and December 20, 2007 for PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio) periods ended December 31, 2013, including reports for each of those periods on the correlation and tracking error between each Fund’s performance and the performance of its underlying index, as well as the Adviser’s analysis of the tracking error between each Fund and its underlying index. In reviewing the tracking error report, the Trustees considered information provided by Ibbotson Associates, a consultant to the Independent Trustees, with respect to general expected tracking error ranges and various explanations for any tracking error. The Trustees noted that for each period, the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement. The Trustees concluded that each Fund was correlated to its underlying index and that the tracking error for each Fund was within an acceptable range given that Fund’s particular circumstances.

The Trustees also considered the services provided by the Adviser in its oversight of the Funds’ administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted the significant amount of time, effort and resources that had been devoted to this oversight function.

Based on their review, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser to the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement were appropriate and reasonable.

Fees, Expenses and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed and discussed the information provided by the Adviser on each Fund’s net expense ratio and unitary advisory fee, as compared to information compiled by the Adviser from Lipper Inc. databases on the expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end actively-managed funds. The Trustees noted that the annual unitary advisory fee is 0.60% for PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio and 0.75% for PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio, and that the Adviser pays all other operating expenses of each Fund, except that each Fund pays its brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser represented that it does not provide investment advisory services to any clients, other than other ETFs also overseen by the Trustees, with comparable investment strategies as the Funds. The Trustees noted that PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio’s advisory fee was higher than the median net expense ratio of its ETF peer funds, but was lower than the median net expense ratios of its open-end index peer funds and open-end actively-managed peer funds. The Trustees noted that PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio’s advisory fee was lower than the median net expense ratios of its ETF peer funds, open-end index peer funds and open-end actively-managed peer funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was reasonable because of the complexity of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees also noted that a portion of each Fund’s advisory fee was attributable to a license fee payable out of the unitary fee charged to that Fund. The Board concluded that the unitary advisory fee charged to each Fund was reasonable and appropriate in light of the services provided.

In conjunction with their review of the unitary advisory fee, the Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on the revenues received by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed information provided by the

 

 

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Adviser on its profitability, as well as any profits or losses realized by the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the estimated profitability to the Adviser of the advisory services provided to each Fund was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale. The Trustees reviewed the information provided by the Adviser as to the extent to which economies of scale are realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s asset size and expense ratio. The Trustees noted that any reduction in fixed costs associated with the management of the Funds would be enjoyed by the Adviser, but a unitary fee provides a level of certainty in expenses for the Funds. The Trustees considered whether the advisory fee rate for each Fund was reasonable in relation to the asset size of that Fund, and concluded that the flat advisory fee was reasonable and appropriate.

The Trustees noted that the Adviser had not identified any further benefits that it derived from its relationships with the Funds and had noted that it does not have any soft-dollar arrangements.

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, determined to approve the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

 

 

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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge and upon request, by calling (800) 983-0903. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request, by (i) calling (800) 983-0903; or (ii) accessing the Trust’s Form N-PX on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolios

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Funds with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

A table showing the number of days the market price of each Fund’s shares was greater than the Fund’s net asset value, and the number of days it was less than the Fund’s net asset value (i.e., premium or discount) for the most recently completed calendar year, and the calendar quarters since that year end (or the life of the Fund, if shorter) may be found at the Fund’s website at www.invescopowershares.com.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. This Code is filed as an exhibit to this report on Form N-CSR under Item 12(a)(1). No substantive amendments to this Code were made during the reporting period. There were no waivers for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has determined that the Registrant has three “audit committee financial experts” serving on its audit committee: Mr. Marc M. Kole, Mr. Gary R. Wicker and Mr. Donald H. Wilson. Each of these audit committee members is “independent,” meaning that he is not an “interested person” of the Registrant (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and he does not accept any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Registrant (except in his capacity as a Board or committee member).

An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not mean that person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on a person without the “audit committee financial expert” designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or Board of trustees.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) to (d)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:

 

     Fees Billed by
PwC for Services
Rendered to the
Registrant  for
fiscal

year end 2014
       (e)(2)
Percentage of
Services  Approved
for fiscal year end
2014 Pursuant to
Waiver of Pre-
Approval
Requirement(1)
     Fees Billed by
PwC for Services
Rendered to the
Registrant for
fiscal year end
2013
       (e)(2)
Percentage of
Services Approved
for fiscal year end
2013 Pursuant to
Waiver of Pre-
Approval
Requirement(1)

Audit Fees

   $ 671,700         N/A      $ 789,800         N/A

Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0         0%      $ 0         0%

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 408,510         0%      $ 419,580         0%

All Other Fees

   $ 0         0%      $ 0         0%

Total Fees

   $ 1,080,210         0%      $ 1,209,380         0%

 

(1) For the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; and (iii) such services are promptly


brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.

(2) Tax fees for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 include fees billed for reviewing tax returns, 2013 excise tax returns and excise tax distributions calculations in addition to preparing the final tax returns for the two liquidated portfolios of the Trust. Tax fees for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2013 included fees billed for reviewing tax returns, 2012 excise tax returns and excise tax distribution calculations. .

(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre Approval Policies and Procedures

PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

As Adopted by the Audit Committee of the PowerShares Funds (the “Funds”)

June 26, 2009

Statement of Principles

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (“Rules”), the Audit Committee of the Funds’ (the “Audit Committee”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of independent accountants (an “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to assure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committee pre-approves the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by each Auditor, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser and to affiliates of the adviser that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting. The SEC Rules also specify the types of services that an Auditor may not provide to its audit client. The following policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval and provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.

Proposed services either may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committee (“general pre-approval”) or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee (“specific pre-approval”). As set forth in these policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Additionally, any fees exceeding 110% of estimated pre-approved fee levels provided at the time the service was pre-approved will also require specific approval by the Audit Committee before payment is made. The Audit Committee will also consider the impact of additional fees on the Auditor’s independence when determining whether to approve any additional fees for previously pre-approved services.

The Audit Committee will annually review and generally pre-approve the services that may be provided by each Auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee. The term of any general pre-approval runs from the date of such pre-approval through June 30th of the following year, unless the Audit Committee considers a different period and states otherwise. The Audit Committee will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.

The purpose of these policies and procedures is to set forth the guidelines to assist the Audit Committee in fulfilling its responsibilities.

Delegation

The Chairman of the Audit Committee (or, in his or her absence, any member of the Audit Committee) may grant specific pre-approval for non-prohibited services for engagements of less than $20,000. All such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to the Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee meeting.

Audit Services


The annual Audit services engagement terms will be subject to specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures such as tax provision work that is required to be performed by the independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committee will obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence.

In addition to the annual Audit services engagement, the Audit Committee may grant either general or specific pre-approval of other Audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include services such as issuing consents for the inclusion of audited financial statements with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.

Non-Audit Services

The Audit Committee may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any non-audit services to the Funds and its Service Affiliates if the Audit Committee believes that the provision of the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor, is consistent with the SEC’s Rules on auditor independence, and otherwise conforms to the Audit Committee’s general principles and policies as set forth herein.

Audit-Related Services

“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Funds’ financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; and assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities.

Tax Services

“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committee will scrutinize carefully the retention of the Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the major business purpose of which may be tax avoidance or the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisors as necessary to ensure the consistency of Tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy.

No Auditor shall represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.

Under rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the SEC, in connection with seeking Audit Committee pre-approval of permissible Tax services, the Auditor shall:

 

  1. Describe in writing to the Audit Committee, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter:

 

  a.         The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and

 

  b.         Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service;

 

  2. Discuss with the Audit Committee the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and


  3. Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committee.

All Other Auditor Services

The Audit Committee may pre-approve non-audit services classified as “All other services” that are not categorically prohibited by the SEC, as listed in Exhibit 1 to this policy.

Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Established Amounts

Pre-approval of estimated fees or established amounts for services to be provided by the Auditor under general or specific pre-approval policies will be set periodically by the Audit Committee. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum estimated pre-approved fees or established amounts for pre-approved audit and non-audit services will be reported to the Audit Committee at the quarterly Audit Committee meeting and will require specific approval by the Audit Committee before payment is made. The Audit Committee will always factor in the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services and in determining whether to approve any additional fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fees or established amounts for previously pre-approved services.

Procedures

On an annual basis, the Auditor will submit to the Audit Committee for general pre-approval, a list of non-audit services that the Funds or Service Affiliates of the Funds may request from the Auditor. The list will describe the non-audit services in reasonable detail and will include an estimated range of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.

Each request for services to be provided by the Auditor under the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Treasurer or his or her designee will ensure that such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will be informed at the next quarterly scheduled Audit Committee meeting of any such services for which the Auditor rendered an invoice and whether such services and fees had been pre-approved and if so, by what means.

Each request to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee shall be submitted to the Audit Committee jointly by the Funds’ Treasurer or his or her designee and the Auditor, and must include a joint statement that, in their view, such request is consistent with the pre-approval policies and procedures and the SEC Rules.

Each request to provide Tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee will describe in writing: (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the audit client, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement between the Auditor and any person (other than the audit client) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committee the potential effects of the services on the Auditor’s independence and will document the substance of the discussion.

Non-audit services pursuant to the de minimis exception provided by the SEC Rules will be promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee for approval, including documentation that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the SEC Rules, has been satisfied.

On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will prepare a summary of all the services provided to any entity in the investment company complex as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X in sufficient detail as to the nature of the engagement and the fees associated with those services.

The Audit Committee has designated the Funds’ Treasurer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Auditor and to ensure such services are in compliance with these policies and procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will report to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis as to the results of such monitoring. Both the Funds’ Treasurer and


management will immediately report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee any breach of these policies and procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or senior management.

Exhibit 1 to Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Policies and Procedures

Conditionally Prohibited Non-Audit Services (not prohibited if the Fund can reasonably conclude that the results of the service would not be subject to audit procedures in connection with the audit of the Fund’s financial statements)

 

   

Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client

 

   

Financial information systems design and implementation

 

   

Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports

 

   

Actuarial services

 

   

Internal audit outsourcing services

Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services

 

   

Management functions

 

   

Human resources

 

   

Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

 

   

Legal services

 

   

Expert services unrelated to the audit

 

   

Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission

 

   

Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance

 

   

Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund

 

   

Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) PwC billed the Registrant aggregate fees of $408,510 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 and $419,580 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2013 for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.

 

     PwC did not bill any fees for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any Sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2014 and April 30, 2013.

 

(h) Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

  (a) The Registrant has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which consists solely of independent trustees. The Audit Committee members are, Marc M. Kole, Gary R. Wicker and Donald H. Wilson.
  (b) Not applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

  (a) The Schedules of Investments are included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
  (b) Not applicable


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  a) Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

  b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics is attached as Exhibit 99.CODEETH.

(a)(2) Certifications of the Registrant’s President and Treasurer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications of the Registrant’s President and Treasurer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)   PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

 

By:   /s/ Andrew Schlossberg
Name:   Andrew Schlossberg
Title:   President
Date:   July 7, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ Andrew Schlossberg
Name:   Andrew Schlossberg
Title:   President
Date:   July 7, 2014

 

By:   /s/ Steven Hill
Name:   Steven Hill
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   July 7, 2014