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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)

Daniel E. Draper

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, 2016

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


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, 2016

2016 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

DWAQ    PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum 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)

     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      42   
Statements of Operations      43   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      44   
Financial Highlights      46   
Notes to Financial Statements      48   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      57   
Fees and Expenses      58   
Tax Information      59   
Trustees and Officers      60   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      65   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

US Equity

Although the health of individual economic sectors varied dramatically, the US economy overall continued its slow but steady growth during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. This modest growth led to recurring debate over whether the US economy could withstand global recessionary forces. Many energy, industrial and materials companies experienced cyclical downturns resembling a mild recession even as many consumer-related companies benefited from continued low interest rates, increased availability of credit and a better employment picture. Another significant downturn in oil prices reduced capital investment but also reduced consumers’ energy and gasoline costs.

In the first half of the reporting period, US equity market performance was greatly affected by expectations of when, and whether, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might raise interest rates — and the impact the Fed’s action might have. Markets moved lower in the summer of 2015 as a significant downturn in China’s financial markets and weak global economic growth led to increased concern about the sustainability of US economic growth. In the fall, markets rallied and the Fed saw enough economic stabilization to finally raise interest rates.

US stocks began 2016 on a negative note. Together with a sharp decline in oil prices, this suggested a global recession might be imminent and caused investors to become decidedly risk averse; this helped short-term and income-oriented investments, but hurt longer-term and growth-oriented investments. As companies reported earnings and fundamentals that were better than had been feared, stocks rallied sharply in late February and March. Additionally, oil prices strengthened modestly on the back of a weaker US dollar and as Saudi Arabia and Russia considered a freeze on their oil output. Overall, US equity markets were mixed, with the S&P 500 Index, considered representative of the performance of the US stock market, finishing the reporting period modestly higher.

 

 

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

 

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 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 security’s “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 price movements relative to a representative market benchmark index. The Index Provider identifies 100 securities with the highest momentum score to include in the Index. Securities with higher 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (6.96)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (6.90)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (6.29)%. 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 Composite Index (PO), (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (3.36)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,586 securities. The Benchmark Index performance is price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Benchmark Index. 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 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 U.S. 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.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the health care sector and most underweight in the information technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the information technology, consumer discretionary and industrial sectors as well as the Fund being underweight in the materials and consumer staples sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the telecommunication services sector. The health care sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and industrials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included MarketAxess Holdings, Inc., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 2.08%), and Henry Schein, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 2.80%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, a health care company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and PDF Solutions, Inc., an information technology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Consumer Discretionary      30.7   
Information Technology      27.7   
Financials      14.2   
Health Care      13.6   
Consumer Staples      5.1   
Industrials      5.0   
Telecommunication Services      1.9   
Energy      1.1   
Materials      0.8   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.1)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      3.0   
Henry Schein, Inc.      2.9   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.      2.7   
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      2.6   
Papa John’s International, Inc.      2.5   
Atrion Corp.      2.4   
Tractor Supply Co.      2.3   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      2.1   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)      2.1   
Intuit, Inc.      2.1   
Total      24.7   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years

Average
Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® NASDAQ Technical Leaders Index     (6.29 )%      8.92     29.21     6.59     37.59     3.61     42.58       8.05     173.60
NASDAQ Composite Index (PO)     (3.36     12.78        43.46        10.69        66.18        7.47        105.61          9.47        224.30   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (6.90     8.20        26.68        5.84        32.84        2.96        33.88          7.35        151.49   
Market Price Return     (6.96     8.25        26.84        5.84        32.85        2.96        33.81          7.34        151.15   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.96% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

 

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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.

 

  The Blended-Dorsey Wright® NASDAQ Technical Leaders 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, 2016.

 

  Price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Benchmark Index.

 

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

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 NYSE Group Intellidex 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (1.43)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (1.50)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (0.79)%. 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 500® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 1.21%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 510 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 U.S. 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 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 consumer discretionary sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the industrials sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer staples and energy sectors, respectively. The industrials sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and materials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included SM Energy Co., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.19%), and Seadrill Ltd., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.16%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included American Airlines Group, Inc., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 1.25%), and AmerisourceBergen Corp., a health care company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Information Technology      20.5   
Health Care      13.8   
Consumer Discretionary      13.7   
Financials      13.2   
Consumer Staples      10.5   
Industrials      10.3   
Energy      8.8   
Utilities      3.4   
Materials      3.2   
Telecommunication Services      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, 2016
 
Security   
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      3.9   
Reynolds American, Inc.      3.5   
HP, Inc.      3.2   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      3.0   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.      3.0   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.      2.8   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.      2.7   
Fiserv, Inc.      2.7   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      2.6   
McDonald’s Corp.      2.5   
Total      29.9   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Market IntellidexSM Index     (0.79 )%      10.24     33.99     10.23     62.74     5.90     77.44       9.57     227.84
S&P 500® Index     1.21        11.26        37.71        11.02        68.63        6.91        95.01          8.66        194.24   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (1.50     9.45        31.12        9.45        57.08        5.26        67.00          8.87        201.79   
Market Price Return     (1.43     9.47        31.17        9.46        57.13        5.26        66.94          8.87        201.71   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects its components from the universe of stocks of companies that are incorporated in the United States. The Index is designed to track the performance of the largest U.S. equity stocks 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (0.24)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (0.23)%. During the same time period, the Index returned 0.10%. 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 Russell 1000® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 0.34%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,020 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, 2016. 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 consumer discretionary sector as well as to fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer staples sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the utilities and telecommunication services sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and information technology sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included AT&T, Inc., a telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 2.09%), and General Electric Co., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 1.93%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Apple, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 1.31%), and Citigroup, Inc., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 1.39%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Financials      21.4   
Energy      14.1   
Information Technology      12.0   
Consumer Discretionary      10.9   
Industrials      10.5   
Health Care      10.0   
Consumer Staples      8.6   
Utilities      4.7   
Materials      4.4   
Telecommunication Services      3.4   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      2.9   
Chevron Corp.      2.2   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1.7   
AT&T, Inc.      1.7   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      1.6   
General Electric Co.      1.5   
Apple, Inc.      1.5   
Wells Fargo & Co.      1.4   
Citigroup, Inc.      1.3   
Bank of America Corp.      1.3   
Total      17.1   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years
Average
Annualized

   

3 Years
Cumulative

   

5 Years
Average
Annualized

   

5 Years
Cumulative

   

10 Years
Average
Annualized

   

10 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  

FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index

    0.10     10.58     35.22     10.80     66.99     7.95     114.99       8.29     128.23
Russell 1000® Index     0.34        11.06        36.98        10.81        67.09        6.99        96.50          7.24        106.31   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (0.23     10.18        33.75        10.39        63.91        7.50        106.19          7.83        118.35   
Market Price Return     (0.24     10.17        33.72        10.39        63.90        7.50        106.13          7.85        118.85   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.41% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.39%. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects the components from the universe of stocks of companies that are incorporated in the United States. The Index is designed to track the performance of small and medium-sized U.S. equity stocks 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (4.52)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (4.49)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (4.30)%. 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, which were partially offset by revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program.

During this same time period, the Russell 2000® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (5.94)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,950 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. equity 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 industrials sector and most underweight in the health care

sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s underweight position in the health care sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the financials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer staples and utilities sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.04%), and Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack, a consumer discretionary company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SunEdison, Inc., a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and C&J Energy Services Ltd., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.06%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Financials      24.1   
Industrials      16.4   
Consumer Discretionary      15.6   
Information Technology      15.6   
Energy      9.0   
Health Care      7.0   
Materials      6.3   
Consumer Staples      3.1   
Utilities      1.5   
Telecommunication Services      1.4   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.      0.5   
Bill Barrett Corp.      0.4   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.      0.3   
Archrock, Inc.      0.3   
Tronox Ltd., Class A      0.2   
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.      0.2   
Bristow Group, Inc.      0.2   
EP Energy Corp., Class A      0.2   
WEX, Inc.      0.2   
Clearwater Paper Corp.      0.2   
Total      2.7   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index               Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Index     (4.30 )%      9.41     30.97     8.26     48.69       8.49     118.83
Russell 2000® Index     (5.94     7.53        24.33        6.98        40.11          6.04        75.71   
Fund                
NAV Return     (4.49     9.16        30.09        8.03        47.15          8.23        113.76   
Market Price Return     (4.52     9.20        30.22        8.03        47.16          8.23        113.74   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.42% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.39%. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.1%    
   Consumer Discretionary—30.7%   
  2,055       Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 436,153   
  2,268       Children’s Place, Inc. (The)      176,700   
  5,582       China Lodging Group Ltd. ADR (China)      201,287   
  1,413       Churchill Downs, Inc.      189,596   
  3,096       Comcast Corp., Class A      188,113   
  5,473       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      446,925   
  3,257       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      476,857   
  3,606       Dorman Products, Inc.(b)      193,967   
  2,038       Expedia, Inc., Class A      235,939   
  7,770       G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)      351,593   
  5,884       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      170,459   
  2,354       Helen of Troy Ltd.(b)      234,294   
  5,957       Liberty Ventures, Series A(b)      238,280   
  7,026       LKQ Corp.(b)      225,183   
  8,721       Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      603,668   
  2,765       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      726,310   
  2,191       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      469,948   
  15,648       Papa John’s International, Inc.      885,520   
  2,612       Pool Corp.      228,315   
  770       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      1,034,618   
  31,344       Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      497,743   
  11,776       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)      257,070   
  10,024       Sonic Corp.      344,525   
  7,227       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      294,283   
  8,527       Tractor Supply Co.      807,166   
  1,017       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      211,821   
  6,182       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)      410,547   
  9,958       Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)      174,663   
     

 

 

 
        10,711,543   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—5.1%   
  4,279       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      217,202   
  1,234       Costco Wholesale Corp.      182,793   
  2,533       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      256,162   
  1,513       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      218,205   
  5,099       National Beverage Corp.(b)      238,327   
  25,096       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)      675,333   
     

 

 

 
        1,788,022   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—1.1%   
  4,203       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      363,896   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—14.2%   
  6,445       Ameris Bancorp      202,373   
  13,568       Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      956,408   
  6,957       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(b)      352,720   
  890       Equinix, Inc. REIT      294,011   
  8,821       First Merchants Corp.      226,259   
  19,578       Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, Class B ADR (Argentina)      557,386   
  5,625       Home BancShares, Inc.      241,819   
  3,098       Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT      192,200   
  7,495       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      920,086   
  13,156       Meridian Bancorp, Inc.      192,341   
  5,925       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      291,332   
  7,862       PrivateBancorp, Inc.      327,138   
  1,550       Signature Bank(b)      213,636   
     

 

 

 
        4,967,709   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care—13.6%   
  7,084       ABIOMED, Inc.(b)    $ 688,140   
  3,701       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      267,175   
  2,804       AmSurg Corp.(b)      227,068   
  2,099       Atrion Corp.      833,933   
  5,964       Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      1,006,127   
  3,679       ICON PLC(b)      248,627   
  5,312       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      448,067   
  15,511       Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      214,207   
  2,086       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      252,135   
  3,652       Neogen Corp.(b)      172,520   
  3,093       PAREXEL International Corp.(b)      188,982   
  3,303       VCA, Inc.(b)      207,990   
     

 

 

 
        4,754,971   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—5.0%   
  8,634       AAON, Inc.      228,974   
  1,783       AMERCO      627,616   
  2,073       Elbit Systems Ltd. (Israel)      207,300   
  7,181       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      189,938   
  5,165       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      195,495   
  4,326       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      285,732   
     

 

 

 
        1,735,055   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—27.7%   
  5,795       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      199,754   
  2,041       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      192,303   
  3,871       Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)      564,198   
  12,817       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      297,226   
  2,537       Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)      210,241   
  2,390       Cimpress NV (Netherlands)(b)      210,009   
  5,619       Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b)      202,846   
  1,439       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      283,929   
  4,987       Cray, Inc.(b)      188,858   
  9,850       Ebix, Inc.      473,982   
  4,597       Electronics for Imaging, Inc.(b)      183,144   
  3,729       ExlService Holdings, Inc.(b)      180,446   
  4,810       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      565,560   
  2,887       FEI Co.      257,001   
  2,570       First Solar, Inc.(b)      143,509   
  2,576       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      251,727   
  18,125       Himax Technologies, Inc. ADR (Taiwan)      188,319   
  7,158       Intuit, Inc.      722,171   
  2,493       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      202,008   
  4,308       Littelfuse, Inc.      501,796   
  6,056       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      378,016   
  5,692       NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)(b)      485,414   
  8,084       Orbotech Ltd. (Israel)(b)      194,663   
  8,077       PC Connection, Inc.      191,990   
  6,693       Proofpoint, Inc.(b)      389,934   
  3,922       SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      239,830   
  4,448       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)      366,337   
  2,790       Synaptics, Inc.(b)      199,624   
  7,958       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      272,004   
  3,692       Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)(b)      725,810   
  3,612       Universal Display Corp.(b)      210,616   
     

 

 

 
        9,673,265   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials—0.8%   
  17,259       Pan American Silver Corp. (Canada)    $ 270,449   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.9%   
  6,515       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      252,130   
  14,369       Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      412,247   
     

 

 

 
        664,377   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $33,611,430)
     34,929,287   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  43,830       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $43,830)
     43,830   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $33,655,260)—100.2%
     34,973,117   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (59,837
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 34,913,280   
     

 

 

 

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)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—13.7%   
  20,297       Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A    $ 542,539   
  71,275       Apollo Education Group, Inc., Class A(b)      555,945   
  8,414       Children’s Place, Inc. (The)      655,535   
  8,021       Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b)      618,499   
  39,961       L Brands, Inc.      3,128,547   
  28,805       McDonald’s Corp.      3,643,544   
  43,447       Omnicom Group, Inc.      3,604,798   
  12,824       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      3,368,608   
  15,365       ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      588,787   
  11,202       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      672,680   
  23,365       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)      510,058   
  8,268       Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.      529,400   
  4,560       Vail Resorts, Inc.      591,158   
  8,070       Visteon Corp.      642,937   
     

 

 

 
        19,653,035   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—10.5%   
  6,714       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      751,968   
  35,368       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      5,519,530   
  37,206       Dean Foods Co.      641,059   
  13,014       Herbalife Ltd.(b)      754,161   
  18,793       National Beverage Corp.(b)      878,385   
  10,237       Post Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      735,426   
  99,920       Reynolds American, Inc.      4,956,032   
  11,013       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      724,876   
     

 

 

 
        14,961,437   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—8.8%   
  69,906       Alon USA Partners LP      699,060   
  378,013       Seadrill Ltd. (United Kingdom)(b)      1,806,902   
  81,279       SM Energy Co.      2,532,654   
  41,494       Tesoro Corp.      3,306,657   
  82,595       Transocean Ltd.      915,152   
  55,884       Valero Energy Corp.      3,289,891   
     

 

 

 
        12,550,316   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—13.2%   
  30,592       Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b)      496,508   
  10,110       Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      468,599   
  84,504       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      2,400,759   
  18,308       Chubb Ltd.      2,157,781   
  33,844       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      2,234,043   
  16,692       Employers Holdings, Inc.      495,752   
  16,537       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      452,618   
  11,513       Everest Re Group Ltd.      2,128,754   
  22,091       Green Dot Corp., Class A(b)      491,083   
  23,249       Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.      308,979   
  25,374       Investment Technology Group, Inc.      495,301   
  37,391       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      2,363,111   
  33,696       Nasdaq, Inc.      2,079,380   
  2,122       National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      459,837   
  25,656       Old Republic International Corp.      474,379   
  79,215       TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      507,768   
  11,266       United Fire Group, Inc.      504,942   
  23,215       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      408,816   
     

 

 

 
        18,928,410   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care—13.8%   
  4,009       athenahealth, Inc.(b)    $ 534,400   
  19,712       Bruker Corp.      557,850   
  23,372       Cigna Corp.      3,237,957   
  37,544       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      3,987,548   
  18,115       Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      528,958   
  37,471       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      3,305,317   
  94,106       Hologic, Inc.(b)      3,161,020   
  7,002       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      590,619   
  12,878       INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      619,818   
  5,289       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      639,281   
  8,810       Magellan Health, Inc.(b)      620,753   
  13,277       Masimo Corp.(b)      575,558   
  8,211       Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)      425,001   
  19,803       Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b)      515,670   
  5,606       WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)      504,484   
     

 

 

 
        19,804,234   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—10.3%   
  82,905       American Airlines Group, Inc.      2,875,974   
  68,931       Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)      764,445   
  70,797       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      2,950,111   
  12,771       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      537,276   
  28,493       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      3,747,684   
  46,944       MRC Global, Inc.(b)      656,277   
  6,723       National Presto Industries, Inc.      586,178   
  55,340       RPX Corp.(b)      613,167   
  30,835       SkyWest, Inc.      724,623   
  11,818       Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      557,219   
  46,227       Wabash National Corp.(b)      658,735   
     

 

 

 
        14,671,689   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—20.5%   
  122,979       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      4,239,086   
  25,577       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      827,416   
  23,158       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      880,699   
  139,159       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      808,514   
  36,340       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      4,272,857   
  40,026       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      3,911,341   
  368,588       HP, Inc.      4,522,575   
  21,419       Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A      748,594   
  52,388       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      3,939,054   
  38,999       Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      670,003   
  155,597       Oclaro, Inc.(b)      785,765   
  36,450       Sanmina Corp.(b)      862,042   
  25,189       Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b)      734,259   
  8,121       SYNNEX Corp.      670,551   
  21,335       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      729,230   
  10,860       Tech Data Corp.(b)      745,973   
     

 

 

 
        29,347,959   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.2%   
  37,020       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      3,060,443   
  50,534       Mercer International, Inc. (Canada)      424,486   
  8,378       Stepan Co.      513,488   
  14,676       Trinseo SA(b)      627,986   
     

 

 

 
        4,626,403   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Telecommunication Services—2.6%   
  4,924       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.    $ 354,085   
  24,958       Level 3 Communications, Inc.(b)      1,304,305   
  15,261       Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      437,838   
  13,243       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      391,596   
  23,965       Verizon Communications, Inc.      1,220,777   
     

 

 

 
        3,708,601   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—3.4%   
  10,877       SCANA Corp.      747,141   
  68,275       Southern Co. (The)      3,420,577   
  10,860       Spire, Inc.      694,606   
     

 

 

 
        4,862,324   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $139,161,964)
     143,114,408   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  63,757       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $63,757)
     63,757   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $139,225,721)—100.0%
     143,178,165   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (56,092
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 143,122,073   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—10.9%   
  31,550       Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A    $ 843,331   
  8,697       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      1,357,602   
  14,992       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)      9,888,573   
  34,024       American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(b)      527,712   
  69,649       American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(c)      996,677   
  123,341       Apollo Education Group, Inc., Class A(b)      962,060   
  54,714       Aramark      1,833,466   
  11,440       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)      693,493   
  100,737       Ascena Retail Group, Inc.(b)      887,493   
  18,449       Autoliv, Inc. (Sweden)(c)      2,259,449   
  32,493       AutoNation, Inc.(b)      1,645,770   
  2,809       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      2,149,531   
  56,694       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)      2,677,091   
  151,734       Best Buy Co., Inc.      4,867,627   
  18,745       Big Lots, Inc.      859,646   
  46,352       Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.      866,782   
  49,279       BorgWarner, Inc.      1,770,102   
  11,467       Brinker International, Inc.      531,151   
  14,408       Brunswick Corp.      692,016   
  11,694       Burlington Stores, Inc.(b)      666,207   
  11,756       Cabela’s, Inc.(b)      613,075   
  38,900       Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      1,298,871   
  63,146       Caesars Entertainment Corp.(b)(c)      431,287   
  49,988       CarMax, Inc.(b)(c)      2,646,865   
  89,406       Carnival Corp.      4,385,364   
  82,001       CBS Corp., Class B      4,584,676   
  10,053       Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      2,133,649   
  46,715       Chico’s FAS, Inc.      589,076   
  1,887       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      794,370   
  25,923       Cinemark Holdings, Inc.      898,232   
  59,379       Coach, Inc.      2,391,192   
  441,107       Comcast Corp., Class A      26,801,661   
  17,543       Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.      605,935   
  10,742       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      877,192   
  3,370       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(c)      493,402   
  40,749       CST Brands, Inc.      1,539,090   
  49,192       D.R. Horton, Inc.      1,478,712   
  85,616       Dana Holding Corp.      1,107,015   
  28,245       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      1,758,251   
  8,911       Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)      515,145   
  43,209       Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)      3,181,479   
  26,995       DeVry Education Group, Inc.(c)      468,363   
  21,730       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      1,006,968   
  11,328       Dillard’s, Inc., Class A(c)      798,058   
  24,200       Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      660,902   
  42,821       Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(b)      1,146,746   
  34,993       DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)      1,724,805   
  49,488       Dollar General Corp.      4,053,562   
  20,363       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      1,623,135   
  19,986       DSW, Inc., Class A      491,056   
  8,152       Expedia, Inc., Class A      943,757   
  21,504       Foot Locker, Inc.      1,321,206   
  1,819,348       Ford Motor Co.      24,670,359   
  16,073       Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      650,957   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  52,440       GameStop Corp., Class A(c)    $ 1,720,032   
  52,496       Gannett Co., Inc.      884,558   
  76,402       Gap, Inc. (The)(c)      1,770,998   
  26,795       Garmin Ltd.(c)      1,142,271   
  621,542       General Motors Co.      19,765,036   
  8,587       Genesco, Inc.(b)      594,049   
  44,947       Gentex Corp.      720,950   
  31,254       Genuine Parts Co.      2,999,446   
  20,727       GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A      504,910   
  98,163       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      2,843,782   
  1,173       Graham Holdings Co., Class B      558,981   
  16,000       Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      1,053,440   
  33,572       Guess?, Inc.      616,046   
  42,596       H&R Block, Inc.      862,143   
  34,297       Hanesbrands, Inc.      995,642   
  43,153       Harley-Davidson, Inc.      2,064,008   
  10,785       Harman International Industries, Inc.      827,857   
  16,974       Hasbro, Inc.      1,436,679   
  76,345       Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      1,683,407   
  143,663       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      19,235,039   
  79,637       International Game Technology PLC      1,380,906   
  72,053       Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      1,652,896   
  217,533       J.C. Penney Co., Inc.(b)(c)      2,018,706   
  200,951       Johnson Controls, Inc.      8,319,371   
  85,339       Kohl’s Corp.      3,780,518   
  42,886       L Brands, Inc.      3,357,545   
  72,703       Las Vegas Sands Corp.      3,282,540   
  20,449       Lear Corp.      2,354,293   
  24,989       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      1,231,708   
  27,516       Lennar Corp., Class A      1,246,750   
  1,514       Lennar Corp., Class B      54,443   
  2,185       Liberty Braves Group, Class A(b)      34,173   
  4,362       Liberty Braves Group, Class C(b)      65,081   
  51,874       Liberty Global PLC, Series A (United Kingdom)(b)      1,957,206   
  127,230       Liberty Global PLC, Series C (United Kingdom)(b)      4,656,618   
  104,982       Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Series A(b)      2,750,528   
  352       Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Series B(b)      9,335   
  5,461       Liberty Media Group, Class A(b)      99,936   
  10,907       Liberty Media Group, Class C(b)      196,326   
  21,845       Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A(b)      715,861   
  43,630       Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C(b)      1,397,033   
  45,521       Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)      977,791   
  43,807       LKQ Corp.(b)      1,404,014   
  146,771       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      11,157,531   
  130,076       Macy’s, Inc.      5,149,709   
  22,593       Marriott International, Inc., Class A(c)      1,583,543   
  80,624       Mattel, Inc.      2,506,600   
  144,051       McDonald’s Corp.      18,221,011   
  120,517       MGM Resorts International(b)      2,567,012   
  19,375       Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b)      1,000,913   
  9,597       Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)      1,848,670   
  33,348       Murphy USA, Inc.(b)      1,914,842   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  9,422       Netflix, Inc.(b)    $ 848,263   
  36,535       Newell Brands, Inc.      1,663,804   
  180,663       News Corp., Class A      2,243,834   
  49,614       News Corp., Class B      642,997   
  82,636       NIKE, Inc., Class B      4,870,566   
  39,842       Nordstrom, Inc.(c)      2,037,121   
  19,694       Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b)      962,840   
  543       NVR, Inc.(b)      902,080   
  307,999       Office Depot, Inc.(b)      1,811,034   
  47,275       Omnicom Group, Inc.      3,922,407   
  6,814       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      1,789,902   
  15,740       Outerwall, Inc.(c)      650,219   
  2,626       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      563,251   
  22,592       Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      884,025   
  9,366       Polaris Industries, Inc.      916,744   
  2,568       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      3,450,519   
  56,597       PulteGroup, Inc.      1,040,819   
  17,701       PVH Corp.      1,692,216   
  15,238       Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A      1,420,334   
  30,366       Regal Entertainment Group, Class A(c)      633,131   
  55,203       Rent-A-Center, Inc.      811,484   
  37,758       Ross Stores, Inc.      2,143,899   
  25,512       Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      1,974,629   
  21,561       Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      677,015   
  10,711       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      667,831   
  83,194       Sears Holdings Corp.(b)(c)      1,362,302   
  26,963       SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      537,373   
  33,452       Service Corp. International      892,165   
  13,255       ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      507,932   
  10,510       Signet Jewelers Ltd.      1,140,966   
  148,749       Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      587,559   
  11,027       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      662,171   
  38,579       Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      723,742   
  436,075       Staples, Inc.      4,447,965   
  71,535       Starbucks Corp.      4,022,413   
  33,732       Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      2,761,976   
  35,425       Tailored Brands, Inc.      617,104   
  189,400       Target Corp.      15,057,300   
  56,527       TEGNA, Inc.      1,320,471   
  27,775       Tenneco, Inc.(b)      1,480,408   
  10,012       Thor Industries, Inc.      640,968   
  21,204       Tiffany & Co.      1,512,905   
  44,509       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      9,440,804   
  213,383       Time Warner, Inc.      16,033,599   
  63,469       Time, Inc.      932,994   
  72,394       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      5,488,913   
  32,972       Toll Brothers, Inc.(b)      900,136   
  8,242       Tractor Supply Co.      780,188   
  44,133       Tribune Media Co., Class A      1,701,327   
  12,220       Tupperware Brands Corp.      709,615   
  175,404       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      5,307,725   
  65,009       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      1,958,071   
  3,369       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      701,695   
  6,187       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b)      271,857   
  6,187       Under Armour, Inc., Class C(b)      252,430   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  23,207       Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)    $ 703,636   
  42,214       VF Corp.      2,661,593   
  3,152       Viacom, Inc., Class A      138,467   
  111,983       Viacom, Inc., Class B      4,580,105   
  11,264       Vista Outdoor, Inc.(b)      540,447   
  20,199       Visteon Corp.      1,609,254   
  181,510       Walt Disney Co. (The)      18,742,723   
  58,711       Wendy’s Co. (The)      637,601   
  22,669       Whirlpool Corp.      3,947,580   
  13,896       Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      816,807   
  19,970       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      1,416,872   
  36,053       Wynn Resorts Ltd.(c)      3,183,480   
  56,845       Yum! Brands, Inc.      4,522,588   
     

 

 

 
        452,310,066   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—8.6%   
  255,096       Altria Group, Inc.      15,997,070   
  21,703       Andersons, Inc. (The)      727,268   
  350,535       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      14,000,368   
  548,846       Avon Products, Inc.      2,585,065   
  12,276       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      1,182,424   
  134,836       Bunge Ltd.      8,427,250   
  25,349       Campbell Soup Co.      1,564,287   
  8,626       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      966,112   
  12,819       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      1,188,321   
  15,082       Clorox Co. (The)      1,888,719   
  578,299       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      25,907,795   
  38,879       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      2,040,370   
  107,274       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      7,607,872   
  84,536       ConAgra Foods, Inc.      3,766,924   
  12,835       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      2,003,030   
  94,314       Costco Wholesale Corp.      13,970,733   
  216,896       CVS Health Corp.      21,798,048   
  86,650       Darling Ingredients, Inc.(b)      1,255,559   
  33,171       Dean Foods Co.      571,536   
  24,229       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      2,202,658   
  10,981       Edgewell Personal Care Co.      901,211   
  14,102       Energizer Holdings, Inc.      613,296   
  17,161       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      1,645,225   
  40,525       Flowers Foods, Inc.      776,459   
  105,840       General Mills, Inc.      6,492,226   
  14,304       Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b)      598,765   
  18,635       Herbalife Ltd.(b)      1,079,898   
  19,073       Hershey Co. (The)      1,775,887   
  24,291       Hormel Foods Corp.      936,418   
  51,546       HRG Group, Inc.(b)      742,262   
  12,082       Ingredion, Inc.      1,390,517   
  19,235       JM Smucker Co. (The)      2,442,460   
  40,310       Kellogg Co.      3,096,211   
  50,658       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      6,341,875   
  39,925       Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      3,116,945   
  278,388       Kroger Co. (The)      9,852,151   
  13,343       McCormick & Co., Inc.      1,251,307   
  20,994       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      1,829,627   
  18,566       Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      1,775,467   
  300,985       Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      12,930,316   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  4,671       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)    $ 673,652   
  19,030       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A(c)      775,853   
  230,823       PepsiCo, Inc.      23,765,536   
  269,305       Philip Morris International, Inc.      26,424,207   
  16,516       Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      703,416   
  500,894       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      40,131,627   
  73,524       Reynolds American, Inc.      3,646,790   
  315,657       Rite Aid Corp.(b)      2,541,039   
  335,552       SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      1,687,827   
  150,691       Sysco Corp.      6,942,334   
  6,695       TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(b)      591,838   
  58,863       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      3,874,363   
  21,316       United Natural Foods, Inc.(b)      760,342   
  10,863       Universal Corp.      592,577   
  136,837       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      10,848,437   
  609,799       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      40,777,259   
  15,569       WhiteWave Foods Co. (The)(b)      626,029   
  75,572       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      2,197,634   
     

 

 

 
        356,800,692   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—14.1%   
  201,127       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      10,611,461   
  226,866       Apache Corp.      12,341,510   
  116,182       Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(c)      1,122,318   
  149,358       Baker Hughes, Inc.      7,222,953   
  35,589       Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      832,783   
  2,614,549       California Resources Corp.      5,752,008   
  2,232,976       Chesapeake Energy Corp.(c)      15,340,545   
  869,481       Chevron Corp.      88,843,569   
  14,674       Cimarex Energy Co.      1,597,705   
  30,861       Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.      790,659   
  17,601       Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      2,044,708   
  859,732       ConocoPhillips      41,086,592   
  203,250       CONSOL Energy, Inc.(c)      3,058,912   
  25,100       Continental Resources, Inc.(b)      935,226   
  139,178       Cosan Ltd., Class A (Brazil)      748,778   
  61,667       Delek US Holdings, Inc.      979,889   
  1,384,059       Denbury Resources, Inc.(c)      5,342,468   
  349,003       Devon Energy Corp.      12,103,424   
  73,831       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(c)      1,791,140   
  38,011       Energen Corp.      1,615,087   
  331,138       Ensco PLC, Class A      3,960,410   
  90,089       EOG Resources, Inc.      7,443,153   
  22,895       EQT Corp.      1,604,940   
  1,362,176       Exxon Mobil Corp.      120,416,358   
  63,801       FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,945,292   
  32,537       Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)(c)      539,463   
  17,828       Gulfport Energy Corp.(b)      558,016   
  248,157       Halliburton Co.      10,251,366   
  29,648       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(c)      1,960,326   
  170,244       Hess Corp.      10,149,947   
  127,980       HollyFrontier Corp.      4,556,088   
  521,285       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      9,258,022   
  1,039,601       Marathon Oil Corp.      14,647,978   
  322,314       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      12,596,031   
  263,908       McDermott International, Inc.(b)      1,198,142   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  230,265       Murphy Oil Corp.(c)    $ 8,229,671   
  242,747       Nabors Industries Ltd.      2,378,921   
  219,743       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      7,919,538   
  64,081       Newfield Exploration Co.(b)      2,322,936   
  276,120       Noble Corp. PLC (United Kingdom)(c)      3,100,828   
  97,542       Noble Energy, Inc.      3,522,242   
  120,260       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      1,165,319   
  224,654       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      17,219,729   
  30,543       Oceaneering International, Inc.      1,119,401   
  25,053       Oil States International, Inc.(b)      867,836   
  112,997       ONEOK, Inc.      4,084,842   
  70,537       Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      1,393,106   
  56,541       PBF Energy, Inc., Class A      1,819,489   
  225,346       Phillips 66      18,503,160   
  14,908       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      2,476,219   
  113,504       QEP Resources, Inc.      2,035,127   
  39,421       Range Resources Corp.(c)      1,738,860   
  75,682       Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A      1,423,578   
  234,948       Schlumberger Ltd.      18,875,722   
  12,027       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      706,827   
  101,213       SM Energy Co.(c)      3,153,797   
  285,139       Southwestern Energy Co.(b)(c)      3,829,417   
  168,676       Spectra Energy Corp.      5,274,499   
  287,424       Stone Energy Corp.(b)(c)      281,704   
  122,309       Superior Energy Services, Inc.      2,062,130   
  42,521       Targa Resources Corp.      1,720,400   
  60,701       Teekay Corp. (Bermuda)(c)      679,851   
  49,653       Tesoro Corp.      3,956,848   
  104,939       Tidewater, Inc.(c)      919,266   
  485,734       Transocean Ltd.(c)      5,381,933   
  130,141       Unit Corp.(b)      1,647,585   
  263,825       Valero Energy Corp.      15,531,378   
  571,479       Weatherford International PLC(b)      4,646,124   
  42,494       Western Refining, Inc.      1,137,139   
  411,798       Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)(c)      4,941,576   
  311,506       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      6,040,101   
  55,436       World Fuel Services Corp.      2,590,524   
  282,621       WPX Energy, Inc.(b)      2,730,119   
     

 

 

 
        582,675,009   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—21.4%   
  7,988       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      1,360,516   
  129,842       Aflac, Inc.      8,955,203   
  13,452       Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      1,250,363   
  4,545       Alleghany Corp.(b)      2,369,218   
  33,198       Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      1,181,185   
  126,905       Allstate Corp. (The)      8,255,170   
  344,065       Ally Financial, Inc.(b)      6,127,798   
  36,437       Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b)      591,373   
  19,061       American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT      852,980   
  137,422       American Capital Agency Corp. REIT      2,524,442   
  44,638       American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      624,932   
  202,947       American Express Co.      13,278,822   
  23,021       American Financial Group, Inc.      1,590,981   
  531,759       American International Group, Inc.      29,682,787   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  25,107       American Tower Corp. REIT    $ 2,633,222   
  43,958       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      4,215,572   
  396,687       Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT      4,133,479   
  35,943       Aon PLC      3,778,328   
  20,150       Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT      807,209   
  45,136       Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. REIT(c)      854,425   
  24,045       Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      1,694,932   
  33,852       Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      1,558,546   
  18,048       Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      836,525   
  37,370       Associated Banc-Corp.      681,629   
  28,435       Assurant, Inc.      2,404,748   
  48,153       Assured Guaranty Ltd.      1,245,718   
  14,831       AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      2,621,973   
  28,363       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      1,510,897   
  3,787,199       Bank of America Corp.      55,141,617   
  8,310       Bank of Hawaii Corp.      568,487   
  276,256       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      11,116,541   
  18,389       BankUnited, Inc.      634,421   
  214,076       BB&T Corp.      7,574,009   
  440,371       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(b)      64,065,173   
  21,934       BlackRock, Inc.      7,815,742   
  25,351       Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      3,266,730   
  56,023       Brandywine Realty Trust REIT      837,544   
  30,409       Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT      767,827   
  18,557       Brown & Brown, Inc.      651,536   
  14,981       Camden Property Trust REIT      1,209,416   
  174,678       Capital One Financial Corp.      12,644,940   
  46,143       Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      613,241   
  18,280       Care Capital Properties, Inc. REIT      487,528   
  85,440       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT      997,939   
  52,008       CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(b)      1,540,997   
  120,047       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      3,410,535   
  78,740       Chimera Investment Corp. REIT      1,118,108   
  74,649       Chubb Ltd.      8,798,131   
  30,860       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      2,037,069   
  74,978       CIT Group, Inc.      2,591,990   
  1,193,309       Citigroup, Inc.      55,226,341   
  241,282       Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      5,513,294   
  64,270       CME Group, Inc., Class A      5,907,056   
  67,976       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      1,248,719   
  48,973       Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT      1,092,098   
  52,653       Comerica, Inc.      2,337,793   
  19,861       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      929,892   
  26,118       Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT      670,710   
  41,265       Corrections Corp. of America REIT      1,255,281   
  22,091       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      1,919,266   
  15,566       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      996,068   
  14,479       DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT      584,517   
  55,914       DDR Corp. REIT      978,495   
  62,319       DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT      555,262   
  19,416       Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      1,708,220   
  102,282       Discover Financial Services      5,755,408   
  23,634       Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT      766,923   
  58,705       Duke Realty Corp. REIT      1,283,878   
  73,171       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b)      1,842,446   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  27,352       East West Bancorp, Inc.    $ 1,025,427   
  24,159       Eaton Vance Corp.      834,210   
  12,086       Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.      773,262   
  8,922       EPR Properties REIT      587,781   
  3,622       Equinix, Inc. REIT      1,196,528   
  32,766       Equity Commonwealth REIT(b)      914,499   
  6,736       Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT      461,349   
  53,711       Equity Residential REIT      3,656,108   
  6,853       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      1,510,744   
  9,201       Everest Re Group Ltd.      1,701,265   
  7,416       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      629,989   
  44,147       F.N.B. Corp.      583,623   
  6,312       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      959,929   
  25,616       Federated Investors, Inc., Class B      809,466   
  293,806       Fifth Third Bancorp      5,379,588   
  26,356       First American Financial Corp.      949,343   
  45,289       First Horizon National Corp.      637,669   
  106,037       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.      1,119,751   
  16,589       First Republic Bank      1,166,539   
  40,030       FirstMerit Corp.      887,065   
  62,097       FNF Group      1,980,894   
  95,659       Franklin Resources, Inc.      3,571,907   
  47,583       Fulton Financial Corp.      665,686   
  68,535       General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      1,921,036   
  1,360,538       Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(b)      4,666,645   
  20,611       Geo Group, Inc. (The) REIT      660,170   
  133,848       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      21,965,795   
  29,086       Hancock Holding Co.      755,363   
  11,861       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      1,017,199   
  163,056       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      7,236,425   
  49,214       Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT      782,011   
  121,718       HCP, Inc. REIT      4,117,720   
  18,360       Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      555,941   
  18,995       Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A REIT      548,766   
  16,851       Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT      787,447   
  58,671       Hospitality Properties Trust REIT      1,501,391   
  171,337       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      2,710,551   
  216,839       Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      2,181,400   
  9,202       Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      2,208,756   
  101,508       Invesco Ltd.(d)      3,147,763   
  68,097       Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT(d)      875,047   
  54,016       Investors Bancorp, Inc.      623,885   
  65,063       Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT      2,376,751   
  39,920       Janus Capital Group, Inc.      582,832   
  8,096       Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      932,416   
  1,131,265       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      71,495,948   
  19,945       Kemper Corp.      617,497   
  257,507       KeyCorp      3,164,761   
  13,241       Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT      858,149   
  56,939       Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      1,601,125   
  9,032       Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT      560,345   
  27,520       LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      657,728   
  34,162       Legg Mason, Inc.      1,096,942   
  137,218       Leucadia National Corp.      2,288,796   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  79,158       Lexington Realty Trust REIT    $ 695,007   
  40,183       Liberty Property Trust REIT      1,402,387   
  107,014       Lincoln National Corp.      4,649,758   
  116,149       Loews Corp.      4,608,792   
  33,381       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.(c)      881,258   
  28,191       M&T Bank Corp.      3,335,559   
  22,149       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      1,685,096   
  41,902       Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT      1,071,015   
  2,140       Markel Corp.(b)      1,924,095   
  74,965       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      4,734,040   
  144,756       MBIA, Inc.(b)      1,129,097   
  8,935       Mercury General Corp.      472,662   
  424,206       MetLife, Inc.      19,131,691   
  132,088       MFA Financial, Inc. REIT      912,728   
  10,018       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      958,823   
  14,320       Moody’s Corp.      1,370,710   
  432,733       Morgan Stanley      11,709,755   
  8,024       MSCI, Inc.      609,343   
  20,107       Nasdaq, Inc.      1,240,803   
  16,206       National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT      709,175   
  292,371       Navient Corp.      3,996,712   
  70,838       New Residential Investment Corp. REIT      857,140   
  158,902       New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      2,388,297   
  46,652       Northern Trust Corp.      3,316,024   
  66,970       NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT      856,546   
  77,896       Old Republic International Corp.      1,440,297   
  17,607       OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT      594,588   
  44,080       Outfront Media, Inc. REIT      956,095   
  19,161       PacWest Bancorp      766,057   
  36,650       Paramount Group, Inc. REIT      612,055   
  44,078       PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT      599,020   
  101,353       People’s United Financial, Inc.(c)      1,570,972   
  89,121       PHH Corp.(b)      1,143,422   
  51,705       Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      1,029,447   
  140,243       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      12,310,531   
  51,453       Popular, Inc.      1,529,183   
  92,162       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      3,933,474   
  15,746       ProAssurance Corp.      751,557   
  144,152       Progressive Corp. (The)      4,699,355   
  93,545       Prologis, Inc. REIT      4,247,878   
  15,691       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      828,014   
  204,744       Prudential Financial, Inc.      15,896,324   
  9,604       Public Storage REIT      2,351,155   
  24,161       Raymond James Financial, Inc.      1,260,479   
  41,577       Rayonier, Inc. REIT      1,026,120   
  38,241       Realogy Holdings Corp.(b)      1,366,733   
  22,596       Realty Income Corp. REIT      1,337,683   
  11,196       Regency Centers Corp. REIT      825,145   
  493,136       Regions Financial Corp.      4,625,616   
  25,046       Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      2,384,880   
  8,150       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      903,917   
  58,399       Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT      933,800   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  8,750       RLI Corp.    $ 544,075   
  36,799       RLJ Lodging Trust REIT      775,355   
  10,287       Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT      530,089   
  26,121       S&P Global, Inc.      2,791,029   
  81,388       Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,071,880   
  73,171       Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT      1,286,346   
  5,138       Signature Bank(b)      708,171   
  28,754       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      5,784,442   
  17,232       SL Green Realty Corp. REIT      1,810,739   
  293,946       SLM Corp.(b)      1,990,014   
  69,078       Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT      789,562   
  57,611       Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT      1,115,349   
  98,127       State Street Corp.      6,113,312   
  22,525       Stifel Financial Corp.(b)      741,298   
  40,314       Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT      516,422   
  162,611       SunTrust Banks, Inc.      6,787,383   
  10,611       SVB Financial Group(b)      1,106,515   
  241,679       Synchrony Financial(b)      7,388,127   
  27,741       Synovus Financial Corp.      864,410   
  39,269       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      2,956,563   
  10,653       Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT      739,851   
  50,597       TCF Financial Corp.      690,143   
  29,636       TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      884,042   
  29,841       Torchmark Corp.      1,727,496   
  106,112       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      11,661,709   
  116,408       Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT      911,475   
  370,644       U.S. Bancorp      15,822,792   
  33,249       UDR, Inc. REIT      1,161,055   
  51,777       Umpqua Holdings Corp.      819,630   
  101,168       Unum Group      3,460,957   
  23,116       Validus Holdings Ltd.      1,065,416   
  72,758       Valley National Bancorp      688,291   
  60,988       Ventas, Inc. REIT      3,788,575   
  181,908       VEREIT, Inc. REIT      1,615,343   
  29,377       Vornado Realty Trust REIT      2,812,260   
  120,194       Voya Financial, Inc.      3,902,699   
  27,410       W.R. Berkley Corp.      1,534,960   
  28,610       Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A      581,927   
  25,146       Washington Federal, Inc.      610,796   
  17,936       Webster Financial Corp.      657,175   
  19,248       Weingarten Realty Investors REIT      710,636   
  1,186,859       Wells Fargo & Co.      59,319,213   
  64,557       Welltower, Inc. REIT      4,481,547   
  210,941       Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      6,775,425   
  12,333       Willis Towers Watson PLC      1,540,392   
  15,629       WP Carey, Inc. REIT      954,776   
  68,918       WP GLIMCHER, Inc. REIT      722,950   
  34,677       Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      533,332   
  74,047       XL Group PLC      2,423,558   
  61,565       Zions Bancorporation      1,694,269   
     

 

 

 
        887,117,465   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—10.0%   
  243,965       Abbott Laboratories      9,490,238   
  145,690       AbbVie, Inc.      8,887,090   
  73,160       Aetna, Inc.      8,213,673   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  36,341       Agilent Technologies, Inc.    $ 1,487,074   
  9,494       Alere, Inc.(b)      370,266   
  6,707       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      934,151   
  20,928       Allergan PLC(b)      4,532,168   
  95,895       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      8,160,664   
  73,213       Amgen, Inc.      11,589,618   
  7,939       AmSurg Corp.(b)      642,900   
  89,705       Anthem, Inc.      12,627,773   
  35,632       Baxalta, Inc.      1,494,762   
  90,963       Baxter International, Inc.      4,022,384   
  23,101       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      3,725,267   
  15,913       Biogen, Inc.(b)      4,375,916   
  3,796       Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)      538,463   
  110       Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class B(b)      14,850   
  106,484       Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      2,334,129   
  194,907       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      14,068,387   
  72,124       Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.(b)      1,331,409   
  5,799       C.R. Bard, Inc.      1,230,374   
  131,193       Cardinal Health, Inc.      10,293,403   
  28,665       Celgene Corp.(b)      2,964,248   
  23,496       Centene Corp.(b)      1,455,812   
  22,529       Cerner Corp.(b)      1,264,778   
  35,974       Cigna Corp.      4,983,838   
  171,517       Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)      3,272,544   
  4,375       Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      669,725   
  45,854       DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(b)      3,388,611   
  14,773       Dentsply Sirona, Inc.      880,471   
  10,927       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      1,160,557   
  161,008       Eli Lilly & Co.      12,160,934   
  13,872       Endo International PLC(b)      374,544   
  42,015       Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(b)      950,799   
  209,368       Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)      15,436,703   
  90,038       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      7,942,252   
  23,092       Halyard Health, Inc.(b)      650,271   
  110,639       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      8,919,716   
  16,447       HealthSouth Corp.      681,893   
  11,438       Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      1,929,591   
  23,503       Hologic, Inc.(b)      789,466   
  34,182       Humana, Inc.      6,052,607   
  3,858       Illumina, Inc.(b)      520,791   
  20,141       IMS Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      536,556   
  2,286       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      1,431,859   
  421,779       Johnson & Johnson      47,272,990   
  79,791       Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      1,177,715   
  16,668       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)      2,088,834   
  15,235       LifePoint Health, Inc.(b)      1,029,277   
  12,365       Magellan Health, Inc.(b)      871,238   
  18,907       Mallinckrodt PLC(b)      1,182,066   
  88,501       McKesson Corp.      14,852,238   
  12,722       MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      906,951   
  178,790       Medtronic PLC      14,151,229   
  607,423       Merck & Co., Inc.      33,311,077   
  1,836       Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      657,196   
  11,240       Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)      581,782   
  41,206       Mylan NV(b)      1,718,702   
  26,127       Owens & Minor, Inc.      950,762   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  15,607       Patterson Cos., Inc.    $ 676,563   
  157,363       PDL BioPharma, Inc.      593,259   
  13,386       PerkinElmer, Inc.      674,922   
  14,329       Perrigo Co. PLC      1,385,184   
  1,433,259       Pfizer, Inc.      46,881,902   
  33,180       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      2,494,141   
  13,230       Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.(b)      913,796   
  1,643       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      618,935   
  11,055       ResMed, Inc.      616,869   
  62,765       Select Medical Holdings Corp.(b)      839,796   
  43,101       St. Jude Medical, Inc.      3,284,296   
  7,920       STERIS PLC      559,706   
  27,922       Stryker Corp.      3,043,777   
  4,972       Teleflex, Inc.      774,538   
  81,209       Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)      2,573,513   
  39,805       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      5,741,871   
  4,309       United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      453,307   
  170,168       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      22,407,722   
  14,193       Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      1,897,320   
  12,367       Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      1,003,953   
  9,211       VCA, Inc.(b)      580,017   
  6,855       Waters Corp.(b)      892,247   
  14,534       WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)      1,307,915   
  18,715       Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      2,166,636   
  33,649       Zoetis, Inc.      1,582,512   
     

 

 

 
        413,500,279   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—10.5%   
  82,106       3M Co.      13,742,902   
  19,075       ABM Industries, Inc.      613,643   
  2,385       Acuity Brands, Inc.      581,678   
  39,653       ADT Corp. (The)      1,664,633   
  48,913       AECOM(b)      1,589,183   
  50,237       AerCap Holdings NV (Ireland)(b)      2,009,982   
  34,337       AGCO Corp.      1,835,999   
  18,246       Air Lease Corp.      556,138   
  32,736       Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      943,124   
  22,187       American Airlines Group, Inc.      769,667   
  26,304       AMETEK, Inc.      1,264,959   
  17,376       Armstrong Flooring, Inc.(b)      252,995   
  34,752       Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b)      1,418,229   
  77,031       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      1,933,478   
  123,136       Boeing Co. (The)      16,598,733   
  18,191       Brink’s Co. (The)      615,583   
  28,449       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      2,019,026   
  8,997       Carlisle Cos., Inc.      916,794   
  222,103       Caterpillar, Inc.      17,261,845   
  37,161       Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV      1,495,730   
  12,365       Cintas Corp.      1,110,130   
  14,773       Clean Harbors, Inc.(b)      729,786   
  34,844       Colfax Corp.(b)      1,129,991   
  45,341       Covanta Holding Corp.      737,245   
  11,015       Crane Co.      612,104   
  238,809       CSX Corp.      6,512,321   
  46,304       Cummins, Inc.      5,418,957   
  8,254       Curtiss-Wright Corp.      632,091   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  61,386       Danaher Corp.    $ 5,939,095   
  107,394       Deere & Co.(c)      9,032,909   
  31,459       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      1,310,897   
  9,798       Deluxe Corp.      615,118   
  21,201       Donaldson Co., Inc.      692,849   
  35,348       Dover Corp.      2,322,364   
  6,107       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      674,274   
  111,134       Eaton Corp. PLC      7,031,448   
  16,006       EMCOR Group, Inc.      775,971   
  174,766       Emerson Electric Co.      9,547,467   
  9,943       EnerSys      580,373   
  10,093       Equifax, Inc.      1,213,683   
  24,213       Essendant, Inc.      745,518   
  12,699       Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)      871,913   
  28,731       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      1,425,345   
  33,960       Fastenal Co.(c)      1,588,988   
  59,954       FedEx Corp.      9,899,005   
  28,098       Flowserve Corp.      1,371,463   
  67,238       Fluor Corp.      3,675,229   
  16,066       Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      890,217   
  13,712       FTI Consulting, Inc.(b)      552,594   
  13,607       GATX Corp.      625,106   
  20,448       Generac Holdings, Inc.(b)      779,478   
  80,949       General Cable Corp.      1,266,042   
  56,711       General Dynamics Corp.      7,969,030   
  2,066,458       General Electric Co.      63,543,583   
  12,610       Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)      821,037   
  91,525       Harsco Corp.      648,912   
  44,546       HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,527,037   
  418,350       Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,873,921   
  12,841       Hexcel Corp.      581,312   
  107,132       Honeywell International, Inc.      12,241,974   
  13,251       Hub Group, Inc., Class A(b)      510,429   
  10,133       Hubbell, Inc.      1,071,666   
  7,654       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      1,108,070   
  9,370       IDEX Corp.      767,403   
  7,087       IHS, Inc., Class A(b)      872,977   
  52,476       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      5,484,792   
  52,131       Ingersoll-Rand PLC      3,416,666   
  14,751       ITT Corp.      565,996   
  11,430       J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      947,318   
  60,406       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b)      2,692,899   
  107,302       Joy Global, Inc.(c)      2,285,533   
  15,028       Kansas City Southern      1,423,903   
  21,420       KAR Auction Services, Inc.      805,392   
  80,230       KBR, Inc.      1,248,379   
  38,221       Kennametal, Inc.      893,607   
  16,052       Kirby Corp.(b)      1,024,439   
  26,179       KLX, Inc.(b)      882,756   
  25,409       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      3,342,046   
  10,035       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      628,893   
  50,131       Lockheed Martin Corp.      11,649,442   
  36,470       Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)(c)      207,879   
  23,515       Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.(b)      352,960   
  31,184       ManpowerGroup, Inc.      2,402,104   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  40,022       Masco Corp.    $ 1,229,076   
  41,040       MasTec, Inc.(b)      929,966   
  72,243       Meritor, Inc.(b)      614,065   
  12,892       Moog, Inc., Class A(b)      629,903   
  103,812       MRC Global, Inc.(b)      1,451,292   
  8,836       MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      684,790   
  98,249       Navistar International Corp.(b)(c)      1,482,577   
  41,286       Nielsen Holdings PLC      2,152,652   
  82,410       Norfolk Southern Corp.      7,425,965   
  32,334       Northrop Grumman Corp.      6,669,211   
  57,426       NOW, Inc.(b)(c)      1,037,114   
  11,442       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      755,744   
  7,176       Orbital ATK, Inc.      624,312   
  33,922       Oshkosh Corp.      1,657,090   
  25,712       Owens Corning      1,184,552   
  89,517       PACCAR, Inc.      5,273,446   
  32,316       Parker-Hannifin Corp.      3,749,302   
  33,419       Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)      1,940,976   
  87,058       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      1,825,606   
  89,087       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      2,113,144   
  138,518       R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.      2,410,213   
  53,170       Raytheon Co.      6,718,030   
  12,463       Regal Beloit Corp.      802,866   
  66,341       Republic Services, Inc.      3,122,671   
  28,495       Rexnord Corp.(b)      621,191   
  21,025       Robert Half International, Inc.      805,468   
  19,623       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      2,226,622   
  17,835       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      1,572,869   
  8,335       Roper Technologies, Inc.      1,467,710   
  25,236       Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      496,897   
  27,015       Ryder System, Inc.      1,861,874   
  20,694       Sensata Technologies Holding NV(b)      779,543   
  6,912       Snap-on, Inc.      1,100,943   
  19,950       Southwest Airlines Co.      889,970   
  22,629       Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      1,066,957   
  45,327       SPX FLOW, Inc.(b)      1,357,997   
  32,877       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      3,679,594   
  7,483       Stericycle, Inc.(b)      715,075   
  31,176       Swift Transportation Co., Class A(b)      518,145   
  44,734       TAL International Group, Inc.(b)      764,951   
  7,484       Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)      695,638   
  41,386       Terex Corp.      988,712   
  63,311       Textron, Inc.      2,448,869   
  22,862       Timken Co. (The)      814,573   
  8,191       TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)      1,866,483   
  59,363       Trinity Industries, Inc.      1,158,172   
  28,209       Triumph Group, Inc.      1,020,602   
  69,660       Tyco International PLC      2,683,303   
  146,172       Union Pacific Corp.      12,750,584   
  26,723       United Continental Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,224,181   
  116,407       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      12,230,883   
  30,272       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      2,026,105   
  189,937       United Technologies Corp.      19,823,725   
  5,171       Valmont Industries, Inc.      725,905   
  8,417       Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b)      652,991   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  9,212       W.W. Grainger, Inc.(c)    $ 2,160,398   
  7,214       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      809,122   
  7,383       Wabtec Corp.      612,272   
  12,357       Waste Connections, Inc.      831,379   
  93,620       Waste Management, Inc.      5,503,920   
  4,666       Watsco, Inc.      627,437   
  25,799       WESCO International, Inc.(b)      1,516,723   
  26,132       Xylem, Inc.      1,091,795   
  66,432       YRC Worldwide, Inc.(b)      611,174   
     

 

 

 
        435,471,962   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—12.0%   
  77,960       Accenture PLC, Class A      8,803,243   
  76,029       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      2,620,720   
  27,268       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      2,569,191   
  316,707       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)(c)      1,124,310   
  17,396       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)      887,022   
  7,289       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      1,481,927   
  19,520       Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)      13,817,818   
  19,584       Alphabet, Inc., Class C(b)      13,571,908   
  18,661       Amdocs Ltd.      1,055,093   
  108,659       Amkor Technology, Inc.(b)      620,443   
  26,113       Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,457,889   
  43,742       Analog Devices, Inc.      2,463,549   
  20,724       Anixter International, Inc.(b)      1,291,105   
  7,258       ANSYS, Inc.(b)      658,809   
  635,026       Apple, Inc.      59,527,337   
  198,869       Applied Materials, Inc.      4,070,848   
  61,456       Arrow Electronics, Inc.(b)      3,816,418   
  17,055       Autodesk, Inc.(b)      1,020,230   
  50,712       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      4,484,969   
  75,004       Avnet, Inc.      3,084,164   
  25,055       Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b)      486,568   
  49,359       Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      1,360,828   
  10,793       Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)      1,573,080   
  13,231       Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      791,743   
  59,782       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.      574,505   
  71,568       CA, Inc.      2,122,707   
  7,875       CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      757,181   
  23,977       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      556,027   
  17,226       CDK Global, Inc.      819,441   
  29,805       CDW Corp.      1,147,492   
  10,623       Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      880,328   
  822,019       Cisco Systems, Inc.      22,597,302   
  14,474       Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)      1,184,552   
  54,076       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      3,156,416   
  29,453       CommScope Holding, Inc.(b)      895,666   
  46,129       Computer Sciences Corp.      1,528,254   
  298,465       Corning, Inc.      5,572,341   
  22,949       Cree, Inc.(b)(c)      562,480   
  38,059       CSRA, Inc.      988,012   
  23,937       Diebold, Inc.      628,825   
  5,786       DST Systems, Inc.      698,254   
  114,613       eBay, Inc.(b)      2,799,996   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  16,436       EchoStar Corp., Class A(b)    $ 672,561   
  17,699       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      1,094,683   
  313,025       EMC Corp.      8,173,083   
  6,761       F5 Networks, Inc.(b)      708,215   
  60,608       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      7,126,289   
  25,226       Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.(b)      504,520   
  43,941       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      2,891,318   
  16,241       First Solar, Inc.(b)      906,897   
  20,068       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      1,961,045   
  5,013       FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(b)      775,411   
  366,434       Flextronics International Ltd.(b)      4,452,173   
  19,993       FLIR Systems, Inc.      603,988   
  21,658       Genpact Ltd.(b)      604,042   
  21,163       Harris Corp.      1,693,252   
  953,403       Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      15,883,694   
  872,132       HP, Inc.      10,701,060   
  14,703       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      681,337   
  132,166       Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A      4,619,202   
  1,167,896       Intel Corp.      35,363,891   
  241,814       International Business Machines Corp.      35,290,335   
  16,149       Intuit, Inc.      1,629,273   
  93,566       Jabil Circuit, Inc.      1,624,306   
  51,892       Juniper Networks, Inc.      1,214,273   
  36,593       Keysight Technologies, Inc.(b)      954,345   
  26,170       KLA-Tencor Corp.      1,830,330   
  17,015       Lam Research Corp.      1,299,946   
  18,293       Leidos Holdings, Inc.      907,516   
  28,604       Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      1,104,114   
  29,021       Linear Technology Corp.      1,290,854   
  5,631       LinkedIn Corp., Class A(b)      705,621   
  136,666       Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Bermuda)      1,363,927   
  41,600       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      4,034,784   
  48,080       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      1,717,418   
  33,903       Microchip Technology, Inc.      1,647,347   
  438,681       Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      4,715,821   
  873,711       Microsoft Corp.      43,571,968   
  26,864       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      2,019,904   
  56,672       NCR Corp.(b)      1,648,588   
  65,592       NetApp, Inc.      1,550,595   
  31,245       Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      536,789   
  45,545       NVIDIA Corp.      1,618,214   
  14,743       NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)(b)      1,257,283   
  105,561       ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      999,663   
  457,719       Oracle Corp.      18,244,679   
  40,566       Paychex, Inc.      2,114,300   
  76,833       PayPal Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,010,317   
  31,916       Qorvo, Inc.(b)      1,437,177   
  291,754       QUALCOMM, Inc.      14,739,412   
  7,995       Red Hat, Inc.(b)      586,593   
  17,115       salesforce.com, inc.(b)      1,297,317   
  34,427       SanDisk Corp.      2,586,500   
  51,320       Sanmina Corp.(b)      1,213,718   
  13,141       ScanSource, Inc.(b)      534,576   
  10,784       Science Applications International Corp.      572,522   
  107,939       Seagate Technology PLC      2,349,832   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  10,449       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.    $ 698,202   
  179,565       Symantec Corp.      2,988,859   
  9,089       SYNNEX Corp.      750,479   
  20,697       Synopsys, Inc.(b)      983,521   
  72,597       TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      4,318,069   
  42,755       Tech Data Corp.(b)      2,936,841   
  37,814       Teradata Corp.(b)      956,694   
  30,851       Teradyne, Inc.      583,392   
  135,422       Texas Instruments, Inc.      7,724,471   
  16,531       Total System Services, Inc.      845,395   
  34,880       Trimble Navigation Ltd.(b)      835,376   
  51,676       Unisys Corp.(b)(c)      398,422   
  10,002       Vantiv, Inc., Class A(b)      545,509   
  6,987       VeriSign, Inc.(b)(c)      603,677   
  97,449       Visa, Inc., Class A      7,526,961   
  51,052       Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      620,792   
  72,613       Western Digital Corp.      2,967,330   
  109,196       Western Union Co. (The)      2,183,920   
  530,170       Xerox Corp.      5,089,632   
  32,106       Xilinx, Inc.      1,383,126   
  231,106       Yahoo!, Inc.(b)      8,458,480   
     

 

 

 
        496,144,957   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—4.4%   
  32,535       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      4,746,531   
  7,619       Airgas, Inc.      1,085,250   
  227,163       AK Steel Holding Corp.(b)(c)      1,063,123   
  15,340       Albemarle Corp.      1,014,894   
  510,263       Alcoa, Inc.      5,699,638   
  86,312       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(c)      1,410,338   
  8,938       AptarGroup, Inc.      679,288   
  15,975       Ashland, Inc.      1,782,810   
  19,053       Avery Dennison Corp.      1,383,438   
  25,659       Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b)      730,512   
  40,583       Axiall Corp.      955,730   
  22,616       Ball Corp.      1,614,330   
  24,287       Bemis Co., Inc.      1,218,722   
  25,450       Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(b)      916,709   
  18,017       Cabot Corp.      879,049   
  16,427       Carpenter Technology Corp.      581,680   
  25,611       Celanese Corp., Series A      1,810,698   
  76,885       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      2,542,587   
  367,603       Chemours Co. (The)      3,352,539   
  24,946       Chemtura Corp.(b)      694,746   
  421,623       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      2,221,953   
  63,738       Commercial Metals Co.      1,142,185   
  7,107       Compass Minerals International, Inc.      532,741   
  109,735       Constellium NV, Class A (Netherlands)(b)      639,755   
  34,207       Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,811,603   
  38,031       Domtar Corp.      1,469,518   
  290,385       Dow Chemical Co. (The)      15,277,155   
  182,887       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      12,054,082   
  35,432       Eastman Chemical Co.      2,706,296   
  28,007       Ecolab, Inc.      3,220,245   
  25,894       FMC Corp.      1,120,174   
  1,516,466       Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(c)      21,230,524   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  79,274       Graphic Packaging Holding Co.    $ 1,052,759   
  133,477       Huntsman Corp.      2,100,928   
  9,578       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      1,144,284   
  158,561       International Paper Co.      6,860,934   
  125,387       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      10,365,743   
  7,996       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      1,353,163   
  65,954       Monsanto Co.      6,178,571   
  167,141       Mosaic Co. (The)      4,678,277   
  1,678       NewMarket Corp.      681,369   
  177,745       Newmont Mining Corp.      6,215,743   
  117,285       Nucor Corp.      5,838,447   
  39,431       Olin Corp.      859,201   
  112,919       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)      2,084,485   
  23,875       Packaging Corp. of America      1,549,010   
  19,846       PolyOne Corp.      714,059   
  39,114       PPG Industries, Inc.      4,317,794   
  50,146       Praxair, Inc.      5,890,149   
  26,708       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      1,975,591   
  26,553       RPM International, Inc.      1,341,723   
  25,504       Sealed Air Corp.      1,207,869   
  8,402       Sensient Technologies Corp.      565,035   
  6,273       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      1,802,296   
  9,527       Silgan Holdings, Inc.      483,400   
  25,796       Sonoco Products Co.      1,209,574   
  58,561       Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)(c)      1,737,505   
  79,327       Steel Dynamics, Inc.      1,999,834   
  261,820       United States Steel Corp.(c)      5,003,380   
  11,430       Valspar Corp. (The)      1,219,467   
  11,798       Vulcan Materials Co.      1,269,819   
  9,972       W.R. Grace & Co.(b)      764,653   
  55,144       WestRock Co.      2,307,776   
     

 

 

 
        182,361,681   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—3.4%   
  1,832,662       AT&T, Inc.      71,143,939   
  335,392       CenturyLink, Inc.      10,380,382   
  729,384       Frontier Communications Corp.(c)      4,055,375   
  68,326       Leap Wireless Corp.(b)      172,181   
  40,372       Level 3 Communications, Inc.(b)      2,109,841   
  54,565       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      1,613,487   
  52,549       T-Mobile US, Inc.(b)      2,064,125   
  911,805       Verizon Communications, Inc.      46,447,347   
  139,729       Windstream Holdings, Inc.(c)      1,212,848   
     

 

 

 
        139,199,525   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—4.7%   
  438,248       AES Corp. (The)      4,890,848   
  25,809       AGL Resources, Inc.      1,699,781   
  10,804       ALLETE, Inc.      607,077   
  25,371       Alliant Energy Corp.      1,789,163   
  73,826       Ameren Corp.      3,543,648   
  133,500       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      8,477,250   
  30,205       American Water Works Co., Inc.      2,197,716   
  18,810       Aqua America, Inc.      595,525   
  20,722       Atmos Energy Corp.      1,503,381   
  17,824       Avista Corp.      714,208   
  11,223       Black Hills Corp.(c)      680,002   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  163,646       Calpine Corp.(b)    $ 2,582,334   
  175,544       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      3,765,419   
  62,543       CMS Energy Corp.      2,544,249   
  86,560       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      6,457,376   
  119,047       Dominion Resources, Inc.      8,508,289   
  49,538       DTE Energy Co.      4,416,808   
  198,865       Duke Energy Corp.      15,666,585   
  100,604       Dynegy, Inc.(b)      1,773,648   
  84,498       Edison International      5,974,854   
  76,618       Entergy Corp.      5,760,141   
  65,322       Eversource Energy      3,686,774   
  382,817       Exelon Corp.      13,433,048   
  203,637       FirstEnergy Corp.      6,636,530   
  46,001       Great Plains Energy, Inc.      1,436,611   
  34,901       Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      1,140,914   
  9,893       IDACORP, Inc.      719,518   
  15,661       ITC Holdings Corp.      690,180   
  81,604       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      1,636,976   
  22,604       National Fuel Gas Co.      1,254,522   
  18,555       New Jersey Resources Corp.      662,042   
  82,721       NextEra Energy, Inc.      9,726,335   
  51,167       NiSource, Inc.      1,162,003   
  9,676       NorthWestern Corp.      549,984   
  308,675       NRG Energy, Inc.      4,660,992   
  59,005       OGE Energy Corp.      1,745,958   
  10,160       ONE Gas, Inc.      594,055   
  134,094       PG&E Corp.      7,804,271   
  11,184       Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      668,803   
  31,082       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      2,258,107   
  21,789       PNM Resources, Inc.      690,275   
  22,907       Portland General Electric Co.      909,866   
  177,834       PPL Corp.      6,693,672   
  146,416       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      6,754,170   
  34,284       Questar Corp.      859,500   
  32,694       SCANA Corp.      2,245,751   
  51,772       Sempra Energy      5,350,636   
  240,459       Southern Co. (The)      12,046,996   
  12,479       Southwest Gas Corp.      810,012   
  7,350       Spire, Inc.      470,106   
  55,505       TECO Energy, Inc.      1,541,374   
  46,544       UGI Corp.      1,872,930   
  22,301       Vectren Corp.      1,089,404   
  41,214       WEC Energy Group, Inc.      2,399,067   
  32,220       Westar Energy, Inc.      1,662,874   
  11,212       WGL Holdings, Inc.      761,183   
  127,680       Xcel Energy, Inc.      5,111,030   
     

 

 

 
        195,884,771   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments

(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $3,870,760,041)—100.0%

     4,141,466,407   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
  

Investments Purchased with Cash

Collateral from Securities on Loan

  

  

     
   Money Market Fund—2.2%   
  91,230,757       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(e)(f)
(Cost $91,230,757)
   $ 91,230,757   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $3,961,990,798)—102.2%
     4,232,697,164   
   Other assets less liabilities—(2.2)%      (90,296,628
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 4,142,400,536   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—15.6%   
  25,672       1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 201,525   
  66,526       Aaron’s, Inc.      1,743,646   
  22,312       AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      1,455,412   
  26,009       American Public Education, Inc.(b)      602,368   
  7,328       America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(b)(c)      194,705   
  224,677       Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A (Argentina)(b)      932,410   
  22,176       Arctic Cat, Inc.      368,787   
  56,853       Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Series A(b)      856,775   
  108,004       Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.(b)      1,010,917   
  177,309       Barnes & Noble, Inc.      2,083,381   
  7,891       Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.      232,863   
  79,375       Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(b)      652,463   
  85,238       Belmond Ltd., Class A (United Kingdom)(b)      780,780   
  32,684       Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.      395,150   
  1,246       Biglari Holdings, Inc.(b)      465,929   
  12,629       BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(b)      563,253   
  32,072       Black Diamond, Inc.(b)      136,306   
  7,985       Blue Nile, Inc.      205,853   
  28,936       Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      1,317,745   
  144,643       Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The)(c)      337,018   
  14,494       Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      118,851   
  79,482       Boyd Gaming Corp.(b)      1,481,544   
  34,548       Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      254,619   
  37,098       Bridgepoint Education, Inc.(b)      353,915   
  14,484       Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b)      950,440   
  44,727       Buckle, Inc. (The)(c)      1,294,399   
  7,448       Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)      995,500   
  14,590       Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.(b)      192,150   
  3,116       Cable One, Inc.      1,430,119   
  43,780       CalAtlantic Group, Inc.      1,417,159   
  51,326       Caleres, Inc.      1,293,928   
  50,245       Callaway Golf Co.      469,288   
  8,924       Capella Education Co.      493,586   
  299,178       Career Education Corp.(b)      1,597,611   
  28,888       Carmike Cinemas, Inc.(b)      866,351   
  11,472       Carriage Services, Inc.      280,261   
  28,492       Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      396,324   
  16,892       Carter’s, Inc.      1,801,870   
  22,945       Cato Corp. (The), Class A      839,558   
  5,026       Cavco Industries, Inc.(b)      440,730   
  97,345       Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., Class A (Bermuda)(b)(c)      258,938   
  17,512       Century Communities, Inc.(b)      301,907   
  24,706       Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      1,260,253   
  44,954       Chegg, Inc.(b)(c)      204,091   
  13,092       Children’s Place, Inc. (The)      1,019,998   
  22,128       Choice Hotels International, Inc.      1,121,004   
  144,024       Christopher & Banks Corp.(b)      374,462   
  5,085       Churchill Downs, Inc.      682,305   
  5,524       Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(b)      168,703   
  23,494       Citi Trends, Inc.      421,952   
  126,884       Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A      648,377   
  57,822       ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      771,924   
  11,040       Columbia Sportswear Co.      646,613   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  37,348       Conn’s, Inc.(b)(c)    $ 513,162   
  24,380       Container Store Group, Inc. (The)(b)(c)      173,098   
  23,979       Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b)      1,849,021   
  98,792       Crocs, Inc.(b)      824,913   
  12,402       CSS Industries, Inc.      346,760   
  225,868       CTC Media, Inc. (Russia)(b)      444,960   
  4,970       Culp, Inc.      130,413   
  526,872       Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(b)      195,786   
  13,431       Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(b)      519,780   
  18,609       Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      296,441   
  38,143       Denny’s Corp.(b)      377,234   
  41,770       Destination Maternity Corp.(c)      291,137   
  20,683       Diamond Resorts International, Inc.(b)(c)      438,686   
  12,206       DineEquity, Inc.      1,049,716   
  13,144       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      1,588,847   
  10,130       Dorman Products, Inc.(b)      544,893   
  37,987       DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A(b)      1,516,441   
  15,377       Drew Industries, Inc.      996,891   
  33,874       Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.      1,575,141   
  27,847       E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b)      422,717   
  16,980       Eldorado Resorts, Inc.(b)      222,608   
  27,760       Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      220,692   
  53,619       Eros International PLC, Class A(b)(c)      717,422   
  18,634       Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      634,301   
  88,540       Express, Inc.(b)      1,609,657   
  47,783       Extended Stay America, Inc.      747,804   
  134,307       Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.(b)      1,240,997   
  13,282       Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      426,485   
  60,660       Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A      1,198,035   
  19,745       Five Below, Inc.(b)      823,367   
  6,191       Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      253,150   
  24,000       Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b)      398,400   
  59,167       Fred’s, Inc., Class A      867,980   
  21,895       FTD Cos., Inc.(b)      608,900   
  31,657       Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.(b)      167,782   
  12,437       Gentherm, Inc.(b)      456,935   
  22,365       G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)      1,012,016   
  27,911       Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.(b)      223,567   
  42,263       GoPro, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      534,204   
  20,428       Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b)      893,316   
  52,748       Gray Television, Inc.(b)      677,812   
  207,356       Groupon, Inc., Class A(b)      750,629   
  146,560       Harte-Hanks, Inc.      266,739   
  25,078       Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      468,206   
  14,717       Helen of Troy Ltd.(b)      1,464,783   
  80,763       hhgregg, Inc.(b)(c)      157,488   
  23,585       Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)      851,419   
  6,523       Hooker Furniture Corp.      161,770   
  30,326       Horizon Global Corp.(b)      372,100   
  77,293       Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(b)      1,585,279   
  313,354       Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      523,301   
  30,783       HSN, Inc.      1,632,423   
  25,657       Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b)      1,228,457   
  147,183       Iconix Brand Group, Inc.(b)(c)      1,248,112   
  17,044       IMAX Corp.(b)      545,408   
  6,343       Installed Building Products, Inc.(b)      168,597   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  19,132       International Speedway Corp., Class A    $ 640,731   
  43,025       Interval Leisure Group, Inc.(c)      607,513   
  19,105       Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.(b)      165,067   
  16,645       iRobot Corp.(b)(c)      622,190   
  25,607       Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b)      381,544   
  127,543       ITT Educational Services, Inc.(b)(c)      274,217   
  14,820       J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.(b)      152,646   
  15,921       Jack in the Box, Inc.      1,075,464   
  43,368       JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(b)(c)      325,260   
  37,854       John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      1,877,180   
  7,026       Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      169,537   
  68,576       K12, Inc.(b)      842,799   
  16,238       Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      116,751   
  38,741       Kate Spade & Co.(b)      996,806   
  115,330       KB Home(c)      1,565,028   
  18,874       Kirkland’s, Inc.      309,911   
  24,608       Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.(b)      428,425   
  97,379       La Quinta Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,243,530   
  26,987       Lands’ End, Inc.(b)(c)      656,594   
  33,442       La-Z-Boy, Inc.      865,145   
  9,056       LGI Homes, Inc.(b)(c)      253,659   
  9,664       Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(b)      553,940   
  25,597       Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(b)      1,465,428   
  58,953       Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Series A(b)      1,300,503   
  4,827       Liberty Ventures, Series A(b)      193,080   
  30,533       LifeLock, Inc.(b)      355,404   
  16,479       Lifetime Brands, Inc.      284,592   
  50,115       Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.      1,112,553   
  16,617       Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A      1,379,543   
  20,373       Loral Space & Communications, Inc.(b)      747,282   
  24,861       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)(c)      1,629,639   
  64,987       Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      968,956   
  40,730       M/I Homes, Inc.(b)      818,673   
  20,856       Marcus Corp. (The)      403,564   
  21,241       MarineMax, Inc.(b)      403,791   
  12,997       Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.      814,132   
  12,735       Mattress Firm Holding Corp.(b)(c)      496,920   
  144,033       McClatchy Co. (The), Class A(b)      159,877   
  53,253       MDC Holdings, Inc.      1,310,556   
  24,513       MDC Partners, Inc., Class A(c)      496,143   
  63,766       Media General, Inc.(b)      1,105,065   
  36,567       Meredith Corp.      1,876,253   
  43,566       Meritage Homes Corp.(b)      1,482,551   
  25,587       Metaldyne Performance Group, Inc.      407,601   
  55,822       Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      1,587,019   
  73,477       Modine Manufacturing Co.(b)      794,286   
  7,028       Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(b)      133,532   
  10,823       Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      749,168   
  8,395       Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(b)      269,228   
  14,753       Movado Group, Inc.      416,182   
  33,644       MSG Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      574,976   
  10,322       NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      614,365   
  71,475       National CineMedia, Inc.      1,014,945   
  7,726       Nautilus, Inc.(b)      136,287   
  32,327       New Media Investment Group, Inc.      518,848   
  86,897       New York Times Co. (The), Class A      1,114,020   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  11,606       Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A(c)    $ 595,736   
  13,223       Noodles & Co., Class A(b)(c)      147,436   
  14,995       Nutrisystem, Inc.      330,190   
  24,168       Overstock.com, Inc.(b)      352,611   
  9,379       Oxford Industries, Inc.      622,953   
  10,560       Papa John’s International, Inc.      597,590   
  34,164       Party City Holdco, Inc.(b)      489,570   
  50,474       Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)      814,146   
  27,965       Perry Ellis International, Inc.(b)      532,733   
  19,672       PetMed Express, Inc.(c)      359,998   
  233,693       Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      1,610,145   
  52,149       Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b)      575,725   
  15,187       Pool Corp.      1,327,496   
  3,116       Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.(b)      167,516   
  16,084       Potbelly Corp.(b)(c)      229,197   
  23,187       Reading International, Inc., Class A(b)      300,735   
  9,809       Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.(b)      636,212   
  71,195       Regis Corp.(b)      973,236   
  15,516       Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      671,377   
  18,783       Rocky Brands, Inc.      226,335   
  176,124       Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(b)      774,946   
  13,728       Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      218,001   
  37,904       Scholastic Corp.      1,378,948   
  99,600       Scientific Games Corp., Class A(b)      988,032   
  29,358       Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.(b)      198,754   
  45,820       Select Comfort Corp.(b)      1,130,838   
  35,211       Shiloh Industries, Inc.(b)      227,111   
  14,298       Shoe Carnival, Inc.      366,458   
  21,781       Shutterfly, Inc.(b)      1,001,490   
  48,432       Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A      1,553,214   
  54,507       Sizmek, Inc.(b)      144,444   
  42,679       Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(b)      1,410,541   
  37,141       Skullcandy, Inc.(b)      126,651   
  24,459       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)      533,940   
  27,735       SodaStream International Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      380,524   
  17,946       Sonic Corp.      616,804   
  69,202       Sotheby’s      1,885,062   
  18,038       Speedway Motorsports, Inc.      316,026   
  14,761       Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.(b)      167,980   
  107,827       Stage Stores, Inc.(c)      793,607   
  15,929       Standard Motor Products, Inc.      565,639   
  27,240       Starz, Class A(b)      741,200   
  75,929       Stein Mart, Inc.      549,726   
  37,031       Steven Madden Ltd.(b)      1,296,455   
  33,740       Stoneridge, Inc.(b)      481,132   
  3,892       Strattec Security Corp.      205,887   
  17,026       Strayer Education, Inc.(b)      845,171   
  13,001       Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.      832,454   
  30,801       Superior Industries International, Inc.      804,522   
  47,115       Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(b)      678,456   
  29,137       Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)      1,767,742   
  4,044       Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)(c)      973,633   
  24,722       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      1,006,680   
  9,740       Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (The)(b)      173,762   
  21,947       Tilly’s, Inc., Class A(b)      138,047   
  26,226       TopBuild Corp.(b)      818,776   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  49,050       Tower International, Inc.    $ 1,125,698   
  105,161       TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.(b)      1,219,868   
  20,372       TripAdvisor, Inc., Class A(b)      1,315,827   
  73,039       Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      633,979   
  31,124       Tumi Holdings, Inc.(b)      830,388   
  23,326       Unifi, Inc.(b)      600,878   
  8,276       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)      549,609   
  72,138       Universal Technical Institute, Inc.      284,945   
  10,371       Vail Resorts, Inc.      1,344,496   
  19,055       Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)      334,225   
  28,047       Vince Holding Corp.(b)(c)      173,330   
  27,209       Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(b)      744,710   
  66,778       VOXX International Corp., Class A(b)      299,833   
  3,861       Wayfair, Inc., Class A(b)      145,753   
  16,517       WCI Communities, Inc.(b)      263,942   
  52,647       Weight Watchers International, Inc.(b)(c)      681,779   
  18,497       West Marine, Inc.(b)      185,340   
  64,716       William Lyon Homes, Class A(b)(c)      912,496   
  23,616       Winnebago Industries, Inc.(c)      511,050   
  93,085       Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      1,763,961   
  23,103       World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A(c)      384,434   
  20,997       ZAGG, Inc.(b)      168,186   
  23,534       Zumiez, Inc.(b)(c)      394,901   
     

 

 

 
        172,624,311   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—3.1%   
  42,262       Adecoagro SA (Luxembourg)(b)      450,513   
  20,683       Alliance One International, Inc.(b)      527,623   
  10,590       Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (United Arab Emirates)(b)(c)      76,777   
  31,668       B&G Foods, Inc.      1,305,038   
  17,243       Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.(b)(c)      426,937   
  2,529       Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(b)      394,726   
  7,471       Calavo Growers, Inc.      427,117   
  13,550       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(c)      687,798   
  18,358       Central Garden & Pet Co.(b)      298,685   
  65,962       Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(b)      1,074,521   
  17,634       Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(b)      339,807   
  2,203       Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      351,092   
  18,309       Coty, Inc., Class A(c)      556,594   
  95,703       Elizabeth Arden, Inc.(b)(c)      979,042   
  39,004       Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      1,687,313   
  15,622       Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      563,486   
  11,556       Inter Parfums, Inc.      353,845   
  27,108       Inventure Foods, Inc.(b)      194,093   
  5,777       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      584,228   
  5,175       John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      286,333   
  12,035       Lancaster Colony Corp.      1,402,077   
  30,616       Landec Corp.(b)      344,430   
  8,177       Medifast, Inc.      257,821   
  6,099       National Beverage Corp.(b)      285,067   
  8,618       Nutraceutical International Corp.(b)      203,299   
  17,614       Omega Protein Corp.(b)      327,444   
  6,509       Orchids Paper Products Co.      199,631   
  32,447       Performance Food Group Co.(b)      839,728   
  61,249       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)      1,648,211   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  22,903       Post Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 1,645,351   
  10,994       PriceSmart, Inc.      951,421   
  9,706       Revlon, Inc., Class A(b)      353,590   
  16,798       Sanderson Farms, Inc.(c)      1,541,049   
  214       Seaboard Corp.(b)      642,642   
  11,374       Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(b)      370,679   
  46,134       Smart & Final Stores, Inc.(b)      734,453   
  40,764       Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.      1,303,225   
  80,426       SpartanNash Co.      2,227,800   
  12,319       Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.(c)      1,399,438   
  57,070       Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)      1,601,955   
  105,668       SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)(b)      568,494   
  10,485       Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., Class A(c)      373,685   
  2,464       USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      291,836   
  60,386       Vector Group Ltd.      1,304,338   
  14,942       Village Super Market, Inc., Class A      364,585   
  4,054       WD-40 Co.      414,724   
  22,437       Weis Markets, Inc.      1,021,332   
     

 

 

 
        34,183,873   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—9.0%   
  232,210       Abraxas Petroleum Corp.(b)      352,959   
  96,985       Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece)(c)      779,759   
  101,043       Alon USA Energy, Inc.(c)      1,060,952   
  35,705       Antero Resources Corp.(b)      1,010,452   
  551,723       Approach Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      1,616,548   
  306,899       Archrock, Inc.      3,022,955   
  19,790       Ardmore Shipping Corp. (Ireland)      185,037   
  563,419       Basic Energy Services, Inc.(b)(c)      1,802,941   
  513,645       Bill Barrett Corp.(b)(c)      4,088,614   
  431,737       Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      1,675,140   
  109,379       Bristow Group, Inc.      2,506,967   
  620,499       C&J Energy Services Ltd.(b)(c)      899,724   
  68,664       Callon Petroleum Co.(b)      721,659   
  50,690       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.(c)      752,747   
  55,390       Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      1,959,144   
  37,797       Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      685,260   
  114,972       Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(b)(c)      328,820   
  747,037       Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      1,650,952   
  446,226       Cobalt International Energy, Inc.(b)      1,441,310   
  848,415       Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      690,695   
  73,317       Contango Oil & Gas Co.(b)      922,328   
  13,937       Core Laboratories NV(c)      1,862,819   
  61,926       CVR Energy, Inc.(c)      1,503,563   
  76,037       DHT Holdings, Inc.      436,452   
  12,771       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      1,105,713   
  37,198       Dorian LPG Ltd.(b)      377,932   
  27,409       Dril-Quip, Inc.(b)      1,776,651   
  128,121       DryShips, Inc. (Greece)(b)      513,765   
  185,240       Eclipse Resources Corp.(b)(c)      450,133   
  502,670       EP Energy Corp., Class A(b)(c)      2,468,110   
  63,007       Era Group, Inc.(b)      600,457   
  790,122       EXCO Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      1,200,985   
  95,896       Fairmount Santrol Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      383,584   
  122,284       Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(b)      2,047,034   
  18,799       Frank’s International NV(c)      313,003   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  37,218       Frontline Ltd. (Norway)(c)    $ 306,676   
  43,253       GasLog Ltd. (Monaco)(c)      554,071   
  168,830       Gastar Exploration, Inc.(b)(c)      335,972   
  44,075       Geospace Technologies Corp.(b)(c)      721,067   
  99,959       Green Plains, Inc.      1,809,258   
  32,342       Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.      242,888   
  16,931       Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      114,792   
  1,279,686       Halcon Resources Corp.(b)(c)      1,561,217   
  580,767       Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(b)      5,012,019   
  215,970       Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(b)(c)      2,535,488   
  25,252       InterOil Corp. (Singapore)(b)(c)      845,184   
  39,507       Ion Geophysical Corp.(b)(c)      361,884   
  153,296       Jones Energy, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      735,821   
  1,260,754       Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)(c)      666,813   
  139,421       Kosmos Energy Ltd.(b)      903,448   
  276,126       Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(b)(c)      3,363,215   
  34,059       Matador Resources Co.(b)(c)      733,971   
  33,951       Matrix Service Co.(b)      639,637   
  18,272       Memorial Resource Development Corp.(b)      238,998   
  13,977       Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.(b)      321,331   
  8,350       Navigator Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom)(b)      127,254   
  269,240       Newpark Resources, Inc.(b)      1,257,351   
  80,141       Nordic American Tankers Ltd.(c)      1,234,973   
  80,704       North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (Norway)(b)(c)      305,061   
  294,874       Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.(b)(c)      1,610,012   
  808,668       Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. (Cyprus)(c)      1,698,203   
  358,506       Pacific Drilling SA(b)      240,271   
  138,016       Pacific Ethanol, Inc.(b)(c)      652,816   
  11,081       Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc., Class A      209,320   
  459,584       Parker Drilling Co.(b)      1,406,327   
  37,409       Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A(b)      876,119   
  23,542       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      1,478,202   
  22,113       PHI, Inc.(b)      495,773   
  579,250       Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(b)      1,801,468   
  133,782       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      1,300,361   
  7,503       REX American Resources Corp.(b)(c)      407,938   
  509,365       Rex Energy Corp.(b)(c)      514,459   
  86,948       Rice Energy, Inc.(b)      1,505,070   
  11,554       RigNet, Inc.(b)      197,573   
  61,903       RPC, Inc.(c)      935,973   
  35,773       RSP Permian, Inc.(b)      1,095,012   
  224,082       Sanchez Energy Corp.(b)(c)      2,014,497   
  167,290       Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)      1,047,235   
  65,863       SemGroup Corp., Class A      2,019,360   
  372,031       Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.(b)      70,946   
  95,567       Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway)(c)      1,449,751   
  29,643       Synergy Resources Corp.(b)      214,022   
  91,639       Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A (Bermuda)      361,058   
  81,034       Tesco Corp.      766,582   
  144,302       TETRA Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,038,974   
  431,933       Triangle Petroleum Corp.(b)(c)      193,895   
  150,533       Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (Greece)      957,390   
  2,955,958       Ultra Petroleum Corp.(b)(c)      922,850   
  47,774       US Silica Holdings, Inc.(c)      1,220,626   
  168,876       VAALCO Energy, Inc.(b)      207,717   
  488,496       W&T Offshore, Inc.(b)(c)      1,177,275   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  87,896       Westmoreland Coal Co.(b)(c)    $ 626,698   
  187,105       Willbros Group, Inc.(b)      598,736   
     

 

 

 
        99,436,062   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—24.1%   
  14,953       1st Source Corp.      514,981   
  32,439       Acadia Realty Trust REIT      1,093,194   
  61,713       AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      826,337   
  7,886       Agree Realty Corp. REIT      305,819   
  23,101       Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      883,382   
  1,047       Alexander’s, Inc. REIT      400,655   
  12,862       Altisource Asset Management Corp. (U.S. Virgin Islands)(b)(c)      215,438   
  12,252       Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(b)(c)      383,365   
  156,201       Altisource Residential Corp. REIT(c)      1,815,056   
  22,438       American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT      890,115   
  80,310       American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      1,190,997   
  90,127       American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT      1,425,809   
  15,914       American National Insurance Co.      1,847,934   
  12,676       Ameris Bancorp      398,026   
  9,096       AMERISAFE, Inc.      490,092   
  40,999       AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      1,018,825   
  3,488       Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc.(b)(c)      166,936   
  249,240       Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT      1,176,413   
  34,237       Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      545,395   
  64,802       Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. REIT      878,715   
  38,007       Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT      456,084   
  29,257       Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.      1,608,257   
  42,500       Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A(c)      549,950   
  24,681       Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT      288,768   
  42,293       ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT      899,995   
  9,772       Arrow Financial Corp.      275,180   
  10,240       Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      330,854   
  34,229       Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. REIT      383,022   
  197,820       Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT      1,105,814   
  85,244       Astoria Financial Corp.      1,282,070   
  10,193       Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B      249,117   
  22,245       Banc of California, Inc.      452,686   
  6,251       BancFirst Corp.      389,875   
  39,503       Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)      1,021,548   
  72,565       Bancorp, Inc. (The)(b)      411,444   
  67,438       BancorpSouth, Inc.      1,584,119   
  27,073       Bank Mutual Corp.      218,750   
  4,173       Bank of Marin Bancorp      204,560   
  22,179       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      915,993   
  8,175       Banner Corp.      349,726   
  53,252       BBCN Bancorp, Inc.      831,796   
  43,046       Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.(b)      597,909   
  23,292       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      632,145   
  146,555       BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      1,330,719   
  47,148       Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      1,295,627   
  22,092       Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.      322,101   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  13,254       BNC Bancorp    $ 296,359   
  21,254       BofI Holding, Inc.(b)(c)      432,944   
  23,409       BOK Financial Corp.(c)      1,408,754   
  67,014       Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.      818,911   
  7,328       Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      223,064   
  69,298       Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      788,611   
  10,580       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.      300,684   
  58,424       Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A      481,414   
  8,208       Camden National Corp.      357,130   
  6,612       Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A      199,881   
  164,276       Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT      1,596,763   
  19,435       Cardinal Financial Corp.      430,097   
  27,145       CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT      345,284   
  25,701       Cash America International, Inc.      949,909   
  22,838       CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      242,311   
  44,824       Cathay General Bancorp      1,368,028   
  22,839       CBOE Holdings, Inc.      1,415,104   
  78,483       Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      543,102   
  20,642       Centerstate Banks, Inc.      336,258   
  19,017       Central Pacific Financial Corp.      443,857   
  13,762       Charter Financial Corp.      172,438   
  22,419       Chatham Lodging Trust REIT      477,749   
  26,096       Chemical Financial Corp.(c)      1,003,652   
  9,667       Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      137,368   
  39,079       Chesapeake Lodging Trust REIT      962,516   
  13,151       City Holding Co.      645,977   
  16,956       Clifton Bancorp, Inc.      252,305   
  46,985       CNA Financial Corp.      1,484,726   
  20,853       CoBiz Financial, Inc.      252,530   
  13,109       Cohen & Steers, Inc.      514,790   
  91,828       Colony Capital, Inc., Class A REIT      1,623,519   
  12,375       Colony Starwood Homes REIT      301,579   
  40,485       Columbia Banking System, Inc.      1,193,903   
  30,437       Community Bank System, Inc.      1,204,392   
  14,433       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      517,712   
  17,515       ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.      301,433   
  51,782       Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.(b)      204,539   
  16,067       CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. REIT(c)      342,066   
  7,458       CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT      558,828   
  146,232       Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT      1,513,501   
  146,023       Cowen Group, Inc., Class A(b)      508,890   
  2,980       Credit Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      584,885   
  50,124       CubeSmart REIT      1,484,172   
  17,750       Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b)      461,145   
  62,666       CVB Financial Corp.      1,076,602   
  16,001       CyrusOne, Inc. REIT      706,124   
  226,355       CYS Investments, Inc. REIT      1,835,739   
  1,755       Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.      307,581   
  29,485       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      533,973   
  36,724       DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT      1,462,350   
  104,097       Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      676,630   
  10,498       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(b)      532,249   
  21,186       EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT      1,265,863   
  24,298       Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      966,331   
  14,057       eHealth, Inc.(b)      157,298   
  43,093       Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      797,651   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  25,934       Employers Holdings, Inc.    $ 770,240   
  43,857       Encore Capital Group, Inc.(b)(c)      1,234,575   
  83,085       Enova International, Inc.(b)      731,979   
  9,100       Enstar Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      1,441,804   
  11,048       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      302,384   
  48,076       Equity One, Inc. REIT      1,360,551   
  20,395       Essent Group Ltd.(b)      416,466   
  96,057       EverBank Financial Corp.      1,448,540   
  19,468       Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A      1,005,328   
  395,569       EZCORP, Inc., Class A(b)      1,958,067   
  9,777       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      1,473,883   
  10,727       FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      648,662   
  11,337       FBR & Co.      209,734   
  4,703       FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      164,370   
  9,333       Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      379,666   
  5,731       Federated National Holding Co.      109,176   
  72,836       FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT      521,506   
  14,910       Fidelity & Guaranty Life(c)      394,220   
  14,154       Fidelity Southern Corp.      228,729   
  12,371       Financial Engines, Inc.(c)      398,470   
  9,483       Financial Institutions, Inc.      265,524   
  406,343       First BanCorp(b)      1,584,738   
  17,935       First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC      365,874   
  5,696       First Business Financial Services, Inc.      144,166   
  19,588       First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b)      895,759   
  5,374       First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      1,370,370   
  77,752       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      713,763   
  18,030       First Community Bancshares, Inc.      375,204   
  6,785       First Defiance Financial Corp.      268,550   
  72,843       First Financial Bancorp      1,420,438   
  30,159       First Financial Bankshares, Inc.(c)      976,548   
  10,520       First Financial Corp.      372,724   
  50,699       First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      1,163,035   
  18,436       First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A      499,616   
  22,317       First Merchants Corp.      572,431   
  55,463       First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.      1,024,956   
  12,609       First NBC Bank Holding Co.(b)      274,120   
  7,348       First of Long Island Corp. (The)      224,922   
  98,214       First Potomac Realty Trust REIT      825,980   
  30,997       Five Oaks Investment Corp. REIT      187,532   
  22,778       Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b)      539,155   
  27,218       Flushing Financial Corp.      542,999   
  163,309       FNFV Group(b)      1,758,838   
  57,675       Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      778,612   
  6,691       Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.      131,880   
  117,877       Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT      1,251,854   
  36,043       FXCM, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      420,261   
  39,228       Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      268,712   
  58,797       Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT      1,927,954   
  24,780       Getty Realty Corp. REIT      487,670   
  57,545       Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      1,489,840   
  23,696       Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT      398,804   
  9,831       Global Indemnity PLC, Class A(b)      309,185   
  106,439       Government Properties Income Trust REIT(c)      2,013,826   
  202,627       Gramercy Property Trust REIT      1,716,251   
  8,785       Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      332,600   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  61,340       Great Western Bancorp, Inc.    $ 1,933,437   
  20,748       Green Bancorp, Inc.(b)      169,304   
  33,421       Green Dot Corp., Class A(b)      742,949   
  37,881       Greenhill & Co., Inc.      834,140   
  47,067       Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(b)      1,013,352   
  18,566       Hanmi Financial Corp.      429,246   
  11,068       Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      214,719   
  9,036       HCI Group, Inc.      270,719   
  14,592       Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      488,978   
  21,147       Heritage Financial Corp.      390,162   
  16,611       Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.      220,760   
  43,780       Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT      844,516   
  16,327       HFF, Inc., Class A      519,688   
  54,281       Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,078,021   
  18,591       Home BancShares, Inc.      799,227   
  14,862       HomeStreet, Inc.(b)      320,276   
  17,272       HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.(b)      320,396   
  47,255       Horace Mann Educators Corp.      1,469,630   
  7,686       Horizon Bancorp      187,538   
  8,458       Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A      213,226   
  16,127       Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(b)      1,696,077   
  28,735       Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT      840,499   
  33,834       IBERIABANK Corp.      1,995,868   
  14,254       Independent Bank Corp.      215,948   
  15,187       Independent Bank Corp./MA      714,245   
  7,373       Independent Bank Group, Inc.      269,852   
  12,274       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      983,884   
  7,946       InfraREIT, Inc. REIT      131,745   
  9,561       Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A      363,318   
  59,647       International Bancshares Corp.      1,562,155   
  13,960       INTL FCStone, Inc.(b)      381,108   
  25,543       Investment Technology Group, Inc.      498,599   
  174,601       Investors Real Estate Trust REIT(c)      1,051,098   
  81,641       iStar, Inc. REIT(b)      800,082   
  18,437       James River Group Holdings Ltd.      570,810   
  120,122       JG Wentworth Co. (The), Class A(b)(c)      138,140   
  78,542       KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      1,076,025   
  29,461       Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      636,652   
  46,638       Kite Realty Group Trust REIT      1,269,953   
  9,892       Lakeland Financial Corp.      467,793   
  29,142       LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.      718,642   
  16,288       LTC Properties, Inc. REIT      755,600   
  78,355       Maiden Holdings Ltd.      958,282   
  15,241       MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      333,016   
  5,784       Marcus & Millichap, Inc.(b)      145,063   
  5,242       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      643,508   
  51,521       Markit Ltd.(b)      1,797,568   
  11,086       Marlin Business Services Corp.      163,962   
  42,321       MB Financial, Inc.      1,471,078   
  137,211       Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT      1,826,278   
  12,890       Mercantile Bank Corp.      310,907   
  32,594       Meridian Bancorp, Inc.      476,524   
  4,193       Meta Financial Group, Inc.      208,057   
  167,156       MGIC Investment Corp.(b)      1,208,538   
  16,960       MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.      153,488   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  33,026       Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT    $ 379,799   
  131,419       Monogram Residential Trust, Inc. REIT      1,331,274   
  6,009       Morningstar, Inc.      499,949   
  29,455       Nam Tai Property, Inc. (China)      179,675   
  26,516       National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A      530,055   
  14,778       National Health Investors, Inc. REIT      1,006,234   
  8,798       National Interstate Corp.      270,890   
  15,317       National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT      298,988   
  3,398       National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      736,347   
  65,001       Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      753,362   
  10,952       Navigators Group, Inc. (The)(b)      904,745   
  39,843       NBT Bancorp, Inc.      1,129,151   
  21,489       Nelnet, Inc., Class A      900,604   
  76,504       New Senior Investment Group, Inc. REIT      826,243   
  201,081       New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT(c)      1,045,621   
  73,723       New York REIT, Inc. REIT      724,697   
  159,186       Newcastle Investment Corp. REIT      690,867   
  51,420       NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      323,432   
  32,244       Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      511,390   
  7,377       Northrim Bancorp, Inc.      190,327   
  15,907       NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.      197,883   
  126,633       Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      1,775,395   
  9,489       OceanFirst Financial Corp.      184,846   
  274,848       Ocwen Financial Corp.(b)      621,156   
  116,565       OFG Bancorp      1,029,269   
  126,874       Old National Bancorp      1,700,112   
  12,730       One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT      298,137   
  50,135       OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A      621,674   
  65,905       OneMain Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      2,097,097   
  25,760       Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      393,613   
  9,940       Opus Bank      359,033   
  13,166       Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT(c)      127,447   
  39,497       Oritani Financial Corp.      684,483   
  13,520       Pacific Continental Corp.      225,243   
  9,671       Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(b)      224,947   
  12,442       Park National Corp.      1,142,176   
  67,111       Parkway Properties, Inc. REIT      1,103,976   
  12,302       Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.      235,460   
  45,985       Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT      1,271,025   
  64,913       Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust REIT      1,489,104   
  16,961       Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      364,492   
  30,365       Phoenix Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      1,123,809   
  15,982       Physicians Realty Trust REIT      289,754   
  41,667       PICO Holdings, Inc.(b)      413,753   
  12,094       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      594,662   
  21,138       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      881,666   
  10,846       Pjt Partners, Inc., Class A(c)      242,083   
  28,737       Post Properties, Inc. REIT      1,648,354   
  41,415       Potlatch Corp. REIT      1,458,636   
  46,889       PRA Group, Inc.(b)      1,555,777   
  16,976       Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Class A REIT      209,484   
  7,328       Preferred Bank      232,737   
  39,382       Primerica, Inc.      1,951,772   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  38,338       PrivateBancorp, Inc.    $ 1,595,244   
  60,560       Provident Financial Services, Inc.      1,209,989   
  10,854       PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT      1,039,379   
  11,903       QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      576,343   
  115,679       Radian Group, Inc.      1,479,534   
  289,015       RAIT Financial Trust REIT      878,606   
  52,299       Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT      926,215   
  5,933       RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A      218,334   
  144,939       Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT(c)      1,878,409   
  22,707       Regional Management Corp.(b)      375,120   
  21,840       Renasant Corp.      749,986   
  10,299       Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      281,266   
  31,553       Resource America, Inc., Class A      199,415   
  81,183       Resource Capital Corp. REIT(c)      964,454   
  42,131       Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT      828,717   
  22,729       Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT      426,623   
  6,127       RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A      152,685   
  25,568       Rouse Properties, Inc. REIT      472,241   
  23,168       S&T Bancorp, Inc.      594,723   
  73,071       Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT      1,541,067   
  13,556       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(b)      187,073   
  18,303       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      1,036,133   
  20,034       Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      572,772   
  8,072       Saul Centers, Inc. REIT      429,269   
  12,560       Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida(b)      203,723   
  43,097       SEI Investments Co.      2,072,104   
  50,550       Select Income REIT      1,170,232   
  50,047       Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      1,737,131   
  6,901       Seritage Growth Properties, Class A REIT(c)      368,306   
  21,466       Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. REIT      313,404   
  10,287       Simmons First National Corp., Class A      480,403   
  13,323       South State Corp.      932,344   
  22,015       Southside Bancshares, Inc.      643,058   
  14,181       Southwest Bancorp, Inc.      227,605   
  12,158       Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT      1,291,423   
  36,133       St. Joe Co. (The)(b)      608,841   
  45,646       STAG Industrial, Inc., Class A REIT      911,094   
  17,297       State Auto Financial Corp.      354,761   
  19,154       State Bank Financial Corp.      399,936   
  43,946       Sterling Bancorp      718,078   
  28,427       Stewart Information Services Corp.      989,828   
  8,011       Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.      323,965   
  4,747       Stonegate Bank      149,530   
  20,256       STORE Capital Corp. REIT      519,972   
  59,503       Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT      678,334   
  23,906       Sun Communities, Inc. REIT      1,622,500   
  34,311       Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A      665,633   
  46,911       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      1,645,638   
  10,320       Tejon Ranch Co.(b)      232,406   
  20,398       Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      464,462   
  8,263       Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      216,738   
  42,140       Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b)      1,930,855   
  26,346       TFS Financial Corp.      471,593   
  56,461       Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      642,526   
  65,175       Tier REIT, Inc. REIT      982,839   
  9,932       Tompkins Financial Corp.      648,957   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  28,162       TowneBank    $ 591,402   
  16,420       TriCo Bancshares      442,026   
  17,802       TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.(b)      237,835   
  13,112       Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(b)      208,350   
  103,470       TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      663,243   
  75,155       Trustmark Corp.      1,842,049   
  31,295       UMB Financial Corp.      1,744,696   
  22,899       UMH Properties, Inc. REIT      224,410   
  35,512       Union Bankshares Corp.      937,872   
  45,342       United Bankshares, Inc.(c)      1,754,282   
  21,114       United Community Banks, Inc.      425,025   
  39,799       United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      516,591   
  17,782       United Fire Group, Inc.      796,989   
  8,703       United Insurance Holdings Corp.      141,946   
  5,725       Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      312,585   
  17,084       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.(c)      300,849   
  20,355       Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania      401,808   
  24,108       Urban Edge Properties REIT      625,362   
  20,237       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT      416,073   
  7,246       Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      151,079   
  4,195       Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.(c)      328,133   
  19,868       Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b)      438,089   
  211,823       Walter Investment Management Corp.(b)(c)      1,535,717   
  60,241       Washington REIT      1,727,109   
  11,153       Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.      408,534   
  22,182       Waterstone Financial, Inc.      310,992   
  26,984       WesBanco, Inc.      866,996   
  19,725       Westamerica Bancorp.(c)      961,002   
  29,996       Western Alliance Bancorp(b)      1,097,254   
  108,428       Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT(c)      1,081,027   
  5,364       Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.      308,698   
  29,276       Whitestone REIT      393,177   
  41,623       Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.      448,280   
  39,043       Winthrop Realty Trust REIT      496,627   
  41,151       Wintrust Financial Corp.      2,140,675   
  26,268       World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      1,139,769   
  15,508       WSFS Financial Corp.      529,443   
  11,524       ZAIS Financial Corp. REIT      167,674   
     

 

 

 
        267,172,940   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—7.0%   
  7,123       Abaxis, Inc.      322,814   
  2,914       ABIOMED, Inc.(b)      283,066   
  12,859       Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)      812,560   
  7,831       ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      252,941   
  30,164       Accuray, Inc.(b)(c)      161,679   
  16,757       Aceto Corp.      375,860   
  14,813       Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      382,916   
  8,970       Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      151,414   
  3,169       Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      155,123   
  21,650       Air Methods Corp.(b)      800,617   
  15,257       Akorn, Inc.(b)      388,291   
  10,309       Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(b)(c)      155,150   
  11,718       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      845,922   
  28,384       Alkermes PLC(b)      1,128,264   
  132,300       Allscripts Healthcare Solutions,
Inc.(b)
     1,772,820   
  7,020       Almost Family, Inc.(b)      294,910   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  8,090       Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)    $ 542,354   
  12,224       AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      324,180   
  21,421       Amedisys, Inc.(b)      1,102,967   
  20,630       AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b)      732,571   
  16,995       Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      209,038   
  7,067       Analogic Corp.      558,222   
  35,972       AngioDynamics, Inc.(b)      440,657   
  4,880       Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      222,821   
  4,653       athenahealth, Inc.(b)(c)      620,245   
  635       Atrion Corp.      252,286   
  14,242       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)      1,206,013   
  216,248       BioScrip, Inc.(b)(c)      570,895   
  12,128       Bio-Techne Corp.      1,130,087   
  5,469       Bluebird Bio, Inc.(b)      242,550   
  41,979       Bruker Corp.      1,188,006   
  10,407       Cambrex Corp.(b)      502,034   
  4,857       Cantel Medical Corp.      325,370   
  19,215       Capital Senior Living Corp.(b)      385,453   
  42,216       Catalent, Inc.(b)      1,246,638   
  22,965       Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)      91,860   
  12,172       Cepheid, Inc.(b)      347,389   
  17,567       Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b)      1,392,536   
  7,093       Chemed Corp.      920,530   
  31,645       Chimerix, Inc.(b)      189,237   
  2,193       China Biologic Products, Inc. (China)(b)      256,581   
  20,022       Civitas Solutions, Inc.(b)      401,241   
  8,776       Clovis Oncology, Inc.(b)(c)      122,074   
  7,037       Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.(c)      361,209   
  20,054       CONMED Corp.      830,637   
  5,755       CorVel Corp.(b)      260,126   
  20,486       Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(b)      254,641   
  14,487       CryoLife, Inc.      179,639   
  8,087       Cynosure, Inc., Class A(b)      395,778   
  25,036       Depomed, Inc.(b)      435,126   
  10,817       Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.(b)(c)      327,647   
  9,308       Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(b)      358,544   
  20,786       Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      468,932   
  26,804       Exact Sciences Corp.(b)      188,164   
  9,995       Exactech, Inc.(b)      227,286   
  20,800       ExamWorks Group, Inc.(b)      749,840   
  6,863       FibroGen, Inc.(b)      123,534   
  104,506       Five Star Quality Care, Inc.(b)      254,995   
  24,287       Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(b)      608,146   
  22,669       Greatbatch, Inc.(b)      788,881   
  36,873       Haemonetics Corp.(b)      1,195,791   
  47,094       Harvard Bioscience, Inc.(b)      139,869   
  7,172       HealthStream, Inc.(b)      162,231   
  44,899       Healthways, Inc.(b)      523,073   
  4,907       HeartWare International, Inc.(b)      163,698   
  35,251       Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      1,704,386   
  63,992       HMS Holdings Corp.(b)      1,080,825   
  18,780       Horizon Pharma PLC(b)      288,649   
  20,217       ICON PLC(b)      1,366,265   
  5,937       ICU Medical, Inc.(b)      589,782   
  18,487       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      1,559,378   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  36,211       Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)    $ 1,207,637   
  11,013       INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      530,056   
  23,745       Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      137,721   
  4,622       Insulet Corp.(b)      153,913   
  12,592       Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(b)      891,765   
  58,332       Invacare Corp.      655,652   
  5,926       Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      242,788   
  12,102       Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      1,823,771   
  4,848       Juno Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)      204,052   
  9,798       K2M Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      159,315   
  3,625       Kite Pharma, Inc.(b)(c)      167,765   
  10,242       Landauer, Inc.      355,807   
  8,254       Lannett Co., Inc.(b)(c)      158,312   
  9,929       LHC Group, Inc.(b)      400,536   
  6,478       LivaNova PLC(b)      341,585   
  17,255       Luminex Corp.(b)      346,826   
  21,257       Masimo Corp.(b)      921,491   
  26,572       Medicines Co. (The)(b)(c)      945,697   
  7,704       Medidata Solutions, Inc.(b)      336,126   
  13,436       Medivation, Inc.(b)      776,601   
  27,862       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.      532,443   
  31,332       Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      634,473   
  14,421       Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      137,144   
  28,265       Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)      1,017,540   
  11,164       Natus Medical, Inc.(b)      355,797   
  8,104       Neogen Corp.(b)      382,833   
  3,652       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(b)      166,458   
  27,652       Novavax, Inc.(b)(c)      144,896   
  19,700       NuVasive, Inc.(b)      1,042,918   
  7,122       Nuvectra Corp.(b)      59,860   
  16,523       NxStage Medical, Inc.(b)      266,351   
  17,199       Omnicell, Inc.(b)      547,960   
  35,082       OPKO Health, Inc.(b)(c)      377,132   
  23,648       OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b)      169,793   
  11,992       Orthofix International NV(b)      524,770   
  1,959       Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      106,001   
  25,595       PAREXEL International Corp.(b)      1,563,855   
  40,795       PharMerica Corp.(b)      964,394   
  4,687       Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      97,208   
  6,607       Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      156,982   
  27,098       PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      1,285,800   
  15,054       Premier, Inc., Class A(b)      508,976   
  6,186       Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.(b)      188,487   
  20,249       Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,149,738   
  4,738       Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)(b)      204,634   
  15,217       Providence Service Corp. (The)(b)      758,415   
  6,541       PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)      48,534   
  42,350       Quality Systems, Inc.      596,288   
  14,430       Quidel Corp.(b)      249,639   
  70,121       RadNet, Inc.(b)      354,111   
  54,953       RTI Surgical, Inc.(b)      219,262   
  11,232       Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      130,740   
  22,961       Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.(b)      144,654   
  9,775       Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)      138,707   
  16,634       SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      219,569   
  4,906       Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      174,065   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  12,825       Spectranetics Corp. (The)(b)(c)    $ 218,025   
  49,481       Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      350,820   
  20,836       Surgery Partners, Inc.(b)(c)      339,418   
  15,842       Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.(b)      765,961   
  26,959       Syneron Medical Ltd. (Israel)(b)      192,218   
  4,657       Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(b)      650,769   
  43,602       Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,823,872   
  57,964       Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b)      1,509,383   
  5,400       U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.      269,244   
  81,454       Universal American Corp.      606,018   
  6,464       Vascular Solutions, Inc.(b)      225,917   
  10,184       Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(b)      280,162   
  11,533       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      972,693   
  64,376       VWR Corp.(b)      1,714,977   
  25,085       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      1,786,052   
  22,864       Wright Medical Group NV(b)      429,386   
     

 

 

 
        77,908,012   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—16.4%   
  23,657       A.O. Smith Corp.      1,826,794   
  12,320       AAON, Inc.      326,726   
  64,537       AAR Corp.      1,551,469   
  169,439       ACCO Brands Corp.(b)      1,616,448   
  156,596       Accuride Corp.(b)      253,686   
  54,320       Actuant Corp., Class A      1,450,887   
  29,146       Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(c)      673,856   
  12,840       Advisory Board Co. (The)(b)      406,258   
  56,380       Aegion Corp.(b)      1,196,947   
  32,426       Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(b)      587,559   
  9,993       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      288,598   
  73,252       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      1,032,121   
  89,224       Aircastle Ltd.      1,936,161   
  9,068       Alamo Group, Inc.      511,798   
  14,514       Alaska Air Group, Inc.      1,022,221   
  15,971       Albany International Corp., Class A      643,472   
  477       Allegiant Travel Co.      76,592   
  28,017       Allegion PLC      1,833,713   
  21,733       Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      623,737   
  4,618       AMERCO      1,625,536   
  8,087       American Railcar Industries, Inc.(c)      331,648   
  13,535       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      387,778   
  3,464       American Woodmark Corp.(b)      252,318   
  13,052       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      540,875   
  36,085       Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      1,653,776   
  60,276       ARC Document Solutions, Inc.(b)      248,337   
  45,912       ArcBest Corp.      876,460   
  6,481       Argan, Inc.      221,521   
  15,356       Astec Industries, Inc.      743,230   
  9,494       Astronics Corp.(b)      350,803   
  28,340       Atento SA (Spain)(b)      242,307   
  4,273       Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      170,664   
  14,597       AZZ, Inc.      801,667   
  40,839       B/E Aerospace, Inc.      1,986,001   
  67,537       Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.(b)      1,543,220   
  35,599       Barnes Group, Inc.      1,156,611   
  5,306       Barrett Business Services, Inc.      164,539   
  47,545       Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b)      2,031,598   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  18,203       BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.(b)    $ 319,463   
  43,944       Brady Corp., Class A      1,164,077   
  55,716       Briggs & Stratton Corp.      1,179,508   
  42,940       Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)      476,205   
  51,235       BWX Technologies, Inc.      1,710,737   
  8,637       Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (Israel)(b)      319,828   
  59,970       CAI International, Inc.(b)      612,893   
  62,992       Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A(b)      451,023   
  54,953       CBIZ, Inc.(b)      559,422   
  74,235       CDI Corp.      530,780   
  14,137       CEB, Inc.      872,112   
  28,598       CECO Environmental Corp.      188,747   
  50,868       Celadon Group, Inc.      512,241   
  71,428       Chart Industries, Inc.(b)      1,838,557   
  15,818       CIRCOR International, Inc.      892,926   
  622,261       Civeo Corp.(b)      945,837   
  29,163       CLARCOR, Inc.      1,713,910   
  29,605       Columbus McKinnon Corp.      488,779   
  24,572       Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      724,628   
  130,773       Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.(b)      336,087   
  23,464       Continental Building Products, Inc.(b)      460,129   
  3,097       Copa Holdings SA, Class A (Panama)(c)      197,434   
  39,990       Copart, Inc.(b)      1,713,172   
  64,780       Costamare, Inc. (Greece)(c)      628,366   
  17,054       Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A(b)      339,545   
  14,854       CRA International, Inc.(b)      322,332   
  22,452       Cubic Corp.      933,330   
  293,928       Diana Shipping, Inc. (Greece)(b)(c)      1,016,991   
  86,501       DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)      1,916,862   
  18,553       Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      425,049   
  25,243       Ducommun, Inc.(b)      401,616   
  33,977       DXP Enterprises, Inc.(b)      742,397   
  19,068       Dycom Industries, Inc.(b)      1,346,201   
  28,140       Dynamic Materials Corp.      274,928   
  19,086       Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(b)      446,040   
  19,970       Encore Wire Corp.      763,852   
  29,891       Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      587,956   
  29,257       Ennis, Inc.      571,682   
  26,087       EnPro Industries, Inc.      1,528,176   
  19,089       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      734,545   
  7,317       Exponent, Inc.      364,679   
  34,282       Federal Signal Corp.      469,321   
  17,107       Forward Air Corp.      779,737   
  8,652       Franklin Covey Co.(b)      142,498   
  26,385       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      833,502   
  12,668       FreightCar America, Inc.      217,256   
  18,889       G&K Services, Inc., Class A      1,334,508   
  22,704       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      600,521   
  30,158       Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.      817,282   
  412,644       Golden Ocean Group Ltd. (Norway)(b)(c)      357,762   
  11,610       GP Strategies Corp.(b)      270,977   
  21,402       Graco, Inc.      1,677,703   
  7,517       Graham Corp.      139,140   
  25,954       Granite Construction, Inc.      1,157,289   
  115,652       Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(b)      528,530   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  50,399       Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(c)    $ 1,511,466   
  52,658       Griffon Corp.      832,523   
  78,437       H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      1,586,781   
  2,228       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      93,732   
  28,804       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      1,090,231   
  36,603       Heartland Express, Inc.      662,880   
  7,328       HEICO Corp.      449,280   
  16,232       Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      320,257   
  46,024       Herman Miller, Inc.      1,388,544   
  82,682       Hill International, Inc.(b)      350,572   
  55,104       Hillenbrand, Inc.      1,670,202   
  42,017       HNI Corp.      1,836,983   
  40,137       Houston Wire & Cable Co.      293,401   
  4,823       Hurco Cos., Inc.      156,169   
  17,822       Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b)      991,081   
  12,223       Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A      748,659   
  25,252       ICF International, Inc.(b)      994,171   
  64,127       InnerWorkings, Inc.(b)      523,918   
  16,271       Insperity, Inc.      858,621   
  9,691       Insteel Industries, Inc.      280,942   
  39,692       Interface, Inc.      675,558   
  41,618       JetBlue Airways Corp.(b)      823,620   
  12,391       John Bean Technologies Corp.      646,067   
  8,282       Kadant, Inc.      392,153   
  25,314       Kaman Corp.      1,065,466   
  56,378       Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      1,058,215   
  59,272       KEYW Holding Corp. (The)(b)(c)      408,384   
  25,935       Kforce, Inc.      493,024   
  45,649       Kimball International, Inc., Class B      531,354   
  35,197       Knight Transportation, Inc.      935,184   
  33,408       Knoll, Inc.      780,077   
  24,827       Korn/Ferry International      673,805   
  154,551       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(b)      820,666   
  28,420       Landstar System, Inc.      1,862,931   
  88,234       Layne Christensen Co.(b)(c)      784,400   
  28,871       LB Foster Co., Class A      568,181   
  13,231       Lennox International, Inc.      1,785,523   
  6,438       Lindsay Corp.(c)      492,249   
  20,000       LSI Industries, Inc.      253,000   
  13,344       Lydall, Inc.(b)      490,926   
  28,239       Manitex International, Inc.(b)(c)      187,507   
  24,467       Marten Transport Ltd.      456,554   
  21,706       Masonite International Corp.(b)      1,468,628   
  6,172       Matson, Inc.      239,967   
  17,509       Matthews International Corp., Class A      921,674   
  25,788       McGrath RentCorp      628,711   
  19,660       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      413,253   
  15,640       Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      1,714,770   
  12,876       Milacron Holdings Corp.(b)      220,566   
  14,746       Miller Industries, Inc.      313,500   
  15,319       Mistras Group, Inc.(b)      373,324   
  28,666       Mobile Mini, Inc.      924,478   
  25,887       MSA Safety, Inc.      1,244,906   
  46,416       Mueller Industries, Inc.      1,464,889   
  88,183       Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      947,967   
  10,152       Multi-Color Corp.      607,394   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  33,367       MYR Group, Inc.(b)    $ 851,192   
  8,297       National Presto Industries, Inc.(c)      723,415   
  56,128       Navigant Consulting, Inc.(b)      895,803   
  506,774       Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (Monaco)(c)      592,926   
  24,275       NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b)      357,813   
  28,589       Neff Corp., Class A(b)      244,436   
  22,684       NN, Inc.      341,167   
  25,515       Nordson Corp.      1,957,766   
  21,344       Nortek, Inc.(b)      1,006,583   
  41,556       Northwest Pipe Co.(b)      448,389   
  27,976       On Assignment, Inc.(b)      1,008,815   
  92,939       Orion Marine Group, Inc.(b)      542,764   
  12,857       Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.      327,211   
  7,518       Patrick Industries, Inc.(b)      344,700   
  16,885       PGT, Inc.(b)      176,786   
  19,611       Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.(b)      287,301   
  13,860       Powell Industries, Inc.      431,323   
  15,197       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      284,488   
  28,279       Primoris Services Corp.      661,446   
  4,549       Proto Labs, Inc.(b)(c)      272,167   
  162,750       Quad Graphics, Inc., Class A      2,042,512   
  33,063       Quanex Building Products Corp.      622,907   
  38,747       Raven Industries, Inc.      623,439   
  10,092       RBC Bearings, Inc.(b)      739,744   
  34,403       Resources Connection, Inc.      508,132   
  66,570       Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.(b)      786,857   
  28,987       Rollins, Inc.      778,881   
  58,840       RPX Corp.(b)      651,947   
  32,986       Saia, Inc.(b)      953,955   
  327,199       Scorpio Bulkers, Inc.(b)(c)      1,259,716   
  70,252       Seaspan Corp. (Hong Kong)(c)      1,187,961   
  20,952       Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      787,795   
  36,570       SkyWest, Inc.      859,395   
  9,133       SolarCity Corp.(b)      276,913   
  13,380       Sparton Corp.(b)      287,135   
  2,462       Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)      108,156   
  87,589       SPX Corp.      1,410,183   
  6,913       Standex International Corp.      530,158   
  108,621       Steelcase, Inc., Class A      1,657,556   
  56,668       Sterling Construction Co., Inc.(b)      296,940   
  10,716       Sun Hydraulics Corp.      379,132   
  10,004       TASER International, Inc.(b)      182,673   
  25,659       Team, Inc.(b)      737,183   
  11,619       Tennant Co.      620,571   
  46,768       Tetra Tech, Inc.      1,374,979   
  66,183       Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.(c)      1,021,204   
  23,496       Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      440,315   
  235,114       Titan International, Inc.      1,558,806   
  95,667       Titan Machinery, Inc.(b)      1,243,671   
  18,851       Toro Co. (The)      1,629,669   
  40,492       TransUnion(b)      1,212,735   
  8,292       Trex Co., Inc.(b)      393,455   
  57,803       TriMas Corp.(b)      1,046,234   
  30,793       TriNet Group, Inc.(b)      511,780   
  46,654       TrueBlue, Inc.(b)      871,963   
  117,387       Tutor Perini Corp.(b)      1,857,062   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  21,624       Twin Disc, Inc.    $ 286,518   
  9,555       UniFirst Corp.      1,035,571   
  51,516       Univar, Inc.(b)      896,378   
  16,899       Universal Forest Products, Inc.      1,295,308   
  11,976       Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.      170,778   
  11,639       US Ecology, Inc.      524,104   
  16,808       USA Truck, Inc.(b)      297,838   
  56,585       USG Corp.(b)      1,528,361   
  32,672       Vectrus, Inc.(b)      704,408   
  29,430       Veritiv Corp.(b)      1,207,219   
  28,104       Viad Corp.      836,094   
  6,660       Virgin America, Inc.(b)(c)      370,895   
  4,028       VSE Corp.      249,897   
  83,825       Wabash National Corp.(b)      1,194,506   
  6,068       WageWorks, Inc.(b)      326,822   
  17,155       Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      958,450   
  53,091       Werner Enterprises, Inc.      1,345,326   
  70,097       Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,011,500   
  71,094       West Corp.      1,523,544   
  37,216       Woodward, Inc.      2,017,479   
  40,599       Xerium Technologies, Inc.(b)      214,769   
  46,991       XPO Logistics, Inc.(b)(c)      1,416,309   
     

 

 

 
        180,996,563   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—15.6%   
  96,751       3D Systems Corp.(b)(c)      1,711,525   
  52,590       ACI Worldwide, Inc.(b)      1,051,274   
  37,768       Actua Corp.(b)      358,041   
  57,022       Acxiom Corp.(b)      1,252,773   
  39,174       ADTRAN, Inc.      756,842   
  19,108       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      618,144   
  21,793       Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(b)      283,091   
  5,721       Ambarella, Inc.(b)(c)      235,133   
  22,662       Applied Micro Circuits Corp.(b)      141,411   
  4,966       Arista Networks, Inc.(b)(c)      330,835   
  5,026       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      191,139   
  38,196       AVG Technologies NV(b)      756,281   
  43,188       Avid Technology, Inc.(b)      240,989   
  61,172       AVX Corp.      808,694   
  82,820       Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(b)      236,865   
  5,515       Badger Meter, Inc.      393,385   
  39,440       Bankrate, Inc.(b)      360,482   
  42,806       Bazaarvoice, Inc.(b)      143,400   
  18,431       Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      307,060   
  27,541       Belden, Inc.      1,738,939   
  38,103       Black Box Corp.      557,066   
  7,335       Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., Class A(b)      234,573   
  10,136       Blackbaud, Inc.      626,101   
  19,712       Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.(b)      633,347   
  89,265       Blucora, Inc.(b)      715,013   
  12,857       Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.(b)      315,768   
  6,926       BroadSoft, Inc.(b)      271,257   
  67,602       Brooks Automation, Inc.      639,515   
  32,891       Cabot Microelectronics Corp.      1,377,804   
  10,140       CalAmp Corp.(b)      151,796   
  39,768       Calix, Inc.(b)      275,592   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  54,764       Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)    $ 980,823   
  22,025       Cardtronics, Inc.(b)      868,225   
  4,087       Cass Information Systems, Inc.      202,184   
  5,962       Cavium, Inc.(b)      294,344   
  7,987       CEVA, Inc.(b)      184,180   
  80,943       Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(b)      819,143   
  33,435       ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Bermuda Ltd. (Taiwan)      562,377   
  119,436       Ciber, Inc.(b)      277,092   
  37,760       Ciena Corp.(b)      635,501   
  9,242       Cimpress NV (Netherlands)(b)      812,095   
  30,535       Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b)      1,102,313   
  19,937       Cognex Corp.      708,362   
  12,815       Coherent, Inc.(b)      1,196,921   
  21,390       Cohu, Inc.      247,268   
  14,920       CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)      653,048   
  4,861       comScore, Inc.(b)      148,844   
  34,534       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      835,723   
  64,292       Convergys Corp.      1,703,738   
  38,237       CoreLogic, Inc.(b)      1,356,649   
  7,089       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      1,398,731   
  12,678       Cray, Inc.(b)      480,116   
  17,480       CSG Systems International, Inc.      775,762   
  27,717       CTS Corp.      459,271   
  134,146       Cypress Semiconductor Corp.      1,211,338   
  67,838       Daktronics, Inc.      590,191   
  41,623       Datalink Corp.(b)      334,233   
  5,585       Demandware, Inc.(b)      257,357   
  33,489       DHI Group, Inc.(b)      238,107   
  32,652       Digi International, Inc.(b)      345,132   
  41,012       Diodes, Inc.(b)      763,643   
  31,163       Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A      1,483,670   
  18,139       DSP Group, Inc.(b)      172,320   
  10,713       DTS, Inc.(b)      233,758   
  148,730       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      864,121   
  90,206       Eastman Kodak Co.(b)(c)      1,066,235   
  11,237       Ebix, Inc.(c)      540,724   
  16,680       Electro Rent Corp.      166,967   
  32,885       Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.(b)      231,839   
  23,330       Electronics for Imaging, Inc.(b)      929,467   
  2,837       Ellie Mae, Inc.(b)      237,173   
  15,158       Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      162,342   
  65,392       EnerNOC, Inc.(b)(c)      445,973   
  72,308       Entegris, Inc.(b)      960,973   
  10,258       Envestnet, Inc.(b)      321,896   
  9,454       EPAM Systems, Inc.(b)      689,480   
  31,086       EPIQ Systems, Inc.      459,140   
  7,179       ePlus, Inc.(b)      577,120   
  20,371       Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(b)      1,570,604   
  98,332       Everi Holdings, Inc.(b)      165,198   
  34,654       EVERTEC, Inc.      466,789   
  27,797       Everyday Health, Inc.(b)      161,223   
  30,621       Exar Corp.(b)      186,788   
  9,626       ExlService Holdings, Inc.(b)      465,802   
  77,638       Extreme Networks, Inc.(b)      272,509   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  15,899       Fabrinet (Thailand)(b)    $ 508,291   
  7,032       Fair Isaac Corp.      750,385   
  15,208       FARO Technologies, Inc.(b)      441,640   
  15,049       FEI Co.      1,339,662   
  86,140       Finisar Corp.(b)      1,417,864   
  47,278       FireEye, Inc.(b)      820,273   
  6,654       Fleetmatics Group PLC(b)      241,208   
  32,041       FormFactor, Inc.(b)      246,716   
  8,499       Forrester Research, Inc.      285,736   
  25,465       Fortinet, Inc.(b)      827,867   
  14,829       Gartner, Inc.(b)      1,292,644   
  26,982       Global Payments, Inc.      1,947,561   
  12,813       Gogo, Inc.(b)(c)      135,690   
  18,448       GrubHub, Inc.(b)(c)      483,707   
  22,057       GSI Group, Inc.(b)      320,929   
  8,956       Guidewire Software, Inc.(b)      510,223   
  11,499       Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      171,105   
  150,595       Harmonic, Inc.(b)(c)      521,059   
  44,044       Higher One Holdings, Inc.(b)      166,927   
  21,053       Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (China)(b)(c)      403,586   
  46,519       Hutchinson Technology, Inc.(b)      169,794   
  41,128       II-VI, Inc.(b)      858,341   
  28,566       Infinera Corp.(b)      339,650   
  12,751       Infoblox, Inc.(b)      213,324   
  7,489       Inphi Corp.(b)      222,199   
  63,316       Insight Enterprises, Inc.(b)      1,564,538   
  46,991       Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b)      905,986   
  5,920       Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.(b)      220,046   
  19,727       InterDigital, Inc.      1,124,044   
  154,337       Internap Corp.(b)      351,888   
  101,600       Intersil Corp., Class A      1,187,704   
  18,156       InterXion Holding NV (Netherlands)(b)      615,125   
  29,688       Intralinks Holdings, Inc.(b)      264,520   
  44,812       InvenSense, Inc.(b)(c)      344,156   
  7,984       IPG Photonics Corp.(b)      691,973   
  35,838       Itron, Inc.(b)      1,473,659   
  44,479       Ixia(b)      450,127   
  17,518       IXYS Corp.      189,194   
  15,190       j2 Global, Inc.      964,869   
  18,529       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      1,501,405   
  103,936       KEMET Corp.(b)      241,132   
  29,810       Kimball Electronics, Inc.(b)      326,121   
  142,370       Knowles Corp.(b)(c)      1,903,487   
  91,104       Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)(b)      976,635   
  18,177       KVH Industries, Inc.(b)      177,408   
  84,162       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)      468,782   
  62,879       Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.(b)      313,766   
  85,280       Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)      475,862   
  8,314       Littelfuse, Inc.      968,415   
  35,687       LivePerson, Inc.(b)      215,906   
  3,328       LogMeIn, Inc.(b)      198,682   
  19,400       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(b)      490,820   
  4,377       Luxoft Holding, Inc., Class A(b)      253,034   
  3,693       M/A-Com Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(b)      151,007   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  136,643       Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (South Korea)(b)(c)    $ 705,078   
  8,555       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      517,920   
  41,988       ManTech International Corp., Class A      1,419,194   
  29,990       Marchex, Inc., Class B      127,458   
  19,502       MAXIMUS, Inc.      1,031,656   
  32,574       Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(b)      209,125   
  12,761       Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)      551,913   
  69,526       Mentor Graphics Corp.      1,387,739   
  4,117       MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)(c)      514,172   
  22,743       Methode Electronics, Inc.      676,149   
  43,250       Microsemi Corp.(b)      1,461,418   
  2,752       MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(b)      493,489   
  34,672       MKS Instruments, Inc.      1,243,338   
  7,494       Mobileye NV(b)      285,896   
  75,250       ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.(b)(c)      109,865   
  104,101       MoneyGram International, Inc.(b)      640,221   
  6,117       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      381,823   
  13,378       Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.      294,717   
  174,697       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)      559,030   
  9,673       MTS Systems Corp.      543,816   
  9,945       Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.(b)      228,735   
  16,244       Nanometrics, Inc.(b)      290,118   
  48,951       National Instruments Corp.      1,349,579   
  13,909       NeoPhotonics Corp.(b)      166,769   
  63,429       Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (South Africa)(b)      756,074   
  30,141       NETGEAR, Inc.(b)      1,277,978   
  29,686       NetScout Systems, Inc.(b)      660,810   
  2,858       NetSuite, Inc.(b)      231,612   
  62,664       NeuStar, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      1,471,977   
  37,471       Newport Corp.(b)      861,458   
  24,895       NIC, Inc.      440,890   
  50,970       Oclaro, Inc.(b)(c)      257,399   
  28,368       Orbotech Ltd. (Israel)(b)      683,101   
  12,574       OSI Systems, Inc.(b)      639,891   
  2,893       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)      436,467   
  42,700       Pandora Media, Inc.(b)(c)      424,011   
  38,129       Park Electrochemical Corp.      621,884   
  12,418       PC Connection, Inc.      295,176   
  8,603       Pegasystems, Inc.      227,033   
  22,277       Perficient, Inc.(b)      465,144   
  74,990       Photronics, Inc.(b)      793,394   
  26,725       Plantronics, Inc.      1,027,576   
  45,548       Plexus Corp.(b)      1,902,084   
  151,038       Polycom, Inc.(b)      1,804,904   
  9,610       Power Integrations, Inc.      463,683   
  29,843       Progress Software Corp.(b)      761,593   
  48,629       PTC, Inc.(b)      1,773,013   
  16,109       Qlik Technologies, Inc.(b)      495,996   
  73,730       QLogic Corp.(b)      965,126   
  5,492       Qualys, Inc.(b)      138,289   
  593,136       Quantum Corp.(b)      273,021   
  50,169       QuinStreet, Inc.(b)      176,595   
  18,067       Quotient Technology, Inc.(b)(c)      209,939   
  82,275       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(b)      1,881,629   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  28,488       Radware Ltd. (Israel)(b)    $ 307,670   
  36,464       Rambus, Inc.(b)      423,712   
  13,724       RealPage, Inc.(b)      301,791   
  40,321       RetailMeNot, Inc.(b)      339,906   
  49,737       Rocket Fuel, Inc.(b)(c)      142,248   
  31,467       Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,012,923   
  15,981       Rogers Corp.(b)      916,670   
  62,714       Rovi Corp.(b)      1,105,021   
  25,988       Ruckus Wireless, Inc.(b)      357,075   
  23,657       Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(b)      328,123   
  33,973       Sabre Corp.      983,518   
  12,863       SciQuest, Inc.(b)      177,767   
  31,749       SeaChange International, Inc.(b)      118,424   
  36,110       Semtech Corp.(b)      781,420   
  6,489       ServiceNow, Inc.(b)      463,834   
  25,760       ShoreTel, Inc.(b)      157,651   
  25,520       Sigma Designs, Inc.(b)      161,542   
  46,628       Silicon Graphics International Corp.(b)      208,893   
  20,678       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)      967,730   
  30,909       SINA Corp. (China)(b)      1,548,232   
  28,475       Sohu.com, Inc. (China)(b)      1,279,382   
  30,268       Sonus Networks, Inc.(b)      250,014   
  15,761       Splunk, Inc.(b)      819,257   
  3,112       SPS Commerce, Inc.(b)      158,494   
  17,348       SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      1,060,830   
  2,049       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)(c)      168,756   
  78,236       Stratasys Ltd.(b)(c)      1,914,435   
  127,914       SunEdison Semiconductor PTE Ltd.(b)(c)      735,506   
  31,999       SunPower Corp.(b)(c)      644,460   
  19,796       Super Micro Computer, Inc.(b)      532,710   
  34,417       Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b)      1,003,256   
  11,123       Synaptics, Inc.(b)      795,851   
  16,932       Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.(b)      526,077   
  12,130       Syntel, Inc.(b)      515,889   
  8,421       Tableau Software, Inc., Class A(b)      435,366   
  39,172       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      1,338,899   
  20,955       Tangoe, Inc.(b)      184,823   
  33,834       Telenav, Inc.(b)      192,854   
  15,010       TeleTech Holdings, Inc.      417,128   
  23,948       Tessera Technologies, Inc.      687,787   
  51,414       TiVo, Inc.(b)      513,112   
  119,668       TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)      780,235   
  88,130       Twitter, Inc.(b)      1,288,461   
  3,918       Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      573,634   
  4,583       Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(b)(c)      163,246   
  2,464       Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)(b)      484,398   
  69,116       Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(b)      393,270   
  17,711       Ultratech, Inc.(b)      384,152   
  44,234       United Online, Inc.(b)      479,054   
  6,782       Universal Display Corp.(b)      395,458   
  10,726       VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b)(c)      185,882   
  51,053       Veeco Instruments, Inc.(b)      939,886   
  72,565       VeriFone Systems, Inc.(b)      2,065,200   
  39,068       Verint Systems, Inc.(b)      1,322,061   
  21,470       ViaSat, Inc.(b)      1,646,749   
  139,586       Viavi Solutions, Inc.(b)      908,705   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  13,602       Virtusa Corp.(b)    $ 483,415   
  21,558       Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(b)      322,508   
  30,524       VMware, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      1,737,121   
  19,512       Web.com Group, Inc.(b)      390,045   
  7,893       WebMD Health Corp.(b)      495,207   
  24,734       WEX, Inc.(b)      2,337,116   
  7,889       Workday, Inc., Class A(b)      591,517   
  45,669       Xcerra Corp.(b)      269,447   
  10,426       XO Group, Inc.(b)      184,123   
  14,865       Xura, Inc.(b)      332,827   
  105,867       Yandex NV, Class A (Russia)(b)      2,167,097   
  18,789       Yelp, Inc., Class A(b)      394,569   
  22,512       Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(b)      1,408,351   
  5,142       Zillow Group, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      128,653   
  9,885       Zillow Group, Inc., Class C(b)(c)      237,635   
  625,983       Zynga, Inc., Class A(b)      1,489,840   
     

 

 

 
        172,201,492   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—6.3%   
  52,198       A. Schulman, Inc.      1,455,802   
  5,653       AEP Industries, Inc.      348,394   
  24,314       American Vanguard Corp.(b)      402,397   
  7,894       Balchem Corp.      484,376   
  100,864       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      2,105,032   
  44,016       Calgon Carbon Corp.      721,422   
  130,622       Century Aluminum Co.(b)(c)      1,152,086   
  38,520       Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      2,301,185   
  166,857       Coeur Mining, Inc.(b)      1,351,542   
  4,040       Deltic Timber Corp.      252,500   
  19,230       Eagle Materials, Inc.      1,425,328   
  104,727       Ferro Corp.(b)      1,334,222   
  51,596       Flotek Industries, Inc.(b)(c)      487,582   
  25,456       FutureFuel Corp.      286,125   
  152,066       Gold Resource Corp.      500,297   
  63,747       Greif, Inc., Class A      2,212,021   
  37,617       H.B. Fuller Co.      1,682,232   
  10,625       Hawkins, Inc.      415,756   
  15,532       Haynes International, Inc.      582,916   
  30,617       Headwaters, Inc.(b)      612,646   
  416,624       Hecla Mining Co.(c)      1,795,649   
  35,036       Innophos Holdings, Inc.      1,294,931   
  15,606       Innospec, Inc.      754,706   
  313,712       Intrepid Potash, Inc.(b)      401,551   
  17,537       Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      1,663,034   
  127,614       KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.      2,027,787   
  6,684       KMG Chemicals, Inc.      158,344   
  46,338       Koppers Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,164,474   
  73,541       Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.(b)      1,670,116   
  78,094       Kronos Worldwide, Inc.(c)      519,325   
  91,966       Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)      1,563,422   
  102,253       LSB Industries, Inc.(b)      1,345,650   
  31,180       Materion Corp.      903,908   
  111,510       McEwen Mining, Inc.(c)      289,926   
  51,064       Mercer International, Inc. (Canada)      428,938   
  22,768       Minerals Technologies, Inc.      1,363,803   
  34,444       Myers Industries, Inc.      464,305   
  10,566       Neenah Paper, Inc.      687,741   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  33,803       Olympic Steel, Inc.    $ 764,624   
  52,883       OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.(b)      378,113   
  31,965       Orion Engineered Carbons SA      454,542   
  72,626       P.H. Glatfelter Co.      1,665,314   
  211,874       Platform Specialty Products Corp.(b)(c)      2,182,302   
  8,788       Quaker Chemical Corp.      782,659   
  87,712       Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.      899,048   
  125,218       Rentech, Inc.(b)      434,506   
  233,157       Resolute Forest Products, Inc.(b)(c)      1,354,642   
  36,345       Royal Gold, Inc.      2,275,924   
  59,370       Ryerson Holding Corp.(b)(c)      527,206   
  103,995       Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      2,144,377   
  28,613       Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      984,001   
  24,508       Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A      1,734,676   
  21,755       Stepan Co.      1,333,364   
  131,128       Stillwater Mining Co.(b)      1,599,762   
  260,101       SunCoke Energy, Inc.      1,932,550   
  148,237       TimkenSteel Corp.      1,888,539   
  36,297       Tredegar Corp.      579,300   
  23,850       Trinseo SA(b)(c)      1,020,542   
  379,334       Tronox Ltd., Class A      2,761,552   
  5,943       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      367,040   
  33,326       Westlake Chemical Corp.      1,672,632   
  50,042       Worthington Industries, Inc.      1,889,086   
     

 

 

 
        70,237,772   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.4%   
  21,342       8x8, Inc.(b)      242,018   
  6,881       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      494,813   
  25,705       Boingo Wireless, Inc.(b)      197,671   
  468,609       Cincinnati Bell, Inc.(b)      1,790,086   
  14,261       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      551,901   
  59,745       Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(c)      1,412,372   
  40,363       FairPoint Communications, Inc.(b)      535,213   
  37,582       General Communication, Inc., Class A(b)      635,136   
  13,534       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(b)      311,688   
  37,311       IDT Corp., Class B      572,351   
  32,293       Inteliquent, Inc.      535,741   
  188,642       Intelsat SA(b)(c)      745,136   
  147,584       Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)(c)      1,191,003   
  27,111       Lumos Networks Corp.(b)      345,665   
  62,867       NTELOS Holdings Corp.(b)      581,520   
  22,537       ORBCOMM, Inc.(b)      223,342   
  17,045       SBA Communications Corp., Class A(b)      1,756,317   
  21,540       Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      617,982   
  30,394       Spok Holdings, Inc.      516,394   
  26,159       United States Cellular Corp.(b)      1,115,420   
  144,849       Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)      676,445   
  24,035       Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      623,948   
     

 

 

 
        15,672,162   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—1.5%   
  43,199       Abengoa Yield PLC (Spain)(c)      778,878   
  19,059       American States Water Co.      794,570   
  6,032       Artesian Resources Corp., Class A      162,804   
  21,504       Avangrid, Inc.(b)      862,310   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  38,830       California Water Service Group    $ 1,084,522   
  8,918       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      530,799   
  6,512       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      306,194   
  14,352       Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands)      199,349   
  38,795       El Paso Electric Co.      1,749,655   
  40,875       Empire District Electric Co. (The)      1,376,261   
  22,319       MGE Energy, Inc.      1,112,602   
  11,475       Middlesex Water Co.      419,756   
  28,770       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      1,482,806   
  16,274       NRG Yield, Inc., Class A      246,226   
  29,630       NRG Yield, Inc., Class C(c)      479,413   
  14,731       Ormat Technologies, Inc.      639,325   
  39,089       Otter Tail Corp.      1,130,454   
  28,257       Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      593,397   
  11,929       SJW Corp.      410,477   
  57,658       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      1,609,235   
  24,293       TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      259,449   
  14,494       Unitil Corp.      572,803   
     

 

 

 
        16,801,285   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments

(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $1,089,951,125)—100.0%

     1,107,234,472   
     

 

 

 
     
  

Investments Purchased with Cash

Collateral from Securities on Loan

  

  

     
   Money Market Fund—8.8%   
  97,462,011       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $97,462,011)
     97,462,011   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,187,413,136)—108.8%
     1,204,696,483   
   Other assets less liabilities—(8.8)%      (97,401,875
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,107,294,608   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

    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)

  $ 34,929,287       $ 143,114,408       $ 4,137,443,597       $ 1,107,234,472   

Affiliated investments, at value

    43,830         63,757         95,253,567         97,462,011   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    34,973,117         143,178,165         4,232,697,164         1,204,696,483   

Receivables:

          

Dividends

    7,882         69,077         4,704,675         468,292   

Foreign tax reclaims

    352                 3,391         1,636   

Investments sold

                    184,215         4,218,104   

Securities lending

                    136,911         371,968   

Settlement proceeds

                            9   

Other assets

    3,333         3,233         5,586         12   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    34,984,684         143,250,475         4,237,731,942         1,209,756,504   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Due to custodian

                    533,362         1,829,580   

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

                            2,136,584   

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

                    91,230,757         97,462,011   

Accrued advisory fees

    5,300         56,536         953,220         262,182   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    16,883         30,996         119,020         43,264   

Accrued expenses

    49,221         40,870         2,495,047         728,275   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    71,404         128,402         95,331,406         102,461,896   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 34,913,280       $ 143,122,073       $ 4,142,400,536       $ 1,107,294,608   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 84,667,069       $ 434,106,361       $ 4,056,231,904       $ 1,171,092,759   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (28,618      347,577         10,310,894         2,493,309   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (51,043,028      (295,284,309      (194,848,628      (83,574,807

Net unrealized appreciation

    1,317,857         3,952,444         270,706,366         17,283,347   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 34,913,280       $ 143,122,073       $ 4,142,400,536       $ 1,107,294,608   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    500,000         2,000,000         45,950,000         11,350,000   

Net asset value

  $ 69.83       $ 71.56       $ 90.15       $ 97.56   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 69.82       $ 71.55       $ 90.13       $ 97.55   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 33,611,430       $ 139,161,964       $ 3,866,336,835       $ 1,089,951,125   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 43,830       $ 63,757       $ 95,653,963       $ 97,462,011   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 33,655,260       $ 139,225,721       $ 3,961,990,798       $ 1,187,413,136   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

  $       $       $ 90,418,569       $ 92,893,546   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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, 2016

 

    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

  $ 227,687       $ 2,675,088       $ 107,596,640       $ 16,326,759   

Affiliated dividend income

    139         233         191,053         1,569   

Securities lending income

                    1,005,872         2,634,746   

Foreign withholding tax

    (252      (301      (12,655      (14,253
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    227,574         2,675,020         108,780,910         18,948,821   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:           

Advisory fees

    221,346         773,110         12,228,875         3,251,067   

Sub-licensing fees

    42,672         46,387         3,799,637         1,010,169   

Accounting & administration fees

    34,762         34,794         786,805         209,139   

Professional fees

    28,155         33,522         89,673         41,727   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    8,480         10,569         85,861         28,514   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    4,902         10,453         84,473         33,161   

Other expenses

    16,293         23,012         223,496         57,591   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    356,610         931,847         17,298,820         4,631,368   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Waivers

    (91,128      (4,305      (857,161      (260,927
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    265,482         927,542         16,441,659         4,370,441   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    (37,908      1,747,478         92,339,251         14,578,380   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investment securities

    (6,341,759      (19,488,083      (29,318,801      (54,115,609

In-kind redemptions

    2,075,238         18,629,348         348,430,270         81,441,507   

Foreign currencies

                            (78
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (4,266,521      (858,735      319,111,469         27,325,820   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (2,129,082      (1,716,563      (458,584,354      (101,820,682
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (6,395,603      (2,575,298      (139,472,885      (74,494,862
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (6,433,511    $ (827,820    $ (47,133,634    $ (59,916,482
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares DWA NASDAQ
Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)
     PowerShares Dynamic
Market Portfolio (PWC)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (37,908    $ 22,805       $ 1,747,478       $ 1,762,280   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (4,266,521      (1,857,809      (858,735      10,422,932   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,129,082      5,672,817         (1,716,563      (622,185
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (6,433,511      3,837,813         (827,820      11,563,027   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (22,077              (1,698,632      (1,899,933

Return of capital

    (2,759                        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (24,836              (1,698,632      (1,899,933
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    35,446,415         17,886,325         152,722,956         389,553,289   

Value of shares repurchased

    (24,097,986      (17,435,268      (176,024,640      (416,484,985
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    11,348,429         451,057         (23,301,684      (26,931,696
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    4,890,082         4,288,870         (25,828,136      (17,268,602
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    30,023,198         25,734,328         168,950,209         186,218,811   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 34,913,280       $ 30,023,198       $ 143,122,073       $ 168,950,209   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ (28,618    $ 8,342       $ 347,577       $ 161,208   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    450,000         250,000         2,050,000         5,300,000   

Shares repurchased

    (350,000      (250,000      (2,350,000      (5,650,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    400,000         400,000         2,300,000         2,650,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    500,000         400,000         2,000,000         2,300,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

  44  

 


 

 

PowerShares FTSE RAFI US
1000 Portfolio (PRF)
     PowerShares FTSE RAFI US
1500 Small-Mid Portfolio  (PRFZ)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015  
        
$ 92,339,251       $ 77,118,321       $ 14,578,380       $ 14,415,497   
  319,111,469         202,181,424         27,325,820         74,237,548   
  (458,584,354      110,266,901         (101,820,682      1,015,098   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (47,133,634      389,566,646         (59,916,482      89,668,143   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  (96,826,783      (73,911,874      (14,367,669      (14,188,599
                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (96,826,783      (73,911,874      (14,367,669      (14,188,599

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  761,845,771         1,355,924,502         284,803,033         319,485,155   
  (1,033,501,636      (419,258,912      (261,733,949      (195,186,019

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (271,655,865      936,665,590         23,069,084         124,299,136   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (415,616,282      1,252,320,362         (51,215,067      199,778,680   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  4,558,016,818         3,305,696,456         1,158,509,675         958,730,995   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 4,142,400,536       $ 4,558,016,818       $ 1,107,294,608       $ 1,158,509,675   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 10,310,894       $ 10,571,766       $ 2,493,309       $ 2,242,185   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        
  8,600,000         15,150,000         3,000,000         3,150,000   
  (11,950,000      (4,550,000      (2,850,000      (1,900,000
  49,300,000         38,700,000         11,200,000         9,950,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  45,950,000         49,300,000         11,350,000         11,200,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:           

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $  75.06      $ 64.34       $ 55.40     $ 51.32     $ 53.76  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.06     0.06         0.21        0.71 (b)      0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (5.11     10.66         9.00        4.18        (2.50

Total from investment operations

    (5.17     10.72         9.21       4.89       (2.40

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

    (0.05             (0.27     (0.81     (0.04

Return of capital

    (0.01                             

Total distributions

    (0.06             (0.27     (0.81     (0.04

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 69.83      $ 75.06       $ 64.34     $ 55.40     $ 51.32  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 69.82      $ 75.10       $ 64.32     $ 55.32     $ 51.30  
Net Asset Value Total Return(d)     (6.90 )%      16.66      16.64     9.75     (4.46 )% 
Market Price Total Return(d)     (6.96 )%      16.76      16.77     9.63     (4.48 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:           

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

  $ 34,913      $ 30,023       $ 25,734      $ 22,160      $ 28,224   

Ratio to average net assets of:

          

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60      0.60 %(e)      0.60     0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.81     0.96      0.91 %(e)      0.95     0.93

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    (0.09 )%      0.09      0.32     1.42 %(b)      0.22

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    118     154      296     118     99

 

(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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(f)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $  73.46      $ 70.27       $ 56.26      $ 46.78      $ 48.26  

Net investment income(a)

    0.82        0.68         0.60         0.82         0.44   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.91     3.25         13.99         9.51         (1.52

Total from investment operations

    (1.09     3.93         14.59        10.33        (1.08

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.81     (0.74      (0.58      (0.85      (0.40

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 71.56      $ 73.46       $ 70.27      $ 56.26      $ 46.78  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 71.55      $ 73.40       $ 70.27      $ 56.23      $ 46.75  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (1.50 )%      5.58      26.09      22.39      (2.12 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (1.43 )%      5.49      26.15      22.40      (2.14 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 143,122      $ 168,950       $ 186,219       $ 140,658       $ 128,644   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60 %      0.59      0.60      0.60      0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.60     0.59      0.60      0.60      0.62

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.13 %      0.93      0.94      1.68      1.00

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    231     237      244      166      133

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $  92.45      $ 85.42       $ 71.42      $ 59.73      $ 60.72  

Net investment income(a)

    1.93        1.72         1.45         1.31         1.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (2.23     6.93         13.89         11.66         (0.99

Total from investment operations

    (0.30     8.65         15.34        12.97        0.13  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (2.00     (1.62      (1.34      (1.28      (1.12

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 90.15      $ 92.45       $ 85.42      $ 71.42      $ 59.73  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 90.13      $ 92.43       $ 85.37      $ 71.42      $ 59.72  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (0.23 )%      10.19      21.68      22.06      0.41
Market Price Total Return(c)     (0.24 )%      10.23      21.61      22.09      0.41
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 4,142,401      $ 4,558,017       $ 3,305,696       $ 1,778,450       $ 1,388,661   

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     0.41      0.41      0.43      0.43

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.19     1.92      1.84      2.10      2.00

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    12     10      12      13      6

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

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

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 103.44      $ 96.35       $ 77.76      $ 66.71      $ 70.66  

Net investment income(a)

    1.25        1.38         0.98         1.13         0.73   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (5.93     7.04         18.52         11.08         (4.04

Total from investment operations

    (4.68     8.42         19.50        12.21        (3.31

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (1.20     (1.33      (0.91      (1.16      (0.64

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 97.56      $ 103.44       $ 96.35      $ 77.76      $ 66.71  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 97.55      $ 103.45       $ 96.38      $ 77.67      $ 66.72  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (4.49 )%      8.80      25.22      18.56      (4.60 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (4.52 )%      8.78      25.40      18.41      (4.56 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 1,107,295      $ 1,158,510       $ 958,731       $ 563,763       $ 463,645   

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     0.42      0.42      0.43      0.44

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.30     1.39      1.08      1.64      1.17

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    28     26      31      30      15

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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, 2016

 

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, 2016, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ)    “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 price of each Share 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 principally 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. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.

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 asked 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 asked 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”).

 

 

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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/asked 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 Fund 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 Fund invests. 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.

 

 

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Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time will 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.

Momentum Investing Risk. DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio employs a “momentum” style of investing that is subject to the risk that the securities may be more volatile than the market as a whole, or that the returns on securities that have previously exhibited price momentum are less than returns on other styles of investing. Momentum can turn quickly, and stocks that previously exhibited high momentum may not experience continued positive momentum. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style of investing is out of favor and therefore, the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. For 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.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Funds may engage in frequent trading of their portfolio securities in connection with the rebalancing or adjustment of their respective Underlying Index. A portfolio turnover rate of 200%, for example, is equivalent to a Fund buying and selling all of its securities two times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate (such as 100% or more) could result in high brokerage costs for a Fund. While a high portfolio turnover rate can result in an increase in taxable capital gain distributions to a Fund’s shareholders, each Fund will seek to utilize an in-kind creation and redemption mechanism to minimize realization of capital gains to the extent possible.

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 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.

The Funds may periodically participate in litigation related to each Fund’s investments. As such, the Funds may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statements of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

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

 

 

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Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce each Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between each Fund and the Adviser.

E. Country Determination

For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the Adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

F. 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.

G. 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 year-end.

H. Securities Lending

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid 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% (105% for international securities) 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 Schedules of Investments. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, each Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to each 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or each Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to each Fund the securities loaned and each Fund will return the collateral. 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. Each Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to each Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each 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, if any, is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund, 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. Pursuant to that Investment Advisory Agreement, 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, and 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 Trust also has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Adviser 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 each Fund from exceeding 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2017. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap for these Funds 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 (excluding interest expenses, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, 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, through at least August 31, 2017. Unless the Adviser continues the Expense Agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2017. During its term, the Expense Agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the Expense Cap without approval of the Board of Trustees.

Further, through August 31, 2018, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of each 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. This agreement is not subject to recapture by the Adviser.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund in the following amounts:

 

DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 91,128   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      4,305   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      857,161   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      260,927   

For FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio and 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 DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio and 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 Expense Agreement and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
        4/30/17      4/30/18      4/30/19  
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    $ 2,300,891       $ 637,211       $ 811,780       $ 851,900   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      853,743         273,970         320,530         259,243   

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, LLC
Dynamic Market Portfolio    NYSE Group, Inc.
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    FTSE International Ltd.
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    FTSE International Ltd.

 

 

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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

The 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 with the Funds. The table below shows FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $ 3,386,416       $ 1,187,589       $ (568,820    $ (937,869    $ 80,447       $ 3,147,763       $ 86,395   
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT      898,913         245,110         (121,810      (131,337      (15,829      875,047         98,853   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Affiliates    $ 4,285,329       $ 1,432,699       $ (690,630    $ (1,069,206    $ 64,618       $ 4,022,810       $ 185,248   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 a 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, 2016, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedules 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  
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 4,232,524,983       $       $ 172,181       $ 4,232,697,164   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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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, 2016 and 2015:

 

     2016      2015  
     Ordinary
Income
     Return of
Capital
     Ordinary
Income
     Return of
Capital
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 22,077       $ 2,759       $       $   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      1,698,632                 1,899,933           
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      96,826,783                 73,911,874           
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      14,367,669                 14,188,599           

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation—
Investment
Securities
    Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Late-Year
Ordinary/
Post-October
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio**   $      $ (16,024   $ 1,298,138      $ (47,309,750   $ (3,726,153   $ 84,667,069      $ 34,913,280   
Dynamic Market Portfolio     377,302        (29,725     3,871,857        (286,013,637     (9,190,085     434,106,361        143,122,073   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio     10,420,918        (110,024     232,856,625        (126,204,238     (30,794,649     4,056,231,904        4,142,400,536   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio     3,083,333        (40,462     2,074,564        (16,915,709     (51,999,877     1,171,092,759        1,107,294,608   

 

* 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 incurred and will elect to defer Late-Year Ordinary Losses of $12,594 and Post-October Capital Losses of $3,713,559.

Capital loss carryforwards are calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforwards 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 eight 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 carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following table presents available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for each Fund as of April 30, 2016:

 

                      Post-effective/no
expiration
             
    2017     2018     2019     Short-Term     Long-Term     Total*     Expired  
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio   $ 15,764,010      $ 14,947,690      $ 3,683,431      $ 12,914,619      $      $ 47,309,750      $ 11,353,752   
Dynamic Market Portfolio     96,635,542        104,214,879        15,461,574        69,701,642               286,013,637        39,899,556   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio     37,905,805        49,808,238        38,490,195                      126,204,238          
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio     4,933,892        5,168,127        2,475,894        1,102,983        3,234,813        16,915,709          

 

* Capital loss carryforwards as of the date listed above are 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, 2016, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, if any) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 52,301,867       $ 52,716,531   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      356,186,002         354,929,017   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      491,780,226         495,204,887   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      313,227,973         311,994,849   

 

 

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For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 35,452,438       $ 23,742,892   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      152,548,573         176,990,407   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      760,898,618         1,028,891,810   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      283,154,015         258,847,653   

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

At April 30, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Cost  
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 2,041,516       $ (743,378    $ 1,298,138       $ 33,674,979   
Dynamic Market Portfolio      10,254,486         (6,382,629      3,871,857         139,306,308   
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      432,019,053         (199,162,428      232,856,625         3,999,840,539   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      124,908,406         (122,833,842      2,074,564         1,202,621,919   

Note 8. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions and expired capital loss carryforwards on April 30, 2016, 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, 2016, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio    $ 23,025       $ 9,311,346       $ (9,334,371
Dynamic Market Portfolio      137,523         21,501,868         (21,639,391
FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      4,226,660         (335,088,658      330,861,998   
FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      40,413         (78,561,093      78,520,680   

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 an Officer of the Trust. The Trustee who is an “interested person” 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 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 principally 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 the Trust’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

 

 

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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, 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, 2016, 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, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases have not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 23, 2016

 

 

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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, 2016.

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. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    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      $ 919.03        0.60   $ 2.86   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio (PWC)        

Actual

    1,000.00        958.69        0.60        2.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,023.11        0.39        1.96   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio (PRFZ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,011.21        0.39        1.95   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        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-month period ended April 30, 2016. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 182/366. Expense ratios for the most recent six-month period may differ from expense ratios based on 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, 2016:

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends Received
Deduction*
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio        89 %       89 %
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio        83 %       76 %

 

* 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 Trustees 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 a Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2016.

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth 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

   Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and 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).    124    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 (2010-2016); 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.    124    None

Marc M. Kole—1960

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Chairman of the Audit Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008; and Trustee since 2006    Senior Director of Finance, By The Hand Club for Kids (2015-Present); formerly: Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004); Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (1996-2000).    124    None

Yung Bong Lim—1964

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee since 2014; Trustee since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth 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

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).    124    None

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).    124    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 and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-2015); 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).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

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

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth of Non-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
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustees 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. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Finance PLC, 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., IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd.; Manager, Horizon Flight Works LLC; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., 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.    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the Fund Complex consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth of Executive Officers
   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

  

President and Principal

Executive Officer

   Since 2015    President and Principal Executive Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2015-Present); Chief Executive Officer (2016-Present) and Managing Director (2013-Present), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-2015) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-2015); 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, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2011-Present); Principal Financial and Accounting Officer—Investment Pools, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); 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).

Peter Hubbard—1981

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Vice President of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-2010); 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).

Christopher Joe—1969

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); Chief Compliance Officer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010–2013), U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (2006-2014) and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2014-2015).

 

* This is the period for which the Officers 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 Year of
Birth of Executive Officers
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Sheri Morris—1964

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   Vice President    Since 2012    President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, The Invesco Funds (2016-Present); 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds (2008-2016); 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 (2011-2013); 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.

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Legal (2010-Present) and Secretary (2015-Present), 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).

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Services, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2013-Present).

David Warren—1957

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street,

Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    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 (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, 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.); Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (2014-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Feeder GP Ltd. (2015-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present); Director, Invesco Financial Services Ltd. / Services Financiers Invesco Ltée and Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltée (2014-Present); Director, Invesco IP Holdings (Canada) Ltd. (2016-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate GP Ltd. (2015-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-2015); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2011).

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 period for which the Officers 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 14, 2016, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares CleantechTM 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 Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and/or oversight of execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds and their underlying indexes for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2015, 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 certain Funds and their underlying indexes. In reviewing the tracking error reports, 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 applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement and 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.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

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 (non-ETF) 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 AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio;

 

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

 

    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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth, Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio; and

 

    0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (The net advisory fees, after giving effect to the Expense Caps below, were 0.01%, -0.05% and -0.39% and, respectively, for PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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, 2017, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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® Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.25%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses for PowerShares Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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; 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 the advisory fees for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median advisory fees of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the advisory fees for all of the Funds were lower than the median advisory fees of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio          X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio          X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

 

* The information provided by the Adviser indicated that certain Funds did not have open-end index fund peers. Those Funds have been designated with an “N/A” for not available.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the nature of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the net expense ratios for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median net expense ratios of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the net expense ratios for all of the Funds were lower than the median net expense ratios of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

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.

 

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

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 overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser 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 Cap agreed to by the Adviser. 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.

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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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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, 2016

2016 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PWB    PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio
PWV    PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio
EQWS    PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio
PXSG    PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio
PXSV    PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio
EQWM    PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio
PXMG    PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio
PXMV    PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio
EQWL    PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio
PXLG    PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio
PXLV    PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio
PZI    PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

 

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Table of Contents

 

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

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)

     40   

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)

     41   

PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS)

     42   

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

     60   

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV)

     64   

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM)

     68   

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

     76   

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV)

     78   

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL)

     80   

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

     83   

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV)

     84   

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)

     85   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      90   
Statements of Operations      92   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      94   
Financial Highlights      98   
Notes to Financial Statements      107   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      118   
Fees and Expenses      119   
Tax Information      121   
Trustees and Officers      122   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      127   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

US Equity

Although the health of individual economic sectors varied dramatically, the US economy overall continued its slow but steady growth during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. This modest growth led to recurring debate over whether the US economy could withstand global recessionary forces. Many energy, industrial and materials companies experienced cyclical downturns resembling a mild recession even as many consumer-related companies benefited from continued low interest rates, increased availability of credit and a better employment picture. Another significant downturn in oil prices reduced capital investment but also reduced consumers’ energy and gasoline costs.

In the first half of the reporting period, US equity market performance was greatly affected by expectations of when, and whether, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might raise interest rates—and the impact the Fed’s action might have. Markets moved lower in the summer of 2015 as a significant downturn in China’s financial markets and weak global economic growth led to increased concern about the sustainability of US economic growth. In the fall, markets rallied and the Fed saw enough economic stabilization to finally raise interest rates.

US stocks began 2016 on a negative note. Together with a sharp decline in oil prices, this suggested a global recession might be imminent and caused investors to become decidedly risk averse; this helped short-term and income-oriented investments, but hurt longer-term and growth-oriented investments. As companies reported earnings and fundamentals that were better than had been feared, stocks rallied sharply in late February and March. Additionally, oil prices strengthened modestly on the back of a weaker US dollar and as Saudi Arabia and Russia considered a freeze on their oil output. Overall, US equity markets were mixed, with the S&P 500 Index, considered representative of the performance of the US stock market, finishing the reporting period modestly higher.

 

 

 

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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 cap companies that comprise the Index.

NYSE Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects 50 large cap 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 2.73%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 2.70%. During the same time period, the Index returned 3.29%. 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 1.07%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 640 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 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 in the information technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection within the information technology sector followed by the Fund’s allocation to and stock selection within the consumer discretionary sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and consumer staples sectors, respectively. The health care sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and energy sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Facebook, Inc. Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 3.51%), and Home Depot, Inc. (The), a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 3.35%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Boeing Co. (The), an industrials company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Biogen, Inc., a health care company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Consumer Discretionary      33.0   
Information Technology      22.3   
Health Care      19.0   
Consumer Staples      17.3   
Financials      4.3   
Industrials      2.7   
Telecommunication Services      1.4   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Amazon.com, Inc.      3.8   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      3.7   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A      3.6   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      3.5   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      3.5   
Walt Disney Co. (The)      3.5   
McDonald’s Corp.      3.5   
Visa, Inc., Class A      3.4   
Home Depot, Inc. (The)      3.4   
CVS Health Corp.      3.3   
Total      35.2   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Average
Annualized
   

3 Years
Cumulative

    5 Years
Average
Annualized
   

5 Years
Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
   

10 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Large Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index     3.29     14.43     49.85     13.33     86.94     7.88     113.60       8.06     137.42
Russell 1000® Growth Index     1.07        12.47        42.28        11.44        71.84        8.20        119.91          8.26        142.55   
Fund                    
NAV Return     2.70        13.74        47.16        12.63        81.25        7.19        100.18          7.35        120.72   
Market Price Return     2.73        13.75        47.18        12.62        81.19        7.19        100.24          7.33        120.21   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 cap companies that comprise the Index.

NYSE Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider selects 50 large cap 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (2.18)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (2.17)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (1.55)%. 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 (0.40)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 690 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 in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to allocation to the information technology sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the utilities sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the telecommunication services sector. The information technology sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and consumer staples sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included AT&T, Inc., a telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 3.41%), and Chubb Corporation, a financials company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Macy’s, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Procter & Gamble Co. (The), a consumer staples company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Information Technology      18.0   
Health Care      16.2   
Financials      15.5   
Energy      11.4   
Utilities      11.4   
Industrials      7.9   
Telecommunication Services      6.4   
Consumer Discretionary      5.7   
Consumer Staples      4.7   
Materials      2.8   
Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Chevron Corp.      3.8   
International Business Machines Corp.      3.5   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3.4   
Merck & Co., Inc.      3.4   
Pfizer, Inc.      3.4   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      3.4   
Oracle Corp.      3.4   
Johnson & Johnson      3.3   
AT&T, Inc.      3.3   
Cisco Systems, Inc.      3.3   
Total      34.2   
 

 

 

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

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
   

10 Years
Cumulative

       

Fund Inception

 
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Large Cap Value IntellidexSM Index     (1.55 )%      8.92     29.23     11.22     70.22     8.66     129.53       9.41     172.90
Russell 1000® Value Index     (0.40     9.59        31.62        10.13        61.97        5.67        73.63          6.30        97.81   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (2.17     8.26        26.88        10.52        64.89        7.94        114.78          8.68        153.24   
Market Price Return     (2.18     8.23        26.78        10.50        64.76        7.94        114.70          8.67        152.81   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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EQWS    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Core Portfolio to PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Small Core Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its ticker symbol from PXSC to EQWS and changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is designed to provide equal-weighted exposure to approximately 2,000 mid and small cap securities in the larger U.S. equity market. The Index generally is composed of all of the securities included in the Russell 2000® Index, which is composed of the smallest 2,000 securities of the Russell 3000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of the largest 3,000 companies representing 95% of the U.S. equity market. Each quarter, Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) groups each component security in the Russell 2000® Index based on the Russell Global Sectors (“RGS”) classification system. The RGS system is composed of nine economic sectors: consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financial services, health care, materials & processing, producer durables, technology and utilities. Once the component securities are grouped, the Index Provider allocates an equal weight to each sector and then assigns an equal weight to each constituent security within each sector. The Index Provider then screens each security for liquidity and capacity measures; a potential constituent will be included in the Index only if it is considered sufficiently liquid and has a sufficient number of outstanding shares readily available in the market. Unlike the Russell 2000® Index, which employs a market cap-weighted methodology, the Index’s equal weighting methodology provides equal exposure to the smallest components and underweighted sectors of the Russell 2000® 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (7.97)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (8.00)%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned (7.78)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from

the return of the Blended-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 (5.94)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,950 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-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 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 consumer staples sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s overweight position in the energy sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the utilities sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer staples and telecommunication services sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and industrials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included National Beverage Corp., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 0.25%), and Coeur Mining, Inc., a materials company (portfolio average weight of 0.10%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Ultra Petroleum Corp., an energy company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Peabody Energy Corporation, an energy company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

 

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Industrials      13.5   
Information Technology      13.1   
Health Care      12.0   
Energy      11.6   
Consumer Discretionary      10.8   
Financials      10.7   
Consumer Staples      10.3   
Materials      7.9   
Utilities      6.2   
Telecommunication Services      3.9   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Sanchez Energy Corp.      0.3   
B&G Foods, Inc.      0.3   
Fairmount Santrol Holdings, Inc.      0.3   
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.      0.3   
Natural Health Trends Corp.      0.3   
EXCO Resources, Inc.      0.3   
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.      0.3   
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.      0.3   
MGP Ingredients, Inc.      0.2   
Parker Drilling Co.      0.2   
Total      2.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index     (7.78 )%      7.19     23.16     6.97     40.03       4.44     50.53
Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index     (9.04     5.69        18.07        5.19        28.77          N/A        N/A   
Russell 2000® Index     (5.94     7.53        24.33        6.98        40.11          5.45        64.79   
Fund                
NAV Return     (8.00     6.79        21.78        6.54        37.28          3.78        41.85   
Market Price Return     (7.97     6.86        22.04        6.55        37.31          3.79        41.94   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.92%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.02% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.27%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Small Cap IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Previous Index for the period June 16, 2011 through May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index for the period May 22, 2015 through April 30, 2016.
 

 

 

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PXSG    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Growth Portfolio to PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Small Growth Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell 2000® Pure Growth Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is composed of securities selected from the Russell 2000® Index, which is composed of the smallest 2,000 securities of the Russell 3000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of the largest 3,000 companies representing 95% of the U.S. equity market. Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) first identifies securities in the Russell 2000® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasting growth values. The Index’s constituent securities are then assigned a Composite Value Score (“CVS”), which is calculated based on three characteristics (book to price (a value characteristic), sales per share growth (a growth characteristic) and medium-term growth forecast (a growth characteristic)) to identify whether they are growth or value securities. In general, stocks with lower CVS scores are considered growth stocks. The Index then weights securities in proportion to their CVS score, giving greatest weight to the securities demonstrating the most growth characteristics. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (7.31)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (7.47)%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell 2000 Pure Growth Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned (7.24)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Blended-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 (8.27)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,180 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 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 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 consumer discretionary sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to these sector allocations.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the telecommunication services sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the financials sector. The health care sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and energy sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 0.90%), and MaxLinear, Inc., Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 1.08%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Lannett Co., Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 0.52%), and WisdomTree Investments, Inc., a financials company (portfolio average weight of 0.78%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Information Technology      31.3   
Health Care      27.4   
Industrials      14.2   
Consumer Discretionary      13.2   
Financials      5.9   
Consumer Staples      3.3   
Materials      3.0   
Telecommunication Services      1.3   
Energy      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, 2016
 
Security   
ABIOMED, Inc.      1.5   
MaxLinear, Inc., Class A      1.4   
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.      1.4   
NeoGenomics, Inc.      1.3   
CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT      1.1   
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.      1.1   
Clearfield, Inc.      1.1   
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      1.1   
WebMD Health Corp.      1.0   
Dycom Industries, Inc.      1.0   
Total      12.0   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years

Average
Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell 2000® Pure Growth Index     (7.24 )%      6.88     22.09     5.20     28.83     3.33     38.76       4.92     70.88
Russell 2000® Pure Growth Index     (7.26     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Russell 2000® Growth Index     (8.27     8.50        27.74        7.15        41.23        6.14        81.44          7.40        121.84   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (7.47     6.56        21.00        4.81        26.48        2.74        30.99          4.33        60.47   
Market Price Return     (7.31     6.64        21.28        4.82        26.51        2.74        31.09          4.32        60.36   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.67%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.02% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.41%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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.

 

  The Blended-Russell 2000® Pure Growth Index is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Small Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Previous Index for the period June 16, 2011 through May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index for the period May 22, 2015 through April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

 

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PXSV    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Small Value Portfolio to PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Small Value Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell 2000® Pure Value Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is composed of securities selected from the Russell 2000® Index, which is composed of the smallest 2,000 securities of the Russell 3000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of the largest 3,000 companies representing 95% of the U.S. equity market. Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) first identifies securities in the Russell 2000® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasting growth values The Index’s constituent securities are then assigned a Composite Value Score (“CVS”), which is calculated based on three characteristics (book to price (a value characteristic), sales per share growth (a growth characteristic) and medium-term growth forecast (a growth characteristic)) to identify whether they are growth or value securities. In general, stocks with higher CVS scores are considered value stocks. The Index then weights securities in proportion to their CVS score, giving greatest weight to the securities demonstrating the most value characteristics. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (4.90)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (4.93)%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell 2000 Pure Value Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned (4.75)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Blended-Index primarily due to fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period, partially offset by revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program.

During this same time period, the Russell 2000® Value Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (3.71)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,320 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 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 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 industrials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s overweight position in the energy sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the financials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the utilities and information technology sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Amedisys, Inc., a health care company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Oclaro, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.34%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., an industrials company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Halcon Resources Corp., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.39%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Financials      56.6   
Energy      10.2   
Utilities      9.7   
Information Technology      7.5   
Industrials      7.1   
Consumer Discretionary      5.2   
Telecommunication Services      2.0   
Health Care      1.2   
Consumer Staples      0.3   
Materials      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, 2016
 
Security   
Callon Petroleum Co.      1.2   
Gramercy Property Trust REIT      1.1   
Portland General Electric Co.      1.0   
ACCO Brands Corp.      1.0   
ONE Gas, Inc.      0.9   
Cash America International, Inc.      0.9   
Avista Corp.      0.9   
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.      0.8   
Checkpoint Systems, Inc.      0.8   
Black Hills Corp.      0.8   
Total      9.4   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell 2000® Pure Value Index     (4.75 )%      8.87     29.05     9.09     54.49     5.62     72.77       6.33     98.29
Russell 2000® Pure Value Index     (6.19     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Russell 2000® Value Index     (3.71     6.50        20.81        6.77        38.74        4.61        56.98          5.87        88.98   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (4.93     8.62        28.17        8.79        52.36        5.07        63.93          5.74        86.43   
Market Price Return     (4.90     8.68        28.36        8.78        52.33        5.08        64.11          5.73        86.29   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.51% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.39%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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.

 

  The Blended-Russell 2000® Pure Value Index is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Small Cap Value IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Previous Index for the period June 16, 2011 through May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index for the period May 22, 2015 through April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

 

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EQWM    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio to PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Mid Core Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell Midcap® Equal Weight Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its ticker symbol from PXMC to EQWM and changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is designed to provide equal-weighted exposure to approximately 800 securities of medium sized companies in the larger U.S. equity market. The Index generally is composed of all of the securities included in the Russell Midcap® Index, which is composed of the smallest 800 securities of the Russell 1000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of the largest 1,000 companies in the U.S. equity market. Each quarter, Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) groups each component security in the Russell Midcap® Index based on the Russell Global Sectors (“RGS”) classification system. The RGS system is composed of nine economic sectors: consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financial services, health care, materials & processing, producer durables, technology and utilities. Once the component securities are grouped, the Index Provider allocates an equal weight to each sector and then assigns an equal weight to each constituent security within each sector. The Index Provider then screens each security for liquidity and capacity measures; a potential constituent will be included in the Index only if it is considered sufficiently liquid and has a sufficient number of outstanding shares readily available in the market. Unlike the Russell Midcap® Index, which employs a market cap-weighted methodology, the Index’s equal weighting methodology provides equal exposure to the smallest components and underweighted sectors of the Russell Midcap® 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (2.14)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (2.02)%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell Midcap® Equal Weight Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned (1.83)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from

the return of the Blended-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 (2.14)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 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 a similar broad-based mid 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. mid cap 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 consumer staples sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, which contributed to the Fund’s outperformance.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the utilities sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer staples and materials sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and information technology sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A, a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 0.32%), and Hormel Foods Corp., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 0.35%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SunEdison, Inc., a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and GNC Holdings, Inc. Class A, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 0.29%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Industrials      12.6   
Information Technology      12.5   
Energy      11.8   
Health Care      11.8   
Consumer Staples      10.8   
Financials      10.0   
Consumer Discretionary      10.0   
Utilities      9.3   
Materials      9.3   
Telecommunication Services      1.9   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Bunge Ltd.      0.4   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.      0.4   
Energizer Holdings, Inc.      0.4   
Ingredion, Inc.      0.3   
Monster Beverage Corp.      0.3   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      0.3   
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      0.3   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      0.3   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      0.3   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)      0.3   
Total      3.3   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.

 

 

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

          3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index   1 Year                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell Midcap® Equal Weight Index     (1.83 )%      10.40     34.55     9.34     56.28       6.36     78.70
Russell Midcap® Equal Weight Index     (2.10     10.19        33.79        9.71        58.94          N/A        N/A   
Russell Midcap® Index     (2.14     10.37        34.44        9.88        60.21          7.29        93.95   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (2.02     10.04        33.23        8.92        53.33          5.80        70.03   
Market Price Return     (2.14     10.02        33.19        8.90        53.17          5.80        69.92   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.58% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.25%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-Russell Midcap® Equal Weight Index is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Mid Cap IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Previous Index for the period June 16, 2011 through May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index for the period May 22, 2015 through April 30, 2016.
 

 

 

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PXMG    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Growth Portfolio to PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Mid Growth Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell Midcap® Pure Growth Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is composed of securities selected from the Russell Midcap® Index, which is composed of the smallest 800 securities of the Russell 1000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of the largest 1,000 companies in the U.S. equity market. Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) first identifies securities in the Russell Midcap® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasting growth values. The Index’s constituent securities are then assigned a Composite Value Score (“CVS”), which is calculated based on three characteristics (book to price (a value characteristic), sales per share growth (a growth characteristic) and medium-term growth forecast (a growth characteristic)) to identify whether they are growth or value securities. In general, stocks with lower CVS scores are considered growth stocks. The Index then weights securities in proportion to their CVS score, giving greatest weight to the securities demonstrating the most growth characteristics. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (8.40)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (8.34)%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell Midcap® Pure Growth Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned (8.04)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Blended-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 (4.13)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 498 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 mid 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. mid cap 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 information technology sector and most underweight in the consumer staples sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s overweight position in the health care sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the materials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer staples and telecommunication services sectors, respectively. The health care sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and energy sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Edwards Lifesciences Corp., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 1.3%), and Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 1.91%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Akorn, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 1.07%), and Tenet Healthcare Corp., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 0.93%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Information Technology      30.0   
Consumer Discretionary      26.2   
Health Care      18.5   
Industrials      12.7   
Financials      6.4   
Materials      3.1   
Consumer Staples      2.5   
Energy      0.7   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.1)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.      2.4   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)      2.2   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      2.2   
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.      2.1   
Global Payments, Inc.      2.1   
Equinix, Inc. REIT      1.8   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.      1.8   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.      1.7   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      1.7   
NetSuite, Inc.      1.7   
Total      19.7   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years

Average
Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell Midcap® Pure Growth Index     (8.04 )%      5.35     16.92     5.26     29.25     5.65     73.29       7.28     119.12
Russell Midcap® Pure Growth Index     (8.10     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Russell Midcap® Growth Index     (4.13     10.43        34.67        9.20        55.30        7.38        103.84          8.41        146.22   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (8.34     4.95        15.60        4.84        26.65        5.08        64.20          6.67        105.57   
Market Price Return     (8.40     4.96        15.62        4.82        26.56        5.08        64.10          6.65        105.16   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.42% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.39%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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.

 

  The Blended-Russell Midcap® Pure Growth Index is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Mid Cap Growth IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Previous Index for the period June 16, 2011 through May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index for the period May 22, 2015 through April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

 

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PXMV    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Value Portfolio to PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Mid Value Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell Midcap® Pure Value Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is composed of securities selected from the Russell Midcap® Index, which is composed of the smallest 800 securities of the Russell 1000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of the largest 1,000 companies in the U.S. equity market. Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) first identifies securities in the Russell Midcap® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and higher forecasting growth values. The Index’s constituent securities are then assigned a Composite Value Score (“CVS”), which is calculated based on three characteristics (book to price (a value characteristic), sales per share growth (a growth characteristic) and medium-term growth forecast (a growth characteristic)) to identify whether they are growth or value securities. In general, stocks with higher CVS scores are considered value stocks. The Index then weights securities in proportion to their CVS score, giving greatest weight to the securities demonstrating the most value characteristics. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 1.39%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 1.35%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell Midcap® Pure Value Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned 1.70%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Blended-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 (0.18)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 560 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 mid 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. mid 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 selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the utilities sector and most underweight in the health care sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, which contributed to the Fund’s outperformance.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the utilities sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and materials sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and telecommunication services sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., a financials company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and TECO Energy, Inc., a utilities company (portfolio average weight of 1.08%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Golar LNG Ltd., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.59%), and Marathon Oil Corp., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.68%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Financials      41.2   
Utilities      23.8   
Energy      10.6   
Industrials      6.5   
Materials      5.5   
Information Technology      4.9   
Telecommunication Services      2.9   
Consumer Discretionary      2.5   
Consumer Staples      1.3   
Health Care      0.8   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
M&T Bank Corp.      1.8   
Orbital ATK, Inc.      1.7   
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      1.6   
First Solar, Inc.      1.5   
SCANA Corp.      1.5   
Edison International      1.4   
Consolidated Edison, Inc.      1.4   
Newfield Exploration Co.      1.4   
Hess Corp.      1.4   
Cincinnati Financial Corp.      1.4   
Total      15.1   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell Midcap® Pure Value Index     1.70     11.46     38.47     12.25     78.24     7.04     97.43       7.82     131.62
Russell Midcap® Pure Value Index     0.52        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Russell Midcap® Value Index     (0.18     10.26        34.03        10.45        64.40        7.35        103.34          8.32        143.88   
Fund                    
NAV Return     1.35        11.06        37.00        11.81        74.72        6.44        86.68          7.17        116.49   
Market Price Return     1.39        11.05        36.95        11.80        74.65        6.44        86.64          7.15        116.16   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.53%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.01% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.40%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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.

 

  The Blended-Russell Midcap® Pure Value Index is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Mid Cap Value IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Previous Index for the period June 16, 2011 through May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index for the period May 22, 2015 through April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

 

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EQWL    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Core Portfolio to PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Large Core Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell Top 200® Equal Weight Index (the “Index”). At that time, the Fund also changed its ticker symbol from PXLC to EQWL and changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is designed to provide equal-weighted exposure to the securities of the largest 200 companies in the U.S. equity market. The Index generally is composed of all of the securities included in the Russell Top 200® Index, which is composed of the largest 200 securities of the Russell 3000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of the largest 3,000 companies representing 95% of the U.S. equity market. Each quarter, Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) groups each component security in the Russell Top 200® Index based on the Russell Global Sectors (“RGS”) classification system. The RGS system is composed of nine economic sectors: consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financial services, health care, materials & processing, producer durables, technology and utilities. Once the component securities are grouped, the Index Provider allocates an equal weight to each sector and then assigns an equal weight to each constituent security within each sector. The Index Provider then screens each security for liquidity and capacity measures; a potential constituent will be included in the Index only if it is considered sufficiently liquid and has a sufficient number of outstanding shares readily available in the market. Unlike the Russell Top 200® Index, which employs a market cap-weighted methodology, the Index’s equal weighting methodology provides equal exposure to the smallest components and underweighted sectors of the Russell Top 200® 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 0.78%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 0.81%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell Top 200® Equal Weight Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned 1.06%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV

basis, differed from the return of the Blended-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 0.34%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,020 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 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 cap 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 information technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, which both contributed to the Fund’s outperformance.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer staples sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and utilities sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the health care and financials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included UnitedHealth Group, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 0.66%), and Chemours Co. (The), a materials company (portfolio average weight of 0.28%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Micron Technology, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 0.44%), and Williams Cos., Inc. (The), an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.44%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Health Care      16.2   
Financials      15.8   
Consumer Discretionary      14.0   
Information Technology      13.7   
Industrials      12.1   
Energy      9.2   
Consumer Staples      8.8   
Materials      5.2   
Utilities      3.4   
Telecommunication Services      1.5   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Devon Energy Corp.      0.7   
Chemours Co. (The)      0.6   
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      0.6   
ConocoPhillips      0.6   
Halliburton Co.      0.6   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      0.6   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      0.6   
Discover Financial Services      0.6   
Amazon.com, Inc.      0.5   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      0.5   
Total      5.9   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell Top 200® Equal Weight Index     1.06     11.07     37.02     11.27     70.58       7.35     94.90
Russell Top 200® Equal Weight Index     0.10        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Russell 1000® Index     0.34        11.06        36.98        10.81        67.09          6.61        82.71   
Fund                
NAV Return     0.81        10.68        35.57        10.85        67.36          6.77        85.30   
Market Price Return     0.78        10.63        35.39        10.82        67.18          6.75        84.97   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.49% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.25%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-Russell Top 200® Equal Weight Index is comprised of the performance of the Dynamic Large Cap IntellidexSM Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 16, 2011, followed by the performance of the Previous Index for the period June 16, 2011 through May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index for the period May 22, 2015 through April 30, 2016.
 

 

 

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PXLG    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Growth Portfolio to PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Large Growth Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell Top 200® Pure Growth Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure 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 Index, and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is composed of securities selected from the Russell Top 200® Index, which is composed of the largest 200 securities of the Russell 3000® Index, an index designed to measure the performance of 95% of the U.S. equity market. Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) first identifies securities in the Russell Top 200® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasting growth values. The Index’s constituent securities are then assigned a Composite Value Score (“CVS”), which is calculated based on three characteristics (book to price (a value characteristic), sales per share growth (a growth characteristic) and medium-term growth forecast (a growth characteristic)) to identify whether they are growth or value securities. In general, stocks with lower CVS scores are considered growth stocks. The Index then weights securities in proportion to their CVS score, giving greatest weight to the securities demonstrating the most growth characteristics. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (1.83)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (1.89)%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell Top 200® Pure Growth Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned (1.51)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Blended-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 1.07%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 635 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 cap 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 consumer discretionary sector and most underweight in the industrials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to the Fund’s overweight position in the health care sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer discretionary sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and financials sectors, respectively. The health care sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the energy and industrials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Facebook, Inc. Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 2.87%), and Amazon.com, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 2.85%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Illumina, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 2.30%), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 3.08%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Consumer Discretionary      31.5   
Information Technology      26.5   
Health Care      20.9   
Consumer Staples      6.4   
Materials      5.3   
Financials      4.6   
Industrials      4.5   
Energy      0.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      3.7   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      3.7   
American Tower Corp. REIT      3.6   
salesforce.com, inc.      3.4   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A      3.4   
Amazon.com, Inc.      3.4   
Visa, Inc., Class A      3.2   
Tesla Motors, Inc.      3.2   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      3.0   
Celgene Corp.      2.9   
Total      33.5   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index             Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell Top 200® Pure Growth Index     (1.51 )%      11.72     39.44       13.27     83.54
Russell Top 200® Pure Growth Index     0.34        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Russell 1000® Growth Index     1.07        12.47        42.28          13.46        85.02   
Fund            
NAV Return     (1.89     11.27        37.77          12.83        80.11   
Market Price Return     (1.83     11.30        37.88          12.85        80.28   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.39. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-Russell Top 200® Pure Growth Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Previous Index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2016.
 

 

 

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PXLV    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV)

 

Effective after the close of markets on May 22, 2015, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares Fundamental Pure Large Value Portfolio to PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio and the underlying index changed from RAFI® Fundamental Large Value Index (the “Previous Index”) to Russell Top 200® Pure Value Index (the “Index”). At that time the Fund also changed its investment objective and investment policies.

As an index fund, the PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure 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 Index and, through May 22, 2015, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index and, through May 22, 2015, comprised the Previous Index.

The Index is composed of securities selected from the Russell Top 200® Index, which includes the largest 200 securities of the Russell 3000® Index, an index measuring the performance of 95% of the U.S. equity market. Frank Russell Company (the “Index Provider”) first identifies securities in the Russell Top 200® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasting growth values. The Index’s constituent securities are then assigned a Composite Value Score (“CVS”), which is calculated based on three characteristics (book to price (a value characteristic), sales per share growth (a growth characteristic) and medium-term growth forecast (a growth characteristic)) to identify whether they are growth or value securities. In general, stocks with higher CVS scores are considered value stocks. The Index then weights securities in proportion to their CVS score, giving greatest weight to the securities demonstrating the most value characteristics. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (0.92)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (0.84)%. During the same time period, the Blended-Russell Top 200® Pure Value Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through May 22, 2015, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned (0.53)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Blended-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 (0.40)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 690 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 utilities sector and most underweight in the health care sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund as well as the Fund’s overweight position in the energy sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the utilities sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and health care sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and information technology sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included General Electric Co., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 3.44%), and Southern Co. (The), a utilities company (portfolio average weight of 2.62%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included ConocoPhillips, an energy company (portfolio average weight of 2.41%), and Devon Energy Corp., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.67%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Financials      36.2   
Energy      20.7   
Utilities      16.1   
Information Technology      7.0   
Industrials      6.6   
Consumer Staples      5.2   
Consumer Discretionary      3.2   
Telecommunication Services      2.9   
Health Care      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, 2016
 
Security   
General Electric Co.      3.5   
Chubb Ltd.      3.3   
Apache Corp.      3.2   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      3.2   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.      3.2   
Duke Energy Corp.      3.1   
Yahoo!, Inc.      3.1   
Southern Co. (The)      3.0   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      2.9   
Chevron Corp.      2.8   
Total      31.3   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index             Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Russell Top 200® Pure Value Index     (0.53 )%      8.33     27.12       11.55     70.29
Russell Top 200® Pure Value Index     (1.31     N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Russell 1000® Value Index     (0.40     9.59        31.62          11.95        73.34   
Fund            
NAV Return     (0.84     7.96        25.83          11.13        67.27   
Market Price Return     (0.92     7.92        25.70          11.14        67.36   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.58% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.39%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, 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, Index and Benchmark Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The Blended-Russell Top 200® Pure Value Index performance is comprised of the performance of the Previous Index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, May 22, 2015, followed by the performance of the Index starting from the conversion date through April 30, 2016.
 

 

 

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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 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 have 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (1.82)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (1.94)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (0.96)%. 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 as well as the impact of trading costs associated with the quarterly rebalance.

During this same time period, the Russell Microcap® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (8.08)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,625 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 similar 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, 2016. 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, materials, and energy sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the materials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and consumer staples sectors, respectively. The health care sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Coeur Mining, Inc., a materials company (portfolio average weight of 0.11%), and First Majestic Silver Corp., a materials company (portfolio average weight of 0.11%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Blucora, Inc., an information technology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and TravelCenters of America LLC, a consumer discretionary company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI) (continued)

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Financials      48.8   
Industrials      10.7   
Consumer Discretionary      10.4   
Energy      8.8   
Information Technology      7.1   
Materials      6.0   
Health Care      3.3   
Consumer Staples      2.2   
Utilities      1.7   
Telecommunication Services      1.0   
Pharmaceuticals      0.0   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Silver Standard Resources, Inc.      0.4   
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.      0.4   
First Majestic Silver Corp.      0.4   
IAMGOLD Corp.      0.4   
Pretium Resources, Inc.      0.4   
Asanko Gold, Inc.      0.4   
Parker Drilling Co.      0.4   
Coeur Mining, Inc.      0.3   
Alliance One International, Inc.      0.3   
Richmont Mines, Inc.      0.3   
Total      3.7   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Average
Annualized
   

3 Years
Cumulative

    5 Years
Average
Annualized
   

5 Years
Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
   

10 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Zacks Micro Cap Index™     (0.96 )%      6.93     22.28     6.81     39.02     0.81     8.39       2.39     28.78
Russell Microcap® Index     (8.08     7.49        24.20        6.97        40.04        3.56        41.92          4.96        67.91   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (1.94     6.13        19.55        5.97        33.63        (0.04     (0.42       1.53        17.70   
Market Price Return     (1.82     6.21        19.81        5.99        33.75        (0.04     (0.41       1.52        17.55   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 1.14%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.24% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.94%. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Consumer Discretionary—33.0%   
  25,643       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)    $ 16,913,866   
  7,807       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      5,974,151   
  126,230       Carnival Corp.      6,191,581   
  80,268       Dollar General Corp.      6,574,752   
  112,768       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      15,098,508   
  88,307       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      6,713,098   
  89,537       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      6,275,648   
  121,630       McDonald’s Corp.      15,384,979   
  227,444       NIKE, Inc., Class B      13,405,549   
  23,209       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      6,096,540   
  4,865       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      6,536,906   
  108,403       Ross Stores, Inc.      6,155,122   
  244,051       Starbucks Corp.      13,722,988   
  80,671       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      6,116,475   
  149,387       Walt Disney Co. (The)      15,425,702   
     

 

 

 
        146,585,865   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—17.3%   
  60,952       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      5,870,897   
  47,740       Clorox Co. (The)      5,978,480   
  42,956       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      6,703,713   
  40,767       Costco Wholesale Corp.      6,038,816   
  145,791       CVS Health Corp.      14,651,995   
  66,197       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      6,017,969   
  66,479       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The),
Class A
     6,373,342   
  142,005       Hormel Foods Corp.      5,474,293   
  154,677       Kroger Co. (The)      5,474,019   
  178,937       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      14,186,125   
     

 

 

 
        76,769,649   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—4.3%   
  239,670       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      6,809,025   
  65,493       CME Group, Inc., Class A      6,019,461   
  25,432       Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      6,104,443   
     

 

 

 
        18,932,929   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—19.0%   
  69,705       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      5,931,896   
  228,724       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      16,509,298   
  73,491       Cardinal Health, Inc.      5,766,104   
  43,201       Cigna Corp.      5,985,067   
  69,397       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      7,370,655   
  193,452       Eli Lilly & Co.      14,611,430   
  34,145       Humana, Inc.      6,046,055   
  10,753       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      6,735,249   
  117,349       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      15,452,516   
     

 

 

 
        84,408,270   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—2.7%   
  127,498       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      5,312,842   
  144,700       Southwest Airlines Co.      6,455,067   
     

 

 

 
        11,767,909   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—22.3%   
  191,344       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      6,595,628   
  19,643       Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)      13,904,887   
  45,841       Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)      6,681,326   
  94,678       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      5,855,834   
  131,931       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      15,512,447   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Information Technology (continued)   
  62,278       Fiserv, Inc.(b)    $ 6,085,806   
  63,729       Intuit, Inc.      6,429,619   
  162,591       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      15,769,701   
  192,614       NVIDIA Corp.      6,843,575   
  195,765       Visa, Inc., Class A      15,120,889   
     

 

 

 
        98,799,712   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.4%   
  162,850       T-Mobile US, Inc.(b)      6,396,748   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $407,627,522)
     443,661,082   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  52,887       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $52,887)
     52,887   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $407,680,409)—100.0%
     443,713,969   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.0%      37,899   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 443,751,868   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Consumer Discretionary—5.7%   
  1,051,541       Ford Motor Co.    $ 14,258,896   
  442,546       General Motors Co.      14,072,963   
  168,956       Omnicom Group, Inc.      14,018,279   
  167,192       Target Corp.      13,291,764   
     

 

 

 
        55,641,902   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—4.7%   
  376,908       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      15,053,705   
  460,025       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      30,761,872   
     

 

 

 
        45,815,577   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—11.4%   
  362,729       Chevron Corp.      37,063,649   
  374,267       Exxon Mobil Corp.      33,085,203   
  383,185       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      14,974,870   
  165,773       Phillips 66      13,611,621   
  219,791       Valero Energy Corp.      12,939,096   
     

 

 

 
        111,674,439   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—15.5%   
  217,928       Aflac, Inc.      15,030,494   
  203,866       Allstate Corp. (The)      13,261,483   
  256,658       American International Group, Inc.      14,326,650   
  306,155       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      13,587,159   
  531,741       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      33,606,031   
  379,640       SunTrust Banks, Inc.      15,846,174   
  120,900       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      13,286,910   
  636,496       Wells Fargo & Co.      31,812,070   
     

 

 

 
        150,756,971   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—16.2%   
  98,964       Anthem, Inc.      13,931,162   
  347,294       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      30,634,804   
  186,159       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      15,008,138   
  289,245       Johnson & Johnson      32,418,580   
  604,189       Merck & Co., Inc.      33,133,725   
  1,012,118       Pfizer, Inc.      33,106,380   
     

 

 

 
        158,232,789   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—7.9%   
  320,838       American Airlines Group, Inc.      11,129,870   
  95,639       General Dynamics Corp.      13,439,192   
  138,125       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      14,436,825   
  105,340       Raytheon Co.      13,309,709   
  231,751       United Continental Holdings, Inc.(b)      10,616,513   
  233,987       Waste Management, Inc.      13,756,096   
     

 

 

 
        76,688,205   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—18.0%   
  690,140       Applied Materials, Inc.      14,127,166   
  1,158,515       Cisco Systems, Inc.      31,847,577   
  975,647       Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      16,254,279   
  1,232,400       HP, Inc.      15,121,548   
  1,026,719       Intel Corp.      31,089,051   
  231,733       International Business Machines Corp.      33,819,114   
  827,818       Oracle Corp.      32,996,826   
     

 

 

 
        175,255,561   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Materials—2.8%   
  269,035       Dow Chemical Co. (The)    $ 14,153,932   
  163,557       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      13,521,257   
     

 

 

 
        27,675,189   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—6.4%   
  824,032       AT&T, Inc.      31,988,922   
  599,689       Verizon Communications, Inc.      30,548,158   
     

 

 

 
        62,537,080   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—11.4%   
  213,321       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      13,545,884   
  186,392       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      13,904,843   
  194,956       Edison International      13,785,339   
  413,259       Exelon Corp.      14,501,258   
  376,590       PPL Corp.      14,174,848   
  308,173       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      14,216,020   
  272,102       Southern Co. (The)      13,632,310   
  333,911       Xcel Energy, Inc.      13,366,457   
     

 

 

 
        111,126,959   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $926,973,220)—100.0%
     975,404,672   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (105,850
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 975,298,822   
     

 

 

 

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 Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—10.8%   
  622       1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 4,883   
  216       2U, Inc.(b)      6,054   
  147       Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A      3,929   
  161       AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A      4,537   
  313       American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,855   
  284       American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      4,064   
  230       American Public Education, Inc.(b)      5,327   
  120       America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(b)      3,188   
  589       Apollo Education Group, Inc., Class A(b)      4,594   
  281       Arctic Cat, Inc.      4,673   
  78       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)      4,728   
  451       Ascena Retail Group, Inc.(b)      3,973   
  436       Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Series A(b)      6,571   
  487       Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.(b)      4,558   
  383       Barnes & Noble, Inc.      4,500   
  146       Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.      4,308   
  562       Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(b)      4,620   
  503       Belmond Ltd., Class A
(United Kingdom)(b)
     4,607   
  422       Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.      5,102   
  103       Big Lots, Inc.      4,724   
  15       Biglari Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,609   
  111       BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(b)      4,951   
  1,031       Black Diamond, Inc.(b)      4,382   
  286       Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.      5,348   
  184       Blue Nile, Inc.      4,744   
  103       Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      4,691   
  287       Bojangles’, Inc.(b)      5,060   
  502       Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,116   
  235       Boyd Gaming Corp.(b)      4,380   
  605       Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      4,459   
  453       Bridgepoint Education, Inc.(b)      4,322   
  74       Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b)      4,856   
  138       Buckle, Inc. (The)      3,994   
  31       Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)      4,143   
  366       Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.(b)      4,820   
  84       Burlington Stores, Inc.(b)      4,785   
  797       Caesars Acquisition Co., Class A(b)      6,033   
  724       Caesars Entertainment Corp.(b)      4,945   
  144       CalAtlantic Group, Inc.      4,661   
  168       Caleres, Inc.      4,235   
  517       Callaway Golf Co.      4,829   
  1,052       Cambium Learning Group, Inc.(b)      4,787   
  90       Capella Education Co.      4,978   
  1,077       Career Education Corp.(b)      5,751   
  153       Carmike Cinemas, Inc.(b)      4,588   
  223       Carriage Services, Inc.      5,448   
  341       Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      4,743   
  122       Cato Corp. (The), Class A      4,464   
  51       Cavco Industries, Inc.(b)      4,472   
  1,837       Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., Class A (Bermuda)(b)      4,886   
  290       Century Communities, Inc.(b)      5,000   
  90       Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      4,591   
  1,069       Chegg, Inc.(b)      4,853   
  261       Cherokee, Inc.(b)      4,082   
  367       Chico’s FAS, Inc.      4,628   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  57       Children’s Place, Inc. (The)    $ 4,441   
  1,954       Christopher & Banks Corp.(b)      5,080   
  32       Churchill Downs, Inc.      4,294   
  151       Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,612   
  264       Citi Trends, Inc.      4,741   
  348       ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      4,646   
  305       Collectors Universe, Inc.      5,304   
  77       Columbia Sportswear Co.      4,510   
  296       Conn’s, Inc.(b)      4,067   
  765       Container Store Group, Inc. (The)(b)      5,432   
  130       Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.      4,490   
  65       Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(b)      5,012   
  410       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      33,481   
  31       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      4,539   
  524       Crocs, Inc.(b)      4,375   
  908       Crown Media Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      4,604   
  169       CSS Industries, Inc.      4,725   
  513       Culp, Inc.      13,461   
  9,261       Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(b)      3,441   
  24       Daily Journal Corp.(b)      4,714   
  341       Dana Holding Corp.      4,409   
  121       Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(b)      4,683   
  81       Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)      4,683   
  290       Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      4,620   
  463       Denny’s Corp.(b)      4,579   
  928       Destination XL Group, Inc.(b)      4,983   
  255       DeVry Education Group, Inc.      4,424   
  200       Diamond Resorts International, Inc.(b)      4,242   
  51       DineEquity, Inc.      4,386   
  87       Dorman Products, Inc.(b)      4,680   
  187       DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A(b)      7,465   
  74       Drew Industries, Inc.      4,797   
  243       Duluth Holdings, Inc., Class B(b)      5,781   
  288       E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b)      4,372   
  374       El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,933   
  421       Eldorado Resorts, Inc.(b)      5,519   
  358       Empire Resorts, Inc.(b)      5,954   
  442       Entercom Communications Corp.,
Class A(b)
     5,012   
  639       Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      5,080   
  409       Eros International PLC, Class A(b)      5,472   
  389       Escalade, Inc.      4,641   
  150       Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      5,106   
  532       Etsy, Inc.(b)      4,671   
  4,673       EVINE Live, Inc.(b)      7,196   
  223       Express, Inc.(b)      4,054   
  508       Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.(b)      4,694   
  1,036       Fenix Parts, Inc.(b)      5,221   
  148       Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      4,752   
  216       Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A      4,266   
  113       Five Below, Inc.(b)      4,712   
  106       Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      4,334   
  300       Fogo de Chao, Inc.(b)      5,007   
  291       Fox Factory Holding Corp.(b)      5,037   
  255       Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b)      4,233   
  322       Fred’s, Inc., Class A      4,724   
  180       FTD Cos., Inc.(b)      5,006   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  66       Genesco, Inc.(b)    $ 4,566   
  116       Gentherm, Inc.(b)      4,262   
  101       G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)      4,570   
  640       Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.(b)      5,126   
  111       Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b)      4,854   
  402       Gray Television, Inc.(b)      5,166   
  3,180       Green Brick Partners, Inc.(b)      23,437   
  80       Group 1 Automotive, Inc.      5,267   
  252       Guess?, Inc.      4,624   
  256       Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The),
Class A(b)
     4,288   
  1,795       Harte-Hanks, Inc.      3,267   
  222       Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      4,145   
  45       Helen of Troy Ltd.(b)      4,479   
  352       Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     4,210   
  129       Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)      4,657   
  141       Hooker Furniture Corp.      3,497   
  385       Horizon Global Corp.(b)      4,724   
  240       Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(b)      4,922   
  3,172       Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      5,297   
  87       HSN, Inc.      4,614   
  569       Iconix Brand Group, Inc.(b)      4,825   
  152       IMAX Corp.(b)      4,864   
  496       Installed Building Products, Inc.(b)      13,184   
  127       International Speedway Corp., Class A      4,253   
  334       Interval Leisure Group, Inc., Class W      4,716   
  586       Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,063   
  151       iRobot Corp.(b)      5,644   
  337       Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.(b)      5,021   
  480       J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,944   
  74       Jack in the Box, Inc.      4,999   
  672       JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(b)      5,040   
  385       Jamba, Inc.(b)      5,001   
  211       Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A      5,091   
  485       K12, Inc.(b)      5,961   
  336       KB Home      4,560   
  275       Kirkland’s, Inc.      4,516   
  380       Kona Grill, Inc.(b)      5,062   
  308       Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.(b)      5,362   
  385       La Quinta Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,916   
  173       Lands’ End, Inc.(b)      4,209   
  180       La-Z-Boy, Inc.      4,657   
  199       LGI Homes, Inc.(b)      5,574   
  253       Libbey, Inc.      4,706   
  247       Liberty Tax, Inc., Class A      2,952   
  226       Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Series A(b)      4,986   
  401       LifeLock, Inc.(b)      4,668   
  350       Lifetime Brands, Inc.      6,045   
  53       Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A      4,400   
  145       Loral Space & Communications, Inc.(b)      5,319   
  365       Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,442   
  257       M/I Homes, Inc.(b)      5,166   
  308       Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A(b)      5,421   
  241       Marcus Corp. (The)      4,663   
  633       Marine Products Corp.      5,184   
  246       MarineMax, Inc.(b)      4,676   
  71       Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.      4,447   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  111       Mattress Firm Holding Corp.(b)    $ 4,331   
  342       MCBC Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,590   
  192       MDC Holdings, Inc.      4,725   
  204       MDC Partners, Inc., Class A      4,129   
  285       Media General, Inc.(b)      4,939   
  99       Meredith Corp.      5,080   
  132       Meritage Homes Corp.(b)      4,492   
  299       Metaldyne Performance Group, Inc.      4,763   
  545       Modine Manufacturing Co.(b)      5,891   
  242       Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(b)      4,598   
  65       Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      4,499   
  125       Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(b)      4,009   
  155       Movado Group, Inc.      4,373   
  102       NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      6,071   
  318       National CineMedia, Inc.      4,516   
  247       Nautilus, Inc.(b)      4,357   
  414       New Home Co., Inc. (The)(b)      4,608   
  283       New Media Investment Group, Inc.      4,542   
  370       New York Times Co. (The), Class A      4,743   
  106       Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A      5,441   
  397       Noodles & Co., Class A(b)      4,427   
  239       Nutrisystem, Inc.      5,263   
  206       Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,449   
  128       Outerwall, Inc.      5,288   
  323       Overstock.com, Inc.(b)      4,713   
  68       Oxford Industries, Inc.      4,517   
  85       Papa John’s International, Inc.      4,810   
  428       Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,376   
  325       Party City Holdco, Inc.(b)      4,657   
  305       Penn National Gaming, Inc.(b)      4,920   
  1,494       Performance Sports Group Ltd.(b)      5,543   
  250       Perry Ellis International, Inc.(b)      4,763   
  1,785       PetMed Express, Inc.      32,666   
  708       Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      4,878   
  143       Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b)      1,579   
  297       Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(b)      4,562   
  54       Pool Corp.      4,720   
  91       Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.(b)      4,892   
  358       Potbelly Corp.(b)      5,102   
  399       Reading International, Inc., Class A(b)      5,175   
  77       Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.(b)      4,994   
  314       Regis Corp.(b)      4,292   
  296       Rent-A-Center, Inc.      4,351   
  120       Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,192   
  919       Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(b)      4,044   
  258       Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      4,097   
  117       Saga Communications, Inc., Class A      4,920   
  124       Scholastic Corp.      4,511   
  532       Scientific Games Corp., Class A(b)      5,277   
  227       SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.      4,524   
  247       Select Comfort Corp.(b)      6,096   
  794       Sequential Brands Group, Inc.(b)      4,407   
  141       Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(b)      5,149   
  173       Shoe Carnival, Inc.      4,434   
  102       Shutterfly, Inc.(b)      4,690   
  151       Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A      4,843   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  1,642       Sizmek, Inc.(b)    $ 4,351   
  1,297       Skullcandy, Inc.(b)      4,423   
  172       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)      3,755   
  252       Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A      4,728   
  142       Sonic Corp.      4,881   
  184       Sotheby’s      5,012   
  249       Speedway Motorsports, Inc.      4,362   
  377       Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,290   
  585       Stage Stores, Inc.      4,306   
  138       Standard Motor Products, Inc.      4,900   
  633       Stein Mart, Inc.      4,583   
  129       Steven Madden Ltd.(b)      4,516   
  319       Stoneridge, Inc.(b)      4,549   
  79       Strattec Security Corp.      4,179   
  97       Strayer Education, Inc.(b)      4,815   
  67       Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.      4,290   
  209       Superior Industries International, Inc.      5,459   
  265       Superior Uniform Group, Inc.      5,040   
  274       Tailored Brands, Inc.      4,773   
  342       Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(b)      4,925   
  92       Tenneco, Inc.(b)      4,904   
  110       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      4,479   
  318       Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (The)(b)      5,673   
  687       Tilly’s, Inc., Class A(b)      4,321   
  302       Time, Inc.      4,439   
  177       Tower International, Inc.      4,062   
  432       Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A(b)      4,596   
  407       TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.(b)      4,721   
  577       Tribune Publishing Co.      6,537   
  595       Tuesday Morning Corp.(b)      5,165   
  172       Tumi Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,589   
  552       Unifi, Inc.(b)      14,220   
  73       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)      4,848   
  1,143       Universal Technical Institute, Inc.      4,515   
  36       Vail Resorts, Inc.      4,667   
  235       Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)      4,122   
  724       Vince Holding Corp.(b)      4,474   
  154       Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(b)      4,215   
  1,013       VOXX International Corp.,
Class A(b)
     4,548   
  113       Wayfair, Inc., Class A(b)      4,266   
  254       WCI Communities, Inc.(b)      4,059   
  339       Weight Watchers International,
Inc.(b)
     4,390   
  499       West Marine, Inc.(b)      5,000   
  181       Weyco Group, Inc.      5,075   
  343       William Lyon Homes, Class A(b)      4,836   
  210       Wingstop, Inc.(b)      5,237   
  47       Winmark Corp.      4,474   
  215       Winnebago Industries, Inc.      4,653   
  258       Wolverine World Wide, Inc.      4,889   
  259       World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      4,310   
  532       ZAGG, Inc.(b)      4,261   
  119       Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc.(b)      4,461   
  241       Zumiez, Inc.(b)      4,044   
     

 

 

 
        1,412,640   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples—10.3%   
  2,294       Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.(b)    $ 35,351   
  1,035       Andersons, Inc. (The)      34,683   
  925       B&G Foods, Inc.      38,119   
  167       Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The),
Class A(b)
     26,065   
  557       Calavo Growers, Inc.      31,844   
  580       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      29,441   
  292       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      32,704   
  289       Central Garden & Pet Co.,
Class A(b)
     4,708   
  1,633       Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(b)      31,468   
  202       Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      32,193   
  467       Darling Ingredients, Inc.(b)      6,767   
  1,835       Dean Foods Co.      31,617   
  570       Elizabeth Arden, Inc.(b)      5,831   
  1,165       Farmer Brothers Co.(b)      35,195   
  742       Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      32,099   
  220       HRG Group, Inc.(b)      3,168   
  901       Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A      32,499   
  153       Inter Parfums, Inc.      4,685   
  299       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      30,238   
  446       John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      24,677   
  283       Lancaster Colony Corp.      32,969   
  1,190       Landec Corp.(b)      13,387   
  1,078       Medifast, Inc.      33,989   
  1,348       MGP Ingredients, Inc.      35,614   
  743       National Beverage Corp.(b)      34,728   
  1,010       Natural Health Trends Corp.      36,552   
  1,281       Nutraceutical International Corp.(b)      30,219   
  379       Oil-Dri Corp. of America      12,643   
  1,852       Omega Protein Corp.(b)      34,429   
  1,135       Orchids Paper Products Co.      34,810   
  1,362       Performance Food Group Co.(b)      35,249   
  461       Post Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      33,118   
  55       PriceSmart, Inc.      4,760   
  134       Revlon, Inc., Class A(b)      4,882   
  354       Sanderson Farms, Inc.      32,476   
  11       Seaboard Corp.(b)      33,033   
  972       Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(b)      31,677   
  1,977       Smart & Final Stores, Inc.(b)      31,474   
  1,029       Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.      32,897   
  1,088       SpartanNash Co.      30,138   
  5,580       SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      28,067   
  934       Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.      33,288   
  374       TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(b)      33,062   
  787       United Natural Foods, Inc.(b)      28,072   
  565       Universal Corp.      30,821   
  273       USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      32,334   
  1,384       Vector Group Ltd.      29,894   
  295       WD-40 Co.      30,178   
  732       Weis Markets, Inc.      33,321   
     

 

 

 
        1,351,433   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—11.6%   
  2,372       Alon USA Energy, Inc.      24,906   
  3,448       Archrock, Inc.      33,963   
  712       Ardmore Shipping Corp. (Ireland)      6,657   
  2,807       Atwood Oceanics, Inc.      27,116   
  4,266       Bill Barrett Corp.(b)      33,957   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  328       Bristow Group, Inc.    $ 7,518   
  2,892       Callon Petroleum Co.(b)      30,395   
  1,635       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.      24,280   
  801       Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      28,331   
  8,096       Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(b)      23,154   
  2,110       Contango Oil & Gas Co.(b)      26,544   
  1,601       Delek US Holdings, Inc.      25,440   
  1,034       DHT Holdings, Inc.      5,935   
  614       Dorian LPG Ltd.(b)      6,238   
  2,671       Era Group, Inc.(b)      25,455   
  23,841       EXCO Resources, Inc.(b)      36,238   
  1,509       Exterran Corp.(b)      23,088   
  9,509       Fairmount Santrol Holdings, Inc.(b)      38,036   
  1,880       Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(b)      31,471   
  757       Frontline Ltd. (Norway)      6,238   
  615       GasLog Ltd. (Monaco)      7,878   
  882       Gener8 Maritime, Inc.(b)      6,377   
  2,025       Geospace Technologies Corp.(b)      33,129   
  1,672       Green Plains, Inc.      30,263   
  986       Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A(b)      6,685   
  4,319       Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(b)      37,273   
  2,636       Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(b)      30,947   
  1,308       Matador Resources Co.(b)      28,187   
  1,412       Matrix Service Co.(b)      26,602   
  6,209       McDermott International, Inc.(b)      28,189   
  1,156       Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.(b)      26,576   
  3,728       Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.      7,195   
  5,837       Newpark Resources, Inc.(b)      27,259   
  412       Nordic American Tankers Ltd.      6,349   
  6,036       Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.(b)      32,956   
  3,498       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      33,896   
  797       Oil States International, Inc.(b)      27,608   
  5,168       Pacific Ethanol, Inc.(b)      24,445   
  1,424       Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc., Class A      26,899   
  1,283       Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(b)      24,518   
  11,626       Parker Drilling Co.(b)      35,576   
  1,104       Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A(b)      25,856   
  419       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      26,309   
  318       PHI, Inc.(b)      7,130   
  11,458       Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(b)      35,634   
  2,669       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      25,943   
  444       REX American Resources Corp.(b)      24,140   
  1,965       RigNet, Inc.(b)      33,601   
  4,825       Ring Energy, Inc.(b)      34,740   
  856       RSP Permian, Inc.(b)      26,202   
  4,721       Sanchez Energy Corp.(b)      42,442   
  1,026       Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)      6,423   
  466       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      27,387   
  1,124       SemGroup Corp., Class A      34,462   
  433       Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway)      6,569   
  3,188       Synergy Resources Corp.(b)      23,017   
  1,632       Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A (Bermuda)      6,430   
  2,878       Tesco Corp.      27,226   
  4,026       TETRA Technologies, Inc.(b)      28,987   
  922       Tidewater, Inc.      8,077   
  2,757       Unit Corp.(b)      34,904   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  586       US Silica Holdings, Inc.    $ 14,972   
  803       Western Refining, Inc.      21,488   
  3,299       Westmoreland Coal Co.(b)      23,522   
     

 

 

 
        1,519,228   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—10.7%   
  94       1st Source Corp.      3,237   
  87       Acadia Realty Trust REIT      2,932   
  163       Access National Corp.      3,205   
  233       AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      3,120   
  77       Agree Realty Corp. REIT      2,986   
  85       Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.      3,250   
  10       Alexander’s, Inc. REIT      3,827   
  166       Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.(b)      3,494   
  133       Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(b)      4,162   
  267       Altisource Residential Corp. REIT      3,103   
  189       Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b)      3,067   
  77       American Assets Trust, Inc. REIT      3,055   
  204       American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      3,025   
  185       American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      2,590   
  120       American National Bankshares, Inc.      3,208   
  103       Ameris Bancorp      3,234   
  58       AMERISAFE, Inc.      3,125   
  121       Ames National Corp.      3,121   
  628       Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT      2,964   
  180       Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      2,867   
  217       Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. REIT      2,943   
  271       Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT      3,252   
  53       Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.      2,913   
  220       Arlington Asset Investment Corp.,
Class A
     2,847   
  268       Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT      3,136   
  140       ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT      2,979   
  112       Arrow Financial Corp.      3,154   
  287       Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. REIT      3,212   
  514       Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT      2,873   
  68       Ashford, Inc.(b)      3,094   
  106       Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A(b)      3,230   
  192       Astoria Financial Corp.      2,888   
  171       Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,004   
  276       AV Homes, Inc.(b)      3,174   
  123       Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B      3,006   
  176       Banc of California, Inc.      3,582   
  52       BancFirst Corp.      3,243   
  126       Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)      3,258   
  553       Bancorp, Inc. (The)(b)      3,135   
  142       BancorpSouth, Inc.      3,336   
  397       Bank Mutual Corp.      3,208   
  59       Bank of Marin Bancorp      2,892   
  71       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      2,932   
  250       BankFinancial Corp.      3,090   
  72       Banner Corp.      3,080   
  92       Bar Harbor Bankshares      3,192   
  202       BBCN Bancorp, Inc.      3,155   
  196       BBX Capital Corp., Class A(b)      3,022   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  338       Bear State Financial, Inc.    $ 3,326   
  219       Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,042   
  112       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      3,040   
  334       BGC Partners, Inc., Class A      3,033   
  218       Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.      3,178   
  282       Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., Class A REIT      3,085   
  143       BNC Bancorp      3,197   
  141       BofI Holding, Inc.(b)      2,872   
  262       Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.      3,202   
  100       Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      3,044   
  272       Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      3,095   
  118       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.      3,354   
  134       BSB Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,185   
  124       C1 Financial, Inc.(b)      3,042   
  349       Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A      2,876   
  72       Camden National Corp.      3,133   
  96       Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A      2,902   
  209       Capital City Bank Group, Inc.      3,097   
  224       Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      2,977   
  301       Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT      2,926   
  148       Cardinal Financial Corp.      3,275   
  239       CareTrust REIT, Inc. REIT      3,040   
  525       Cascade Bancorp(b)      3,176   
  76       Cash America International, Inc.      2,809   
  278       CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      2,950   
  107       Cathay General Bancorp      3,266   
  425       Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      2,941   
  201       Centerstate Banks, Inc.      3,274   
  139       Central Pacific Financial Corp.      3,244   
  77       Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A      3,272   
  221       Charter Financial Corp.      2,769   
  142       Chatham Lodging Trust REIT      3,026   
  84       Chemical Financial Corp.      3,231   
  117       Chesapeake Lodging Trust REIT      2,882   
  150       Citizens & Northern Corp.      3,028   
  443       Citizens, Inc., Class A(b)      3,610   
  64       City Holding Co.      3,144   
  196       Clifton Bancorp, Inc.      2,916   
  168       CNB Financial Corp.      3,006   
  163       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      2,994   
  258       CoBiz Financial, Inc.      3,124   
  79       Cohen & Steers, Inc.      3,102   
  179       Colony Capital, Inc., Class A REIT      3,165   
  121       Colony Starwood Homes REIT      2,949   
  101       Columbia Banking System, Inc.      2,978   
  78       Community Bank System, Inc.      3,086   
  84       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      3,013   
  222       CommunityOne Bancorp(b)      2,930   
  189       ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.      3,253   
  64       Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.      3,155   
  173       CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. REIT      3,683   
  43       CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT      3,222   
  300       Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT      3,105   
  842       Cowen Group, Inc., Class A(b)      2,934   
  516       Crawford & Co., Class B      3,478   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  141       CU Bancorp(b)    $ 3,249   
  91       CubeSmart REIT      2,695   
  124       Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,222   
  172       CVB Financial Corp.      2,955   
  68       CyrusOne, Inc. REIT      3,001   
  375       CYS Investments, Inc. REIT      3,041   
  76       DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT      3,068   
  17       Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.      2,979   
  304       DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT      2,709   
  171       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      3,097   
  211       Donegal Group, Inc., Class A      3,230   
  74       DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. REIT      2,947   
  440       Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      2,860   
  63       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,194   
  165       Easterly Government Properties, Inc. REIT      3,044   
  51       EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT      3,047   
  73       Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      2,903   
  326       eHealth, Inc.(b)      3,648   
  116       EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      3,069   
  107       Employers Holdings, Inc.      3,178   
  121       Encore Capital Group, Inc.(b)      3,406   
  491       Enova International, Inc.(b)      4,326   
  19       Enstar Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      3,010   
  122       Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.      2,944   
  110       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      3,011   
  46       EPR Properties REIT      3,030   
  139       Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A(b)      2,915   
  104       Equity One, Inc. REIT      2,943   
  151       Essent Group Ltd.(b)      3,083   
  199       EverBank Financial Corp.      3,001   
  58       Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A      2,995   
  975       EZCORP, Inc., Class A(b)      4,826   
  229       F.N.B. Corp.      3,027   
  115       Farmers Capital Bank Corp.(b)      3,233   
  50       FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      3,023   
  91       FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     3,180   
  77       Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      3,132   
  154       Federated National Holding Co.      2,934   
  386       FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. REIT      2,764   
  113       Fidelity & Guaranty Life      2,988   
  189       Fidelity Southern Corp.      3,054   
  99       Financial Engines, Inc.      3,189   
  104       Financial Institutions, Inc.      2,912   
  81       First American Financial Corp.      2,918   
  1,070       First BanCorp(b)      4,173   
  157       First Bancorp, Inc.      3,116   
  157       First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC      3,203   
  147       First Busey Corp.      3,005   
  136       First Business Financial Services, Inc.      3,442   
  65       First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b)      2,972   
  12       First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      3,060   
  337       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      3,094   
  155       First Community Bancshares, Inc.      3,226   
  185       First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.      3,188   
  78       First Defiance Financial Corp.      3,087   
  163       First Financial Bancorp      3,178   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  102       First Financial Bankshares, Inc.    $ 3,303   
  87       First Financial Corp.      3,082   
  130       First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      2,982   
  105       First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A      2,845   
  129       First Merchants Corp.      3,309   
  166       First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.      3,068   
  140       First NBC Bank Holding Co.(b)      3,044   
  106       First of Long Island Corp. (The)      3,245   
  340       First Potomac Realty Trust REIT      2,859   
  140       FirstMerit Corp.      3,102   
  141       Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,337   
  138       Flushing Financial Corp.      2,753   
  283       FNFV Group(b)      3,048   
  236       Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      3,186   
  155       Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.      3,055   
  106       Franklin Financial Network, Inc.(b)      3,216   
  290       Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT      3,080   
  85       FRP Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,101   
  223       Fulton Financial Corp.      3,120   
  475       Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      3,254   
  80       GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      3,166   
  89       Geo Group, Inc. (The) REIT      2,851   
  91       German American Bancorp, Inc.      2,933   
  154       Getty Realty Corp. REIT      3,031   
  119       Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      3,081   
  182       Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT      3,063   
  98       Global Indemnity PLC, Class A(b)      3,082   
  175       Government Properties Income Trust REIT      3,311   
  357       Gramercy Property Trust REIT      3,024   
  267       Great Ajax Corp. REIT      3,637   
  82       Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      3,105   
  108       Great Western Bancorp, Inc.      3,404   
  397       Green Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,240   
  130       Green Dot Corp., Class A(b)      2,890   
  137       Greenhill & Co., Inc.      3,017   
  139       Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(b)      2,993   
  195       Guaranty Bancorp      3,202   
  263       Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.(b)      2,969   
  1,704       Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.(b)      2,999   
  125       Hancock Holding Co.      3,246   
  136       Hanmi Financial Corp.      3,144   
  164       Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      3,182   
  206       Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT      3,273   
  90       HCI Group, Inc.      2,696   
  99       Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      2,998   
  97       Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      3,250   
  305       Heritage Commerce Corp.      3,184   
  171       Heritage Financial Corp.      3,155   
  188       Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.      2,499   
  386       Heritage Oaks Bancorp      3,223   
  143       Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT      2,758   
  110       HFF, Inc., Class A      3,501   
  64       Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT      2,991   
  161       Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,197   
  25       Hingham Institution for Savings      3,200   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  73       Home BancShares, Inc.    $ 3,138   
  144       HomeStreet, Inc.(b)      3,103   
  163       HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.(b)      3,024   
  94       Horace Mann Educators Corp.      2,923   
  120       Horizon Bancorp      2,928   
  125       Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A      3,151   
  104       Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT      3,042   
  58       IBERIABANK Corp.      3,421   
  211       Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)      2,996   
  189       Independence Holding Co.      2,905   
  446       Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      3,198   
  64       Independent Bank Corp./MA      3,010   
  207       Independent Bank Corp./MI      3,136   
  105       Independent Bank Group, Inc.      3,843   
  37       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      2,966   
  179       InfraREIT, Inc. REIT(b)      2,968   
  121       International Bancshares Corp.      3,169   
  111       INTL FCStone, Inc.(b)      3,030   
  252       Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT(c)      3,238   
  144       Investment Technology Group, Inc.      2,811   
  262       Investors Bancorp, Inc.      3,026   
  424       Investors Real Estate Trust REIT      2,552   
  325       iStar, Inc. REIT(b)      3,185   
  92       James River Group Holdings Ltd.      2,848   
  214       Janus Capital Group, Inc.      3,124   
  253       KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      3,466   
  243       Kearny Financial Corp.      3,067   
  101       Kemper Corp.      3,127   
  140       Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      3,025   
  110       Kite Realty Group Trust REIT      2,995   
  256       Ladder Capital Corp., Class A REIT      3,049   
  1,273       Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.(b)      3,412   
  290       Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      3,216   
  65       Lakeland Financial Corp.      3,074   
  118       LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      2,820   
  155       LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.      3,822   
  31       LendingTree, Inc.(b)      2,774   
  346       Lexington Realty Trust REIT      3,038   
  209       Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.      3,290   
  67       LTC Properties, Inc. REIT      3,108   
  132       Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT      3,374   
  233       Maiden Holdings Ltd.      2,850   
  143       MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      3,125   
  124       Marcus & Millichap, Inc.(b)      3,110   
  32       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      3,928   
  411       Marlin Business Services Corp.      6,079   
  92       MB Financial, Inc.      3,198   
  344       MBIA, Inc.(b)      2,683   
  232       Medical Properties Trust, Inc. REIT      3,088   
  555       Medley Management, Inc., Class A      3,630   
  131       Mercantile Bank Corp.      3,160   
  100       Merchants Bancshares, Inc.      3,044   
  213       Meridian Bancorp, Inc.      3,114   
  66       Meta Financial Group, Inc.      3,275   
  406       MGIC Investment Corp.(b)      2,935   
  107       MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.      3,035   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  108       Moelis & Co., Class A    $ 3,036   
  256       Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT      2,944   
  311       Monogram Residential Trust, Inc. REIT      3,150   
  147       National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A      2,939   
  87       National Bankshares, Inc.      3,131   
  128       National Commerce Corp.(b)      3,063   
  140       National General Holdings Corp.      2,827   
  45       National Health Investors, Inc. REIT      3,064   
  99       National Interstate Corp.      3,048   
  149       National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT      2,908   
  16       National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      3,467   
  304       Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,523   
  36       Navigators Group, Inc. (The)(b)      2,974   
  111       NBT Bancorp, Inc.      3,146   
  76       Nelnet, Inc., Class A      3,185   
  253       New Residential Investment Corp. REIT      3,061   
  299       New Senior Investment Group, Inc. REIT      3,229   
  649       New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT      3,375   
  302       New York REIT, Inc. REIT      2,969   
  339       NewStar Financial, Inc.(b)      3,261   
  233       NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. REIT      3,276   
  592       NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      3,724   
  182       Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      2,887   
  221       Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      3,098   
  169       OceanFirst Financial Corp.      3,292   
  1,200       Ocwen Financial Corp.(b)      2,712   
  424       OFG Bancorp      3,744   
  439       Old National Bancorp      5,883   
  417       Old Second Bancorp, Inc.      2,986   
  233       OM Asset Management PLC      3,127   
  419       On Deck Capital, Inc.(b)      3,616   
  138       One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT      3,232   
  234       OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A      2,902   
  207       Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      3,163   
  88       Opus Bank      3,179   
  291       Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT      2,817   
  176       Oritani Financial Corp.      3,050   
  187       Pacific Continental Corp.      3,115   
  142       Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,303   
  33       Park National Corp.      3,029   
  449       Park Sterling Corp.      3,278   
  200       Parkway Properties, Inc. REIT      3,290   
  760       Patriot National, Inc.(b)      6,323   
  177       Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.      3,388   
  106       Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT      2,930   
  78       Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.      3,246   
  144       Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust REIT      3,303   
  267       PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     3,402   
  224       PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT      3,044   
  157       Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      3,374   
  79       Peoples Financial Services Corp.      3,114   
  183       People’s Utah Bancorp      3,009   
  488       PHH Corp.(b)      6,261   
  162       Physicians Realty Trust REIT      2,937   
  295       PICO Holdings, Inc.(b)      2,929   
  63       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      3,098   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  64       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)    $ 2,669   
  99       Potlatch Corp. REIT      3,487   
  104       PRA Group, Inc.(b)      3,451   
  243       Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Class A REIT      2,999   
  102       Preferred Bank      3,240   
  67       Primerica, Inc.      3,321   
  77       PrivateBancorp, Inc.      3,204   
  65       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      3,430   
  149       Provident Financial Services, Inc.      2,977   
  30       PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT      2,873   
  404       Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A      3,660   
  128       QCR Holdings, Inc.      3,299   
  64       QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      3,099   
  252       Radian Group, Inc.      3,223   
  1,033       RAIT Financial Trust REIT      3,140   
  172       Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT      3,046   
  87       RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A      3,202   
  241       Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT      3,123   
  177       Regional Management Corp.(b)      2,924   
  93       Renasant Corp.      3,194   
  117       Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      3,195   
  529       Resource America, Inc., Class A      3,343   
  262       Resource Capital Corp. REIT      3,113   
  153       Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT      3,010   
  167       Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT      3,135   
  44       RLI Corp.      2,736   
  134       RLJ Lodging Trust REIT      2,823   
  120       RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A      2,990   
  162       Rouse Properties, Inc. REIT      2,992   
  59       Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT      3,040   
  117       S&T Bancorp, Inc.      3,003   
  153       Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT      3,227   
  231       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(b)      3,188   
  53       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      3,000   
  108       Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      3,088   
  57       Saul Centers, Inc. REIT      3,031   
  189       Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida(b)      3,066   
  133       Select Income REIT      3,079   
  83       Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      2,881   
  70       ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.      3,450   
  167       Sierra Bancorp      2,941   
  206       Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. REIT      3,008   
  66       Simmons First National Corp., Class A      3,082   
  47       South State Corp.      3,289   
  115       Southside Bancshares, Inc.      3,359   
  191       Southwest Bancorp, Inc.      3,066   
  26       Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT      2,762   
  187       St. Joe Co. (The)(b)      3,151   
  152       STAG Industrial, Inc., Class A REIT      3,034   
  134       State Auto Financial Corp.      2,748   
  151       State Bank Financial Corp.      3,153   
  238       State National Cos., Inc.      2,685   
  190       Sterling Bancorp      3,105   
  86       Stewart Information Services Corp.      2,995   
  103       Stifel Financial Corp.(b)      3,390   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  78       Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.    $ 3,154   
  99       Stonegate Bank      3,118   
  559       Stonegate Mortgage Corp.(b)      3,225   
  116       STORE Capital Corp. REIT      2,978   
  118       Suffolk Bancorp      2,831   
  260       Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT      2,964   
  143       Sun Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,073   
  43       Sun Communities, Inc. REIT      2,918   
  224       Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT      2,869   
  166       Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A      3,220   
  150       Tejon Ranch Co.(b)      3,378   
  131       Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      2,983   
  116       Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      3,043   
  78       Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(b)      3,574   
  263       Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      2,993   
  518       Tiptree Financial, Inc., Class A      2,865   
  47       Tompkins Financial Corp.      3,071   
  158       TowneBank      3,318   
  117       TriCo Bancshares      3,150   
  238       TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,180   
  191       Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(b)      3,035   
  319       Trupanion, Inc.(b)      3,978   
  493       TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      3,160   
  130       Trustmark Corp.      3,186   
  57       UMB Financial Corp.      3,178   
  304       UMH Properties, Inc. REIT      2,979   
  186       Umpqua Holdings Corp.      2,944   
  123       Union Bankshares Corp.      3,248   
  82       United Bankshares, Inc.      3,173   
  163       United Community Banks, Inc.      3,281   
  517       United Community Financial Corp.      3,071   
  313       United Development Funding IV REIT      1,002   
  237       United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      3,076   
  69       United Fire Group, Inc.      3,093   
  161       United Insurance Holdings Corp.      2,626   
  54       Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      2,948   
  168       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      2,958   
  156       Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania      3,079   
  118       Urban Edge Properties REIT      3,061   
  144       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT      2,961   
  315       Valley National Bancorp      2,980   
  135       Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      2,815   
  39       Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.      3,051   
  125       Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b)      2,756   
  426       Walter Investment Management
Corp.(b)
     3,088   
  105       Washington REIT      3,010   
  133       Washington Federal, Inc.      3,231   
  79       Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.      2,894   
  218       Waterstone Financial, Inc.      3,056   
  83       Webster Financial Corp.      3,041   
  103       WesBanco, Inc.      3,309   
  165       West Bancorporation, Inc.      3,077   
  61       Westamerica Bancorp.      2,972   
  95       Western Alliance Bancorp(b)      3,475   
  296       Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT      2,951   
  52       Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.      2,993   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  241       Whitestone REIT    $ 3,237   
  295       Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.      3,177   
  68       Wintrust Financial Corp.      3,537   
  262       WisdomTree Investments, Inc.      2,853   
  80       World Acceptance Corp.(b)      3,471   
  91       WSFS Financial Corp.      3,107   
  197       Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      3,030   
  129       Yadkin Financial Corp.      3,228   
     

 

 

 
        1,397,253   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—12.0%   
  208       AAC Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,283   
  91       Abaxis, Inc.      4,124   
  42       ABIOMED, Inc.(b)      4,080   
  161       ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,200   
  284       Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.(b)      3,564   
  161       Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(b)      4,822   
  711       Accuray, Inc.(b)      3,811   
  578       Aceto Corp.      12,965   
  527       Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,506   
  258       Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,768   
  151       Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,903   
  271       Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,574   
  223       Addus HomeCare Corp.(b)      4,125   
  75       Adeptus Health, Inc., Class A(b)      5,109   
  323       Aduro Biotech, Inc.(b)      4,183   
  460       Advaxis, Inc.(b)      3,560   
  1,104       Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,146   
  330       Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,234   
  1,070       Affimed BV (Germany)(b)      4,334   
  998       Agenus, Inc.(b)      3,513   
  666       Agile Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,856   
  292       Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,781   
  110       Air Methods Corp.(b)      4,068   
  443       Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,160   
  276       Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(b)      4,154   
  149       Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,956   
  2,328       Alimera Sciences, Inc.(b)      5,168   
  553       Alliance HealthCare Services,
Inc.(b)
     3,976   
  109       Almost Family, Inc.(b)      4,579   
  184       AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,880   
  87       Amedisys, Inc.(b)      4,480   
  500       Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,735   
  120       AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b)      4,261   
  331       Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,071   
  54       AmSurg Corp.(b)      4,373   
  66       Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,141   
  51       Analogic Corp.      4,028   
  333       AngioDynamics, Inc.(b)      4,079   
  122       ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,547   
  86       Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,927   
  5,226       Antares Pharma, Inc.(b)      5,749   
  1,110       Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,107   
  283       Applied Genetic Technologies Corp.(b)      4,446   
  1,033       Aralez Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Canada)(b)      4,039   
  764       Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,592   
  550       Ardelyx, Inc.(b)      4,405   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  2,099       Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)    $ 3,610   
  638       ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,581   
  1,353       Array BioPharma, Inc.(b)      4,316   
  859       Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,974   
  767       Assembly Biosciences, Inc.(b)      4,602   
  823       Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,531   
  226       Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,070   
  236       AtriCure, Inc.(b)      3,752   
  10       Atrion Corp.      3,973   
  768       Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.(b)      4,332   
  132       Avexis, Inc.(b)      3,300   
  338       Axovant Sciences Ltd.(b)      4,394   
  486       Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,928   
  1,392       BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,538   
  1,367       BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.(b)      4,620   
  1,940       BioScrip, Inc.(b)      5,122   
  114       BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.(b)      4,054   
  328       BioTelemetry, Inc.(b)      5,159   
  1,518       BioTime, Inc.(b)      4,433   
  237       Blueprint Medicines Corp.(b)      3,598   
  742       Calithera Biosciences, Inc.(b)      3,955   
  91       Cambrex Corp.(b)      4,390   
  56       Cantel Medical Corp.      3,751   
  214       Capital Senior Living Corp.(b)      4,293   
  669       Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,081   
  395       Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(b)      5,522   
  1,239       Castlight Health, Inc., Class B(b)      4,460   
  147       Catalent, Inc.(b)      4,341   
  3,255       Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      2,213   
  1,107       Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,428   
  231       Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.(b)      3,989   
  256       Cempra, Inc.(b)      4,334   
  124       Cepheid, Inc.(b)      3,539   
  663       Cerus Corp.(b)      4,150   
  29       Chemed Corp.      3,764   
  1,715       ChemoCentryx, Inc.(b)      4,116   
  477       Chiasma, Inc.(b)      1,607   
  816       Chimerix, Inc.(b)      4,880   
  379       Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,071   
  232       Civitas Solutions, Inc.(b)      4,649   
  207       Clovis Oncology, Inc.(b)      2,879   
  204       Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(b)      3,841   
  233       Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)      4,441   
  75       Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.      3,850   
  301       Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,196   
  419       ConforMIS, Inc.(b)      5,191   
  97       CONMED Corp.      4,018   
  912       Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,350   
  985       Corium International, Inc.(b)      4,413   
  1,635       CorMedix, Inc.(b)      6,834   
  96       CorVel Corp.(b)      4,339   
  360       Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(b)      4,475   
  356       CryoLife, Inc.      4,414   
  7,653       CTI BioPharma Corp.(b)      3,854   
  2,631       Curis, Inc.(b)      5,262   
  348       Cutera, Inc.(b)      4,058   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  92       Cynosure, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 4,502   
  589       Cytokinetics, Inc.(b)      4,794   
  307       CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,966   
  1,555       CytRx Corp.(b)      5,069   
  294       Depomed, Inc.(b)      5,110   
  190       Dermira, Inc.(b)      4,805   
  828       Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,825   
  467       Dimension Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,320   
  1,188       Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.(b)      35,985   
  2,932       Durect Corp.(b)      3,929   
  103       Dyax Corp.(b)      114   
  216       Dynavax Technologies Corp.(b)      3,545   
  101       Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,824   
  490       Edge Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,033   
  126       Editas Medicine, Inc.(b)      4,164   
  114       Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(b)      4,391   
  142       Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,146   
  768       EndoChoice Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,239   
  1,227       Endocyte, Inc.(b)      4,785   
  483       Endologix, Inc.(b)      5,414   
  172       Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      3,880   
  237       Entellus Medical, Inc.(b)      3,446   
  366       Epizyme, Inc.(b)      3,814   
  251       Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,114   
  509       Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(b)      6,113   
  622       Exact Sciences Corp.(b)      4,366   
  209       Exactech, Inc.(b)      4,753   
  138       ExamWorks Group, Inc.(b)      4,975   
  1,022       Exelixis, Inc.(b)      4,711   
  1,723       Fibrocell Science, Inc.(b)      4,755   
  202       FibroGen, Inc.(b)      3,636   
  101       Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,807   
  1,707       Five Star Quality Care, Inc.(b)      4,165   
  378       Flex Pharma, Inc.(b)      4,143   
  449       Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,670   
  520       Fluidigm Corp.(b)      4,982   
  646       Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
(Israel)(b)
     4,076   
  229       Foundation Medicine, Inc.(b)      3,653   
  3,624       Galena Biopharma, Inc.(b)      5,001   
  1,621       Genesis Healthcare, Inc., Class A(b)      4,085   
  792       GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.(b)      4,681   
  1,006       Genocea Biosciences, Inc.(b)      4,426   
  166       Genomic Health, Inc.(b)      4,362   
  1,372       Geron Corp.(b)      4,047   
  241       Glaukos Corp.(b)      4,540   
  296       Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,970   
  168       Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(b)      4,207   
  114       Greatbatch, Inc.(b)      3,967   
  114       Haemonetics Corp.(b)      3,697   
  444       Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,684   
  138       Halyard Health, Inc.(b)      3,886   
  1,444       Harvard Bioscience, Inc.(b)      4,289   
  170       HealthEquity, Inc.(b)      4,275   
  108       HealthSouth Corp.      4,478   
  236       HealthStream, Inc.(b)      5,338   
  392       Healthways, Inc.(b)      4,567   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  130       HeartWare International, Inc.(b)    $ 4,337   
  236       Heron Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,060   
  139       Heska Corp.(b)      4,253   
  293       HMS Holdings Corp.(b)      4,949   
  39       ICU Medical, Inc.(b)      3,874   
  1,960       Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,254   
  641       Ignyta, Inc.(b)      4,436   
  338       Immune Design Corp.(b)      4,610   
  501       ImmunoGen, Inc.(b)      3,432   
  1,587       Immunomedics, Inc.(b)      5,634   
  122       Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)      4,069   
  327       Imprivata, Inc.(b)      3,963   
  94       INC Research Holdings, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     4,524   
  776       Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,501   
  330       Innoviva, Inc.      4,072   
  95       Inogen, Inc.(b)      4,642   
  479       Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,020   
  333       Insmed, Inc.(b)      4,046   
  123       Insulet Corp.(b)      4,096   
  236       Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,420   
  59       Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(b)      4,178   
  238       Intersect ENT, Inc.(b)      4,772   
  147       Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(b)      5,045   
  305       Invacare Corp.      3,428   
  428       Invitae Corp.(b)      4,083   
  553       InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.(b)      3,318   
  203       iRadimed Corp.(b)      3,323   
  380       Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     3,971   
  300       K2M Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,878   
  466       Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,334   
  844       Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,591   
  327       Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      4,827   
  88       Kite Pharma, Inc.(b)      4,073   
  204       La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.(b)      3,776   
  120       Landauer, Inc.      4,169   
  223       Lannett Co., Inc.(b)      4,277   
  187       LDR Holding Corp.(b)      5,040   
  273       LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      4,526   
  331       Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,571   
  110       LHC Group, Inc.(b)      4,437   
  37       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,472   
  846       Lion Biotechnologies, Inc.(b)      4,797   
  72       LivaNova PLC(b)      3,797   
  153       Loxo Oncology, Inc.(b)      3,527   
  202       Luminex Corp.(b)      4,060   
  241       MacroGenics, Inc.(b)      4,955   
  58       Magellan Health, Inc.(b)      4,087   
  2,357       MannKind Corp.(b)      3,182   
  96       Masimo Corp.(b)      4,162   
  902       Medgenics, Inc. (Israel)(b)      4,303   
  127       Medicines Co. (The)(b)      4,520   
  106       Medidata Solutions, Inc.(b)      4,625   
  188       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.      3,593   
  217       Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      4,394   
  494       Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,498   
  471       MiMedx Group, Inc.(b)      3,547   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  197       Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.(b)    $ 4,082   
  61       Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)      3,157   
  455       Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,327   
  417       MyoKardia, Inc.(b)      4,770   
  107       Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)      3,852   
  240       NanoString Technologies, Inc.(b)      3,821   
  446       NantKwest, Inc.(b)      3,697   
  437       Natera, Inc.(b)      4,291   
  63       National Healthcare Corp.      4,060   
  259       National Research Corp., Class A      3,727   
  102       Natus Medical, Inc.(b)      3,251   
  4,075       Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,623   
  304       Nektar Therapeutics(b)      4,767   
  86       Neogen Corp.(b)      4,063   
  616       NeoGenomics, Inc.(b)      5,014   
  385       Neos Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,492   
  108       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(b)      4,923   
  71       Nevro Corp.(b)      4,775   
  231       NewLink Genetics Corp.(b)      3,745   
  1,307       Nobilis Health Corp.(b)      5,516   
  2,705       Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,787   
  762       Novavax, Inc.(b)      3,993   
  299       Novocure Ltd.(b)      3,857   
  83       NuVasive, Inc.(b)      4,394   
  842       Nuvectra Corp.(b)      7,077   
  273       NxStage Medical, Inc.(b)      4,401   
  443       Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.(b)      5,440   
  264       Omeros Corp.(b)      3,498   
  150       Omnicell, Inc.(b)      4,779   
  406       OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,034   
  3,461       Oncothyreon, Inc.(b)      4,499   
  94       Ophthotech Corp.(b)      4,394   
  564       OraSure Technologies, Inc.(b)      4,050   
  7,359       Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,289   
  1,874       Organovo Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,097   
  94       Orthofix International NV(b)      4,113   
  765       Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.      4,292   
  286       Otonomy, Inc.(b)      4,078   
  396       OvaScience, Inc.(b)      3,318   
  98       Owens & Minor, Inc.      3,566   
  419       Oxford Immunotec Global PLC(b)      4,383   
  482       Pacific Biosciences of California,
Inc.(b)
     4,651   
  82       Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,437   
  261       Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,555   
  64       PAREXEL International Corp.(b)      3,910   
  1,227       PDL BioPharma, Inc.      4,626   
  87       Penumbra, Inc.(b)      4,741   
  9,632       Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,411   
  3,340       Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(b)      2,505   
  467       Pfenex, Inc.(b)      3,811   
  184       PharMerica Corp.(b)      4,350   
  150       Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A      3,111   
  202       Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,800   
  92       PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      4,365   
  134       Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,083   
  75       Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,258   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  946       Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)    $ 5,023   
  542       Proteon Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,290   
  95       Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)(b)      4,103   
  77       Providence Service Corp. (The)(b)      3,838   
  697       PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,172   
  270       Quality Systems, Inc.      3,802   
  230       Quidel Corp.(b)      3,979   
  127       Radius Health, Inc.(b)      4,521   
  799       RadNet, Inc.(b)      4,035   
  879       Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp.(b)      4,316   
  399       REGENXBIO, Inc.(b)      4,158   
  623       Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,638   
  297       Relypsa, Inc.(b)      5,376   
  155       Repligen Corp.(b)      4,129   
  312       Retrophin, Inc.(b)      4,299   
  229       Revance Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,209   
  1,856       Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,252   
  596       Rockwell Medical, Inc.(b)      5,513   
  1,035       RTI Surgical, Inc.(b)      4,130   
  125       Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,711   
  331       Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,853   
  717       Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.(b)      4,517   
  214       Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      3,037   
  411       SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,425   
  270       SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(b)      4,028   
  800       Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.(b)      3,784   
  338       Select Medical Holdings Corp.(b)      4,522   
  2,744       Sequenom, Inc.(b)      3,512   
  157       Seres Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,635   
  570       Sientra, Inc.(b)      4,628   
  781       Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,358   
  120       Spark Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,307   
  267       Spectranetics Corp. (The)(b)      4,539   
  662       Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,694   
  543       STAAR Surgical Co.(b)      4,187   
  883       Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,856   
  55       STERIS PLC      3,887   
  383       Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     4,129   
  272       Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,668   
  275       Surgery Partners, Inc.(b)      4,480   
  87       Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.(b)      4,206   
  217       SurModics, Inc.(b)      4,366   
  1,439       Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,518   
  451       T2 Biosystems, Inc.(b)      4,136   
  481       Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(b)      5,354   
  95       Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,974   
  404       Teladoc, Inc.(b)      4,909   
  800       Teligent, Inc.(b)      4,416   
  84       TESARO, Inc.(b)      3,481   
  939       Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,258   
  466       TG Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      4,245   
  620       TherapeuticsMD, Inc.(b)      5,115   
  222       Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (Cayman Islands)(b)      4,607   
  750       Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      5,498   
  881       TransEnterix, Inc.(b)      1,322   
  507       Trevena, Inc.(b)      3,950   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  158       Triple-S Management Corp.,
Class B(b)
   $ 4,114   
  752       Trovagene, Inc.(b)      3,023   
  81       U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.      4,039   
  68       Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)      4,598   
  5,443       Unilife Corp.(b)      2,993   
  545       Universal American Corp.      4,055   
  62       Utah Medical Products, Inc.      4,148   
  514       Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,575   
  124       Vascular Solutions, Inc.(b)      4,334   
  739       Veracyte, Inc.(b)      4,286   
  2,783       Verastem, Inc.(b)      4,592   
  585       Versartis, Inc.(b)      5,300   
  640       Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      4,602   
  441       Vital Therapies, Inc.(b)      3,779   
  3,399       VIVUS, Inc.(b)      5,608   
  394       Vocera Communications, Inc.(b)      4,618   
  439       Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,114   
  739       vTv Therapeutics, Inc., Class A(b)      4,656   
  42       WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)      3,780   
  58       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      4,130   
  240       Wright Medical Group NV(b)      4,507   
  375       XBiotech, Inc.(b)      4,781   
  321       Xencor, Inc.(b)      3,932   
  835       XenoPort, Inc.(b)      3,674   
  5,289       XOMA Corp.(b)      4,330   
  677       Zafgen, Inc.(b)      4,312   
  152       Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.(b)      4,545   
  552       ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.(b)      4,339   
  423       Zogenix, Inc.(b)      4,336   
  410       Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,342   
     

 

 

 
        1,566,287   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—13.5%   
  472       AAON, Inc.      12,517   
  255       AAR Corp.      6,130   
  183       ABM Industries, Inc.      5,887   
  1,338       Acacia Research Corp.      6,449   
  678       ACCO Brands Corp.(b)      6,468   
  3,704       Accuride Corp.(b)      6,001   
  237       Actuant Corp., Class A      6,330   
  611       Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      14,126   
  188       Advisory Board Co. (The)(b)      5,948   
  276       Aegion Corp.(b)      5,860   
  365       Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(b)      6,614   
  210       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      6,065   
  380       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      5,354   
  270       Aircastle Ltd.      5,859   
  103       Alamo Group, Inc.      5,813   
  156       Albany International Corp., Class A      6,285   
  33       Allegiant Travel Co.      5,299   
  339       Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      7,305   
  213       Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      6,113   
  141       American Railcar Industries, Inc.      5,782   
  186       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      5,329   
  67       American Woodmark Corp.(b)      4,880   
  292       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      12,101   
  135       Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.      6,187   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  1,249       ARC Document Solutions, Inc.(b)    $ 5,146   
  260       ArcBest Corp.      4,963   
  170       Argan, Inc.      5,811   
  129       Astec Industries, Inc.      6,244   
  162       Astronics Corp.(b)      5,986   
  143       Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,711   
  104       AZZ, Inc.      5,712   
  167       Barnes Group, Inc.      5,426   
  212       Barrett Business Services, Inc.      6,574   
  314       Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(b)      13,417   
  557       Blue Bird Corp.(b)      6,021   
  785       BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.(b)      13,777   
  216       Brady Corp., Class A      5,722   
  253       Briggs & Stratton Corp.      5,356   
  177       Brink’s Co. (The)      5,990   
  1,228       Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)      13,619   
  627       CAI International, Inc.(b)      6,408   
  864       Casella Waste Systems, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     6,186   
  586       CBIZ, Inc.(b)      5,965   
  960       CDI Corp.      6,864   
  92       CEB, Inc.      5,675   
  938       CECO Environmental Corp.      6,191   
  545       Celadon Group, Inc.      5,488   
  284       Chart Industries, Inc.(b)      7,310   
  126       CIRCOR International, Inc.      7,113   
  19,367       Civeo Corp.(b)      29,438   
  101       CLARCOR, Inc.      5,936   
  377       Columbus McKinnon Corp.      6,224   
  414       Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      12,209   
  2,275       Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.(b)      5,847   
  698       Continental Building Products, Inc.(b)      13,688   
  247       Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A(b)      4,918   
  298       CRA International, Inc.(b)      6,467   
  150       Cubic Corp.      6,236   
  78       Curtiss-Wright Corp.      5,973   
  96       Deluxe Corp.      6,027   
  302       DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)      6,692   
  257       Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      5,888   
  372       Ducommun, Inc.(b)      5,919   
  334       DXP Enterprises, Inc.(b)      7,298   
  93       Dycom Industries, Inc.(b)      6,566   
  219       Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(b)      5,118   
  121       EMCOR Group, Inc.      5,866   
  152       Encore Wire Corp.      5,814   
  104       EnerSys      6,070   
  333       Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      6,550   
  297       Ennis, Inc.      5,803   
  101       EnPro Industries, Inc.      5,917   
  151       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      5,810   
  188       Essendant, Inc.      5,789   
  90       Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)      6,179   
  463       ExOne Co. (The)(b)      6,121   
  117       Exponent, Inc.      5,831   
  454       Federal Signal Corp.      6,215   
  130       Forward Air Corp.      5,925   
  285       Franklin Covey Co.(b)      4,694   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  184       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.    $ 5,813   
  379       FreightCar America, Inc.      6,500   
  171       FTI Consulting, Inc.(b)      6,891   
  3,504       FuelCell Energy, Inc.(b)      20,884   
  81       G&K Services, Inc., Class A      5,723   
  161       Generac Holdings, Inc.(b)      6,137   
  543       General Cable Corp.      8,493   
  476       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      12,590   
  510       Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.      13,821   
  232       Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      6,563   
  222       GP Strategies Corp.(b)      5,181   
  315       Graham Corp.      5,831   
  126       Granite Construction, Inc.      5,618   
  1,356       Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(b)      6,197   
  216       Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)      6,478   
  832       Griffon Corp.      13,154   
  334       H&E Equipment Services, Inc.      6,757   
  1,090       Harsco Corp.      7,728   
  126       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,301   
  1,675       HC2 Holdings, Inc.(b)      6,466   
  162       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      6,132   
  311       Heartland Express, Inc.      5,632   
  98       HEICO Corp.      6,008   
  250       Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      4,933   
  636       Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.(b)      6,614   
  192       Herman Miller, Inc.      5,793   
  1,794       Hill International, Inc.(b)      7,607   
  202       Hillenbrand, Inc.      6,123   
  154       HNI Corp.      6,733   
  149       Hub Group, Inc., Class A(b)      5,739   
  190       Hurco Cos., Inc.      6,152   
  103       Huron Consulting Group, Inc.(b)      5,728   
  88       Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., Class A      5,390   
  171       ICF International, Inc.(b)      6,732   
  781       InnerWorkings, Inc.(b)      6,381   
  113       Insperity, Inc.      5,963   
  434       Insteel Industries, Inc.      12,582   
  708       Interface, Inc.      12,050   
  105       John Bean Technologies Corp.      5,475   
  131       Kadant, Inc.      6,203   
  138       Kaman Corp.      5,808   
  328       Kelly Services, Inc., Class A      6,157   
  777       KEYW Holding Corp. (The)(b)      5,354   
  313       Kforce, Inc.      5,950   
  506       Kimball International, Inc., Class B      5,890   
  182       KLX, Inc.(b)      6,137   
  227       Knight Transportation, Inc.      6,031   
  281       Knoll, Inc.      6,561   
  206       Korn/Ferry International      5,591   
  1,237       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(b)      6,568   
  629       Lawson Products, Inc.(b)      12,322   
  780       LB Foster Co., Class A      15,350   
  75       Lindsay Corp.      5,735   
  1,173       LSI Industries, Inc.      14,838   
  179       Lydall, Inc.(b)      6,585   
  323       Marten Transport Ltd.      6,027   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  201       Masonite International Corp.(b)    $ 13,600   
  291       MasTec, Inc.(b)      6,594   
  151       Matson, Inc.      5,871   
  94       Matthews International Corp., Class A      4,948   
  236       McGrath RentCorp      5,754   
  261       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      5,486   
  622       Meritor, Inc.(b)      5,287   
  358       Milacron Holdings Corp.(b)      6,133   
  295       Miller Industries, Inc.      6,272   
  227       Mistras Group, Inc.(b)      5,532   
  187       Mobile Mini, Inc.      6,031   
  131       Moog, Inc., Class A(b)      6,401   
  960       MRC Global, Inc.(b)      13,421   
  122       MSA Safety, Inc.      5,867   
  442       Mueller Industries, Inc.      13,950   
  1,333       Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      14,330   
  113       Multi-Color Corp.      6,761   
  232       MYR Group, Inc.(b)      5,918   
  55       National Presto Industries, Inc.      4,795   
  375       Navigant Consulting, Inc.(b)      5,985   
  5,159       Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (Monaco)      6,036   
  477       Navistar International Corp.(b)      7,198   
  935       NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b)      13,782   
  830       Neff Corp., Class A(b)      7,097   
  1,010       NN, Inc.      15,190   
  270       Nortek, Inc.(b)      12,733   
  219       NV5 Global, Inc.(b)      5,438   
  364       Omega Flex, Inc.      11,990   
  165       On Assignment, Inc.(b)      5,950   
  1,129       Orion Marine Group, Inc.(b)      6,593   
  191       P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.(b)      4,720   
  141       Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.      3,588   
  272       Patrick Industries, Inc.(b)      12,471   
  1,362       PGT, Inc.(b)      14,260   
  2,875       Plug Power, Inc.(b)      5,923   
  943       Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.(b)      13,815   
  197       Powell Industries, Inc.      6,131   
  500       Power Solutions International, Inc.(b)      6,475   
  1,276       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      23,887   
  162       Preformed Line Products Co.      6,799   
  241       Primoris Services Corp.      5,637   
  76       Proto Labs, Inc.(b)      4,547   
  469       Quad Graphics, Inc., Class A      5,886   
  747       Quanex Building Products Corp.      14,073   
  1,637       Radiant Logistics, Inc.(b)      6,450   
  367       Raven Industries, Inc.      5,905   
  175       RBC Bearings, Inc.(b)      12,828   
  381       Resources Connection, Inc.      5,627   
  650       Rexnord Corp.(b)      14,170   
  473       Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.(b)      5,591   
  540       RPX Corp.(b)      5,983   
  325       Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      6,399   
  210       Saia, Inc.(b)      6,073   
  1,829       Scorpio Bulkers, Inc.(b)      7,042   
  346       Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      13,010   
  300       SkyWest, Inc.      7,050   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  244       SP Plus Corp.(b)    $ 5,436   
  287       Sparton Corp.(b)      6,159   
  77       Standex International Corp.      5,905   
  394       Steelcase, Inc., Class A      6,012   
  175       Sun Hydraulics Corp.      6,192   
  329       Swift Transportation Co., Class A(b)      5,468   
  428       TAL International Group, Inc.      7,319   
  316       TASER International, Inc.(b)      5,770   
  196       Team, Inc.(b)      5,631   
  67       Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)      6,228   
  113       Tennant Co.      6,035   
  201       Tetra Tech, Inc.      5,909   
  431       Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.      6,650   
  329       Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      6,165   
  1,076       Titan International, Inc.      7,134   
  506       Titan Machinery, Inc.(b)      6,578   
  860       TRC Cos., Inc.(b)      7,362   
  273       Trex Co., Inc.(b)      12,954   
  332       TriMas Corp.(b)      6,009   
  428       TriNet Group, Inc.(b)      7,113   
  238       TrueBlue, Inc.(b)      4,448   
  385       Tutor Perini Corp.(b)      6,091   
  569       Twin Disc, Inc.      7,539   
  61       UniFirst Corp.      6,611   
  761       Univar, Inc.(b)      13,241   
  154       Universal Forest Products, Inc.      11,804   
  349       Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.      4,977   
  139       US Ecology, Inc.      6,259   
  339       USA Truck, Inc.(b)      6,007   
  269       Vectrus, Inc.(b)      5,800   
  331       Veritiv Corp.(b)      13,578   
  162       Viad Corp.      4,820   
  598       Vicor Corp.(b)      5,735   
  153       Virgin America, Inc.(b)      8,521   
  805       Volt Information Sciences, Inc.(b)      6,046   
  87       VSE Corp.      5,397   
  447       Wabash National Corp.(b)      6,370   
  118       WageWorks, Inc.(b)      6,355   
  107       Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      5,978   
  218       Werner Enterprises, Inc.      5,524   
  414       Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,974   
  1,047       West Corp.      22,437   
  111       Woodward, Inc.      6,017   
  1,160       Xerium Technologies, Inc.(b)      6,136   
  186       XPO Logistics, Inc.(b)      5,606   
  632       YRC Worldwide, Inc.(b)      5,814   
     

 

 

 
        1,767,802   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—13.1%   
  867       A10 Networks, Inc.(b)      5,176   
  266       ACI Worldwide, Inc.(b)      5,317   
  571       Actua Corp.(b)      5,413   
  243       Acxiom Corp.(b)      5,339   
  261       ADTRAN, Inc.      5,043   
  173       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      5,597   
  1,828       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)      6,489   
  1,009       Aerohive Networks, Inc.(b)      5,852   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  501       Agilysys, Inc.(b)    $ 5,351   
  230       Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,246   
  356       Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.(b)      6,593   
  471       Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
Ltd.(b)
     6,118   
  125       Ambarella, Inc.(b)      5,138   
  948       Amber Road, Inc.(b)      4,655   
  582       American Software, Inc., Class A      5,319   
  918       Amkor Technology, Inc.(b)      5,242   
  578       Angie’s List, Inc.(b)      5,057   
  101       Anixter International, Inc.(b)      6,292   
  629       Apigee Corp.(b)      6,101   
  419       AppFolio, Inc., Class A(b)      5,254   
  791       Applied Micro Circuits Corp.(b)      4,936   
  334       Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.(b)      3,741   
  146       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      5,552   
  261       AVG Technologies NV(b)      5,168   
  825       Avid Technology, Inc.(b)      4,603   
  417       AVX Corp.      5,513   
  1,890       Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,405   
  89       Badger Meter, Inc.      6,348   
  565       Bankrate, Inc.(b)      5,164   
  340       Barracuda Networks, Inc.(b)      5,991   
  1,656       Bazaarvoice, Inc.(b)      5,548   
  356       Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B      5,931   
  217       Belden, Inc.      13,701   
  229       Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(b)      4,447   
  167       Benefitfocus, Inc.(b)      6,329   
  370       Black Box Corp.      5,409   
  84       Blackbaud, Inc.      5,189   
  90       Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.(b)      2,892   
  1,068       Blucora, Inc.(b)      8,555   
  175       Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.(b)      4,298   
  412       Box, Inc., Class A(b)      5,327   
  847       Brightcove, Inc.(b)      5,124   
  136       BroadSoft, Inc.(b)      5,326   
  513       Brooks Automation, Inc.      4,853   
  320       Cabot Microelectronics Corp.      13,405   
  51       CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      4,904   
  296       CalAmp Corp.(b)      4,431   
  753       Calix, Inc.(b)      5,218   
  329       Callidus Software, Inc.(b)      6,021   
  660       Carbonite, Inc.(b)      4,976   
  84       Cardtronics, Inc.(b)      3,311   
  770       Care.com, Inc.(b)      5,729   
  246       Cascade Microtech, Inc.(b)      5,144   
  57       Cass Information Systems, Inc.      2,820   
  84       Cavium, Inc.(b)      4,147   
  246       CEVA, Inc.(b)      5,673   
  479       ChannelAdvisor Corp.(b)      5,968   
  501       Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(b)      5,070   
  2,456       Ciber, Inc.(b)      5,698   
  278       Ciena Corp.(b)      4,679   
  53       Cimpress NV (Netherlands)(b)      4,657   
  147       Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b)      5,307   
  335       Clearfield, Inc.(b)      6,218   
  57       Coherent, Inc.(b)      5,324   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  439       Cohu, Inc.    $ 5,075   
  127       CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)      5,559   
  170       comScore, Inc.(b)      5,205   
  223       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      5,397   
  733       Control4 Corp.(b)      5,432   
  214       Convergys Corp.      5,671   
  159       Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.(b)      5,462   
  375       CPI Card Group, Inc.      2,974   
  126       Cray, Inc.(b)      4,772   
  117       CSG Systems International, Inc.      5,192   
  333       CTS Corp.      5,518   
  240       Cvent, Inc.(b)      8,484   
  640       Daktronics, Inc.      5,568   
  612       Datalink Corp.(b)      4,914   
  141       Demandware, Inc.(b)      6,497   
  757       DHI Group, Inc.(b)      5,382   
  176       Diebold, Inc.      4,624   
  587       Digi International, Inc.(b)      6,205   
  166       Digimarc Corp.(b)      4,955   
  4,621       Digital Turbine, Inc.(b)      3,974   
  263       Diodes, Inc.(b)      4,897   
  580       DSP Group, Inc.(b)      5,510   
  234       DTS, Inc.(b)      5,106   
  923       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      5,363   
  421       Eastman Kodak Co.(b)      4,976   
  129       Ebix, Inc.      6,207   
  648       Electro Rent Corp.      6,486   
  140       Electronics for Imaging, Inc.(b)      5,578   
  60       Ellie Mae, Inc.(b)      5,016   
  1,019       EMCORE Corp.(b)      5,808   
  532       Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,698   
  3,241       EnerNOC, Inc.(b)      22,104   
  396       Entegris, Inc.(b)      5,263   
  199       Envestnet, Inc.(b)      6,245   
  70       EPAM Systems, Inc.(b)      5,105   
  366       EPIQ Systems, Inc.      5,406   
  65       ePlus, Inc.(b)      5,225   
  41       Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(b)      3,161   
  1,354       Everi Holdings, Inc.(b)      2,275   
  220       EVERTEC, Inc.      2,963   
  968       Everyday Health, Inc.(b)      5,614   
  970       Exar Corp.(b)      5,917   
  115       ExlService Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,565   
  1,629       Extreme Networks, Inc.(b)      5,718   
  166       Fabrinet (Thailand)(b)      5,307   
  29       Fair Isaac Corp.      3,095   
  254       Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.(b)      5,080   
  187       FARO Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,430   
  59       FEI Co.      5,252   
  280       Finisar Corp.(b)      4,609   
  544       Five9, Inc.(b)      5,032   
  132       Fleetmatics Group PLC(b)      4,785   
  680       FormFactor, Inc.(b)      5,236   
  174       Forrester Research, Inc.      5,850   
  165       Gigamon, Inc.(b)      5,377   
  171       Globant SA(b)      6,069   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  1,890       Glu Mobile, Inc.(b)    $ 5,046   
  2,183       Gogo, Inc.(b)      23,118   
  221       GrubHub, Inc.(b)      5,795   
  361       GSI Group, Inc.(b)      5,253   
  325       GTT Communications, Inc.(b)      5,193   
  1,199       Guidance Software, Inc.(b)      6,115   
  95       Guidewire Software, Inc.(b)      5,412   
  398       Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      5,922   
  1,593       Harmonic, Inc.(b)      5,512   
  487       Hortonworks, Inc.(b)      5,635   
  110       HubSpot, Inc.(b)      4,872   
  245       II-VI, Inc.(b)      5,113   
  3,344       Imation Corp.(b)      5,250   
  624       Immersion Corp.(b)      4,561   
  107       Imperva, Inc.(b)      4,973   
  2,529       inContact, Inc.(b)      23,545   
  334       Infinera Corp.(b)      3,971   
  308       Infoblox, Inc.(b)      5,153   
  154       Inphi Corp.(b)      4,569   
  182       Insight Enterprises, Inc.(b)      4,497   
  277       Instructure, Inc.(b)      5,579   
  256       Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b)      4,936   
  149       Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.(b)      5,538   
  96       InterDigital, Inc.      5,470   
  2,009       Internap Corp.(b)      4,581   
  386       Intersil Corp., Class A      4,512   
  649       Intralinks Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,783   
  645       InvenSense, Inc.(b)      4,954   
  142       Itron, Inc.(b)      5,839   
  435       Ixia(b)      4,402   
  442       IXYS Corp.      4,774   
  382       j2 Global, Inc.      24,265   
  1,432       Jive Software, Inc.(b)      5,828   
  436       Kimball Electronics, Inc.(b)      4,770   
  401       Knowles Corp.(b)      5,361   
  3,217       Kopin Corp.(b)      5,340   
  540       KVH Industries, Inc.(b)      5,270   
  870       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)      4,846   
  3,138       Limelight Networks, Inc.(b)      5,491   
  1,079       Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,384   
  1,156       Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)      6,450   
  49       Littelfuse, Inc.      5,708   
  901       LivePerson, Inc.(b)      5,451   
  103       LogMeIn, Inc.(b)      6,149   
  95       Luxoft Holding, Inc., Class A(b)      5,492   
  121       M/A-Com Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,948   
  96       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      5,812   
  163       ManTech International Corp., Class A      5,509   
  1,074       Marchex, Inc., Class B      4,564   
  1,706       Marin Software, Inc.(b)      4,367   
  271       Marketo, Inc.(b)      5,959   
  1,396       Mattson Technology, Inc.(b)      5,095   
  115       MAXIMUS, Inc.      6,083   
  285       MaxLinear, Inc., Class A(b)      4,774   
  260       Mentor Graphics Corp.      5,190   
  62       Mesa Laboratories, Inc.      6,248   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  187       Methode Electronics, Inc.    $ 5,560   
  133       Microsemi Corp.(b)      4,494   
  34       MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(b)      6,097   
  385       MINDBODY, Inc., Class A(b)      5,240   
  140       MKS Instruments, Inc.      5,020   
  1,202       Mobileiron, Inc.(b)      4,604   
  488       Model N, Inc.(b)      5,212   
  3,279       ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.(b)      4,787   
  503       MoneyGram International, Inc.(b)      3,093   
  83       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      5,181   
  221       Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.      4,869   
  1,829       Monster Worldwide, Inc.(b)      5,853   
  99       MTS Systems Corp.      5,566   
  222       Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.(b)      5,106   
  368       Nanometrics, Inc.(b)      6,572   
  381       NeoPhotonics Corp.(b)      4,568   
  129       NETGEAR, Inc.(b)      5,470   
  233       NetScout Systems, Inc.(b)      5,187   
  189       NeuStar, Inc., Class A(b)      4,440   
  213       New Relic, Inc.(b)      5,491   
  292       NIC, Inc.      5,171   
  708       Nimble Storage, Inc.(b)      5,225   
  3,322       Novatel Wireless, Inc.(b)      5,083   
  92       NVE Corp.      5,279   
  1,013       Oclaro, Inc.(b)      5,116   
  755       OPOWER,Inc.(b)      5,964   
  92       OSI Systems, Inc.(b)      4,682   
  565       Park City Group, Inc.(b)      5,368   
  332       Park Electrochemical Corp.      5,415   
  149       Paycom Software, Inc.(b)      5,693   
  188       Paylocity Holding Corp.(b)      7,195   
  212       PC Connection, Inc.      5,039   
  381       PDF Solutions, Inc.(b)      5,124   
  209       Pegasystems, Inc.      5,516   
  248       Perficient, Inc.(b)      5,178   
  464       PFSweb, Inc.(b)      6,542   
  501       Photronics, Inc.(b)      5,301   
  135       Plantronics, Inc.      5,191   
  133       Plexus Corp.(b)      5,554   
  470       Polycom, Inc.(b)      5,617   
  106       Power Integrations, Inc.      5,115   
  209       Progress Software Corp.(b)      5,334   
  99       Proofpoint, Inc.(b)      5,768   
  458       PROS Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,386   
  379       Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(b)      5,514   
  232       Q2 Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,547   
  251       QAD, Inc., Class A      4,922   
  174       Qlik Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,357   
  391       QLogic Corp.(b)      5,118   
  206       Qualys, Inc.(b)      5,187   
  9,070       Quantum Corp.(b)      4,175   
  1,374       QuinStreet, Inc.(b)      4,836   
  456       Quotient Technology, Inc.(b)      5,299   
  377       Rambus, Inc.(b)      4,381   
  392       Rapid7, Inc.(b)      4,908   
  1,268       RealNetworks, Inc.(b)      5,782   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  253       RealPage, Inc.(b)    $ 5,563   
  221       Reis, Inc.      5,563   
  679       RetailMeNot, Inc.(b)      5,724   
  353       RingCentral, Inc., Class A(b)      6,735   
  1,603       Rocket Fuel, Inc.(b)      4,585   
  159       Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,118   
  86       Rogers Corp.(b)      4,933   
  259       Rovi Corp.(b)      4,564   
  289       Rubicon Project, Inc. (The)(b)      5,598   
  515       Ruckus Wireless, Inc.(b)      7,076   
  394       Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,465   
  226       Sanmina Corp.(b)      5,345   
  446       Sapiens International Corp. NV (Israel)      5,254   
  130       ScanSource, Inc.(b)      5,288   
  109       Science Applications International Corp.      5,787   
  387       SciQuest, Inc.(b)      5,348   
  966       SeaChange International, Inc.(b)      3,603   
  233       Semtech Corp.(b)      5,042   
  1,406       ServiceSource International, Inc.(b)      5,666   
  713       ShoreTel, Inc.(b)      4,364   
  130       Shutterstock, Inc.(b)      5,333   
  813       Sigma Designs, Inc.(b)      5,146   
  759       Silicon Graphics International Corp.(b)      3,400   
  117       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)      5,476   
  371       Silver Spring Networks, Inc.(b)      5,213   
  714       Sonus Networks, Inc.(b)      5,898   
  127       SPS Commerce, Inc.(b)      6,468   
  42       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)      3,459   
  212       Stratasys Ltd.(b)      5,188   
  156       Super Micro Computer, Inc.(b)      4,198   
  198       Sykes Enterprises, Inc.(b)      5,772   
  70       Synaptics, Inc.(b)      5,009   
  164       Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,095   
  53       SYNNEX Corp.      4,376   
  104       Syntel, Inc.(b)      4,423   
  520       Systemax, Inc.(b)      4,706   
  144       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      4,922   
  670       Tangoe, Inc.(b)      5,909   
  67       Tech Data Corp.(b)      4,602   
  725       TechTarget, Inc.(b)      5,626   
  886       Telenav, Inc.(b)      5,050   
  211       TeleTech Holdings, Inc.      5,864   
  168       Tessera Technologies, Inc.      4,825   
  278       Textura Corp.(b)      7,336   
  487       TiVo, Inc.(b)      4,860   
  354       Travelport Worldwide Ltd.      4,938   
  661       Travelzoo, Inc.(b)      5,043   
  970       TrueCar, Inc.(b)      6,635   
  776       TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)      5,060   
  396       TubeMogul, Inc.(b)      5,132   
  41       Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      6,003   
  158       Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(b)      5,628   
  997       Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,673   
  240       Ultratech, Inc.(b)      5,206   
  679       Unisys Corp.(b)      5,235   
  434       United Online, Inc.(b)      4,700   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  100       Universal Display Corp.(b)    $ 5,831   
  289       Varonis Systems, Inc.(b)      5,534   
  338       VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b)      5,858   
  288       Veeco Instruments, Inc.(b)      5,302   
  146       Verint Systems, Inc.(b)      4,941   
  70       ViaSat, Inc.(b)      5,369   
  1,103       VirnetX Holding Corp.(b)      4,952   
  151       Virtusa Corp.(b)      5,367   
  423       Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      5,144   
  416       Vishay Precision Group, Inc.(b)      6,223   
  264       Web.com Group, Inc.(b)      5,277   
  66       WebMD Health Corp.(b)      4,141   
  257       Wix.com Ltd. (Israel)(b)      6,353   
  449       Workiva, Inc., Class A(b)      5,348   
  811       Xactly Corp.(b)      6,537   
  882       Xcerra Corp.(b)      5,204   
  291       XO Group, Inc.(b)      5,139   
  269       Xura, Inc.(b)      6,023   
  259       Zendesk, Inc.(b)      5,853   
  1,345       Zix Corp.(b)      5,017   
     

 

 

 
        1,711,790   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—7.9%   
  494       A. Schulman, Inc.      13,778   
  198       AEP Industries, Inc.      12,203   
  3,052       AK Steel Holding Corp.(b)      14,283   
  802       American Vanguard Corp.(b)      13,273   
  589       Axiall Corp.      13,871   
  210       Balchem Corp.      12,886   
  361       Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(b)      13,003   
  665       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      13,879   
  897       Calgon Carbon Corp.      14,702   
  366       Carpenter Technology Corp.      12,960   
  1,782       Century Aluminum Co.(b)      15,717   
  251       Chase Corp.      14,129   
  499       Chemtura Corp.(b)      13,897   
  268       Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      16,010   
  4,529       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.(b)      23,868   
  2,323       Coeur Mining, Inc.(b)      18,816   
  761       Commercial Metals Co.      13,637   
  214       Deltic Timber Corp.      13,375   
  1,082       Ferro Corp.(b)      13,785   
  1,483       Ferroglobal PLC      15,112   
  3,363       Flotek Industries, Inc.(b)      31,780   
  1,108       FutureFuel Corp.      12,454   
  402       Greif, Inc., Class A      13,949   
  304       H.B. Fuller Co.      13,595   
  362       Hawkins, Inc.      14,165   
  342       Haynes International, Inc.      12,835   
  661       Headwaters, Inc.(b)      13,227   
  4,698       Hecla Mining Co.      20,248   
  433       Innophos Holdings, Inc.      16,004   
  289       Innospec, Inc.      13,976   
  151       Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      14,319   
  974       KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.      15,477   
  556       KMG Chemicals, Inc.      13,172   
  572       Koppers Holdings, Inc.(b)      14,374   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  775       Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.(b)    $ 17,600   
  2,375       Kronos Worldwide, Inc.      15,794   
  802       Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)      13,634   
  1,014       LSB Industries, Inc.(b)      13,344   
  485       Materion Corp.      14,060   
  234       Minerals Technologies, Inc.      14,017   
  775       Multi Packaging Solutions International Ltd.(b)      12,881   
  986       Myers Industries, Inc.      13,291   
  205       Neenah Paper, Inc.      13,343   
  764       Olin Corp.      16,648   
  772       Olympic Steel, Inc.      17,463   
  2,389       OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.(b)      17,081   
  641       P.H. Glatfelter Co.      14,698   
  425       PolyOne Corp.      15,292   
  151       Quaker Chemical Corp.      13,448   
  1,353       Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.      13,868   
  364       Real Industry, Inc.(b)      3,218   
  651       Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      13,424   
  411       Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.      14,134   
  4,629       Senomyx, Inc.(b)      11,341   
  203       Sensient Technologies Corp.      13,652   
  12,260       Solazyme, Inc.(b)      28,688   
  233       Stepan Co.      14,281   
  1,257       Stillwater Mining Co.(b)      15,335   
  665       Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(b)      13,899   
  3,943       SunCoke Energy, Inc.      29,297   
  1,483       TimkenSteel Corp.      18,893   
  2,558       Trecora Resources(b)      29,289   
  821       Tredegar Corp.      13,103   
  351       Trinseo SA(b)      15,019   
  2,190       Tronox Ltd., Class A      15,943   
  219       United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.      11,732   
  203       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      12,537   
  355       Worthington Industries, Inc.      13,401   
     

 

 

 
        1,036,407   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—3.9%   
  2,494       8x8, Inc.(b)      28,282   
  318       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      22,867   
  3,131       Boingo Wireless, Inc.(b)      24,077   
  6,177       Cincinnati Bell, Inc.(b)      23,596   
  615       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      23,801   
  943       Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.      22,293   
  1,553       FairPoint Communications, Inc.(b)      20,593   
  1,287       General Communication, Inc., Class A(b)      21,750   
  15,829       Globalstar, Inc.(b)      30,867   
  1,028       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(b)      23,675   
  1,513       IDT Corp., Class B      23,209   
  1,499       Inteliquent, Inc.      24,868   
  3,240       Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)      26,147   
  1,796       Lumos Networks Corp.(b)      22,899   
  2,597       ORBCOMM, Inc.(b)      25,736   
  167       pdvWireless, Inc.(b)      6,744   
  927       Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.      26,596   
  1,390       Spok Holdings, Inc.      23,616   
  813       Straight Path Communications, Inc., Class B(b)      29,756   
  5,208       Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)      24,321   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Telecommunication Services (continued)   
  3,218       Windstream Holdings, Inc.    $ 27,932   
     

 

 

 
        503,625   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—6.2%   
  1,292       Abengoa Yield PLC (Spain)      23,295   
  416       ALLETE, Inc.      23,375   
  603       American States Water Co.      25,139   
  894       Artesian Resources Corp., Class A      24,129   
  9,855       Atlantic Power Corp.      26,214   
  571       Avista Corp.      22,880   
  404       Black Hills Corp.      24,478   
  913       California Water Service Group      25,500   
  371       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      22,082   
  543       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      25,532   
  1,768       Dynegy, Inc.(b)      31,170   
  515       El Paso Electric Co.      23,226   
  712       Empire District Electric Co. (The)      23,973   
  323       IDACORP, Inc.      23,492   
  451       MGE Energy, Inc.      22,482   
  743       Middlesex Water Co.      27,179   
  635       New Jersey Resources Corp.      22,657   
  435       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      22,420   
  377       NorthWestern Corp.      21,429   
  1,805       NRG Yield, Inc., Class A      27,310   
  383       ONE Gas, Inc.      22,394   
  570       Ormat Technologies, Inc.      24,738   
  806       Otter Tail Corp.      23,310   
  1,214       Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      25,494   
  384       Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.      22,963   
  688       PNM Resources, Inc.      21,796   
  587       Portland General Electric Co.      23,316   
  642       SJW Corp.      22,091   
  824       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      22,998   
  353       Southwest Gas Corp.      22,913   
  343       Spire, Inc.      21,938   
  546       Unitil Corp.      21,578   
  324       WGL Holdings, Inc.      21,996   
  777       York Water Co. (The)      23,038   
     

 

 

 
        808,525   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $13,583,971)
     13,074,990   
     

 

 

 
     
   Rights—0.0%   
   Financials—0.0%   
  122       Enterprise Bancorp, Inc., expiring
05/27/16(b)
(Cost $0)
     14   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  19,111       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $19,111)
     19,111   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $13,603,082)—100.1%
     13,094,115   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (18,808
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 13,075,307   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

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 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.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—13.2%   
  5,318       American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(b)    $ 82,482   
  1,600       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)      96,992   
  2,924       BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(b)      130,410   
  295       Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.      5,517   
  7,334       Blue Nile, Inc.      189,071   
  1,505       Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.(b)      201,158   
  954       Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)      48,664   
  4,317       ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.      57,632   
  334       Container Store Group, Inc. (The)(b)      2,371   
  64       Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(b)      2,477   
  991       Dorman Products, Inc.(b)      53,306   
  1,431       Drew Industries, Inc.      92,772   
  517       Etsy, Inc.(b)      4,539   
  3,233       Five Below, Inc.(b)      134,816   
  4,490       Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b)      74,534   
  4,620       Gentherm, Inc.(b)      169,739   
  2,819       Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(b)      123,275   
  113       Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)      4,079   
  2,041       IMAX Corp.(b)      65,312   
  6,036       Installed Building Products, Inc.(b)      160,437   
  2,118       La Quinta Holdings, Inc.(b)      27,047   
  1,579       Liberty Tax, Inc., Class A      18,869   
  4,944       LifeLock, Inc.(b)      57,548   
  719       Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A      59,691   
  3,773       Mattress Firm Holding Corp.(b)(c)      147,223   
  383       Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      26,511   
  5,439       Nautilus, Inc.(b)      95,944   
  4,669       Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A(c)      239,660   
  1,956       Outerwall, Inc.(c)      80,802   
  733       Oxford Industries, Inc.      48,686   
  717       Papa John’s International, Inc.      40,575   
  1,925       Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      13,263   
  5,481       Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.(b)      60,510   
  964       Pool Corp.      84,263   
  2,467       Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.(b)      132,626   
  6,789       Select Comfort Corp.(b)      167,553   
  7,391       Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
Class A
     237,029   
  143       Tailored Brands, Inc.      2,491   
  80       Tenneco, Inc.(b)      4,264   
  9,435       Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (The)(b)      168,320   
  208       Vail Resorts, Inc.      26,965   
  324       Vince Holding Corp.(b)(c)      2,002   
  143       Winmark Corp.      13,614   
  2,279       Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc.(b)(c)      85,440   
     

 

 

 
        3,540,479   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—3.3%   
  693       Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(b)      108,163   
  2,438       Calavo Growers, Inc.      139,381   
  3,436       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(c)      174,411   
  88       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      9,856   
  5,297       Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(b)      102,073   
  3,036       Natural Health Trends Corp.(c)      109,873   
  988       PriceSmart, Inc.      85,502   
  1,210       USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      143,312   
     

 

 

 
        872,571   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy—0.4%   
  6,830       RigNet, Inc.(b)    $ 116,793   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—5.9%   
  937       Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(b)      29,319   
  65       Associated Capital Group, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     1,981   
  4,549       BofI Holding, Inc.(b)(c)      92,663   
  3,632       Cohen & Steers, Inc.      142,629   
  3,959       CoreSite Realty Corp. REIT      296,648   
  297       Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.      52,052   
  34       Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A      1,756   
  294       Fifth Street Asset Management, Inc., Class A      1,050   
  4,654       Financial Engines, Inc.(c)      149,905   
  65       GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A      2,572   
  2,444       HFF, Inc., Class A      77,792   
  1,939       Marcus & Millichap, Inc.(b)      48,630   
  2,126       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      260,988   
  2,411       PRA Group, Inc.(b)      79,997   
  203       Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. REIT      10,461   
  609       Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      33,251   
  1,714       Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.      30,183   
  3,587       Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A      74,789   
  715       Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.      41,148   
  12,644       WisdomTree Investments, Inc.(c)      137,693   
     

 

 

 
        1,565,507   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—27.4%   
  2,947       AAC Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      60,679   
  4,098       Abaxis, Inc.      185,721   
  4,164       ABIOMED, Inc.(b)      404,491   
  2,968       Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      25,376   
  1,683       Adeptus Health, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      114,646   
  5,823       Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      92,353   
  2,888       Agile Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      16,722   
  2,050       Air Methods Corp.(b)      75,809   
  669       ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      30,419   
  36,369       Antares Pharma, Inc.(b)(c)      40,006   
  29,923       Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      51,468   
  14,683       ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      105,424   
  5,307       BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.(b)      188,717   
  2,910       Cambrex Corp.(b)      140,378   
  3,037       Castlight Health, Inc., Class B(b)      10,933   
  1,755       Catalent, Inc.(b)      51,825   
  655       Cempra, Inc.(b)      11,089   
  3,464       Cepheid, Inc.(b)      98,863   
  6,302       Civitas Solutions, Inc.(b)      126,292   
  9,635       CorMedix, Inc.(b)(c)      40,274   
  3,189       CorVel Corp.(b)      144,143   
  9,121       Depomed, Inc.(b)      158,523   
  105       Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      3,066   
  4,495       Endologix, Inc.(b)      50,389   
  2,032       Exact Sciences Corp.(b)      14,265   
  6,085       ExamWorks Group, Inc.(b)      219,364   
  1,556       Fluidigm Corp.(b)      14,906   
  3,999       Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Israel)(b)      25,234   
  5,294       GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.(b)      31,288   
  4,044       Genomic Health, Inc.(b)      106,276   
  7,048       Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      74,356   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  4,291       HealthEquity, Inc.(b)    $ 107,919   
  568       HealthStream, Inc.(b)      12,848   
  1,423       HeartWare International, Inc.(b)      47,471   
  5,888       ImmunoGen, Inc.(b)      40,333   
  2,135       Imprivata, Inc.(b)      25,876   
  2,244       INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      108,004   
  58       Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      336   
  105       Insulet Corp.(b)      3,497   
  2,015       Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(b)      69,155   
  4,031       Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     42,124   
  994       K2M Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      16,162   
  2,576       La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.(b)(c)      47,682   
  4,269       Lannett Co., Inc.(b)(c)      81,879   
  2,133       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      257,816   
  2,279       LivaNova PLC(b)      120,172   
  1,823       Masimo Corp.(b)      79,027   
  3,475       Medidata Solutions, Inc.(b)      151,614   
  8,990       MiMedx Group, Inc.(b)(c)      67,695   
  2,568       Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)      132,920   
  1,227       Natus Medical, Inc.(b)      39,105   
  10,324       Nektar Therapeutics(b)      161,880   
  3,098       Neogen Corp.(b)      146,350   
  44,000       NeoGenomics, Inc.(b)      358,160   
  883       Nevro Corp.(b)      59,382   
  3,509       NewLink Genetics Corp.(b)(c)      56,881   
  30,270       Nobilis Health Corp.(b)(c)      127,739   
  10,254       Novavax, Inc.(b)(c)      53,731   
  2,256       NuVasive, Inc.(b)      119,433   
  172       NxStage Medical, Inc.(b)      2,773   
  2,288       Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.(b)      28,097   
  16,886       Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)      7,548   
  3,467       Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      187,599   
  1,097       Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      14,941   
  3,062       PAREXEL International Corp.(b)      187,088   
  16,714       Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      12,537   
  329       Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      7,817   
  964       Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.(b)      29,373   
  823       Providence Service Corp. (The)(b)      41,018   
  1,153       Radius Health, Inc.(b)      41,047   
  5,956       RadNet, Inc.(b)      30,078   
  1,934       Relypsa, Inc.(b)      35,005   
  6,338       Repligen Corp.(b)      168,844   
  675       Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      7,857   
  16,512       Sequenom, Inc.(b)(c)      21,135   
  1,177       STAAR Surgical Co.(b)      9,075   
  14,873       Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     160,331   
  10,227       Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      175,495   
  2,410       T2 Biosystems, Inc.(b)      22,100   
  3,249       Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(b)      36,161   
  1,624       Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      67,932   
  7,527       Teligent, Inc.(b)(c)      41,549   
  10,209       TherapeuticsMD, Inc.(b)      84,224   
  4,366       Vascular Solutions, Inc.(b)      152,592   
  13,729       VIVUS, Inc.(b)(c)      22,653   
  26,863       XenoPort, Inc.(b)      118,197   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  9,859       Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.(b)    $ 294,784   
  5,410       Zogenix, Inc.(b)      55,453   
     

 

 

 
        7,311,789   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—14.2%   
  4,776       AAON, Inc.      126,660   
  4,296       Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(c)      99,324   
  1,487       Allegiant Travel Co.      238,768   
  3,760       Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.      81,028   
  3,077       American Woodmark Corp.(b)      224,129   
  471       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      19,518   
  279       Astronics Corp.(b)      10,309   
  346       AZZ, Inc.      19,002   
  2,058       Barrett Business Services, Inc.      63,819   
  3,464       BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.(b)      60,793   
  21,841       Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)      242,217   
  3,780       Dycom Industries, Inc.(b)      266,868   
  4,650       Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(b)      108,670   
  6,395       Enphase Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      16,051   
  922       Forward Air Corp.      42,025   
  230       GP Strategies Corp.(b)      5,368   
  1,327       Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(c)      39,797   
  8,775       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      369,164   
  7,393       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      279,825   
  143       Heartland Express, Inc.      2,590   
  281       HEICO Corp.      17,228   
  1,549       HNI Corp.      67,722   
  2,949       Insperity, Inc.      155,619   
  7,989       Kforce, Inc.      151,871   
  1,341       Knight Transportation, Inc.      35,630   
  2,743       Multi-Color Corp.      164,114   
  668       Nortek, Inc.(b)      31,503   
  1,765       NV5 Global, Inc.(b)(c)      43,825   
  1,639       On Assignment, Inc.(b)      59,102   
  1,488       P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.(b)      36,768   
  3,994       Patrick Industries, Inc.(b)      183,125   
  19,414       PGT, Inc.(b)      203,265   
  2,017       Power Solutions International, Inc.(b)(c)      26,120   
  2,104       Sun Hydraulics Corp.      74,440   
  4,305       Swift Transportation Co., Class A(b)      71,549   
  3,925       TASER International, Inc.(b)      71,670   
  1,161       Trex Co., Inc.(b)      55,089   
  664       WageWorks, Inc.(b)      35,763   
     

 

 

 
        3,800,328   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—31.3%   
  6,541       ACI Worldwide, Inc.(b)      130,755   
  146       Ambarella, Inc.(b)      6,001   
  9,159       Angie’s List, Inc.(b)      80,141   
  1,844       Apigee Corp.(b)      17,887   
  3,023       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      114,965   
  2,470       AVG Technologies NV(b)      48,906   
  1,444       Belden, Inc.      91,174   
  121       Benefitfocus, Inc.(b)      4,586   
  2,720       Blackbaud, Inc.      168,014   
  1,253       Box, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      16,201   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  4,597       BroadSoft, Inc.(b)    $ 180,041   
  10,340       CalAmp Corp.(b)      154,790   
  3,272       Callidus Software, Inc.(b)      59,878   
  1,424       Carbonite, Inc.(b)      10,737   
  1,023       Cardtronics, Inc.(b)      40,327   
  3,796       Cavium, Inc.(b)      187,408   
  1,395       Cimpress NV (Netherlands)(b)      122,579   
  15,153       Clearfield, Inc.(b)(c)      281,240   
  1,986       CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)      86,927   
  1,732       comScore, Inc.(b)      53,034   
  1,367       Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.(b)      46,956   
  2,562       Demandware, Inc.(b)      118,057   
  16,612       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      96,516   
  4,011       Eastman Kodak Co.(b)(c)      47,410   
  1,841       Ellie Mae, Inc.(b)      153,908   
  5,273       Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      56,474   
  5,904       Envestnet, Inc.(b)      185,268   
  2,612       EPAM Systems, Inc.(b)      190,493   
  1,898       Fair Isaac Corp.      202,536   
  511       FEI Co.      45,489   
  4,176       Five9, Inc.(b)      38,628   
  3,353       Fleetmatics Group PLC(b)      121,546   
  2,510       Forrester Research, Inc.      84,386   
  4,091       Gigamon, Inc.(b)      133,326   
  2,000       Globant SA(b)      70,980   
  3,024       GrubHub, Inc.(b)(c)      79,289   
  5,375       GTT Communications, Inc.(b)      85,892   
  6,191       Hackett Group, Inc. (The)      92,122   
  728       Hortonworks, Inc.(b)      8,423   
  495       HubSpot, Inc.(b)      21,924   
  16,719       Immersion Corp.(b)      122,216   
  241       Imperva, Inc.(b)      11,202   
  6,044       Infinera Corp.(b)      71,863   
  5,151       Inphi Corp.(b)      152,830   
  345       InvenSense, Inc.(b)      2,650   
  517       j2 Global, Inc.      32,840   
  2,568       Jive Software, Inc.(b)      10,452   
  3,743       Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.(b)      18,678   
  4,146       LogMeIn, Inc.(b)      247,516   
  1,656       Luxoft Holding, Inc., Class A(b)      95,733   
  1,825       M/A-Com Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(b)      74,624   
  1,763       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      106,732   
  14       Marketo, Inc.(b)      308   
  45,206       Mattson Technology, Inc.(b)      165,002   
  1,934       MAXIMUS, Inc.      102,309   
  22,920       MaxLinear, Inc., Class A(b)      383,910   
  2,914       Methode Electronics, Inc.      86,633   
  889       Microsemi Corp.(b)      30,039   
  662       MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(b)      118,710   
  625       New Relic, Inc.(b)(c)      16,112   
  1,018       NIC, Inc.      18,029   
  1,202       Nimble Storage, Inc.(b)      8,871   
  1,422       OPOWER,Inc.(b)(c)      11,234   
  4,636       Paycom Software, Inc.(b)      177,142   
  1,035       Paylocity Holding Corp.(b)      39,609   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  2,629       Pegasystems, Inc.    $ 69,379   
  216       Proofpoint, Inc.(b)      12,584   
  4,253       PROS Holdings, Inc.(b)      50,015   
  960       Q2 Holdings, Inc.(b)      22,954   
  5,014       Qlik Technologies, Inc.(b)      154,381   
  2,485       Qualys, Inc.(b)      62,572   
  5,115       Quotient Technology, Inc.(b)(c)      59,436   
  1,894       Rambus, Inc.(b)      22,008   
  9,922       RealPage, Inc.(b)      218,185   
  1,400       RingCentral, Inc., Class A(b)      26,712   
  8,206       Rubicon Project, Inc. (The)(b)      158,950   
  2,393       SPS Commerce, Inc.(b)      121,875   
  1,330       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)      109,539   
  2,286       Synaptics, Inc.(b)      163,563   
  3,026       Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.(b)      94,018   
  2,557       Tangoe, Inc.(b)      22,553   
  15,208       TiVo, Inc.(b)      151,776   
  1       TrueCar, Inc.(b)      7   
  1,386       Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b)      202,924   
  2,394       Universal Display Corp.(b)      139,594   
  839       Varonis Systems, Inc.(b)      16,067   
  4,992       VASCO Data Security International, Inc.(b)      86,511   
  931       Violin Memory, Inc.(b)      329   
  1,571       Virtusa Corp.(b)      55,833   
  68       Web.com Group, Inc.(b)      1,359   
  4,455       WebMD Health Corp.(b)      279,507   
  108       Wix.com Ltd. (Israel)(b)      2,670   
  1,866       Workiva, Inc., Class A(b)      22,224   
  859       Zendesk, Inc.(b)      19,413   
  44,625       Zix Corp.(b)      166,451   
     

 

 

 
        8,353,847   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.0%   
  2,056       Balchem Corp.      126,156   
  126       Deltic Timber Corp.      7,875   
  10,499       Ferroglobal PLC      106,985   
  2,220       Koppers Holdings, Inc.(b)      55,789   
  4,993       PolyOne Corp.      179,648   
  3,437       Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(b)      71,833   
  3,276       Trinseo SA(b)      140,180   
  2,015       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      124,447   
     

 

 

 
        812,913   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.3%   
  5,637       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.      218,152   
  931       FairPoint Communications, Inc.(b)      12,345   
  6,339       General Communication, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     107,129   
     

 

 

 
        337,626   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $29,699,724)
     26,711,853   
     

 

 

 
     
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  36,963       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $36,963)
   $ 36,963   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $29,736,687)—100.1%
     26,748,816   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—7.8%   
  2,079,497       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $2,079,497)
     2,079,497   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $31,816,184)—107.9%
     28,828,313   
   Other assets less liabilities—(7.9)%      (2,109,078
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 26,719,235   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—99.9%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—5.2%   
  25,563       Apollo Education Group, Inc., Class A(b)    $ 199,391   
  2,370       Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Series A(b)      35,716   
  4,155       Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.(b)      38,891   
  6,525       Barnes & Noble, Inc.      76,669   
  122,057       bebe stores, Inc.(b)(c)      68,694   
  89,633       Career Education Corp.(b)      478,640   
  12,895       DeVry Education Group, Inc.(c)      223,728   
  1,276       FTD Cos., Inc.(b)      35,486   
  18,317       Guess?, Inc.      336,117   
  17,471       Harte-Hanks, Inc.      31,797   
  88       Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.      1,643   
  7,991       International Speedway Corp., Class A      267,619   
  9,739       New Media Investment Group, Inc.      156,311   
  19,713       Regis Corp.(b)      269,477   
  13,421       Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(b)      59,052   
  1,741       Scholastic Corp.      63,338   
  19,358       Speedway Motorsports, Inc.      339,152   
  2,978       Stage Stores, Inc.(c)      21,918   
  4,839       Stein Mart, Inc.      35,034   
  7,643       Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(b)      110,059   
  17,404       Time, Inc.      255,839   
     

 

 

 
        3,104,571   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—0.3%   
  1,373       Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      59,396   
  2,575       Universal Corp.      140,466   
  190       Weis Markets, Inc.      8,649   
     

 

 

 
        208,511   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—10.2%   
  12,923       Archrock, Inc.      127,292   
  3,565       Ardmore Shipping Corp. (Ireland)      33,333   
  58,527       Bill Barrett Corp.(b)(c)      465,875   
  68,075       Callon Petroleum Co.(b)      715,468   
  1,045       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.(c)      15,518   
  825       Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      14,957   
  92,063       Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      203,459   
  33,188       Contango Oil & Gas Co.(b)      417,505   
  9,860       DHT Holdings, Inc.      56,596   
  10,269       Eclipse Resources Corp.(b)(c)      24,954   
  5,860       Era Group, Inc.(b)      55,846   
  44,299       EXCO Resources, Inc.(b)(c)      67,334   
  6,488       Exterran Corp.(b)      99,266   
  8,869       Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(b)      148,467   
  7,375       Frontline Ltd. (Norway)(c)      60,770   
  29,760       Gastar Exploration, Inc.(b)      59,222   
  8,880       Geospace Technologies Corp.(b)      145,277   
  17,356       Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      117,674   
  103,223       Halcon Resources Corp.(b)(c)      125,932   
  34,001       Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(b)      293,429   
  17,209       Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(b)(c)      202,034   
  9,348       Jones Energy, Inc., Class A(b)      44,870   
  155,542       Key Energy Services, Inc.(b)(c)      82,266   
  86,169       McDermott International, Inc.(b)      391,207   
  16,530       North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (Norway)(b)(c)      62,483   
  9,706       Oil States International, Inc.(b)      336,216   
  42,661       Pacific Ethanol, Inc.(b)(c)      201,787   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  95,484       Parker Drilling Co.(b)    $ 292,181   
  62       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      3,893   
  3,149       Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)      19,713   
  33,455       Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.(b)      6,380   
  30,109       Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway)(c)      456,754   
  35,763       Stone Energy Corp.(b)(c)      35,051   
  12,468       Tesco Corp.      117,947   
  59,733       TETRA Technologies, Inc.(b)      430,078   
  7,537       Tidewater, Inc.      66,024   
  36,502       W&T Offshore, Inc.(b)(c)      87,970   
     

 

 

 
        6,085,028   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—56.6%   
  7,762       1st Source Corp.      267,323   
  16,314       AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      218,444   
  5,228       Agree Realty Corp. REIT      202,742   
  17,580       American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      260,711   
  4,072       American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      57,008   
  14,523       Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. REIT      231,351   
  7,082       Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. REIT      96,032   
  1,176       Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.      64,645   
  12,327       Arlington Asset Investment Corp.,
Class A(c)
     159,511   
  13,208       Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT      154,534   
  9,113       ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT      193,925   
  26,204       Astoria Financial Corp.      394,108   
  1,913       BancFirst Corp.      119,314   
  2,174       Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)      56,220   
  13,296       Bancorp, Inc. (The)(b)      75,388   
  16,026       BankFinancial Corp.      198,081   
  4,695       Banner Corp.      200,852   
  18,733       BBCN Bancorp, Inc.      292,609   
  20,475       Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.(b)      284,398   
  7,167       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      194,512   
  9,269       Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.      135,142   
  12,714       Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., Class A REIT(c)      139,091   
  3,641       Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.      44,493   
  7,251       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.      206,073   
  29,164       Calamos Asset Management, Inc.,
Class A
     240,311   
  24,745       Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      328,861   
  32,399       Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT      314,918   
  14,424       Cash America International, Inc.      533,111   
  17,462       CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      185,272   
  3,497       Cathay General Bancorp      106,728   
  7,334       Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      50,751   
  3,469       Centerstate Banks, Inc.      56,510   
  3,725       Central Pacific Financial Corp.      86,942   
  8,878       Chatham Lodging Trust REIT      189,190   
  6,418       Chemical Financial Corp.      246,836   
  4,310       City Holding Co.      211,707   
  10,148       Clifton Bancorp, Inc.      151,002   
  20,793       CoBiz Financial, Inc.      251,803   
  5,759       Colony Capital, Inc., Class A REIT      101,819   
  6,505       Colony Starwood Homes REIT      158,527   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  1,695       Columbia Banking System, Inc.    $ 49,986   
  3,293       Community Bank System, Inc.      130,304   
  6,196       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      222,251   
  28,035       Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT      290,162   
  7,525       CVB Financial Corp.      129,280   
  43,372       CYS Investments, Inc. REIT      351,747   
  8,748       DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT      353,157   
  23,022       DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT      205,126   
  21,684       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      392,697   
  37,818       Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      245,817   
  7,200       Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      286,344   
  15,986       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      437,537   
  4,209       EPR Properties REIT      277,289   
  2,907       EverBank Financial Corp.      43,838   
  20,765       EZCORP, Inc., Class A(b)      102,787   
  20,725       F.N.B. Corp.      273,985   
  4,930       FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A      298,117   
  7,956       Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      323,650   
  3,753       Fidelity & Guaranty Life(c)      99,229   
  14,086       Fidelity Southern Corp.      227,630   
  1,189       First American Financial Corp.      42,828   
  30,856       First BanCorp(b)      120,338   
  10,721       First Busey Corp.      219,137   
  315       First Citizens BancShares, Inc.,
Class A
     80,325   
  7,613       First Defiance Financial Corp.      301,323   
  9,678       First Financial Bancorp      188,721   
  5,422       First Financial Corp.      192,101   
  3,094       First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      70,976   
  5,028       First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.,
Class A
     136,259   
  16,123       First Merchants Corp.      413,555   
  807       First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.      14,913   
  721       First NBC Bank Holding Co.(b)      15,675   
  24,802       First Potomac Realty Trust REIT      208,585   
  8,676       FirstMerit Corp.      192,260   
  21,000       Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.(b)      497,070   
  18,013       Flushing Financial Corp.      359,359   
  25,319       Fulton Financial Corp.      354,213   
  146       Getty Realty Corp. REIT      2,873   
  823       Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      21,307   
  6,205       Gladstone Commercial Corp. REIT      104,430   
  5,822       Government Properties Income Trust REIT      110,152   
  75,945       Gramercy Property Trust REIT      643,254   
  9,606       Great Ajax Corp. REIT      130,834   
  7,027       Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      266,042   
  12,626       Great Western Bancorp, Inc.      397,972   
  1,335       Green Dot Corp., Class A(b)      29,677   
  5,419       Guaranty Bancorp      88,980   
  11,053       Hancock Holding Co.      287,046   
  9,868       Hanmi Financial Corp.      228,148   
  1,768       Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      59,246   
  12,005       Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT      231,576   
  12,910       HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.(b)      239,481   
  5,991       Horace Mann Educators Corp.      186,320   
  243       Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT      7,108   
  454       IBERIABANK Corp.      26,781   
  42,592       Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      305,385   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  5,042       Independent Bank Corp./MA    $ 237,125   
  18,926       Independent Bank Corp./MI      286,729   
  7,725       International Bancshares Corp.      202,318   
  20,075       Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT(d)      257,964   
  14,871       Investors Real Estate Trust REIT      89,523   
  23,564       iStar, Inc. REIT(b)      230,927   
  3,947       James River Group Holdings Ltd.      122,199   
  11,944       JG Wentworth Co. (The), Class A(b)(c)      13,736   
  2,336       Kite Realty Group Trust REIT      63,609   
  28,457       Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      315,588   
  1,845       Lakeland Financial Corp.      87,250   
  2,979       LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT      71,198   
  16,749       Lexington Realty Trust REIT      147,056   
  11,669       Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT      298,260   
  10,831       MainSource Financial Group, Inc.      236,657   
  14,417       MBIA, Inc.(b)      112,453   
  4,492       Mercantile Bank Corp.      108,347   
  9,105       Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT      104,708   
  17,220       Monogram Residential Trust, Inc. REIT      174,439   
  553       National Western Life Group, Inc.,
Class A
     119,835   
  1,976       Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      22,902   
  184       Navigators Group, Inc. (The)(b)      15,200   
  14,032       NBT Bancorp, Inc.      397,667   
  3,419       Nelnet, Inc., Class A      143,290   
  10,823       NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. REIT      152,171   
  20,022       Northwest Bancshares, Inc.      280,708   
  21,555       OFG Bancorp      190,331   
  12,084       Old National Bancorp      161,926   
  14,089       One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT      329,964   
  4,693       Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A      71,709   
  19,292       Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT(c)      186,747   
  6,503       Pacific Continental Corp.      108,340   
  324       Park National Corp.      29,743   
  656       Parkway Properties, Inc. REIT      10,791   
  17,685       PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust REIT      240,339   
  3,545       Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      76,182   
  15,717       PHH Corp.(b)      201,649   
  4,273       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      178,227   
  16,657       Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Class A REIT      205,547   
  4,776       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      252,030   
  15,508       Provident Financial Services, Inc.      309,850   
  13,976       QCR Holdings, Inc.      360,162   
  18,039       Radian Group, Inc.      230,719   
  52,540       RAIT Financial Trust REIT      159,722   
  12,681       Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT      224,581   
  459       Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT      5,949   
  1,787       Resource Capital Corp. REIT(c)      21,230   
  7,050       Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. REIT      138,674   
  11,843       Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT      222,293   
  300       RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A      7,476   
  6,432       S&T Bancorp, Inc.      165,109   
  18       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      1,019   
  6,228       Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      178,059   
  13,856       Select Income REIT      320,766   
  4,552       Selective Insurance Group, Inc.      158,000   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  5,201       Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. REIT    $ 75,935   
  9,422       Southside Bancshares, Inc.      275,217   
  2,292       Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.      92,689   
  7,452       STORE Capital Corp. REIT      191,293   
  6,025       Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT      68,685   
  6,503       Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A      126,158   
  115       Tejon Ranch Co.(b)      2,590   
  2,864       Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      65,213   
  4,009       Tompkins Financial Corp.      261,948   
  5,392       TowneBank      113,232   
  10,081       TriCo Bancshares      271,381   
  27,504       Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(b)      437,039   
  13,369       TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      85,695   
  7,610       Trustmark Corp.      186,521   
  4,363       Umpqua Holdings Corp.      69,066   
  9,067       Union Bankshares Corp.      239,459   
  5,786       United Bankshares, Inc.(c)      223,860   
  1,050       United Community Banks, Inc.      21,137   
  48,033       United Community Financial Corp.      285,316   
  11,956       United Development Funding IV REIT(c)      38,259   
  35,522       Valley National Bancorp      336,038   
  15,387       Washington Federal, Inc.      373,750   
  6,568       Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.      240,586   
  8,823       Webster Financial Corp.      323,275   
  8,994       WesBanco, Inc.      288,977   
  486       Westamerica Bancorp.(c)      23,678   
  20,648       Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT(c)      205,861   
  23,234       Whitestone REIT      312,033   
  1,561       Wintrust Financial Corp.      81,203   
  13,056       WSFS Financial Corp.      445,732   
     

 

 

 
        33,776,797   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—1.2%   
  38,821       BioScrip, Inc.(b)(c)      102,487   
  18,045       Endocyte, Inc.(b)      70,376   
  108,031       Five Star Quality Care, Inc.(b)      263,596   
  2,969       Halyard Health, Inc.(b)      83,607   
  10,027       Invacare Corp.      112,703   
  3,505       Kindred Healthcare, Inc.      51,734   
  225       PharMerica Corp.(b)      5,319   
     

 

 

 
        689,822   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—7.1%   
  11,160       AAR Corp.      268,286   
  61,307       ACCO Brands Corp.(b)      584,869   
  12,624       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      364,581   
  10,834       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      152,651   
  3,342       Aircastle Ltd.      72,521   
  3,275       Brady Corp., Class A      86,755   
  716       CIRCOR International, Inc.      40,418   
  55,012       Civeo Corp.(b)      83,618   
  2,529       Columbus McKinnon Corp.      41,754   
  2,591       Cubic Corp.      107,708   
  15,392       Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.(b)(c)      12,694   
  4,951       Ennis, Inc.      96,743   
  8,438       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      324,694   
  32,782       Golden Ocean Group Ltd.
(Norway)(b)
     28,422   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  10,271       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)    $ 215,896   
  17,395       MRC Global, Inc.(b)      243,182   
  14,390       Navigant Consulting, Inc.(b)      229,664   
  23,192       Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (Monaco)(c)      27,135   
  4,321       Northwest Pipe Co.(b)      46,624   
  9,912       Powell Industries, Inc.      308,462   
  145,504       Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Greece)(c)      180,425   
  7,766       Tetra Tech, Inc.      228,320   
  3,703       Veritiv Corp.(b)      151,897   
  1,412       Viad Corp.      42,007   
  4,566       VSE Corp.      283,275   
     

 

 

 
        4,222,601   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—7.5%   
  15,387       Acxiom Corp.(b)      338,052   
  3,729       ADTRAN, Inc.      72,044   
  66,325       Amkor Technology, Inc.(b)      378,716   
  24,882       AVX Corp.      328,940   
  9,891       Black Box Corp.      144,606   
  48,635       Checkpoint Systems, Inc.(b)      492,186   
  8,519       Cohu, Inc.      98,480   
  4,346       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      105,173   
  18,871       EMCORE Corp.(b)      107,565   
  5,924       Fabrinet (Thailand)(b)      189,390   
  12,007       ManTech International Corp., Class A      405,837   
  980       MKS Instruments, Inc.      35,143   
  1,289       MoneyGram International, Inc.(b)      7,927   
  419       Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.(b)      9,637   
  61,185       Oclaro, Inc.(b)(c)      308,984   
  1,239       Photronics, Inc.(b)      13,109   
  6,203       QLogic Corp.(b)      81,197   
  15,706       QuinStreet, Inc.(b)      55,285   
  15,131       Sanmina Corp.(b)      357,848   
  75,990       SeaChange International, Inc.(b)      283,443   
  18,033       Sonus Networks, Inc.(b)      148,953   
  2,195       TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)      14,311   
  65,208       Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(b)      371,034   
  12,031       Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.      146,297   
     

 

 

 
        4,494,157   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—0.1%   
  602       Greif, Inc., Class A      20,889   
  2,658       TimkenSteel Corp.      33,863   
     

 

 

 
        54,752   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—2.0%   
  1,647       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      118,436   
  20,679       Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(b)      476,237   
  16,867       Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)(c)      136,117   
  26,440       Leap Wireless Corp.(b)      66,629   
  22,247       Spok Holdings, Inc.      377,976   
     

 

 

 
        1,175,395   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—9.7%   
  2,427       Abengoa Yield PLC (Spain)(c)      43,759   
  7,703       ALLETE, Inc.      432,832   
  12,877       Avista Corp.      515,981   
  7,953       Black Hills Corp.      481,872   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  3,637       California Water Service Group    $ 101,581   
  6,525       Dynegy, Inc.(b)      115,036   
  6,174       El Paso Electric Co.      278,447   
  12,792       Empire District Electric Co. (The)      430,707   
  3,294       IDACORP, Inc.      239,573   
  7,815       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      402,785   
  2,134       NorthWestern Corp.      121,297   
  9,377       ONE Gas, Inc.      548,273   
  3,003       Otter Tail Corp.      86,847   
  6,807       PNM Resources, Inc.      215,646   
  14,804       Portland General Electric Co.      588,015   
  1,237       SJW Corp.      42,565   
  8,373       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      233,690   
  1,367       Southwest Gas Corp.      88,732   
  6,792       Spire, Inc.      434,416   
  10,300       Unitil Corp.      407,056   
     

 

 

 
        5,809,110   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $64,842,813)
     59,620,744   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  60,661       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(e)
(Cost $60,661)
     60,661   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $64,903,474)—100.0%
     59,681,405   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—5.0%   
  2,983,531       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(e)(f)
(Cost $2,983,531)
     2,983,531   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $67,887,005)—105.0%
     62,664,936   
   Other assets less liabilities—(5.0)%      (2,997,321
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 59,667,615   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—10.0%   
  707       Aaron’s, Inc.    $ 18,530   
  107       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.      16,703   
  269       AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      17,547   
  530       Aramark      17,760   
  366       AutoNation, Inc.(b)      18,538   
  23       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      17,600   
  351       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)      16,574   
  550       Best Buy Co., Inc.      17,644   
  465       BorgWarner, Inc.      16,703   
  377       Brinker International, Inc.      17,463   
  366       Brunswick Corp.      17,579   
  366       Cabela’s, Inc.(b)      19,087   
  40       Cable One, Inc.      18,358   
  523       Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      17,463   
  354       CarMax, Inc.(b)      18,744   
  167       Carter’s, Inc.      17,814   
  87       Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     18,465   
  39       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      16,418   
  332       Choice Hotels International, Inc.      16,819   
  483       Cinemark Holdings, Inc.      16,736   
  3,882       Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A      19,837   
  444       Coach, Inc.      17,880   
  451       CST Brands, Inc.      17,034   
  579       D.R. Horton, Inc.      17,405   
  259       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      16,123   
  239       Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)      17,598   
  366       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.      16,960   
  205       Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      14,442   
  612       Discovery Communications, Inc.,
Class A(b)
     16,714   
  200       Dollar General Corp.      16,382   
  213       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      16,978   
  134       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      16,198   
  641       DSW, Inc., Class A      15,749   
  373       Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.      17,345   
  162       Expedia, Inc., Class A      18,755   
  1,098       Extended Stay America, Inc.      17,184   
  265       Foot Locker, Inc.      16,282   
  391       Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      15,836   
  574       GameStop Corp., Class A      18,827   
  595       Gap, Inc. (The)      13,792   
  442       Garmin Ltd.      18,842   
  1,119       Gentex Corp.      17,949   
  176       Genuine Parts Co.      16,891   
  2,365       GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A      57,611   
  540       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      15,644   
  1,502       GoPro, Inc., Class A(b)      18,985   
  36       Graham Holdings Co., Class B      17,155   
  6,959       Groupon, Inc.(b)      25,192   
  654       H&R Block, Inc.      13,237   
  610       Hanesbrands, Inc.      17,708   
  357       Harley-Davidson, Inc.      17,075   
  203       Harman International Industries, Inc.      15,582   
  222       Hasbro, Inc.      18,790   
  775       Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      17,089   
  366       Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b)      17,524   
  963       International Game Technology PLC      16,698   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  786       Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)    $ 18,031   
  1,540       J.C. Penney Co., Inc.(b)      14,291   
  357       John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      17,704   
  704       Kate Spade & Co.(b)      18,114   
  369       Kohl’s Corp.      16,347   
  199       L Brands, Inc.      15,580   
  157       Lear Corp.      18,075   
  363       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      17,892   
  370       Lennar Corp., Class A      16,765   
  46       Liberty Braves Group, Class C(b)      686   
  304       Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(b)      17,404   
  697       Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Series A(b)      18,261   
  115       Liberty Media Group, Class C(b)      2,070   
  461       Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class C(b)      14,761   
  451       Liberty Ventures, Series A(b)      18,040   
  798       Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.      17,716   
  765       Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)      16,432   
  564       LKQ Corp.(b)      18,076   
  285       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)      18,682   
  390       Macy’s, Inc.      15,440   
  105       Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A(b)      16,483   
  430       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      30,139   
  534       Mattel, Inc.      16,602   
  845       MGM Resorts International(b)      17,999   
  307       Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b)      15,860   
  635       Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)(b)      18,053   
  91       Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)      17,529   
  1,029       MSG Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      17,586   
  279       Murphy USA, Inc.(b)      16,020   
  663       Newell Brands, Inc.      30,193   
  1,344       News Corp., Class A      16,692   
  305       Nordstrom, Inc.      15,595   
  336       Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b)      16,427   
  10       NVR, Inc.(b)      16,613   
  2,322       Office Depot, Inc.(b)      13,653   
  210       Omnicom Group, Inc.      17,424   
  68       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      17,862   
  84       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      18,017   
  453       Penske Automotive Group, Inc.      17,726   
  175       Polaris Industries, Inc.      17,129   
  954       PulteGroup, Inc.      17,544   
  179       PVH Corp.      17,112   
  179       Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A      16,685   
  815       Regal Entertainment Group, Class A      16,993   
  300       Ross Stores, Inc.      17,034   
  229       Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      17,725   
  539       Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      16,925   
  267       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      16,647   
  1,170       Sears Holdings Corp.(b)      19,159   
  750       Service Corp. International      20,003   
  478       ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      18,317   
  140       Signet Jewelers Ltd.      15,198   
  4,417       Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b)      17,447   
  315       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      18,916   
  561       Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(b)      18,541   
  1,585       Staples, Inc.      16,167   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  656       Starz, Class A(b)    $ 17,850   
  735       TEGNA, Inc.      17,170   
  291       Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)      17,655   
  280       Thor Industries, Inc.      17,926   
  243       Tiffany & Co.      17,338   
  602       Toll Brothers, Inc.(b)      16,435   
  771       TopBuild Corp.(b)      24,071   
  193       Tractor Supply Co.      18,269   
  462       Tribune Media Co., Class A      17,810   
  276       TripAdvisor, Inc., Class A(b)      17,827   
  306       Tupperware Brands Corp.      17,769   
  97       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      20,203   
  209       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b)      9,183   
  209       Under Armour, Inc., Class C(b)      8,527   
  535       Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)      16,221   
  337       Vista Outdoor, Inc.(b)      16,169   
  220       Visteon Corp.      17,527   
  1,627       Wendy’s Co. (The)      17,669   
  98       Whirlpool Corp.      17,066   
  318       Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      18,692   
  232       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      16,460   
  186       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      16,424   
     

 

 

 
        2,340,481   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—10.8%   
  3,722       Avon Products, Inc.      17,531   
  2,917       Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.(b)      72,225   
  748       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      72,047   
  1,285       Bunge Ltd.      80,313   
  1,138       Campbell Soup Co.      70,226   
  783       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      72,584   
  565       Clorox Co. (The)      70,755   
  1,438       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      75,466   
  1,626       ConAgra Foods, Inc.      72,455   
  473       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      73,816   
  637       Coty, Inc., Class A      19,365   
  797       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      72,455   
  900       Edgewell Personal Care Co.      73,863   
  1,817       Energizer Holdings, Inc.      79,021   
  3,848       Flowers Foods, Inc.      73,728   
  1,787       Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b)      74,804   
  1,187       Herbalife Ltd.(b)      68,787   
  797       Hershey Co. (The)      74,209   
  1,645       Hormel Foods Corp.      63,415   
  681       Ingredion, Inc.      78,376   
  545       JM Smucker Co. (The)      69,204   
  952       Kellogg Co.      73,123   
  739       McCormick & Co., Inc.      69,303   
  871       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      75,908   
  755       Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      72,201   
  543       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      78,312   
  1,907       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      77,748   
  2,958       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)      79,600   
  1,614       Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      68,740   
  8,887       Rite Aid Corp.(b)      71,540   
  675       Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      76,680   
  2,502       Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)      70,231   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  1,557       Sysco Corp.    $ 71,731   
  1,070       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      70,427   
  1,820       WhiteWave Foods Co. (The)(b)      73,182   
  2,251       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      65,459   
     

 

 

 
        2,518,830   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—11.8%   
  1,564       Antero Resources Corp.(b)      44,261   
  1,749       Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      40,927   
  33,319       California Resources Corp.      73,302   
  1,162       Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)      45,179   
  9,540       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      65,540   
  404       Cimarex Energy Co.      43,987   
  13,353       Cobalt International Energy, Inc.(b)      43,130   
  1,542       Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.      39,506   
  385       Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      44,725   
  3,534       CONSOL Energy, Inc.      53,187   
  1,356       Continental Resources, Inc.(b)      50,525   
  1,487       CVR Energy, Inc.      36,104   
  17,331       Denbury Resources, Inc.      66,898   
  1,708       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.      41,436   
  505       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      43,723   
  647       Dril-Quip, Inc.(b)      41,939   
  1,147       Energen Corp.      48,736   
  3,600       Ensco PLC, Class A      43,056   
  7,552       EP Energy Corp., Class A(b)      37,080   
  591       EQT Corp.      41,429   
  1,438       FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)      43,845   
  2,379       Frank’s International NV      39,610   
  2,153       Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)      35,697   
  1,412       Gulfport Energy Corp.(b)      44,196   
  661       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      43,705   
  759       Hess Corp.      45,252   
  1,081       HollyFrontier Corp.      38,484   
  6,891       Kosmos Energy Ltd.(b)      44,654   
  5,137       Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(b)      62,569   
  3,798       Marathon Oil Corp.      53,514   
  4,037       Memorial Resource Development Corp.(b)      52,804   
  1,602       Murphy Oil Corp.      57,255   
  4,446       Nabors Industries Ltd.      43,571   
  1,226       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      44,185   
  1,211       Newfield Exploration Co.(b)      43,899   
  3,600       Noble Corp. PLC (United Kingdom)      40,428   
  1,300       Noble Energy, Inc.      46,943   
  1,171       Oceaneering International, Inc.      42,917   
  1,362       ONEOK, Inc.      49,236   
  2,304       Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      45,504   
  1,186       PBF Energy, Inc., Class A      38,165   
  281       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      46,674   
  2,919       QEP Resources, Inc.      52,338   
  1,212       Range Resources Corp.      53,461   
  2,994       Rice Energy, Inc.(b)      51,826   
  2,452       Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A      46,122   
  2,799       RPC, Inc.      42,321   
  11,485       Seadrill Ltd. (United Kingdom)(b)(c)      54,898   
  2,179       SM Energy Co.      67,898   
  5,202       Southwestern Energy Co.(b)      69,863   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  3,029       Superior Energy Services, Inc.    $ 51,069   
  1,377       Targa Resources Corp.      55,713   
  2,651       Teekay Corp. (Bermuda)      29,691   
  428       Tesoro Corp.      34,107   
  5,258       Weatherford International PLC(b)      42,748   
  5,397       Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)      64,764   
  810       World Fuel Services Corp.      37,851   
  6,078       WPX Energy, Inc.(b)      58,713   
     

 

 

 
        2,761,160   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—10.0%   
  82       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      13,966   
  138       Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      12,827   
  28       Alleghany Corp.(b)      14,596   
  346       Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG      12,311   
  678       Ally Financial, Inc.(b)      12,075   
  270       American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT      12,082   
  665       American Capital Agency Corp. REIT      12,216   
  175       American Financial Group, Inc.      12,094   
  792       American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT      12,529   
  108       American National Insurance Co.      12,541   
  132       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      12,659   
  478       AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.      11,878   
  1,186       Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT      12,358   
  121       Aon PLC      12,720   
  304       Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT      12,178   
  634       Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. REIT      12,002   
  176       Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      12,406   
  282       Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      12,983   
  422       Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A      13,635   
  259       Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      12,005   
  684       Associated Banc-Corp.      12,476   
  159       Assurant, Inc.      13,447   
  495       Assured Guaranty Ltd.      12,806   
  66       AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      11,668   
  224       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      11,932   
  182       Bank of Hawaii Corp.      12,451   
  358       BankUnited, Inc.      12,351   
  217       BOK Financial Corp.      13,059   
  99       Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      12,757   
  901       Brandywine Realty Trust REIT      13,470   
  499       Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT      12,600   
  349       Brown & Brown, Inc.      12,253   
  150       Camden Property Trust REIT      12,109   
  521       Care Capital Properties, Inc. REIT      13,895   
  1,089       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT      12,719   
  190       CBOE Holdings, Inc.      11,772   
  438       CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(b)      12,978   
  898       Chimera Investment Corp. REIT      12,752   
  189       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      12,476   
  380       CIT Group, Inc.      13,137   
  577       Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      13,184   
  386       CNA Financial Corp.      12,198   
  582       Columbia Property Trust, Inc. REIT      12,979   
  319       Comerica, Inc.      14,164   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  277       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.    $ 12,969   
  570       Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. REIT(b)      13,241   
  478       Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT      12,275   
  384       Corrections Corp. of America REIT      11,681   
  68       Credit Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      13,346   
  144       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      12,511   
  218       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      13,950   
  727       DDR Corp. REIT      12,722   
  142       Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      12,493   
  417       Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT      13,532   
  564       Duke Realty Corp. REIT      12,335   
  506       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b)      12,741   
  379       East West Bancorp, Inc.      14,209   
  381       Eaton Vance Corp.      13,156   
  714       Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      13,216   
  189       Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.      12,092   
  42       Equinix, Inc. REIT      13,875   
  446       Equity Commonwealth REIT(b)      12,448   
  174       Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT      11,917   
  134       Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      12,648   
  54       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      11,904   
  64       Everest Re Group Ltd.      11,834   
  136       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      11,553   
  82       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      12,361   
  80       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      12,166   
  437       Federated Investors, Inc., Class B      13,809   
  723       Fifth Third Bancorp      13,238   
  945       First Horizon National Corp.      13,306   
  1,261       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.      13,316   
  185       First Republic Bank      13,009   
  375       FNF Group      11,962   
  592       Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      12,302   
  677       Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. REIT      12,017   
  413       Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT      13,542   
  427       General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      11,969   
  4,590       Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(b)      15,744   
  138       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      11,835   
  268       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      11,894   
  384       HCP, Inc. REIT      12,991   
  430       Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A REIT      12,423   
  482       Hospitality Properties Trust REIT      12,334   
  756       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      11,960   
  124       Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(b)      13,041   
  1,296       Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      13,038   
  320       Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A      12,160   
  53       Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      12,722   
  405       Invesco Ltd.(d)      12,559   
  373       Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT      13,626   
  107       Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.      12,323   
  1,105       KeyCorp      13,580   
  208       Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT      13,480   
  441       Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      12,401   
  288       Lamar Advertising Co., Class A REIT      17,867   
  323       Lazard Ltd., Class A      11,644   
  362       Legg Mason, Inc.      11,624   
  1,598       LendingClub Corp.(b)      12,624   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  778       Leucadia National Corp.    $ 12,977   
  379       Liberty Property Trust REIT      13,227   
  310       Lincoln National Corp.      13,469   
  322       Loews Corp.      12,777   
  515       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      13,596   
  111       M&T Bank Corp.      13,133   
  157       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      11,945   
  14       Markel Corp.(b)      12,588   
  223       Mercury General Corp.      11,797   
  1,868       MFA Financial, Inc. REIT      12,908   
  125       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      11,964   
  133       Moody’s Corp.      12,731   
  143       Morningstar, Inc.      11,898   
  173       MSCI, Inc.      13,138   
  191       Nasdaq, Inc.      11,787   
  269       National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT      11,771   
  1,046       Navient Corp.      14,299   
  791       New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      11,889   
  190       Northern Trust Corp.      13,505   
  1,112       NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.      13,833   
  1,122       NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. REIT      13,385   
  987       NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT      12,624   
  680       Old Republic International Corp.      12,573   
  360       OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT      12,157   
  474       OneMain Holdings, Inc.(b)      15,083   
  849       Outfront Media, Inc. REIT      18,415   
  331       PacWest Bancorp      13,233   
  788       Paramount Group, Inc. REIT      13,160   
  779       People’s United Financial, Inc.      12,074   
  623       Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      12,404   
  439       Popular, Inc.      13,047   
  210       Post Properties, Inc. REIT      12,046   
  314       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      13,401   
  245       ProAssurance Corp.      11,694   
  353       Progressive Corp. (The)      11,508   
  287       Prologis, Inc. REIT      13,033   
  262       Raymond James Financial, Inc.      13,669   
  517       Rayonier, Inc. REIT      12,760   
  361       Realogy Holdings Corp.(b)      12,902   
  198       Realty Income Corp. REIT      11,722   
  166       Regency Centers Corp. REIT      12,234   
  1,534       Regions Financial Corp.      14,389   
  128       Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      12,188   
  104       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      11,535   
  805       Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT      12,872   
  126       S&P Global, Inc.      13,463   
  1,391       Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.(b)      18,319   
  295       SEI Investments Co.      14,184   
  714       Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT      12,552   
  90       Signature Bank(b)      12,405   
  131       SL Green Realty Corp. REIT      13,765   
  1,945       SLM Corp.(b)      13,168   
  1,114       Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT      12,733   
  644       Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT      12,468   
  336       SunTrust Banks, Inc.      14,025   
  124       SVB Financial Group(b)      12,931   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  435       Synchrony Financial(b)    $ 13,298   
  425       Synovus Financial Corp.      13,243   
  170       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      12,799   
  350       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      12,278   
  177       Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT      12,293   
  1,006       TCF Financial Corp.      13,722   
  397       TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      11,842   
  709       TFS Financial Corp.      12,691   
  227       Torchmark Corp.      13,141   
  1,566       Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT      12,262   
  330       UDR, Inc. REIT      11,524   
  395       Unum Group      13,513   
  266       Validus Holdings Ltd.      12,260   
  199       Ventas, Inc. REIT      12,362   
  1,400       VEREIT, Inc. REIT      12,432   
  134       Vornado Realty Trust REIT      12,828   
  405       Voya Financial, Inc.      13,150   
  227       W.R. Berkley Corp.      12,712   
  550       Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A      11,187   
  333       Weingarten Realty Investors REIT      12,294   
  183       Welltower, Inc. REIT      12,704   
  403       Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      12,944   
  16       White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      13,280   
  200       WP Carey, Inc. REIT      12,218   
  1,352       WP GLIMCHER, Inc. REIT      14,182   
  335       XL Group PLC      10,965   
  499       Zions Bancorporation      13,732   
     

 

 

 
        2,346,418   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—11.8%   
  679       Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)      42,906   
  919       Agilent Technologies, Inc.      37,605   
  1,004       Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      49,146   
  1,562       Akorn, Inc.(b)      39,753   
  721       Alere, Inc.(b)      28,119   
  516       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      37,250   
  1,202       Alkermes PLC(b)      47,780   
  2,989       Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(b)      40,053   
  618       Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      41,431   
  420       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      35,742   
  275       athenahealth, Inc.(b)      36,657   
  460       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)      38,953   
  275       Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(b)      39,009   
  390       Bio-Techne Corp.      36,340   
  913       Bluebird Bio, Inc.(b)      40,492   
  2,013       Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      44,125   
  2,406       Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.(b)      44,415   
  1,326       Bruker Corp.      37,526   
  189       C.R. Bard, Inc.      40,100   
  582       Centene Corp.(b)      36,061   
  704       Cerner Corp.(b)      39,523   
  490       Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b)      38,842   
  2,134       Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)      40,717   
  243       Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      37,198   
  508       DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(b)      37,541   
  602       Dentsply Sirona, Inc.      35,879   
  611       DexCom, Inc.(b)      39,336   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  419       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)    $ 44,502   
  1,285       Endo International PLC(b)      34,695   
  1,830       Envision Healthcare Holdings,
Inc.(b)
     41,413   
  215       Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      36,270   
  747       Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.      36,117   
  1,050       Hologic, Inc.(b)      35,269   
  479       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      40,404   
  1,056       IMS Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      28,132   
  531       Incyte Corp.(b)      38,375   
  1,482       Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      25,342   
  292       Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      44,016   
  1,051       Intrexon Corp.(b)      28,093   
  65       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      40,713   
  948       Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      38,840   
  311       Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      46,868   
  1,009       Juno Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      42,469   
  318       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)      39,852   
  549       LifePoint Health, Inc.(b)      37,090   
  616       Mallinckrodt PLC(b)      38,512   
  881       Medivation, Inc.(b)      50,922   
  559       MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      39,851   
  66       Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      23,625   
  3,255       OPKO Health, Inc.(b)      34,991   
  810       Patterson Cos., Inc.      35,113   
  752       PerkinElmer, Inc.      37,916   
  285       Perrigo Co. PLC      27,551   
  1,126       Premier, Inc., Class A(b)      38,070   
  1,026       Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(b)      31,488   
  1,677       QIAGEN NV(b)      37,665   
  516       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      38,788   
  570       Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.(b)      39,370   
  649       ResMed, Inc.      36,214   
  1,080       Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      38,318   
  688       St. Jude Medical, Inc.      52,426   
  234       Teleflex, Inc.      36,453   
  1,297       Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)      41,102   
  335       United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      35,242   
  305       Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      40,772   
  466       Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)      37,830   
  646       VCA, Inc.(b)      40,679   
  1,502       Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(b)      41,320   
  1,403       VWR Corp.(b)      37,376   
  173       Waters Corp.(b)      22,518   
  348       Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      40,288   
  861       Zoetis, Inc.      40,493   
     

 

 

 
        2,755,852   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—12.6%   
  298       A.O. Smith Corp.      23,012   
  191       Acuity Brands, Inc.      46,583   
  735       AECOM(b)      23,880   
  443       AGCO Corp.      23,687   
  727       Air Lease Corp.      22,159   
  275       Alaska Air Group, Inc.      19,368   
  354       Allegion PLC      23,169   
  843       Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      24,287   
  51       AMERCO      17,952   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  456       AMETEK, Inc.    $ 21,929   
  449       Armstrong Flooring, Inc.(b)      6,537   
  897       Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b)      36,607   
  671       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      16,842   
  486       B/E Aerospace, Inc.      23,634   
  1,079       Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.(b)      24,655   
  665       BWX Technologies, Inc.      22,204   
  304       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      21,575   
  230       Carlisle Cos., Inc.      23,437   
  607       Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV      24,432   
  253       Cintas Corp.      22,714   
  469       Clean Harbors, Inc.(b)      23,169   
  793       Colfax Corp.(b)      25,717   
  338       Copa Holdings SA, Class A (Panama)      21,548   
  556       Copart, Inc.(b)      23,819   
  1,349       Covanta Holding Corp.      21,935   
  422       Crane Co.      23,451   
  695       Donaldson Co., Inc.      22,713   
  350       Dover Corp.      22,995   
  122       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      13,470   
  110       Equifax, Inc.      13,227   
  461       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      22,870   
  848       Fastenal Co.      39,678   
  511       Flowserve Corp.      24,942   
  416       Fluor Corp.      22,739   
  314       Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      17,399   
  486       GATX Corp.      22,327   
  370       Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(b)      24,091   
  275       Graco, Inc.      21,557   
  690       HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(b)      23,653   
  1,760       Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      16,298   
  942       Hexcel Corp.      42,644   
  221       Hubbell, Inc.      23,373   
  163       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      23,598   
  272       IDEX Corp.      22,277   
  184       IHS, Inc., Class A(b)      22,665   
  672       Ingersoll-Rand PLC      44,043   
  618       ITT Corp.      23,713   
  267       J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      22,129   
  522       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b)      23,271   
  1,080       JetBlue Airways Corp.(b)      21,373   
  1,436       Joy Global, Inc.      30,587   
  268       Kansas City Southern      25,393   
  462       KAR Auction Services, Inc.      17,371   
  1,490       KBR, Inc.      23,184   
  1,039       Kennametal, Inc.      24,292   
  380       Kirby Corp.(b)      24,252   
  189       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      24,859   
  342       Landstar System, Inc.      22,418   
  312       Lennox International, Inc.      42,104   
  393       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      24,629   
  344       Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.      24,214   
  5,162       Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)      29,423   
  1,570       Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.(b)      23,566   
  282       ManpowerGroup, Inc.      21,722   
  1,319       Masco Corp.      40,506   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  217       Middleby Corp. (The)(b)    $ 23,792   
  302       MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      23,405   
  330       Nielsen Holdings PLC      17,206   
  297       Nordson Corp.      22,789   
  2,120       NOW, Inc.(b)      38,287   
  331       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      21,863   
  263       Orbital ATK, Inc.      22,881   
  555       Oshkosh Corp.      27,112   
  868       Owens Corning      39,989   
  417       PACCAR, Inc.      24,565   
  204       Parker-Hannifin Corp.      23,668   
  426       Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)      24,742   
  1,072       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      22,480   
  1,007       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      23,886   
  1,407       R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.      24,482   
  362       Regal Beloit Corp.      23,320   
  464       Republic Services, Inc.      21,840   
  506       Robert Half International, Inc.      19,385   
  200       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      22,694   
  244       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      21,518   
  838       Rollins, Inc.      22,517   
  124       Roper Technologies, Inc.      21,835   
  351       Ryder System, Inc.      24,191   
  142       Snap-on, Inc.      22,618   
  1,830       SolarCity Corp.(b)      55,486   
  512       Southwest Airlines Co.      22,840   
  481       Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      22,679   
  476       Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)      20,911   
  1,588       SPX Corp.      25,567   
  898       SPX FLOW, Inc.(b)      26,904   
  216       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      24,175   
  181       Stericycle, Inc.(b)      17,296   
  891       Terex Corp.      21,286   
  623       Textron, Inc.      24,098   
  1,276       Timken Co. (The)      45,464   
  258       Toro Co. (The)      22,304   
  102       TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)      23,243   
  462       TransUnion(b)      13,837   
  1,239       Trinity Industries, Inc.      24,173   
  740       Triumph Group, Inc.      26,773   
  620       Tyco International PLC      23,882   
  388       United Continental Holdings, Inc.(b)      17,774   
  364       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      24,363   
  1,732       USG Corp.(b)      46,781   
  335       Valmont Industries, Inc.      47,027   
  289       Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b)      22,421   
  99       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      23,217   
  165       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      18,506   
  289       Wabtec Corp.      23,967   
  351       Waste Connections, Inc.      23,615   
  310       Watsco, Inc.      41,686   
  423       WESCO International, Inc.(b)      24,868   
  563       Xylem, Inc.      23,522   
     

 

 

 
        2,943,597   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology—12.5%   
  1,800       3D Systems Corp.(b)    $ 31,842   
  845       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      29,127   
  494       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)      25,189   
  58       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      11,792   
  455       Amdocs Ltd.      25,726   
  474       Amphenol Corp., Class A      26,463   
  465       Analog Devices, Inc.      26,189   
  311       ANSYS, Inc.(b)      28,229   
  1,344       Applied Materials, Inc.      27,512   
  460       Arista Networks, Inc.(b)      30,645   
  1,181       ARRIS International PLC(b)      26,891   
  434       Arrow Electronics, Inc.(b)      26,951   
  1,131       Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)(b)      26,205   
  475       Autodesk, Inc.(b)      28,414   
  618       Avnet, Inc.      25,412   
  932       Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., Class A(b)      29,805   
  759       Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      20,926   
  214       Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.      12,806   
  2,647       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.      25,438   
  883       CA, Inc.      26,190   
  1,182       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      27,411   
  594       CDK Global, Inc.      28,257   
  666       CDW Corp.      25,641   
  354       Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)      28,971   
  720       Cognex Corp.      25,582   
  1,026       CommScope Holding, Inc.(b)      31,201   
  839       Computer Sciences Corp.      27,796   
  374       CoreLogic, Inc.(b)      13,270   
  122       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      24,072   
  931       Cree, Inc.(b)      22,819   
  1,050       CSRA, Inc.      27,258   
  3,189       Cypress Semiconductor Corp.      28,797   
  652       Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A      31,042   
  250       DST Systems, Inc.      30,170   
  618       EchoStar Corp., Class A(b)      25,289   
  420       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      25,977   
  262       F5 Networks, Inc.(b)      27,444   
  198       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      13,028   
  1,549       FireEye, Inc.(b)      26,875   
  1,025       First Data Corp., Class A(b)      11,675   
  564       First Solar, Inc.(b)      31,494   
  124       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      12,117   
  1,275       Fitbit, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      23,269   
  85       FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(b)      13,148   
  675       FLIR Systems, Inc.      20,392   
  948       Fortinet, Inc.(b)      30,819   
  312       Gartner, Inc.(b)      27,197   
  844       Genpact Ltd.(b)      23,539   
  206       Global Payments, Inc.      14,869   
  851       GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(b)      25,845   
  349       Harris Corp.      27,923   
  595       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      27,572   
  749       Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A      26,178   
  266       Intuit, Inc.      26,837   
  284       IPG Photonics Corp.(b)      24,614   
  1,434       Jabil Circuit, Inc.      24,894   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  149       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.    $ 12,073   
  1,066       Juniper Networks, Inc.      24,944   
  824       Keysight Technologies, Inc.(b)      21,490   
  383       KLA-Tencor Corp.      26,787   
  343       Lam Research Corp.      26,205   
  550       Leidos Holdings, Inc.      27,286   
  714       Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      27,560   
  615       Linear Technology Corp.      27,355   
  248       LinkedIn Corp., Class A(b)      31,077   
  1,035       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(b)      26,186   
  2,663       Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Bermuda)      26,577   
  2,497       Match Group, Inc., Class A(b)      28,466   
  763       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      27,254   
  643       Microchip Technology, Inc.      31,243   
  370       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      27,820   
  764       National Instruments Corp.      21,063   
  934       NCR Corp.(b)      27,170   
  1,025       NetApp, Inc.      24,231   
  410       NetSuite, Inc.(b)      33,226   
  1,497       Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      25,718   
  779       NVIDIA Corp.      27,678   
  2,885       ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      27,321   
  174       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)      26,251   
  1,799       Pandora Media, Inc.(b)      17,864   
  414       Paychex, Inc.      21,578   
  847       PTC, Inc.(b)      30,882   
  553       Qorvo, Inc.(b)      24,902   
  1,334       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(b)      30,509   
  369       Red Hat, Inc.(b)      27,074   
  988       Sabre Corp.      28,603   
  359       SanDisk Corp.      26,972   
  450       ServiceNow, Inc.(b)      32,166   
  353       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      23,587   
  578       Splunk, Inc.(b)      30,044   
  921       Square, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      13,714   
  438       SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      26,784   
  1,758       SunPower Corp.(b)      35,406   
  1,470       Symantec Corp.      24,468   
  570       Synopsys, Inc.(b)      27,086   
  618       Tableau Software, Inc., Class A(b)      31,951   
  1,037       Teradata Corp.(b)      26,236   
  1,290       Teradyne, Inc.      24,394   
  270       Total System Services, Inc.      13,808   
  921       Trimble Navigation Ltd.(b)      22,058   
  1,740       Twitter, Inc.(b)      25,439   
  149       Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)(b)      29,292   
  234       Vantiv, Inc., Class A(b)      12,762   
  978       VeriFone Systems, Inc.(b)      27,834   
  306       VeriSign, Inc.(b)      26,438   
  4,045       Viavi Solutions, Inc.(b)      26,333   
  565       Western Digital Corp.      23,089   
  655       Western Union Co. (The)      13,100   
  150       WEX, Inc.(b)      14,174   
  376       Workday, Inc., Class A(b)      28,192   
  2,105       Xerox Corp.      20,208   
  577       Xilinx, Inc.      24,857   
  1,431       Yelp, Inc., Class A(b)      30,051   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  332       Zebra Technologies Corp.,
Class A(b)
   $ 20,770   
  511       Zillow Group, Inc., Class A(b)      12,785   
  551       Zillow Group, Inc., Class C(b)      13,246   
  12,450       Zynga, Inc., Class A(b)      29,631   
     

 

 

 
        2,918,302   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—9.3%   
  291       Airgas, Inc.      41,450   
  663       Albemarle Corp.      43,864   
  4,243       Alcoa, Inc.      47,394   
  2,541       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.      41,520   
  525       AptarGroup, Inc.      39,900   
  381       Ashland, Inc.      42,520   
  315       Avery Dennison Corp.      22,872   
  1,434       Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b)      40,826   
  585       Ball Corp.      41,757   
  790       Bemis Co., Inc.      39,642   
  847       Cabot Corp.      41,325   
  634       Celanese Corp., Series A      44,824   
  1,295       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      42,826   
  574       Compass Minerals International, Inc.      43,027   
  848       Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      44,910   
  1,098       Domtar Corp.      42,427   
  595       Eagle Materials, Inc.      44,101   
  565       Eastman Chemical Co.      43,155   
  1,008       FMC Corp.      43,606   
  4,060       Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      56,840   
  2,050       GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(b)      45,366   
  3,226       Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      42,841   
  3,188       Huntsman Corp.      50,179   
  362       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      43,248   
  1,007       International Paper Co.      43,573   
  268       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      45,354   
  1,472       Mosaic Co. (The)      41,201   
  106       NewMarket Corp.      43,042   
  1,602       Newmont Mining Corp.      56,022   
  879       Nucor Corp.      43,757   
  2,597       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)      47,941   
  699       Packaging Corp. of America      45,351   
  4,953       Platform Specialty Products Corp.(b)      51,016   
  599       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      44,308   
  832       Royal Gold, Inc.      52,100   
  885       RPM International, Inc.      44,719   
  568       Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A      40,203   
  861       Sealed Air Corp.      40,777   
  145       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      41,660   
  780       Silgan Holdings, Inc.      39,577   
  856       Sonoco Products Co.      40,138   
  1,843       Steel Dynamics, Inc.      46,462   
  3,946       Tahoe Resources, Inc.      55,757   
  2,644       United States Steel Corp.      50,527   
  386       Valspar Corp. (The)      41,182   
  390       Vulcan Materials Co.      41,976   
  584       W.R. Grace & Co.(b)      44,781   
  885       Westlake Chemical Corp.      44,418   
  1,070       WestRock Co.      44,780   
     

 

 

 
        2,161,042   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Telecommunication Services—1.9%   
  1,858       CenturyLink, Inc.    $ 57,505   
  10,884       Frontier Communications Corp.      60,515   
  1,099       Level 3 Communications, Inc.(b)      57,434   
  278       SBA Communications Corp., Class A(b)      28,645   
  17,403       Sprint Corp.(b)      59,692   
  1,951       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      57,691   
  1,298       United States Cellular Corp.(b)      55,347   
  2,433       Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)      63,161   
     

 

 

 
        439,990   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—9.3%   
  4,919       AES Corp. (The)      54,896   
  866       AGL Resources, Inc.      57,035   
  771       Alliant Energy Corp.      54,371   
  1,141       Ameren Corp.      54,768   
  859       American Water Works Co., Inc.      62,501   
  1,777       Aqua America, Inc.      56,260   
  774       Atmos Energy Corp.      56,154   
  1,438       Avangrid, Inc.(b)      57,664   
  4,022       Calpine Corp.(b)      63,467   
  2,776       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      59,545   
  1,348       CMS Energy Corp.      54,837   
  743       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      55,428   
  629       DTE Energy Co.      56,082   
  787       Edison International      55,649   
  718       Entergy Corp.      53,979   
  972       Eversource Energy      54,860   
  1,570       FirstEnergy Corp.      51,166   
  1,824       Great Plains Energy, Inc.      56,963   
  1,751       Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      57,240   
  1,352       ITC Holdings Corp.      59,583   
  3,056       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      61,303   
  1,123       National Fuel Gas Co.      62,326   
  2,449       NiSource, Inc.      55,617   
  4,403       NRG Energy, Inc.      66,485   
  1,996       OGE Energy Corp.      59,062   
  772       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      56,086   
  1,554       PPL Corp.      58,492   
  1,253       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      57,801   
  2,282       Questar Corp.      57,210   
  816       SCANA Corp.      56,051   
  553       Sempra Energy      57,152   
  2,099       TECO Energy, Inc.      58,289   
  4,556       TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A      48,658   
  1,410       UGI Corp.      56,738   
  1,121       Vectren Corp.      54,761   
  967       WEC Energy Group, Inc.      56,289   
  1,175       Westar Energy, Inc.      60,642   
  1,404       Xcel Energy, Inc.      56,202   
     

 

 

 
        2,171,612   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $25,173,477)
     23,357,284   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  27,078       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(e)
(Cost $27,078)
   $ 27,078   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $25,200,555)—100.1%
     23,384,362   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—0.4%   
  97,802       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(e)(f)
(Cost $97,802)
     97,802   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $25,298,357)—100.5%
     23,482,164   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.5)%      (124,830
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 23,357,334   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(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.
(e)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.1%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—26.2%   
  3,843       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.    $ 599,892   
  5,927       CarMax, Inc.(b)      313,835   
  5,528       Carter’s, Inc.      589,672   
  2,067       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)      870,145   
  12,735       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      1,015,107   
  8,606       Expedia, Inc., Class A      996,317   
  3,946       Extended Stay America, Inc.      61,755   
  10,372       GoPro, Inc., Class A(b)      131,102   
  46,885       Groupon, Inc. (b)      169,724   
  8,471       Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      186,785   
  22,183       Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.      492,462   
  11,242       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)      736,913   
  1,415       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      99,177   
  2,370       Nordstrom, Inc.      121,178   
  569       NVR, Inc.(b)      945,274   
  4,229       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      1,110,874   
  7,686       Polaris Industries, Inc.      752,306   
  6,870       Ross Stores, Inc.      390,079   
  12,037       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      750,507   
  24,141       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      1,449,667   
  18,709       Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)      1,135,075   
  9,746       Tractor Supply Co.      922,556   
  9,970       TripAdvisor, Inc., Class A(b)      643,962   
  7,855       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      1,636,039   
  14,656       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b)      643,985   
  14,656       Under Armour, Inc., Class C(b)      597,965   
  1,211       Williams-Sonoma, Inc.      71,182   
  1,827       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      129,626   
     

 

 

 
        17,563,161   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—2.5%   
  1,513       Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(b)      63,334   
  792       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      69,023   
  7,297       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      1,052,373   
  17,120       Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(b)      480,559   
     

 

 

 
        1,665,289   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—0.7%   
  36,961       Memorial Resource Development Corp.(b)      483,450   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—6.4%   
  1,940       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      330,421   
  21,580       CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(b)      639,415   
  1,697       Credit Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      333,070   
  1,531       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      133,013   
  620       Eaton Vance Corp.      21,409   
  3,719       Equinix, Inc. REIT      1,228,572   
  5,397       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      458,475   
  103       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      15,527   
  33,452       LendingClub Corp.(b)      264,271   
  240       Moody’s Corp.      22,973   
  872       MSCI, Inc.      66,220   
  30,160       NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.      375,190   
  6,510       SEI Investments Co.      313,001   
  3,001       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      105,275   
     

 

 

 
        4,306,832   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care—18.5%   
  2,439       Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)    $ 119,389   
  27,807       Akorn, Inc.(b)      707,688   
  14,021       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      1,012,176   
  7,607       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      647,356   
  1,594       Bluebird Bio, Inc.(b)      70,694   
  10,657       Centene Corp.(b)      660,308   
  17,416       Cerner Corp.(b)      977,734   
  4,743       DexCom, Inc.(b)      305,354   
  13,353       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)      1,418,222   
  2,606       Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(b)      58,974   
  1,900       IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)      160,265   
  2,542       IMS Health Holdings, Inc.(b)      67,719   
  4,269       Incyte Corp.(b)      308,520   
  1,520       Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      25,992   
  1,220       Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      183,903   
  5,513       Intrexon Corp.(b)      147,362   
  133       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      83,306   
  3,736       Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      153,064   
  6,821       Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)      1,027,925   
  5,854       Juno Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      246,395   
  3,685       Medivation, Inc.(b)      212,993   
  1,644       Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      588,470   
  36,853       OPKO Health, Inc.(b)      396,170   
  1,632       Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(b)      50,086   
  13,673       Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      485,118   
  20,987       Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)      665,078   
  6,662       United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      700,842   
  32,461       Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(b)      893,002   
     

 

 

 
        12,374,105   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—12.7%   
  3,082       Acuity Brands, Inc.      751,669   
  11,494       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      288,499   
  1,779       B/E Aerospace, Inc.      86,513   
  2,032       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      144,211   
  4,517       Cintas Corp.      405,536   
  12,805       Fastenal Co.      599,146   
  6,053       J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      501,673   
  2,510       Landstar System, Inc.      164,531   
  8,916       Middleby Corp. (The)(b)      977,550   
  6,525       Nordson Corp.      500,663   
  1,343       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      88,705   
  14,598       Robert Half International, Inc.      559,249   
  5,288       Spirit Airlines, Inc.(b)      232,302   
  6,497       Stericycle, Inc.(b)      620,853   
  4,910       Toro Co. (The)      424,470   
  6,908       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      462,353   
  10,976       Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b)      851,518   
  3,369       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      377,867   
  1,583       Wabtec Corp.      131,278   
  2,759       Watsco, Inc.      371,003   
     

 

 

 
        8,539,589   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—30.0%   
  2,329       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      473,509   
  8,571       Amphenol Corp., Class A      478,519   
  11,170       Arista Networks, Inc.(b)      744,145   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  5,505       CDK Global, Inc.    $ 261,873   
  12,957       CDW Corp.      498,844   
  3,412       Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)      279,238   
  16,439       Cognex Corp.      584,078   
  1,962       CoStar Group, Inc.(b)      387,122   
  7,706       F5 Networks, Inc.(b)      807,204   
  3,352       FireEye, Inc.(b)      58,157   
  3,664       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      358,046   
  7,870       FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,217,332   
  28,687       Fortinet, Inc.(b)      932,614   
  5,945       Gartner, Inc.(b)      518,226   
  19,173       Global Payments, Inc.      1,383,907   
  10,795       GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(b)      327,844   
  5,797       IPG Photonics Corp.(b)      502,426   
  2,449       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      198,442   
  3,962       LinkedIn Corp., Class A(b)      496,478   
  8,199       Microchip Technology, Inc.      398,389   
  13,695       NetSuite, Inc.(b)      1,109,843   
  5,217       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)      787,089   
  22,918       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(b)      524,135   
  14,550       Red Hat, Inc.(b)      1,067,534   
  32,231       Sabre Corp.      933,087   
  2,967       ServiceNow, Inc.(b)      212,081   
  10,894       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      727,937   
  3,370       Splunk, Inc.(b)      175,173   
  3,741       Tableau Software, Inc., Class A(b)      193,410   
  20,254       Twitter, Inc.(b)      296,113   
  7,525       Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
(The)(b)
     1,479,340   
  10,793       Vantiv, Inc., Class A(b)      588,650   
  9,169       VeriFone Systems, Inc.(b)      260,950   
  2,877       Workday, Inc., Class A(b)      215,717   
  2,037       Yelp, Inc., Class A(b)      42,777   
  9,362       Zebra Technologies Corp.,
Class A(b)
     585,687   
     

 

 

 
        20,105,916   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.1%   
  9,918       Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b)      282,365   
  4,928       Eagle Materials, Inc.      365,263   
  3,674       Sealed Air Corp.      174,001   
  1,783       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      512,274   
  6,656       Valspar Corp. (The)      710,129   
     

 

 

 
        2,044,032   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $74,058,266)
     67,082,374   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  1,091       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $1,091)
     1,091   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $74,059,357)—100.1%
     67,083,465   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—0.3%   
  196,587       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $196,587)
   $ 196,587   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $74,255,944)—100.4%
     67,280,052   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.4)%      (265,058
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 67,014,994   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—2.5%   
  21       Cable One, Inc.    $ 9,638   
  21       Graham Holdings Co., Class B      10,007   
  19,943       J.C. Penney Co., Inc.(b)(c)      185,071   
  3,222       John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      159,779   
  44,854       Staples, Inc.      457,511   
  5,977       Tribune Media Co., Class A      230,413   
  18,525       Wendy’s Co. (The)      201,182   
     

 

 

 
        1,253,601   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—1.3%   
  6,722       Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      642,825   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—10.6%   
  8,556       California Resources Corp.      18,823   
  5,550       Cheniere Energy, Inc.(c)      215,784   
  4,626       Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.      118,518   
  22,098       CONSOL Energy, Inc.(b)      332,575   
  25,152       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.      610,187   
  5,979       Energen Corp.      254,048   
  5,844       EP Energy Corp., Class A(b)(c)      28,694   
  13,114       Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      217,430   
  11,487       Hess Corp.      684,855   
  4,944       Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(c)      60,218   
  26,921       Marathon Oil Corp.      379,317   
  12,770       Murphy Oil Corp.      456,400   
  19,541       Newfield Exploration Co.(c)      708,361   
  47,050       Noble Corp. PLC (United Kingdom)(b)      528,371   
  20,312       QEP Resources, Inc.      364,194   
  51,771       Seadrill Ltd. (United Kingdom)(b)(c)      247,465   
  2,074       Southwestern Energy Co.(c)      27,854   
  4,136       Weatherford International PLC(c)      33,626   
  6,019       WPX Energy, Inc.(c)      58,144   
     

 

 

 
        5,344,864   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—41.2%   
  189       Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT      17,568   
  25,219       American Capital Agency Corp. REIT      463,273   
  28,115       American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT      444,779   
  448       American National Insurance Co.      52,022   
  59,073       Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT      615,541   
  528       Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(c)      37,219   
  7,842       Associated Banc-Corp.      143,038   
  257       AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      45,435   
  1,226       Bank of Hawaii Corp.      83,871   
  7,582       BOK Financial Corp.(b)      456,285   
  15,043       Brandywine Realty Trust REIT      224,893   
  1,324       Camden Property Trust REIT      106,886   
  22,899       CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT      267,460   
  10,365       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      684,194   
  11,132       CIT Group, Inc.      384,833   
  9,725       CNA Financial Corp.      307,310   
  11,773       Comerica, Inc.      522,721   
  9,178       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      429,714   
  2,996       Corrections Corp. of America REIT      91,138   
  2,995       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      191,650   
  23,123       DDR Corp. REIT      404,652   
  17,787       Duke Realty Corp. REIT      389,002   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  2,845       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(c)    $ 71,637   
  2,590       East West Bancorp, Inc.      97,099   
  7,421       Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.      474,796   
  15,623       Equity Commonwealth REIT(c)      436,038   
  29,036       Fifth Third Bancorp      531,649   
  27,623       First Horizon National Corp.      388,932   
  32,254       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.      340,602   
  32,630       Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(c)      111,921   
  459       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      20,370   
  4,870       HCP, Inc. REIT      164,752   
  20,134       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      318,520   
  8,482       Liberty Property Trust REIT      296,022   
  11,293       Loews Corp.      448,106   
  7,818       M&T Bank Corp.      925,026   
  404       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      30,736   
  7,038       Mercury General Corp.      372,310   
  25,815       MFA Financial, Inc. REIT      178,382   
  1,481       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      141,746   
  11,536       National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT      504,815   
  7,839       Navient Corp.      107,159   
  32,041       New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      481,576   
  5,204       NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. REIT      62,084   
  15,733       NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT      201,225   
  12,130       Paramount Group, Inc. REIT      202,571   
  5,614       Popular, Inc.      166,848   
  5,545       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      236,661   
  10,936       ProAssurance Corp.      521,975   
  14,066       Prologis, Inc. REIT      638,737   
  14,531       Rayonier, Inc. REIT      358,625   
  8,685       Realty Income Corp. REIT      514,152   
  39,412       Regions Financial Corp.      369,685   
  762       Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      72,558   
  4,514       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      500,648   
  13,602       Retail Properties of America, Inc., Class A REIT      217,496   
  4,308       SL Green Realty Corp. REIT      452,685   
  18,991       Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT      367,666   
  11,261       SunTrust Banks, Inc.      470,034   
  7,704       UDR, Inc. REIT      269,024   
  7,859       Unum Group      268,856   
  5,487       Validus Holdings Ltd.      252,896   
  20,134       VEREIT, Inc. REIT      178,790   
  949       White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      787,670   
  5,078       WP Carey, Inc. REIT      310,215   
  11,017       WP GLIMCHER, Inc. REIT      115,568   
  5,627       XL Group PLC      184,172   
  8,645       Zions Bancorporation      237,910   
     

 

 

 
        20,764,429   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—0.8%   
  2,964       Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(c)      420,443   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—6.5%   
  3,324       AGCO Corp.      177,734   
  10,855       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(c)      483,916   
  16,405       Joy Global, Inc.(b)      349,427   
  3,537       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      465,222   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  1,640       ManpowerGroup, Inc.    $ 126,329   
  9,892       Orbital ATK, Inc.      860,604   
  2,405       Oshkosh Corp.      117,484   
  6,931       Republic Services, Inc.      326,242   
  7,207       SPX Corp.      116,033   
  7,188       SPX FLOW, Inc.(c)      215,352   
  974       Timken Co. (The)      34,704   
     

 

 

 
        3,273,047   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—4.9%   
  14,130       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.      135,789   
  8,942       CA, Inc.      265,220   
  6,833       Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A      325,319   
  13,678       First Solar, Inc.(c)      763,780   
  13,199       Lexmark International, Inc., Class A      509,481   
  5,808       Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Bermuda)      57,964   
  42,669       Xerox Corp.      409,622   
     

 

 

 
        2,467,175   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—5.5%   
  7,218       Albemarle Corp.      477,543   
  3,001       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(b)      49,036   
  9,356       Cabot Corp.      456,479   
  11,095       Domtar Corp.      428,711   
  11,422       Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      159,908   
  18,971       Newmont Mining Corp.      663,416   
  28,941       United States Steel Corp.(b)      553,063   
     

 

 

 
        2,788,156   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—2.9%   
  1,205       CenturyLink, Inc.      37,295   
  91,043       Frontier Communications Corp.(b)      506,199   
  23,981       Sprint Corp.(b)(c)      82,255   
  11,252       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      332,722   
  11,410       United States Cellular Corp.(c)      486,522   
     

 

 

 
        1,444,993   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—23.8%   
  14,687       AES Corp. (The)      163,907   
  1,541       AGL Resources, Inc.      101,490   
  3,477       Alliant Energy Corp.      245,198   
  12,595       Ameren Corp.      604,560   
  7,767       Atmos Energy Corp.      563,496   
  24,024       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      515,315   
  4,333       CMS Energy Corp.      176,266   
  9,646       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      719,592   
  6,768       DTE Energy Co.      603,435   
  10,207       Edison International      721,737   
  5,164       Entergy Corp.      388,230   
  10,013       Eversource Energy      565,134   
  16,412       FirstEnergy Corp.      534,867   
  8,997       Great Plains Energy, Inc.      280,976   
  13,691       Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      447,559   
  12,022       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      241,161   
  6,231       National Fuel Gas Co.      345,820   
  4,624       NiSource, Inc.      105,011   
  7,189       OGE Energy Corp.      212,723   
  9,385       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      681,820   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  10,021       PPL Corp.    $ 377,190   
  9,168       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      422,920   
  10,796       SCANA Corp.      741,577   
  64       Sempra Energy      6,614   
  22,518       TECO Energy, Inc.      625,325   
  300       UGI Corp.      12,072   
  9,760       WEC Energy Group, Inc.      568,130   
  6,754       Westar Energy, Inc.      348,574   
  16,108       Xcel Energy, Inc.      644,803   
     

 

 

 
        11,965,502   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $51,771,467)
     50,365,035   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  40,835       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $40,835)
     40,835   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $51,812,302)—100.1%
     50,405,870   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—4.7%   
  2,364,817       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $2,364,817)
     2,364,817   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $54,177,119)—104.8%
     52,770,687   
   Other assets less liabilities—(4.8)%      (2,407,091
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets-100.0%    $ 50,363,596   
     

 

 

 

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)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2016.
(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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—99.9%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—14.0%   
  287       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)    $ 189,302   
  3,394       Carnival Corp.      166,476   
  3,047       CBS Corp., Class B      170,358   
  2,769       Comcast Corp., Class A      168,245   
  3,501       DISH Network Corp., Class A(b)      172,564   
  12,712       Ford Motor Co.      172,375   
  5,364       General Motors Co.      170,575   
  1,269       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      169,906   
  4,359       Johnson Controls, Inc.      180,463   
  3,204       Las Vegas Sands Corp.      144,661   
  2,218       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      168,612   
  1,351       McDonald’s Corp.      170,888   
  1,644       Netflix, Inc.(b)      148,009   
  2,712       NIKE, Inc., Class B      159,845   
  129       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      173,332   
  2,822       Starbucks Corp.      158,681   
  2,010       Target Corp.      159,795   
  722       Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)      173,829   
  4,177       Thomson Reuters Corp.      171,800   
  819       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      173,718   
  2,294       Time Warner, Inc.      172,371   
  2,140       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      162,255   
  5,966       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      180,531   
  5,945       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B      179,063   
  2,585       VF Corp.      162,984   
  4,122       Viacom, Inc., Class B      168,590   
  1,696       Walt Disney Co. (The)      175,129   
  2,085       Yum! Brands, Inc.      165,883   
     

 

 

 
        4,730,240   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—8.8%   
  2,700       Altria Group, Inc.      169,317   
  4,578       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      182,845   
  3,633       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      162,758   
  2,380       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      168,790   
  1,090       Costco Wholesale Corp.      161,462   
  1,634       CVS Health Corp.      164,217   
  1,777       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      170,361   
  2,689       General Mills, Inc.      164,943   
  1,239       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      155,110   
  2,140       Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      167,070   
  4,372       Kroger Co. (The)      154,725   
  4,219       Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      181,248   
  1,648       PepsiCo, Inc.      169,678   
  1,700       Philip Morris International, Inc.      166,804   
  2,014       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      161,362   
  3,298       Reynolds American, Inc.      163,581   
  2,010       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      159,353   
  2,442       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      163,297   
     

 

 

 
        2,986,921   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—9.2%   
  3,646       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      192,363   
  3,437       Apache Corp.      186,973   
  3,793       Baker Hughes, Inc.      183,430   
  1,758       Chevron Corp.      179,632   
  4,193       ConocoPhillips      200,384   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy (continued)   
  6,439       Devon Energy Corp.    $ 223,305   
  2,233       EOG Resources, Inc.      184,490   
  1,976       Exxon Mobil Corp.      174,678   
  4,742       Halliburton Co.      195,892   
  9,343       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      165,932   
  4,499       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      175,821   
  2,446       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      187,486   
  1,902       Phillips 66      156,173   
  2,286       Schlumberger Ltd.      183,657   
  5,470       Spectra Energy Corp.      171,047   
  2,551       Valero Energy Corp.      150,177   
  10,990       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      213,096   
     

 

 

 
        3,124,536   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—15.8%   
  2,635       Aflac, Inc.      181,736   
  2,490       Allstate Corp. (The)      161,974   
  2,761       American Express Co.      180,652   
  3,116       American International Group, Inc.      173,935   
  1,660       American Tower Corp. REIT      174,101   
  12,217       Bank of America Corp.      177,880   
  4,456       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      179,309   
  4,958       BB&T Corp.      175,414   
  1,178       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(b)      171,375   
  494       BlackRock, Inc.      176,027   
  2,405       Capital One Financial Corp.      174,098   
  5,924       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      168,301   
  1,396       Chubb Ltd.      164,533   
  3,969       Citigroup, Inc.      183,685   
  1,747       CME Group, Inc., Class A      160,567   
  3,376       Discover Financial Services      189,968   
  2,258       Equity Residential REIT      153,702   
  4,342       Franklin Resources, Inc.      162,130   
  1,081       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      177,403   
  2,801       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      177,023   
  2,771       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      174,989   
  3,869       MetLife, Inc.      174,492   
  6,731       Morgan Stanley      182,141   
  1,961       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      172,137   
  2,311       Prudential Financial, Inc.      179,426   
  617       Public Storage REIT      151,048   
  820       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      164,959   
  2,848       State Street Corp.      177,430   
  1,432       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      157,377   
  4,089       U.S. Bancorp      174,559   
  3,417       Wells Fargo & Co.      170,782   
     

 

 

 
        5,343,153   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—16.2%   
  4,071       Abbott Laboratories      158,362   
  2,966       AbbVie, Inc.      180,926   
  1,485       Aetna, Inc.      166,721   
  1,256       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      174,936   
  603       Allergan PLC(b)      130,586   
  1,121       Amgen, Inc.      177,454   
  1,192       Anthem, Inc.      167,798   
  4,181       Baxalta, Inc.      175,393   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  4,110       Baxter International, Inc.    $ 181,744   
  1,116       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      179,966   
  661       Biogen, Inc.(b)      181,768   
  2,651       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      191,349   
  2,060       Cardinal Health, Inc.      161,628   
  1,677       Celgene Corp.(b)      173,418   
  1,209       Cigna Corp.      167,495   
  2,356       Eli Lilly & Co.      177,949   
  2,459       Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)      181,302   
  1,800       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      158,778   
  2,177       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      175,510   
  909       Humana, Inc.      160,957   
  1,094       Illumina, Inc.(b)      147,679   
  1,538       Johnson & Johnson      172,379   
  1,063       McKesson Corp.      178,393   
  2,250       Medtronic PLC      178,087   
  3,150       Merck & Co., Inc.      172,746   
  3,681       Mylan NV(b)      153,534   
  5,587       Pfizer, Inc.      182,751   
  457       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      172,156   
  1,584       Stryker Corp.      172,672   
  1,201       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      173,244   
  1,291       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      169,999   
  2,115       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      178,379   
     

 

 

 
        5,476,059   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—12.1%   
  1,001       3M Co.      167,547   
  4,068       American Airlines Group, Inc.      141,119   
  1,267       Boeing Co. (The)      170,792   
  2,209       Caterpillar, Inc.      171,683   
  6,495       CSX Corp.      177,119   
  1,535       Cummins, Inc.      179,641   
  1,752       Danaher Corp.      169,506   
  2,076       Deere & Co.      174,612   
  3,452       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      143,845   
  2,663       Eaton Corp. PLC      168,488   
  3,063       Emerson Electric Co.      167,332   
  1,026       FedEx Corp.      169,403   
  1,272       General Dynamics Corp.      178,741   
  5,284       General Electric Co.      162,483   
  1,491       Honeywell International, Inc.      170,377   
  1,641       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      171,517   
  759       Lockheed Martin Corp.      176,376   
  2,035       Norfolk Southern Corp.      183,374   
  854       Northrop Grumman Corp.      176,146   
  1,360       Raytheon Co.      171,836   
  2,112       Union Pacific Corp.      184,230   
  1,584       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      166,431   
  1,682       United Technologies Corp.      175,550   
  2,802       Waste Management, Inc.      164,730   
     

 

 

 
        4,082,878   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—13.7%   
  1,457       Accenture PLC, Class A      164,524   
  1,801       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      169,690   
  221       Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)      156,442   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  227       Alphabet, Inc., Class C(b)    $ 157,313   
  1,582       Apple, Inc.      148,297   
  1,884       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      166,621   
  1,087       Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)      158,430   
  5,964       Cisco Systems, Inc.      163,950   
  2,765       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      161,393   
  8,165       Corning, Inc.      152,441   
  6,899       eBay, Inc.(b)      168,543   
  6,263       EMC Corp.      163,527   
  1,464       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      172,137   
  9,503       Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      158,320   
  13,786       HP, Inc.      169,154   
  5,216       Intel Corp.      157,940   
  1,121       International Business Machines Corp.      163,599   
  1,824       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      176,910   
  16,031       Micron Technology, Inc.(b)      172,333   
  3,108       Microsoft Corp.      154,996   
  4,096       Oracle Corp.      163,267   
  4,295       PayPal Holdings, Inc.(b)      168,278   
  3,315       QUALCOMM, Inc.      167,474   
  2,313       salesforce.com, inc.(b)      175,325   
  2,944       Texas Instruments, Inc.      167,926   
  2,246       Visa, Inc., Class A      173,481   
  3,257       VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      185,356   
  4,723       Yahoo!, Inc.(b)      172,862   
     

 

 

 
        4,630,529   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—5.2%   
  1,163       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      169,670   
  23,772       Chemours Co. (The)      216,801   
  3,227       Dow Chemical Co. (The)      169,772   
  2,592       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      170,839   
  1,504       Ecolab, Inc.      172,930   
  1,955       LyondellBasell Industries NV,
Class A
     161,620   
  1,836       Monsanto Co.      171,996   
  1,521       PPG Industries, Inc.      167,903   
  1,480       Praxair, Inc.      173,841   
  5,996       Southern Copper Corp. (Peru)      177,901   
     

 

 

 
        1,753,273   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.5%   
  4,258       AT&T, Inc.      165,296   
  4,493       T-Mobile US, Inc.(b)      176,485   
  3,116       Verizon Communications, Inc.      158,729   
     

 

 

 
        500,510   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—3.4%   
  2,560       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      162,560   
  2,275       Dominion Resources, Inc.      162,594   
  2,094       Duke Energy Corp.      164,965   
  4,733       Exelon Corp.      166,081   
  1,415       NextEra Energy, Inc.      166,376   
  2,844       PG&E Corp.      165,521   
  3,289       Southern Co. (The)      164,779   
     

 

 

 
        1,152,876   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $33,810,549)
     33,780,975   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  38,817       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $38,817)
   $ 38,817   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $33,849,366)—100.0%
     33,819,792   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (15,105
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 33,804,687   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—31.5%   
  7,714       Amazon.com, Inc.(b)    $ 5,088,077   
  22,591       CBS Corp., Class B      1,263,063   
  27,117       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      3,630,695   
  16,655       Las Vegas Sands Corp.      751,973   
  59,130       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      4,495,062   
  4,687       McDonald’s Corp.      592,859   
  15,790       Netflix, Inc.(b)      1,421,574   
  54,131       NIKE, Inc., Class B      3,190,481   
  4,217       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      5,666,214   
  58,168       Starbucks Corp.      3,270,787   
  19,811       Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)      4,769,696   
  15,589       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      3,306,583   
  56,188       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      4,260,174   
  25,480       VF Corp.      1,606,514   
  28,713       Viacom, Inc., Class B      1,174,362   
  10,149       Walt Disney Co. (The)      1,047,986   
  27,270       Yum! Brands, Inc.      2,169,601   
     

 

 

 
        47,705,701   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—6.4%   
  29,010       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      1,299,648   
  15,340       Costco Wholesale Corp.      2,272,314   
  12,939       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      1,240,462   
  449       General Mills, Inc.      27,542   
  651       Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      50,824   
  86,186       Kroger Co. (The)      3,050,122   
  13,466       PepsiCo, Inc.      1,386,459   
  6,957       Reynolds American, Inc.      345,067   
     

 

 

 
        9,672,438   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—0.3%   
  25,448       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      493,437   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—4.6%   
  52,224       American Tower Corp. REIT      5,477,253   
  6,971       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      1,402,356   
     

 

 

 
        6,879,609   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—20.9%   
  62,301       AbbVie, Inc.      3,800,361   
  12,946       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,803,119   
  11,214       Amgen, Inc.      1,775,176   
  7,866       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      1,268,471   
  12,157       Biogen, Inc.(b)      3,343,053   
  4,483       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      323,583   
  42,727       Celgene Corp.(b)      4,418,399   
  1,117       Cigna Corp.      154,749   
  1,116       Eli Lilly & Co.      84,292   
  43,581       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      3,844,280   
  23,827       Illumina, Inc.(b)      3,216,407   
  11,828       McKesson Corp.      1,984,975   
  9,685       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(b)
     3,648,436   
  23,199       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,956,604   
     

 

 

 
        31,621,905   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—4.5%   
  7,970       3M Co.      1,334,019   
  33,678       American Airlines Group, Inc.      1,168,290   
  4,145       Boeing Co. (The)      558,746   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  6,411       Delta Air Lines, Inc.    $ 267,146   
  1,565       Honeywell International, Inc.      178,833   
  3,281       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      342,930   
  21,696       Union Pacific Corp.      1,892,542   
  10,635       United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B
     1,117,419   
     

 

 

 
        6,859,925   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—26.5%   
  11,693       Accenture PLC, Class A      1,320,373   
  32,867       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      3,096,729   
  843       Alphabet, Inc., Class C(b)      584,207   
  34,547       Apple, Inc.      3,238,436   
  25,505       Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)      3,717,354   
  74,956       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      4,375,182   
  304       eBay, Inc.(b)      7,427   
  47,120       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      5,540,369   
  53,123       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      5,152,400   
  304       PayPal Holdings, Inc.(b)      11,911   
  68,261       salesforce.com, inc.(b)      5,174,184   
  13,068       Texas Instruments, Inc.      745,399   
  63,288       Visa, Inc., Class A      4,888,365   
  39,843       VMware, Inc., Class A(b)      2,267,465   
     

 

 

 
        40,119,801   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—5.3%   
  30,420       Ecolab, Inc.      3,497,692   
  3,282       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      271,323   
  18,919       Monsanto Co.      1,772,332   
  22,354       PPG Industries, Inc.      2,467,658   
     

 

 

 
        8,009,005   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $152,652,809)
     151,361,821   
     

 

 

 
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  49,276       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $49,276)
     49,276   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $152,702,085)—100.0%
     151,411,097   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.0%      3,665   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 151,414,762   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—3.2%   
  23,934       Carnival Corp.    $ 1,173,963   
  7,221       Ford Motor Co.      97,917   
  17,139       General Motors Co.      545,020   
  8,797       Thomson Reuters Corp.      361,820   
     

 

 

 
        2,178,720   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—5.2%   
  29,078       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      1,161,375   
  23,115       Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      993,020   
  10,897       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      873,068   
  7,157       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      478,589   
     

 

 

 
        3,506,052   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—20.7%   
  7,719       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      407,255   
  40,510       Apache Corp.      2,203,744   
  16,690       Baker Hughes, Inc.      807,128   
  18,896       Chevron Corp.      1,930,793   
  33,817       ConocoPhillips      1,616,114   
  11,818       Devon Energy Corp.      409,848   
  21,616       Exxon Mobil Corp.      1,910,854   
  2,795       Halliburton Co.      115,462   
  19,527       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      346,800   
  28,706       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      2,200,315   
  8,927       Phillips 66      732,996   
  18,098       Spectra Energy Corp.      565,925   
  14,592       Valero Energy Corp.      859,031   
     

 

 

 
        14,106,265   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—36.2%   
  18,394       Aflac, Inc.      1,268,634   
  18,669       Allstate Corp. (The)      1,214,418   
  20,372       American International Group, Inc.      1,137,165   
  43,205       Bank of America Corp.      629,065   
  44,944       BB&T Corp.      1,590,119   
  20,708       Capital One Financial Corp.      1,499,052   
  18,966       Chubb Ltd.      2,235,333   
  15,476       Citigroup, Inc.      716,229   
  10,681       CME Group, Inc., Class A      981,691   
  4,133       Discover Financial Services      232,564   
  22,052       Equity Residential REIT      1,501,080   
  1,838       Franklin Resources, Inc.      68,631   
  8,470       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      1,390,012   
  12,111       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      765,415   
  39,860       MetLife, Inc.      1,797,686   
  12,049       Morgan Stanley      326,046   
  22,158       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      1,945,029   
  9,580       Prudential Financial, Inc.      743,791   
  14,129       State Street Corp.      880,237   
  8,611       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      946,349   
  32,444       U.S. Bancorp      1,385,034   
  27,388       Wells Fargo & Co.      1,368,852   
     

 

 

 
        24,622,432   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—2.1%   
  7,085       Abbott Laboratories      275,606   
  1,058       Medtronic PLC      83,741   
  32,828       Pfizer, Inc.      1,073,804   
     

 

 

 
        1,433,151   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials—6.6%   
  18,850       Eaton Corp. PLC    $ 1,192,639   
  77,545       General Electric Co.      2,384,509   
  6,171       Norfolk Southern Corp.      556,069   
  2,525       Raytheon Co.      319,034   
     

 

 

 
        4,452,251   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—7.0%   
  15,800       Cisco Systems, Inc.      434,342   
  38,866       Corning, Inc.      725,628   
  52,636       Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      876,916   
  52,636       HP, Inc.      645,844   
  56,875       Yahoo!, Inc.(b)      2,081,625   
     

 

 

 
        4,764,355   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—2.9%   
  43,294       AT&T, Inc.      1,680,673   
  7,251       T-Mobile US, Inc.(b)      284,819   
     

 

 

 
        1,965,492   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—16.1%   
  34,115       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      2,166,303   
  26,996       Duke Energy Corp.      2,126,745   
  41,826       Exelon Corp.      1,467,674   
  10,887       NextEra Energy, Inc.      1,280,093   
  33,041       PG&E Corp.      1,922,986   
  40,215       Southern Co. (The)      2,014,772   
     

 

 

 
        10,978,573   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $66,560,970)
     68,007,291   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  17,752       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $17,752)
     17,752   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $66,578,722)-100.0%
     68,025,043   
   Other assets less
liabilities—0.0%
     3,486   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 68,028,529   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests—100.0%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—10.4%   
  1,590       Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.    $ 46,921   
  4,561       Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.      55,142   
  11,163       Career Education Corp.(b)      59,610   
  542       Cavco Industries, Inc.(b)      47,528   
  7,983       Century Casinos, Inc.(b)      47,659   
  2,969       Century Communities, Inc.(b)      51,186   
  4,905       del Taco Restaurants, Inc.(b)      44,390   
  2,564       Delta Apparel, Inc.(b)      51,921   
  4,430       Eldorado Resorts, Inc.(b)      58,077   
  4,791       Entercom Communications Corp.,
Class A(b)
     54,330   
  4,403       Eros International PLC, Class A(b)      58,912   
  1,593       Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.      54,226   
  1,123       Flexsteel Industries, Inc.      45,919   
  3,398       Fred’s, Inc., Class A      49,849   
  1,929       FTD Cos., Inc.(b)      53,645   
  4,675       Golden Entertainment, Inc.(b)      56,568   
  6,678       Green Brick Partners, Inc.(b)      49,217   
  1,543       Hooker Furniture Corp.      38,266   
  6,812       JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(b)(c)      51,090   
  5,123       K12, Inc.(b)      62,962   
  4,001       Lakeland Industries, Inc.(b)      34,769   
  2,092       LGI Homes, Inc.(b)      58,597   
  10,115       Luby’s, Inc.(b)      50,878   
  2,716       M/I Homes, Inc.(b)      54,592   
  2,674       Marcus Corp. (The)      51,742   
  1,841       Movado Group, Inc.      51,935   
  854       NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      50,830   
  4,134       New Home Co., Inc. (The)(b)      46,011   
  2,752       Perry Ellis International, Inc.(b)      52,426   
  5,540       RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.      56,785   
  5,821       Red Lion Hotels Corp.(b)      45,986   
  3,335       Regis Corp.(b)      45,589   
  9,419       Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(b)      41,444   
  7,894       Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores,
Inc.(b)
     53,442   
  7,680       Sequential Brands Group, Inc.(b)      42,624   
  3,600       SodaStream International Ltd. (Israel)(b)      49,392   
  2,295       Superior Industries International, Inc.      59,945   
  4,522       Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A(b)      48,114   
  13,503       Trans World Entertainment Corp.(b)      52,392   
  2,727       WCI Communities, Inc.(b)      43,577   
  5,576       West Marine, Inc.(b)      55,872   
  3,496       William Lyon Homes, Class A(b)      49,294   
  5,625       ZAGG, Inc.(b)      45,056   
     

 

 

 
        2,178,710   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—2.2%   
  2,798       Alliance One International, Inc.(b)      71,377   
  5,187       Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (United Arab Emirates)(b)      37,606   
  3,101       Central Garden & Pet Co.(b)      50,453   
  3,011       Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A(b)      49,049   
  711       John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      39,340   
  2,092       MGP Ingredients, Inc.      55,271   
  2,991       Omega Protein Corp.(b)      55,603   
  1,784       Orchids Paper Products Co.      54,715   
  1,414       Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(b)      46,082   
     

 

 

 
        459,496   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Energy—8.8%   
  5,997       Ardmore Shipping Corp. (Ireland)    $ 56,072   
  8,146       Bill Barrett Corp.(b)      64,842   
  5,726       Callon Petroleum Co.(b)      60,180   
  3,569       CARBO Ceramics, Inc.      53,000   
  4,051       Cone Midstream Partners LP      57,362   
  11,088       Dawson Geophysical Co.(b)      56,992   
  8,797       DHT Holdings, Inc.      50,495   
  5,390       Dorian LPG Ltd.(b)      54,762   
  5,202       GasLog Ltd. (Monaco)      66,638   
  3,047       GasLog Partners LP (Monaco)      54,572   
  3,978       Geospace Technologies Corp.(b)      65,080   
  20,516       Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (Colombia)(b)      60,727   
  8,214       Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      55,691   
  5,103       Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(b)      59,909   
  3,091       KNOT Offshore Partners LP (United Kingdom)      59,347   
  2,863       Matrix Service Co.(b)      53,939   
  12,390       McDermott International, Inc.(b)      56,251   
  2,342       Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.(b)      53,842   
  5,089       Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP (Monaco)      63,053   
  23,905       Parker Drilling Co.(b)      73,149   
  5,368       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      52,177   
  913       REX American Resources Corp.(b)      49,640   
  3,403       Rice Midstream Partners LP      56,728   
  932       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      54,774   
  13,809       Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A (Bermuda)      54,407   
  5,886       Tesco Corp.      55,681   
  7,979       TETRA Technologies, Inc.(b)      57,449   
  1,383       TransMontaigne Partners LP      56,565   
  5,719       Transocean Partners LLC      67,599   
  8,199       Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (Greece)      52,146   
  4,312       USA Compression Partners LP      58,083   
  2,654       VTTI Energy Partners LP (United Kingdom)      53,080   
     

 

 

 
        1,844,232   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—48.8%   
  3,874       1st Constitution Bancorp(b)      48,580   
  1,591       1st Source Corp.      54,794   
  3,876       AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. REIT      51,900   
  1,276       Agree Realty Corp. REIT      49,483   
  4,358       Alcentra Capital Corp.      51,294   
  4,224       Altisource Residential Corp. REIT      49,083   
  3,105       Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b)      50,394   
  3,452       American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. REIT      51,193   
  2,001       American National Bankshares, Inc.      53,487   
  1,715       Ameris Bancorp      53,851   
  932       AMERISAFE, Inc.      50,216   
  10,874       Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT      51,325   
  7,486       Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      50,006   
  4,629       Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. REIT      55,548   
  4,504       Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. REIT      52,697   
  2,354       ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT      50,093   
  2,025       ASB Bancorp, Inc., Class B(b)      51,617   
  7,943       Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT      44,401   
  8,130       Atlantic Coast Financial Corp.(b)      52,195   
  2,114       Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class A      49,785   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  2,060       Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B    $ 50,346   
  2,803       Banc of California, Inc.      57,041   
  2,091       Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E (Panama)      54,073   
  7,730       Bank of Commerce Holdings      48,544   
  1,884       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      51,132   
  5,387       BlackRock Capital Investment Corp.      45,305   
  2,827       Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      49,331   
  3,708       Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.      54,063   
  4,656       Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., Class A REIT      50,937   
  2,399       BNC Bancorp      53,642   
  1,662       Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      50,591   
  4,604       Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      52,393   
  7,063       BRT Realty Trust REIT(b)      50,147   
  1,969       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.      55,959   
  1,283       C&F Financial Corp.      50,024   
  3,738       California First National Bancorp      55,210   
  1,169       Camden National Corp.      50,863   
  3,769       Cape Bancorp, Inc.      54,990   
  1,642       Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A      49,638   
  5,123       Capstead Mortgage Corp. REIT      49,796   
  2,491       Cardinal Financial Corp.      55,126   
  2,731       Carolina Financial Corp.      51,343   
  8,874       Cascade Bancorp(b)      53,688   
  1,310       Cash America International, Inc.      48,418   
  4,680       CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      49,655   
  7,008       Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      48,495   
  3,403       Centerstate Banks, Inc.      55,435   
  2,328       Central Pacific Financial Corp.      54,336   
  4,552       Central Valley Community Bancorp      55,443   
  2,859       Centrue Financial Corp.(b)      47,660   
  3,754       Charter Financial Corp.      47,038   
  2,784       Chicopee Bancorp, Inc.      50,613   
  1,061       City Holding Co.      52,116   
  2,320       Community Financial Corp. (The)      51,040   
  1,435       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      51,473   
  3,099       ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.      53,334   
  13,300       Cowen Group, Inc., Class A(b)      46,350   
  2,146       Customers Bancorp, Inc.(b)      55,753   
  2,875       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      52,066   
  7,621       Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      49,536   
  2,737       Easterly Government Properties, Inc. REIT      50,498   
  7,336       Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.      51,499   
  2,908       Ellington Financial LLC      49,465   
  1,976       EMC Insurance Group, Inc.      52,285   
  1,800       Employers Holdings, Inc.      53,460   
  2,825       Entegra Financial Corp.(b)      50,426   
  1,875       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      51,319   
  3,757       ESSA Bancorp, Inc.      50,907   
  1,918       Farmers Capital Bank Corp.(b)      53,915   
  1,342       Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C      54,593   
  3,159       Fidelity Southern Corp.      51,049   
  9,778       Fifth Street Finance Corp.      52,997   
  6,389       Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp.      50,409   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  1,742       Financial Institutions, Inc.    $ 48,776   
  17,354       First BanCorp(b)      67,681   
  2,473       First Busey Corp.      50,548   
  5,719       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.      52,500   
  2,553       First Community Bancshares, Inc.      53,128   
  3,402       First Community Corp./SC      49,431   
  1,319       First Defiance Financial Corp.      52,206   
  1,481       First Financial Corp.      52,472   
  3,846       First Financial Northwest, Inc.      52,459   
  2,169       First Internet Bancorp      53,791   
  2,149       First Merchants Corp.      55,122   
  2,038       First MID-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.      50,726   
  5,594       First Potomac Realty Trust REIT      47,046   
  2,343       Flushing Financial Corp.      46,743   
  4,671       FNFV Group(b)      50,307   
  3,886       Forestar Group, Inc.(b)      52,461   
  1,875       Franklin Financial Network, Inc.(b)      56,887   
  7,725       Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.      52,916   
  1,524       German American Bancorp, Inc.      49,119   
  2,554       Getty Realty Corp. REIT      50,263   
  6,802       Gladstone Capital Corp.      51,967   
  7,220       Gladstone Investment Corp.      50,179   
  1,629       Global Indemnity PLC, Class A(b)      51,232   
  2,585       Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.      50,795   
  2,929       Golub Capital BDC, Inc.      51,404   
  1,363       Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.      51,603   
  4,407       Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.(b)      49,755   
  2,302       Hanmi Financial Corp.      53,222   
  2,636       Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      51,138   
  1,593       Heartland Financial USA, Inc.      53,381   
  4,220       Hercules Capital, Inc.      51,779   
  2,884       Heritage Financial Corp.      53,210   
  1,890       Home Bancorp, Inc.      52,769   
  2,358       HomeStreet, Inc.(b)      50,815   
  2,766       HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.(b)      51,309   
  3,085       Independence Holding Co.      47,416   
  7,116       Independence Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      51,022   
  3,483       Independent Bank Corp./MI      52,767   
  1,848       Independent Bank Group, Inc.      67,637   
  630       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      50,501   
  1,896       INTL FCStone, Inc.(b)      51,761   
  555       Investors Title Co.      52,853   
  5,247       iStar, Inc. REIT(b)      51,421   
  3,511       Lake Sunapee Bank Group      49,997   
  1,107       Lakeland Financial Corp.      52,350   
  3,064       Malvern Bancorp, Inc.(b)      48,289   
  6,296       MBT Financial Corp.      55,405   
  5,491       Medallion Financial Corp.      42,281   
  7,679       Medley Capital Corp.      52,217   
  2,259       Mercantile Bank Corp.      54,487   
  3,640       Meridian Bancorp, Inc.      53,217   
  1,112       Meta Financial Group, Inc.      55,177   
  2,281       Middleburg Financial Corp.      61,587   
  3,116       MMA Capital Management LLC(b)      50,012   
  8,252       Nam Tai Property, Inc. (China)      50,337   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  2,485       National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A    $ 49,675   
  220       National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A      47,674   
  4,008       New Mountain Finance Corp.      50,180   
  10,691       New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. REIT      55,593   
  10,034       NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      63,114   
  4,627       Northeast Bancorp      52,054   
  3,083       Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      48,896   
  2,893       Ocean Shore Holding Co.      51,669   
  2,774       OceanFirst Financial Corp.      54,038   
  3,791       OFS Capital Corp.      50,041   
  2,639       Old Point Financial Corp.      50,933   
  4,887       Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT      47,306   
  2,985       Oritani Financial Corp.      51,730   
  3,072       Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. REIT      50,504   
  2,371       Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(b)      55,149   
  2,999       Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.      57,401   
  4,285       Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.      50,820   
  8,361       PennantPark Investment Corp.      55,099   
  2,640       Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.      50,978   
  2,511       Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      53,961   
  1,022       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      42,628   
  3,869       Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Class A REIT      47,743   
  1,675       Preferred Bank      53,198   
  3,216       Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.      51,327   
  2,972       Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.      51,416   
  2,124       QCR Holdings, Inc.      54,735   
  2,961       Regional Management Corp.(b)      48,916   
  1,961       Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A      53,555   
  4,504       Resource Capital Corp. REIT(c)      53,508   
  2,792       Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. REIT      52,406   
  859       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      48,628   
  1,594       Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.      51,008   
  1,822       Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      52,091   
  3,109       Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida(b)      50,428   
  6,333       Select Bancorp, Inc.(b)      51,867   
  4,098       Shore Bancshares, Inc.      48,111   
  3,414       Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. REIT      49,844   
  2,652       Smartfinancial, Inc.(b)      44,315   
  2,931       Solar Capital Ltd.      51,674   
  3,366       Southwest Bancorp, Inc.      54,024   
  2,565       State Bank Financial Corp.      53,557   
  4,022       State National Cos., Inc.      45,368   
  1,396       Stewart Information Services Corp.      48,609   
  2,064       Stratus Properties, Inc.(b)      49,330   
  3,171       Summit Financial Group, Inc.      59,234   
  4,233       Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT      48,256   
  3,398       TCP Capital Corp.      50,222   
  2,161       Terreno Realty Corp. REIT      49,206   
  3,885       Timberland Bancorp, Inc.      53,691   
  8,624       Tiptree Financial, Inc., Class A      47,691   
  768       Tompkins Financial Corp.      50,181   
  3,143       TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.      51,639   
  4,980       Transcontinental Realty Investors,
Inc.(b)
     43,675   
  2,463       Triangle Capital Corp.      52,339   
  2,002       TriCo Bancshares      53,894   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  4,022       TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.(b)    $ 53,734   
  3,200       Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(b)      50,848   
  8,361       TrustCo Bank Corp. NY      53,594   
  4,025       United Financial Bancorp, Inc.      52,244   
  4,457       Unity Bancorp, Inc.      52,414   
  2,598       Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania      51,285   
  2,089       Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b)      46,062   
  2,246       WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.      49,861   
  3,705       Waterstone Financial, Inc.      51,944   
  5,042       Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. REIT      50,269   
  6,010       Westfield Financial, Inc.      46,037   
  3,859       Winthrop Realty Trust REIT      49,086   
  1,557       WSFS Financial Corp.      53,156   
  6,493       Xenith Bankshares, Inc.(b)      50,386   
  2,142       Yadkin Financial Corp.      53,593   
  3,396       ZAIS Financial Corp. REIT      49,412   
     

 

 

 
        10,256,635   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—3.3%   
  5,583       Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Canada)(b)      45,446   
  1,147       Cynosure, Inc., Class A(b)      56,134   
  6,638       Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp.(b)      65,052   
  3,846       Invacare Corp.      43,229   
  3,163       LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.      52,442   
  1,424       LHC Group, Inc.(b)      57,444   
  1,852       Loxo Oncology, Inc.(b)      42,689   
  2,611       Luminex Corp.(b)      52,481   
  15,355       Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)      50,211   
  4,986       Symmetry Surgical, Inc.(b)      52,104   
  11,582       TransEnterix, Inc.(b)      17,373   
  1,974       Triple-S Management Corp.,
Class B(b)
     51,403   
  4,580       USMD Holdings, Inc.(b)      53,036   
  5,320       Zogenix, Inc.(b)      54,530   
     

 

 

 
        693,574   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—10.7%   
  2,177       AAR Corp.      52,335   
  5,643       ACCO Brands Corp.(b)      53,834   
  2,403       Aegion Corp.(b)      51,016   
  1,790       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      51,695   
  3,295       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      46,427   
  6,468       American Superconductor Corp.(b)      64,421   
  1,086       Astec Industries, Inc.      52,562   
  5,022       CBIZ, Inc.(b)      51,124   
  2,579       CRA International, Inc.(b)      55,964   
  18,980       Diana Shipping, Inc. (Greece)(b)(c)      65,671   
  1,302       Encore Wire Corp.      49,802   
  6,819       Energy Focus, Inc.(b)(c)      53,188   
  2,592       Ennis, Inc.      50,648   
  1,300       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      50,024   
  3,359       Gencor Industries, Inc.(b)      48,470   
  1,771       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      46,843   
  2,139       Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.      42,202   
  1,473       ICF International, Inc.(b)      57,992   
  6,172       InnerWorkings, Inc.(b)      50,425   
  1,659       Insteel Industries, Inc.      48,094   
  3,454       Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.(b)      41,690   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  2,651       Kelly Services, Inc., Class A    $ 49,759   
  2,895       Kelly Services, Inc., Class B      53,673   
  7,631       KEYW Holding Corp. (The)(b)(c)      52,578   
  10,238       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions,
Inc.(b)
     54,364   
  7,048       Layne Christensen Co.(b)      62,657   
  4,312       LSI Industries, Inc.      54,547   
  2,498       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      52,508   
  2,045       Mistras Group, Inc.(b)      49,837   
  606       National Presto Industries, Inc.      52,837   
  3,204       Navigant Consulting, Inc.(b)      51,136   
  1,700       Powell Industries, Inc.      52,904   
  2,919       Quanex Building Products Corp.      54,994   
  4,500       RPX Corp.(b)      49,860   
  2,778       Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b)      54,699   
  2,535       SkyWest, Inc.      59,573   
  2,106       SP Plus Corp.(b)      46,922   
  9,841       Sterling Construction Co., Inc.(b)      51,567   
  4,385       Titan Machinery, Inc.(b)      57,005   
  3,260       Tutor Perini Corp.(b)      51,573   
  1,361       Veritiv Corp.(b)      55,828   
  1,685       Viad Corp.      50,129   
  2,347       Willis Lease Finance Corp.(b)      56,750   
     

 

 

 
        2,260,127   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—7.1%   
  4,278       Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
Ltd.(b)
     55,571   
  3,398       Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.(b)      38,058   
  2,919       Autobytel, Inc.(b)      48,455   
  18,099       Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(b)      51,763   
  4,874       Brooks Automation, Inc.      46,108   
  2,821       ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Bermuda Ltd. (Taiwan)      47,449   
  2,169       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      52,490   
  6,072       CUI Global, Inc.(b)      50,701   
  5,374       Digi International, Inc.(b)      56,803   
  6,864       Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.(b)      48,391   
  9,823       EMCORE Corp.(b)      55,991   
  1,567       Fabrinet (Thailand)(b)      50,097   
  6,971       FormFactor, Inc.(b)      53,677   
  18,769       Gigpeak, Inc.(b)      43,169   
  1,768       Insight Enterprises, Inc.(b)      43,687   
  4,377       IXYS Corp.      47,272   
  11,387       Marchex, Inc., Class B      48,395   
  17,843       MeetMe, Inc.(b)      61,023   
  3,608       NeoPhotonics Corp.(b)      43,260   
  9,383       Oclaro, Inc.(b)(c)      47,384   
  2,131       Orbotech Ltd. (Israel)(b)      51,314   
  7,644       Par Technology Corp.(b)      48,845   
  4,869       Photronics, Inc.(b)      51,514   
  3,711       Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(b)      51,472   
  1,256       ScanSource, Inc.(b)      51,094   
  11,894       ServiceSource International, Inc.(b)      47,933   
  6,731       Sonus Networks, Inc.(b)      55,598   
  7,621       TTM Technologies, Inc.(b)      49,689   
  2,320       Ultratech, Inc.(b)      50,321   
  11,624       USA Technologies, Inc.(b)      50,913   
     

 

 

 
        1,498,437   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials—6.0%   
  3,211       American Vanguard Corp.(b)    $ 53,142   
  23,069       Asanko Gold, Inc. (Canada)(b)      74,974   
  1,958       Ciner Resources LP      57,957   
  9,017       Coeur Mining, Inc.(b)      73,038   
  7,819       First Majestic Silver Corp.
(Canada)(b)
     83,194   
  12,995       Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.
(Canada)(b)
     83,428   
  4,299       FutureFuel Corp.      48,321   
  1,390       Haynes International, Inc.      52,167   
  22,931       IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)(b)      77,965   
  2,928       Kraton Performance Polymers,
Inc.(b)
     66,495   
  15,642       Nevsun Resources Ltd. (Canada)      58,501   
  2,929       Olympic Steel, Inc.      66,254   
  9,171       Pretium Resources, Inc. (Canada)(b)      75,477   
  8,984       Richmont Mines, Inc. (Canada)(b)      69,896   
  15,404       Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (Canada)(b)      65,775   
  2,747       Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      56,643   
  4,485       Seabridge Gold, Inc. (Canada)(b)      64,270   
  9,131       Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (Canada)(b)      85,740   
  2,573       Westlake Chemical Partners LP      49,247   
     

 

 

 
        1,262,484   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals—0.0%   
  27,615       Chelsea Therapeutics International
Ltd.(b)
     2,209   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—1.0%   
  3,720       Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd.
(Israel)(b)
     51,224   
  6,438       Iridium Communications, Inc.(b)      51,955   
  5,003       ORBCOMM, Inc.(b)      49,580   
  2,801       Spok Holdings, Inc.      47,589   
     

 

 

 
        200,348   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—1.7%   
  804       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      47,854   
  1,122       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      52,757   
  4,165       Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands)      57,852   
  5,719       Ellomay Capital Ltd. (Israel)      44,666   
  1,642       Middlesex Water Co.      60,064   
  1,393       SJW Corp.      47,933   
  1,193       Unitil Corp.      47,147   
     

 

 

 
        358,273   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $19,473,906)
     21,014,525   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.3%   
  63,831       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39% (d)
(Cost $63,831)
     63,831   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $19,537,737)—100.3%
     21,078,356   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—1.1%   
  241,545       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $241,545)
   $ 241,545   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $19,779,282)—101.4%
     21,319,901   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(1.4)%
     (295,616
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 21,024,285   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

    PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Portfolio (PWB)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Value
Portfolio (PWV)
     PowerShares
Russell 2000
Equal Weight
Portfolio (EQWS)
     PowerShares
Russell 2000
Pure Growth
Portfolio (PXSG)
 
Assets:           

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 443,661,082       $ 975,404,672       $ 13,071,766       $ 26,711,853   

Affiliated investments, at value

    52,887                 22,349         2,116,460   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    443,713,969         975,404,672         13,094,115         28,828,313   

Receivables:

          

Dividends

    330,032         1,383,648         5,196         1,986   

Foreign tax reclaims

    9,459                           

Investments sold

                    17,124         212,543   

Expenses absorbed

                    29,455         1,867   

Securities lending

                            8,794   

Other assets

    3,103         5,847         3,797         3,334   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    444,056,563         976,794,167         13,149,687         29,056,837   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Due to custodian

    253         874,580                   

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

                    14,602         200,439   

Expenses recaptured

                              

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

                            2,079,497   

Accrued advisory fees

    183,376         406,106                   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    33,229         44,684         14,915         16,284   

Accrued expenses

    87,837         169,975         44,863         41,382   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    304,695         1,495,345         74,380         2,337,602   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 443,751,868       $ 975,298,822       $ 13,075,307       $ 26,719,235   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 663,456,072       $ 1,163,466,717       $ 23,939,483       $ 62,629,078   

Undistributed net investment income

    539,344         3,485,993         14,585         14,997   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (256,277,108      (240,085,340      (10,369,794      (32,936,969

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    36,033,560         48,431,452         (508,967      (2,987,871
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 443,751,868       $ 975,298,822       $ 13,075,307       $ 26,719,235   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    14,400,000         32,500,000         400,000         1,150,000   

Net asset value

  $ 30.82       $ 30.01       $ 32.69       $ 23.23   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 30.81       $ 30.00       $ 32.71       $ 23.26   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 407,627,522       $ 926,973,220       $ 13,580,107       $ 29,699,724   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 52,887       $       $ 22,975       $ 2,116,460   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 407,680,409       $ 926,973,220       $ 13,603,082       $ 31,816,184   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

  $       $       $       $ 1,992,242   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

  90  

 


 

 

PowerShares
Russell 2000
Pure Value
Portfolio
(PXSV)
    PowerShares
Russell Midcap
Equal Weight
Portfolio
(EQWM)
    PowerShares
Russell Midcap
Pure Growth
Portfolio
(PXMG)
    PowerShares
Russell Midcap
Pure Value
Portfolio
(PXMV)
    PowerShares
Russell Top 200
Equal Weight
Portfolio
(EQWL)
    PowerShares
Russell Top 200
Pure Growth
Portfolio
(PXLG)
    PowerShares
Russell Top 200
Pure Value
Portfolio
(PXLV)
    PowerShares
Zacks Micro Cap
Portfolio
(PZI)
 
             
$ 59,362,780      $ 23,344,725      $ 67,082,374      $ 50,365,035      $ 33,780,975      $ 151,361,821      $ 68,007,291      $ 21,014,525   
  3,302,156        137,439        197,678        2,405,652        38,817        49,276        17,752        305,376   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  62,664,936        23,482,164        67,280,052        52,770,687        33,819,792        151,411,097        68,025,043        21,319,901   
             
  48,485        11,339        8,022        31,440        33,410        102,156        64,595        8,589   
  349                             477                      327   
  4,672        39,777               125,404                             5,023   
         23,060                      3,062                        
  8,252        2,385        2,091        3,620                             1,518   
  3,334        2,559        3,717        3,333        3,334        3,370        3,520        3,256   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  62,730,028        23,561,284        67,293,882        52,934,484        33,860,075        151,516,623        68,093,158        21,338,614   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
                                                     
             
         46,178               140,980                               
                                     284                 
  2,983,531        97,802        196,587        2,364,817                             241,545   
  9,984               12,446        6,730               36,995        11,325        3,344   
  18,190        15,412        23,268        16,923        16,020        12,419        10,554        17,637   
  50,708        44,558        46,587        41,438        39,368        52,163        42,750        51,803   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  3,062,413        203,950        278,888        2,570,888        55,388        101,861        64,629        314,329   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 59,667,615      $ 23,357,334      $ 67,014,994      $ 50,363,596      $ 33,804,687      $ 151,414,762      $ 68,028,529      $ 21,024,285   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
$ 103,806,511      $ 36,353,631      $ 236,073,668      $ 89,520,185      $ 44,895,674      $ 154,945,581      $ 67,712,364      $ 89,873,161   
  322,551        48,478        16,867        193,728        81,363        302,414        173,391        93,697   
  (39,239,380     (11,228,582     (162,099,649     (37,943,885     (11,142,776     (2,542,245     (1,303,547     (70,483,192
  (5,222,067     (1,816,193     (6,975,892     (1,406,432     (29,574     (1,290,988     1,446,321        1,540,619   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 59,667,615      $ 23,357,334      $ 67,014,994      $ 50,363,596      $ 33,804,687      $ 151,414,762      $ 68,028,529      $ 21,024,285   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,500,000        600,000        2,300,000        1,850,000        850,000        4,600,000        2,300,000        1,350,000   
$ 23.87      $ 38.93      $ 29.14      $ 27.22      $ 39.77      $ 32.92      $ 29.58      $ 15.57   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 23.88      $ 38.89      $ 29.12      $ 27.21      $ 39.73      $ 32.92      $ 29.55      $ 15.57   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 64,526,588      $ 25,157,026      $ 74,058,266      $ 51,771,467      $ 33,810,549      $ 152,652,809      $ 66,560,970      $ 19,473,906   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 3,360,417      $ 141,331      $ 197,678      $ 2,405,652      $ 38,817      $ 49,276      $ 17,752      $ 305,376   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 67,887,005      $ 25,298,357      $ 74,255,944      $ 54,177,119      $ 33,849,366      $ 152,702,085      $ 66,578,722      $ 19,779,282   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 2,728,585      $ 98,171      $ 190,774      $ 2,291,806      $      $      $      $ 227,141   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2016

 

    PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Growth
Portfolio (PWB)
     PowerShares
Dynamic Large
Cap Value
Portfolio (PWV)
     PowerShares
Russell 2000
Equal Weight
Portfolio (EQWS)
     PowerShares
Russell 2000
Pure Growth
Portfolio (PXSG)
 
Investment Income:           

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 4,552,495       $ 29,873,468       $ 162,069       $ 138,962   

Affiliated dividend income

    309         1,026         480         112   

Securities lending income

                            59,242   

Foreign withholding tax

                    (199        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    4,552,804         29,874,494         162,350         198,316   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:           

Advisory fees

    1,883,369         4,962,619         34,203         87,631   

Sub-licensing fees

    113,004         297,759         2,776         6,907   

Accounting & administration fees

    70,668         192,360         35,527         35,805   

Professional fees

    30,068         38,768         32,381         32,329   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    14,140         25,958         7,893         8,185   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    10,437         33,879         31,161         16,261   

Recapture (Note 3)

                              

Other expenses

    36,483         86,205         13,728         16,424   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    2,158,169         5,637,548         157,669         203,542   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Waivers

    (298      (1,030      (122,434      (85,794
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    2,157,871         5,636,518         35,235         117,748   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    2,394,933         24,237,976         127,115         80,568   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investment securities

    (16,944,066      (78,477,797      (1,630,462      (2,673,622

In-kind redemptions

    23,712,886         54,956,382         3,106,590         7,986,718   

Foreign currencies

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    6,768,820         (23,521,415      1,476,128         5,313,096   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investment securities

    1,296,040         (24,474,487      (2,766,711      (8,134,006

Foreign currencies

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,296,040         (24,474,487      (2,766,711      (8,134,006
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    8,064,860         (47,995,902      (1,290,583      (2,820,910
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 10,459,793       $ (23,757,926    $ (1,163,468    $ (2,740,342
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

  92  

 


 

 

PowerShares
Russell 2000
Pure Value
Portfolio  (PXSV)
    PowerShares
Russell Midcap
Equal Weight
Portfolio  (EQWM)
    PowerShares
Russell Midcap
Pure Growth
Portfolio  (PXMG)
    PowerShares
Russell Midcap
Pure Value
Portfolio  (PXMV)
    PowerShares
Russell Top 200
Equal Weight
Portfolio  (EQWL)
    PowerShares
Russell Top 200
Pure Growth
Portfolio  (PXLG)
    PowerShares
Russell Top 200
Pure Value
Portfolio  (PXLV)
    PowerShares
Zacks Micro Cap
Portfolio  (PZI)
 
             
$ 1,751,854      $ 487,760      $ 481,372      $ 1,297,372      $ 832,341      $ 1,713,277      $ 1,363,369      $ 493,970   
  33,616        3,091        177        107        103        173        86        130   
  192,028        9,895        17,813        35,856                             27,847   
  (1,200     (685     (1,533     (218     (716            (1,555     (626

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,976,298        500,061        497,829        1,333,117        831,728        1,713,450        1,361,900        521,321   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
  187,484        71,813        227,254        128,367        93,343        399,577        124,648        126,211   
  14,862        5,661        18,028        10,231        7,546        31,603        10,998        25,241   
  35,995        35,772        35,641        35,879        35,631        35,548        35,626        35,643   
  31,519        31,471        31,641        31,243        31,854        32,599        31,670        29,167   
  8,875        8,175        9,152        8,478        8,326        10,116        8,330        8,121   
  20,015        26,491        6,270        6,866        7,920        7,342        8,941        13,098   
                                     284                 
  22,349        15,869        20,615        18,897        15,657        20,293        15,086        15,317   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  321,099        195,252        348,601        239,961        200,277        537,362        235,299        252,798   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (69,112     (121,212     (43,170     (67,442     (104,177     (195     (67,750     (76,233

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  251,987        74,040        305,431        172,519        96,100        537,167        167,549        176,565   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,724,311        426,021        192,398        1,160,598        735,628        1,176,283        1,194,351        344,756   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
             
  (7,678,182     (1,588,367     (4,135,002     (1,404,075     (776,558     (1,900,232     (1,425,019     (1,662,651
  16,076,087        6,642,241        20,179,561        11,496,546        7,955,556        33,102,954        4,116,985        634,352   
  3                      (19                          (5

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  8,397,908        5,053,874        16,044,559        10,092,452        7,178,998        31,202,722        2,691,966        (1,028,304

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
  (14,486,086     (6,753,851     (24,188,266     (11,073,703     (8,004,214     (32,667,566     (1,493,930     22,641   
  2                      14                               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (14,486,084     (6,753,851     (24,188,266     (11,073,689     (8,004,214     (32,667,566     (1,493,930     22,641   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (6,088,176     (1,699,977     (8,143,707     (981,237     (825,216     (1,464,844     1,198,036        (1,005,663

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (4,363,865   $ (1,273,956   $ (7,951,309   $ 179,361      $ (89,588   $ (288,561   $ 2,392,387      $ (660,907

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares Dynamic
Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)
     PowerShares Dynamic
Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 2,394,933       $ 1,840,465       $ 24,237,976       $ 19,697,950   

Net realized gain (loss)

    6,768,820         34,168,125         (23,521,415      93,932,303   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,296,040         11,372,465         (24,474,487      (38,976,462
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    10,459,793         47,381,055         (23,757,926      74,653,791   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (2,182,044      (1,697,893      (23,938,985      (18,202,206
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    266,442,635         346,162,374         396,601,556         916,059,144   

Value of shares repurchased

    (158,547,925      (349,940,685      (460,948,721      (686,255,734
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    107,894,710         (3,778,311      (64,347,165      229,803,410   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    116,172,459         41,904,851         (112,044,076      286,254,995   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    327,579,409         285,674,558         1,087,342,898         801,087,903   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 443,751,868       $ 327,579,409       $ 975,298,822       $ 1,087,342,898   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 539,344       $ 432,274       $ 3,485,993       $ 3,085,315   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    8,650,000         12,100,000         13,300,000         29,550,000   

Shares repurchased

    (5,100,000      (12,400,000      (15,400,000      (22,100,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    10,850,000         11,150,000         34,600,000         27,150,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    14,400,000         10,850,000         32,500,000         34,600,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell 2000
Equal Weight Portfolio  (EQWS)
     PowerShares Russell 2000
Pure Growth Portfolio  (PXSG)
     PowerShares Russell 2000
Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV)
     PowerShares Russell Midcap
Equal Weight Portfolio  (EQWM)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
                    
$ 127,115       $ 185,362       $ 80,568       $ 310,736       $ 1,724,311       $ 1,129,359       $ 426,021       $ 394,593   
  1,476,128         297,102         5,313,096         291,590         8,397,908         902,187         5,053,874         1,616,014   
  (2,766,711      1,067,365         (8,134,006      1,431,203         (14,486,084      2,026,494         (6,753,851      1,118,293   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (1,163,468      1,549,829         (2,740,342      2,033,529         (4,363,865      4,058,040         (1,273,956      3,128,900   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (138,899      (180,742      (145,600      (404,987      (1,647,876      (1,010,155      (425,755      (386,382

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  12,873,920                 35,117,426         1,289,891         68,582,873         6,269,836         24,737,975         8,075,100   
  (14,648,979              (38,302,893              (74,996,370      (2,600,649      (33,973,183      (7,392,512

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (1,775,059              (3,185,467      1,289,891         (6,413,497      3,669,187         (9,235,208      682,588   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (3,077,426      1,369,087         (6,071,409      2,918,433         (12,425,238      6,717,072         (10,934,919      3,425,106   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  16,152,733         14,783,646         32,790,644         29,872,211         72,092,853         65,375,781         34,292,253         30,867,147   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 13,075,307       $ 16,152,733       $ 26,719,235       $ 32,790,644       $ 59,667,615       $ 72,092,853       $ 23,357,334       $ 34,292,253   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 14,585       $ 27,273       $ 14,997       $ 80,029       $ 322,551       $ 178,519       $ 48,478       $ 48,100   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  350,000                 1,350,000         50,000         2,600,000         250,000         600,000         200,000   
  (400,000              (1,500,000              (2,900,000      (100,000      (850,000      (200,000
  450,000         450,000         1,300,000         1,250,000         2,800,000         2,650,000         850,000         850,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  400,000         450,000         1,150,000         1,300,000         2,500,000         2,800,000         600,000         850,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares Russell
Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG)
     PowerShares Russell
Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 192,398       $ 1,361,832       $ 1,160,598       $ 783,939   

Net realized gain (loss)

    16,044,559         2,858,563         10,092,452         506,863   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (24,188,266      2,664,286         (11,073,689      2,388,681   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (7,951,309      6,884,681         179,361         3,679,483   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (409,368      (1,325,669      (1,090,750      (710,318
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    91,126,421         1,625,910         43,244,079         6,659,516   

Value of shares repurchased

    (103,621,188      (10,869,623      (44,306,740        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    (12,494,767      (9,243,713      (1,062,661      6,659,516   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (20,855,444      (3,684,701      (1,974,050      9,628,681   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    87,870,438         91,555,139         52,337,646         42,708,965   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 67,014,994       $ 87,870,438       $ 50,363,596       $ 52,337,646   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 16,867       $ 233,837       $ 193,728       $ 123,899   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    2,800,000         50,000         1,550,000         250,000   

Shares repurchased

    (3,250,000      (350,000      (1,600,000        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    2,750,000         3,050,000         1,900,000         1,650,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    2,300,000         2,750,000         1,850,000         1,900,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Russell Top 200
Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL)
     PowerShares Russell Top 200
Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG)
     PowerShares Russell Top 200
Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV)
     PowerShares Zacks
Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
                    
$ 735,628       $ 810,425       $ 1,176,283       $ 2,176,714       $ 1,194,351       $ 818,075       $ 344,756       $ 496,512   
  7,178,998         1,042,260         31,202,722         1,975,121         2,691,966         (34,420      (1,028,304      (510,688
  (8,004,214      2,215,368         (32,667,566      14,906,809         (1,493,930      1,162,749         22,641         (58,247

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (89,588      4,068,053         (288,561      19,058,644         2,392,387         1,946,404         (660,907      (72,423

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (736,635      (759,003      (1,168,868      (2,084,013      (1,133,932      (752,115      (314,529      (822,121

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  30,707,855         1,927,148         179,576,353         28,739,952         57,153,056         25,452,499                 22,481,177   
  (38,325,557      (3,757,982      (172,206,268      (6,534,201      (31,730,490              (6,919,902      (54,448,541

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (7,617,702      (1,830,834      7,370,085         22,205,751         25,422,566         25,452,499         (6,919,902      (31,967,364

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (8,443,925      1,478,216         5,912,656         39,180,382         26,681,021         26,646,788         (7,895,338      (32,861,908

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  42,248,612         40,770,396         145,502,106         106,321,724         41,347,508         14,700,720         28,919,623         61,781,531   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 33,804,687       $ 42,248,612       $ 151,414,762       $ 145,502,106       $ 68,028,529       $ 41,347,508       $ 21,024,285       $ 28,919,623   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 81,363       $ 82,370       $ 302,414       $ 294,999       $ 173,391       $ 112,972       $ 93,697       $ 50,995   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  750,000         50,000         5,350,000         900,000         2,000,000         849,999                 1,350,000   
  (950,000      (100,000      (5,050,000      (200,001      (1,050,000              (450,000      (3,350,000
  1,050,000         1,100,000         4,300,000         3,600,001         1,350,000         500,001         1,800,000         3,800,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  850,000         1,050,000         4,600,000         4,300,000         2,300,000         1,350,000         1,350,000         1,800,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 30.19       $ 25.62       $ 21.29      $ 18.73      $ 17.63  

Net investment income(a)

    0.19         0.18         0.10        0.21         0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.62         4.56         4.34        2.55         1.09   

Total from investment operations

    0.81         4.74         4.44        2.76        1.24  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.18      (0.17      (0.11      (0.20      (0.14

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 30.82       $ 30.19      $ 25.62      $ 21.29      $ 18.73  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 30.81       $ 30.17      $ 25.62      $ 21.28      $ 18.72  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     2.70      18.52      20.91      14.91      7.18
Market Price Total Return(c)     2.73      18.44      20.96      14.92      7.12
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 443,752       $ 327,579       $ 285,675      $ 212,897       $ 191,013   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.57      0.58      0.58      0.59      0.61

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.57      0.58      0.58      0.59      0.62

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.64      0.63      0.43      1.08      0.89

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    97      143      123      47      64

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 31.43      $ 29.51       $ 25.21      $ 20.73      $ 20.35  

Net investment income(a)

    0.73        0.64         0.55        0.52         0.46   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.43     1.88         4.30        4.48         0.38   

Total from investment operations

    (0.70     2.52         4.85        5.00        0.84  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.72     (0.60      (0.55      (0.52      (0.46

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 30.01      $ 31.43       $ 29.51      $ 25.21      $ 20.73  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 30.00      $ 31.42       $ 29.49      $ 25.22      $ 20.71  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (2.17 )%      8.56      19.48      24.55      4.34
Market Price Total Return(c)     (2.18 )%      8.60      19.35      24.72      4.20
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 975,299      $ 1,087,343       $ 801,088      $ 574,825       $ 419,740   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.57     0.57      0.57      0.59      0.59

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.57     0.57      0.57      0.59      0.59

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.44     2.10      2.04      2.36      2.39

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    98     82      103      58      41

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 35.89      $ 32.85      $ 27.80       $ 24.21      $ 25.32  

Net investment income(a)

    0.31        0.41        0.33         0.46         0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (3.17     3.03        5.12         3.60         (1.18

Total from investment operations

    (2.86     3.44        5.45         4.06        (0.96

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.34     (0.40     (0.40      (0.47      (0.15

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 32.69      $ 35.89     $ 32.85       $ 27.80      $ 24.21  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 32.71      $ 35.90     $ 32.84       $ 27.76      $ 24.18  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (8.00 )%      10.53     19.76      17.05      (3.70 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (7.97 )%      10.59     19.90      17.03      (3.85 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 13,075      $ 16,153      $ 14,784       $ 15,290       $ 15,735   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.26 %(d)      0.39 %(d)      0.39      0.39      0.43

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    1.17 %(d)      0.98 %(d)      0.94      1.22      1.25

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.94     1.20     1.06      1.88      0.97

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    143     7     50      45      97

 

(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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation 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 Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.22      $ 23.90      $ 19.74      $ 17.66     $ 19.03  

Net investment income(a)

    0.06        0.25        0.20        0.13        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.93     1.39        4.17        2.08        (1.44

Total from investment operations

    (1.87     1.64        4.37        2.21       (1.37

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.12     (0.32     (0.21     (0.13       

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 23.23      $ 25.22      $ 23.90      $ 19.74     $ 17.66  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 23.26      $ 25.21      $ 23.89      $ 19.72     $ 17.64  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (7.47 )%      6.92     22.31     12.63     (7.20 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (7.31 )%      6.92     22.38     12.65     (7.40 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

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

  $ 26,719      $ 32,791      $ 29,872      $ 26,646      $ 30,913   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39 %(d)      0.39 %(d)      0.39 %(d)      0.39 %(d)      0.48

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.67 %(d)      0.69 %(d)      0.70 %(d)      0.92 %(d)      0.69

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.27     1.02     0.90     0.72     0.41

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    144     6     39     39     189

 

(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)  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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation 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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PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.75      $ 24.67       $ 19.63      $ 16.35      $ 17.07  

Net investment income(a)

    0.63        0.42         0.30        0.32         0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.91     1.03         5.03        3.31        (0.72

Total from investment operations

    (1.28     1.45         5.33        3.63        (0.53

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.60     (0.37      (0.29      (0.35      (0.19

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 23.87      $ 25.75      $ 24.67      $ 19.63      $ 16.35  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 23.88      $ 25.75      $ 24.68      $ 19.61      $ 16.33  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (4.93 )%      5.91      27.29      22.56      (3.01 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (4.90 )%      5.87      27.47      22.58      (3.18 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 59,668      $ 72,093       $ 65,376      $ 48,084       $ 52,312   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39      0.39      0.39      0.43

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.50     0.55      0.54      0.70      0.64

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.67     1.65      1.31      1.87      1.28

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    137     5      43      31      109

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 40.34      $ 36.31       $ 30.41      $ 26.60      $ 27.15  

Net investment income(a)

    0.56        0.50         0.40        0.43         0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.41     4.03         5.90        3.80         (0.57

Total from investment operations

    (0.85     4.53         6.30        4.23        (0.28

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.56     (0.50      (0.40      (0.42      (0.27

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 38.93      $ 40.34      $ 36.31      $ 30.41      $ 26.60  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 38.89      $ 40.35      $ 36.25      $ 30.39      $ 26.62  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (2.02 )%      12.52      20.85      16.16      (0.93 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (2.14 )%      12.73      20.73      16.00      (0.85 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 23,357      $ 34,292       $ 30,867      $ 19,768       $ 18,623   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.26     0.39      0.39      0.39      0.43

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.69     0.66      0.69      1.00      1.01

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.50     1.31      1.19      1.58      1.16

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    135     5      50      38      83

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation 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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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 31.95      $ 30.02       $ 26.06      $ 22.65      $ 24.13  

Net investment income(a)

    0.07        0.47         0.33        0.26         0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (2.72     1.92         4.01        3.38         (1.53

Total from investment operations

    (2.65     2.39         4.34        3.64        (1.40

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.16     (0.46      (0.38      (0.23      (0.08

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 29.14      $ 31.95       $ 30.02      $ 26.06      $ 22.65  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 29.12      $ 31.95       $ 29.99      $ 26.04      $ 22.63  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (8.34 )%      7.98      16.80      16.23      (5.74 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (8.40 )%      8.09      16.77      16.25      (5.83 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 67,015      $ 87,870       $ 91,555      $ 82,101       $ 87,203   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39      0.39      0.39      0.43

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.44     0.46      0.45      0.54      0.55

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.25     1.51      1.19      1.14      0.61

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    147     3      33      33      75

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation 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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PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 27.55      $ 25.88      $ 20.98      $ 17.06      $ 17.07  

Net investment income(a)

    0.68        0.43        0.37        0.37         0.25   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.37     1.63        4.87        3.94         (0.03

Total from investment operations

    0.31        2.06        5.24        4.31        0.22  

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.64     (0.39     (0.34      (0.39      (0.23

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 27.22      $ 27.55     $ 25.88      $ 20.98      $ 17.06  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 27.21      $ 27.53     $ 25.87      $ 20.98      $ 17.04  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     1.35     7.98     25.19      25.74      1.42
Market Price Total Return(c)     1.39     7.94     25.14      25.89      1.30
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 50,364      $ 52,338      $ 42,709      $ 28,321       $ 32,408   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39 %(d)      0.39 %(d)      0.39      0.39      0.43

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.54 %(d)      0.56 %(d)      0.62      0.82      0.79

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.62 %      1.58     1.56      2.08      1.57

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    131     4     33      25      83

 

(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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 40.24       $ 37.06       $ 30.97      $ 26.66      $ 26.42  

Net investment income(a)

    0.78         0.75         0.63        0.65         0.57   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.48      3.14         6.03        4.35         0.32   

Total from investment operations

    0.30         3.89         6.66        5.00        0.89  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.77      (0.71      (0.57      (0.69      (0.65

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 39.77       $ 40.24      $ 37.06      $ 30.97      $ 26.66  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 39.73       $ 40.21      $ 37.08      $ 30.98      $ 26.66  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     0.81      10.52      21.69      19.10      3.64
Market Price Total Return(c)     0.78      10.38      21.72      19.15      3.64
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 33,805       $ 42,249       $ 40,770      $ 27,874       $ 25,326   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.26      0.39      0.39      0.39      0.43

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.54      0.57      0.60      0.80      0.90

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.99      1.92      1.85      2.38      2.32

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    101      3      38      43      58

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation 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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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG)

 

    Year Ended April 30,      For the Period
June 13, 2011(a)
Through
April 30, 2012
 
    2016     2015      2014      2013     
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 33.84      $ 29.53       $ 25.10      $ 22.20      $ 20.00  

Net investment income(b)

    0.28        0.55         0.50        0.39         0.28   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.91     4.29         4.57        2.87         2.09   

Total from investment operations

    (0.63     4.84         5.07        3.26        2.37  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.53      (0.62      (0.36      (0.17

Net realized gains

                   (0.02                

Total distributions

    (0.29     (0.53      (0.64      (0.36      (0.17

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 32.92      $ 33.84      $ 29.53      $ 25.10      $ 22.20  

Market price at end of period(c)

  $ 32.92      $ 33.82      $ 29.52      $ 25.08      $ 22.19  
Net Asset Value Total Return(d)     (1.89 )%      16.49      20.54      14.87      11.99 %(e) 
Market Price Total Return(d)     (1.83 )%      16.46      20.59      14.83      11.94 %(e) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 151,415      $ 145,502       $ 106,322      $ 82,816       $ 4,440   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39      0.39      0.39      0.39 %(f) 

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.39     0.43      0.45      0.79      7.69 %(f) 

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.85     1.73      1.84      1.63      1.54 %(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    105     2      22      90      3

 

(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 13.81%. The market price total return from Fund Inception to April 30, 2012 was 13.87%.
(f)  Annualized.
(g)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation 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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PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV)

 

    Year Ended April 30,      For the Period
June 13, 2011(a)
Through
April 30, 2012
 
    2016     2015      2014      2013     
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 30.63      $ 29.40       $ 25.16      $ 20.37      $ 20.00  

Net investment income(b)

    0.80        0.72         0.63        0.52         0.39   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.09     1.16         4.17        4.77         0.33   

Total from investment operations

    (0.29     1.88         4.80        5.29        0.72  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.76     (0.65      (0.54      (0.50      (0.35

Net realized gains

                   (0.02                

Total distributions

    (0.76     (0.65      (0.56      (0.50      (0.35

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 29.58      $ 30.63      $ 29.40      $ 25.16      $ 20.37  

Market price at end of period(c)

  $ 29.55      $ 30.62      $ 29.39      $ 25.16      $ 20.35  
Net Asset Value Total Return(d)     (0.84 )%      6.41      19.27      26.41      3.80 %(e) 
Market Price Total Return(d)     (0.92 )%      6.41      19.23      26.53      3.70 %(e) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 68,029      $ 41,348       $ 14,701      $ 7,549       $ 8,148   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.39     0.39      0.39      0.39      0.39 %(f) 

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.55     0.62      1.05      2.10      2.87 %(f) 

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.78     2.37      2.32      2.43      2.38 %(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    77     2      23      9      2

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation 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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PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 16.07      $ 16.26       $ 13.57      $ 11.34      $ 12.53  

Net investment income(a)

    0.21        0.21         0.20        0.20         0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.52     (0.09      2.65        2.25         (1.16

Total from investment operations

    (0.31     0.12        2.85        2.45        (1.06

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.19     (0.31 )      (0.16      (0.22      (0.13

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 15.57      $ 16.07      $ 16.26      $ 13.57      $ 11.34  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 15.57      $ 16.05      $ 16.25      $ 13.54      $ 11.32  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (1.94 )%      0.71      21.06      21.95      (8.34 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (1.82 )%      0.64      21.25      21.90      (8.42 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 21,024      $ 28,920       $ 61,782      $ 42,055       $ 34,019   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers(d)

    0.70     0.70      0.70      0.70      0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers(d)

    1.00     0.90      0.79      0.98      0.92

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.37     1.28      1.29      1.72      0.92

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    134     115      123      96      67

 

(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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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, 2016

 

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, 2016, 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 Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS)    “Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG)    “Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV)    “Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM)    “Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG)    “Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV)    “Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL)    “Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG)    “Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio”
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV)    “Russell Top 200 Pure 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 price of each Share 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 principally 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
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio    Russell 2000® Pure Growth Index
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio    Russell 2000® Pure Value Index
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio    Russell Midcap® Equal Weight Index
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    Russell Midcap® Pure Growth Index
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    Russell Midcap® Pure Value Index
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio    Russell Top 200® Equal Weight Index
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio    Russell Top 200® Pure Growth Index
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio    Russell Top 200® Pure 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. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.

 

 

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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 asked 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 asked 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/asked 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 Fund 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 that a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests. 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 will 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. Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio and Russell Top 200 Pure Value 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.

Small and Medium Capitalization Company Risk. For Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio, Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio and Russell Midcap Pure Value 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.

Growth Risk. For Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio and Russell Top 200 Pure 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.

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, Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio, Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio and Russell Top 200 Pure 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.

 

 

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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 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.

The Funds may periodically participate in litigation related to each Fund’s investments. As such, the Funds may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statements of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

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

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce each Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between each Fund and the Adviser.

E. Country Determination

For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the Adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

F. 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.

G. 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-

 

 

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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 year-end.

H. Securities Lending

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio, Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio and Zacks Micro Cap 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% (105% for international securities) 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 Schedules of Investments. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, each Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to each 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or each Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to each Fund the securities loaned and each Fund will return the collateral. 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. Each Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to each Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each 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, if any, is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund, 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. Pursuant to that Investment Advisory Agreement, each Fund (except for Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio, Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Top 200 Equal Weight 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 Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.25% (0.29% prior to May 22, 2015) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Each of 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 Trust also has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Adviser 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, Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Top 200 Equal Weight 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, 2017. The Expense Cap for each of Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio is 0.25% (0.39% prior to May 22, 2015) of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year, through at least August 31, 2017. 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, 2017, 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 for each Fund 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, 2017. During its term, the Expense Agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the Expense Cap without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap for Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio and Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio.

Further, through August 31, 2018, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of each 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. This agreement is not subject to recapture by the Adviser.

 

 

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For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund in the following amounts:

 

Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 298   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      1,030   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      122,434   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      85,794   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      69,112   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      121,212   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      43,170   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      67,442   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      104,177   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio      195   
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio      67,750   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      76,233   

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, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
      4/30/17      4/30/18      4/30/19  
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    $ 300,712       $ 86,766       $ 91,595       $ 122,351   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      266,983         88,188         93,101         85,694   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      266,499         88,541         108,992         68,966   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      280,932         79,739         80,056         121,137   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      159,830         52,601         64,245         42,984   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      238,884         84,721         86,833         67,330   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      252,658         72,372         76,197         104,089   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio      101,105         55,612         45,493           
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio      229,060         81,582         79,809         67,669   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      203,359         50,214         77,042         76,103   

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 Group, Inc.
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio    NYSE Group, Inc.
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio    Frank Russell Company
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio    Zacks Investment Research

 

 

 

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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

The 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 with the Funds. The table below shows certain Funds’ transactions in, and earnings from, investments in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT    $       $ 4,889       $ (961    $ (626    $ (64    $ 3,238       $ 395   

Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT    $       $ 376,137       $ (53,287    $ (58,261    $ (6,625    $ 257,964       $ 33,490   

Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $ 423,478       $ 302,521       $ (699,007    $ (90,572    $ 76,139       $ 12,559       $ 3,001   

Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT*    $ 347,563       $ 262,856       $ (620,868    $ 44,014       $ (33,565    $       $   

 

* At April 30, 2016, this security was no longer held.

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 a 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.

 

 

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Except for the Funds listed below, as of April 30, 2016, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedules 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  
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 13,092,985       $ 14       $ 1,116       $ 13,094,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 62,560,048       $       $ 104,888       $ 62,664,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 21,317,692       $       $ 2,209       $ 21,319,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2016 and 2015:

 

     2016      2015  
     Ordinary
Income
     Ordinary
Income
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 2,182,044       $ 1,697,893   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      23,938,985         18,202,206   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      138,899         180,742   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      145,600         404,987   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      1,647,876         1,010,155   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      425,755         386,382   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      409,368         1,325,669   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      1,090,750         710,318   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      736,635         759,003   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio      1,168,868         2,084,013   
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio      1,133,932         752,115   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      314,529         822,121   

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
Carryforwards
    Post-October
Capital
Losses
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio   $ 571,159      $ (31,815   $ 35,147,537      $      $ (246,244,318   $ (9,146,767   $ 663,456,072      $ 443,751,868   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio     3,528,051        (42,058     41,309,363               (199,857,395     (33,105,856     1,163,466,717        975,298,822   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio     30,074        (14,063     (631,269            (9,593,005     (655,913     23,939,483        13,075,307   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio     30,387        (15,390     (3,154,296            (32,769,693     (851     62,629,078        26,719,235   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio     339,783        (17,232     (5,633,883     2        (37,378,801     (1,448,765     103,806,511        59,667,615   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio     63,001        (14,523     (2,039,522            (10,594,563     (410,690     36,353,631        23,357,334   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio     39,135        (22,268     (7,207,789            (161,867,752            236,073,668        67,014,994   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio     209,723        (15,995     (1,498,231            (37,852,086            89,520,185        50,363,596   

 

 

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    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation—
Other Investments
    Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Post-October
Capital
Losses
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio   $ 96,456      $ (15,093   $ (213,778   $      $ (10,797,188   $ (161,384   $ 44,895,674      $ 33,804,687   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio     313,790        (11,376     (1,486,902            (2,340,839     (5,492     154,945,581        151,414,762   
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio     183,047        (9,656     1,022,990               (880,216            67,712,364        68,028,529   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio     139,449        (17,259     1,482,349               (69,673,446     (779,969     89,873,161        21,024,285   

 

* 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 carryforwards are calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforwards 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 eight 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 carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following table presents available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for each Fund as of April 30, 2016:

 

                          Post-effective/no
expiration
               
     2017      2018      2019      Short-Term      Long-Term      Total*      Expired  
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 68,715,641       $ 131,638,879       $ 15,986,258       $ 29,903,540       $       $ 246,244,318       $ 14,024,455   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      22,558,581         56,819,182         17,964,198         89,975,320         12,540,114         199,857,395         2,783,761   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      2,738,120         2,009,294         2,491,519         1,616,951         737,121         9,593,005         1,028,299   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      9,888,431         10,392,627         4,547,805         5,052,782         2,888,048         32,769,693         6,666,558   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      16,547,947         9,588,502         5,376,983         1,312,125         4,553,244         37,378,801         8,615,687   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      3,815,763         3,611,366         741,893         1,442,431         983,110         10,594,563         628,828   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      54,769,394         82,364,246         12,021,724         7,498,360         5,214,028         161,867,752         5,112,579   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      12,697,113         18,996,863         2,751,107         2,459,036         947,967         37,852,086         5,347,255   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      2,328,337         5,621,834         1,626,267         951,778         268,972         10,797,188         87,112   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio                              921,324         1,419,515         2,340,839           
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio                              377,191         503,025         880,216           
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      28,782,755         12,380,833         7,234,973         19,513,243         1,761,642         69,673,446         14,330,930   

 

* Capital loss carryforwards 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, 2016, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, if any) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 364,472,933       $ 365,163,753   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      971,870,026         970,618,740   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      19,514,821         19,537,154   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      43,472,408         43,959,857   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      88,643,294         88,783,805   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      38,755,897         38,451,221   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      114,805,832         114,495,355   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      59,939,841         59,119,489   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      37,073,231         38,831,112   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio      146,143,987         146,250,590   
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio      34,124,852         34,556,807   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      33,782,149         33,684,831   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 266,306,487       $ 157,411,218   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      395,775,578         460,247,244   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      12,809,631         14,549,031   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      35,046,325         37,796,078   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      68,258,182         74,254,530   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      24,744,111         34,216,678   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      91,131,976         104,002,481   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      43,123,972         44,728,569   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      30,588,440         36,378,439   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio      179,149,401         171,608,139   
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio      57,037,494         31,115,321   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio              6,880,111   

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

At April 30, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Cost  
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ 41,767,532       $ (6,619,995    $ 35,147,537       $ 408,566,432   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      60,377,854         (19,068,491      41,309,363         934,095,309   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      1,111,205         (1,742,474      (631,269      13,725,384   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      2,135,366         (5,289,662      (3,154,296      31,982,609   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      4,903,149         (10,537,032      (5,633,883      68,298,819   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      1,353,040         (3,392,562      (2,039,522      25,521,686   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      5,293,916         (12,501,705      (7,207,789      74,487,841   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      3,303,857         (4,802,088      (1,498,231      54,268,918   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      2,267,568         (2,481,346      (213,778      34,033,570   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio      10,336,775         (11,823,677      (1,486,902      152,897,999   
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio      2,342,512         (1,319,522      1,022,990         67,002,053   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      2,277,045         (794,696      1,482,349         19,837,552   

 

 

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Note 8. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions and expired capital loss carryforwards on April 30, 2016, 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, 2016, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio    $ (105,819    $ (9,054,835    $ 9,160,654   
Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      101,687         (50,264,549      50,162,862   
Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      (904      (2,021,479      2,022,383   
Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio              (975,891      975,891   
Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      67,597         (6,421,900      6,354,303   
Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      112         (5,766,205      5,766,093   
Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio              (14,376,116      14,376,116   
Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      (19      (5,805,154      5,805,173   
Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio              (7,749,637      7,749,637   
Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio              (32,597,245      32,597,245   
Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio              (3,896,224      3,896,224   
Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      12,475         13,748,309         (13,760,784

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 an Officer of the Trust. The Trustee who is an “interested person” 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 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 principally 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 the Trust’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.

On February 18, 2016, mutual funds affiliated with the Funds’ Adviser purchased in the secondary market 1,019,916 Shares of Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio valued at $30,960,774 and 1,097,263 Shares of Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio valued at $29,526,689.

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 Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure 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, 2016, 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, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases have not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 23, 2016

 

 

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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, 2016.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap 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 invest in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Portfolios bear indirectly is 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 the Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    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      $ 993.45        0.57   $ 2.83   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.03        0.57        2.87   
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,018.78        0.57        2.86   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.03        0.57        2.87   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWS)        

Actual

    1,000.00        988.12        0.25        1.24   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,023.62        0.25        1.26   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXSG)        

Actual

    1,000.00        950.55        0.39        1.89   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        0.39        1.96   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio (PXSV)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,002.06        0.39 %     $ 1.94   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWM)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,038.50        0.25        1.27   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,023.62        0.25        1.26   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio (PXMG)        

Actual

    1,000.00        952.70        0.39        1.89   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio (PXMV)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,057.66        0.39        2.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio (EQWL)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,010.16        0.25        1.25   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,023.62        0.25        1.26   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio (PXLG)        

Actual

    1,000.00        965.28        0.39        1.91   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio (PXLV)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,020.30        0.39        1.96   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.92        0.39        1.96   
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio (PZI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,012.16        0.70        3.50   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.38        0.70        3.52   

 

(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, 2016. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 182/366. 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, 2016:

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
    Dividends-Received
Deduction*
 
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio      100     100
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio      100     100
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      100     100
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio      100     97
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio      81     78
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio      100     100
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      100     95
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      86     82
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio      100     100
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio      100     100
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio      100     100
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio      100     100

 

* 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 Trustees 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 a Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2016.

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth 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

  Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Trustee   Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and 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).    124    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 (2010-2016); 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.    124    None

Marc M. Kole—1960

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

  Chairman of the Audit Committee and Trustee   Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008; and Trustee since 2006    Senior Director of Finance, By The Hand Club for Kids (2015-Present); formerly: Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004); Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (1996-2000).    124    None

Yung Bong Lim—1964

c/o Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

  Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee and Trustee   Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee since 2014; Trustee since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth 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

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).    124    None

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).    124    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 and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-2015); 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).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

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

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth of Non-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
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustees 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. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Finance PLC, 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., IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd.; Manager, Horizon Flight Works LLC; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., 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.    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the Fund Complex consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth of Executive Officers
   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

  

President and Principal

Executive Officer

   Since 2015    President and Principal Executive Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2015-Present); Chief Executive Officer (2016-Present) and Managing Director (2013-Present), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-2015) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-2015); 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, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2011-Present); Principal Financial and Accounting Officer—Investment Pools, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); 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).

Peter Hubbard—1981

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Vice President of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-2010); 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).

Christopher Joe—1969

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); Chief Compliance Officer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010–2013), U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (2006-2014) and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2014-2015).

 

* This is the period for which the Officers 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 Year of
Birth of Executive Officers
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Sheri Morris—1964

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   Vice President    Since 2012    President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, The Invesco Funds (2016-Present); 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds (2008-2016); 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 (2011-2013); 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.

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Legal (2010-Present) and Secretary (2015-Present), 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).

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Services, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2013-Present).

David Warren—1957

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street,

Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    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 (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, 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.); Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (2014-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Feeder GP Ltd. (2015-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present); Director, Invesco Financial Services Ltd. / Services Financiers Invesco Ltée and Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltée (2014-Present); Director, Invesco IP Holdings (Canada) Ltd. (2016-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate GP Ltd. (2015-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-2015); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2011).

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 period for which the Officers 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 14, 2016, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares CleantechTM 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 Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and/or oversight of execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds and their underlying indexes for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2015, 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 certain Funds and their underlying indexes. In reviewing the tracking error reports, 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 applicable period the correlation and tracking error for

 

 

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each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement and 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 (non-ETF) 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 AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio;

 

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

 

    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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth, Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio; and

 

    0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (The net advisory fees, after giving effect to the Expense Caps below, were 0.01%, -0.05% and -0.39% and, respectively, for PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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, 2017, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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® Quality Portfolio;

 

 

 

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    0.25%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses for PowerShares Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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 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; 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 the advisory fees for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median advisory fees of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the advisory fees for all of the Funds were lower than the median advisory fees of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
 
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio            X   

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
 
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio         N/A         X   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio            X   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      X            X   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      X            X   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      X            X   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio         N/A         X   
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio      X         N/A         X   
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio            X   
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio            X   
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio            X   

 

* The information provided by the Adviser indicated that certain Funds did not have open-end index fund peers. Those Funds have been designated with an “N/A” for not available.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the nature of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the net expense ratios for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median net expense ratios of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the net expense ratios for all of the Funds were lower than the median net expense ratios of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
 
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio            X   

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
 
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio         N/A         X   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      X            X   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio         N/A         X   
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio      X         N/A         X   
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio         X         X   
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio      X         X         X   
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio            X   

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
 
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio            X   
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio            X   
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio            X   

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 overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser 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 Cap agreed to by the Adviser. 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.

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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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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, 2016

2016 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PPA    PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio
PZD    PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio
PDP    PowerShares DWA Momentum 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® Quality Portfolio

(formerly, 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)

     26   

PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)

     27   

PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)

     29   

PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)

     31   

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)

     33   

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)

     35   

PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

(formerly PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio)

     40   

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)

     42   

PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)

     43   

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)

     44   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      46   
Statements of Operations      48   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      50   
Financial Highlights      54   
Notes to Financial Statements      60   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      74   
Fees and Expenses      75   
Tax Information      77   
Trustees and Officers      78   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      83   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

US Equity

Although the health of individual economic sectors varied dramatically, the US economy overall continued its slow but steady growth during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. This modest growth led to recurring debate over whether the US economy could withstand global recessionary forces. Many energy, industrial and materials companies experienced cyclical downturns resembling a mild recession even as many consumer-related companies benefited from continued low interest rates, increased availability of credit and a better employment picture. Another significant downturn in oil prices reduced capital investment but also reduced consumers’ energy and gasoline costs.

In the first half of the reporting period, US equity market performance was greatly affected by expectations of when, and whether, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might raise interest rates—and the impact the Fed’s action might have. Markets moved lower in the summer of 2015 as a significant downturn in China’s financial markets and weak global economic growth led to increased concern about the sustainability of US economic growth. In the fall, markets rallied and the Fed saw enough economic stabilization to finally raise interest rates.

US stocks began 2016 on a negative note. Together with a sharp decline in oil prices, this suggested a global recession might be imminent and caused investors to become decidedly risk averse; this helped short-term and income-oriented investments, but hurt longer-term and growth-oriented investments. As companies reported earnings and fundamentals that were better than had been feared, stocks rallied sharply in late February and March. Additionally, oil prices strengthened modestly on the back of a weaker US dollar and as Saudi Arabia and Russia considered a freeze on their oil output. Overall, US equity markets were mixed, with the S&P 500 Index, considered representative of the performance of the US stock market, finishing the reporting period modestly higher.

Global Equity

The global economy continued to expand, albeit slowly, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. However, that growth became increasingly uneven across developed and emerging economies. Central bank policies also began to diverge as the Fed followed through on its commitment to normalize monetary policy by raising interest rates—even as the European Central Bank extended its asset purchase program and the Bank of Japan introduced additional quantitative easing.

Global equity markets faced significant headwinds during the fiscal year, although developed markets were generally able to better withstand these headwinds than more fragile emerging markets. As the reporting period began, diverging monetary policy caused the US dollar to strengthen against many other currencies. During

the summer of 2015, China’s surprise devaluation of the renminbi and a significant downturn in its financial markets triggered a massive sell-off in global equity markets, particularly in already-vulnerable emerging markets. In the fall, markets around the world began to regain their footing. However, 2016 began on a sharply negative note, with equity markets falling as the price of oil declined. In February 2016, markets reversed course, bouncing back sharply as economic data and earnings were better than had been feared. In Japan and Europe, central banks signaled their ongoing commitment to very loose monetary policy, but in the US, the Fed indicated that it may delay additional interest rate increases. As a result, the US dollar fell sharply against the euro and Japanese yen; this benefited oil and stock prices generally. For the reporting period as a whole, US equity markets were mixed, while developed international equity markets were down modestly. Although emerging markets rallied strongly toward the end of the reporting period, many—particularly China, Brazil and Russia—were down significantly for the fiscal year.

 

 

 

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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 SPADE® 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 guidelines and mandated procedures in selecting constituents for inclusion in the Index, the Index Provider seeks to measure the performance of securities in the defense, military, homeland security and space marketplace. The Index includes securities of companies that are principally engaged in 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 valuation, a minimum $5 daily sale price and a minimum 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 3.46%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 3.43%. During the same time period, the Index returned 4.10%. 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 Aerospace & Defense Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 7.71%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 30 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 industry.

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.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the IT services industry and most underweight in the aerospace & defense industry during the fiscal year ended

April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the diversified telecommunication services and software industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the aerospace & defense industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the IT services and communications equipment industries, respectively. The software industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the diversified telecommunication services (no longer held at fiscal year-end) and electronic equipment, instruments & components industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Lockheed Martin Corp., an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 6.65%), and Northrop Grumman Corp., an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 4.80%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included FireEye, Inc., a software company (portfolio average weight of 1.75%), and Esterline Technologies Corp., an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 0.91%).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Aerospace & Defense      77.7   
IT Services      6.8   
Communications Equipment      5.4   
Containers & Packaging      3.9   
Machinery      2.7   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      2.0   
Software      1.1   
Trading Companies & Distributors      0.4   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
United Technologies Corp.      6.9   
Lockheed Martin Corp.      6.8   
Honeywell International, Inc.      6.6   
Boeing Co. (The)      6.6   
General Dynamics Corp.      6.6   
Raytheon Co.      5.8   
Northrop Grumman Corp.      5.7   
TransDigm Group, Inc.      4.0   
Textron, Inc.      4.0   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      3.9   
Total      56.9   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
SPADE® Defense Index     4.10     18.39     65.93     14.41     96.03     9.54     148.76       10.70     191.21
S&P Composite 1500 Aerospace & Defense Index     7.71        18.88        68.00        15.00        101.14        10.47        170.77          12.21        235.70   
Fund                    
NAV Return     3.43        17.63        62.77        13.66        89.66        8.84        133.18          9.99        172.02   
Market Price Return     3.46        17.65        62.86        13.65        89.62        8.83        133.13          9.99        172.14   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.66%. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Cleantech IndexTM (PO) (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in stocks of clean technology (or “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 guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index Provider identifies the securities for inclusion in the Index. The Index Provider 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 sales or operating profits 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, sector 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (0.05)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 0.12%. During the same time period, the Index returned (0.75)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index. The Fund outperformed the return of its Index, despite incurring fees and operating expenses, primarily due to the Index being calculated on a price return basis, which does not reflect any dividend income received from constituent securities, while the Fund’s NAV basis return reflects this income. In addition, the Fund’s return was benefitted by revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the professional services industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the machinery and life sciences tools & services industries, respectively. The auto components industry detracted

most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the independent power and renewable electricity producers and communications equipment industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Vestas Wind Systems A/S, an electrical equipment company (portfolio average weight of 3.17%), and SMA Solar Technology AG, a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company (portfolio average weight of 1.02%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included BorgWarner Inc., an auto components company (portfolio average weight of 2.69%), and Sensata Technologies Holding NV, an electrical equipment company (portfolio average weight of 2.73%).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Electrical Equipment      19.2   
Machinery      11.5   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      9.8   
Software      8.1   
Professional Services      7.9   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      7.5   
Chemicals      6.6   
Industrial Conglomerates      6.6   
Auto Components      6.0   
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers      3.2   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      2.8   
Aerospace & Defense      2.7   
Building Products      2.6   
Commercial Services & Supplies      2.0   
Communications Equipment      1.4   
Construction & Engineering      0.9   
Real Estate Investment Trusts      0.9   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.3   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
ABB Ltd.      3.2   
Novozymes A/S, Class B      3.2   
Johnson Controls, Inc.      3.1   
SGS SA      3.1   
Intertek Group PLC      3.1   
Schneider Electric SE      3.1   
Autodesk, Inc.      3.0   
ANSYS, Inc.      3.0   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S      3.0   
Xylem, Inc.      3.0   
Total      30.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
The Cleantech IndexTM (PO)     (0.75 )%      6.19     19.75     0.27     1.37       2.15     22.49
Fund                
NAV Return     0.12        6.99        22.46        1.12        5.71          2.72        29.13   
Market Price Return     (0.05     7.00        22.50        1.05        5.36          2.68        28.63   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.72%, and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.67%. 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 their respective 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.

 

  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)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares DWA 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® Technical Leaders Index (PO) (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 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 U.S. exchanges that demonstrate powerful relative strength characteristics. The Index Provider evaluates companies quarterly and ranks a universe of eligible securities using a proprietary relative strength methodology. Eligible securities must be one of the 1,000 largest constituents of the NASDAQ by market capitalization and have a minimum three-month average daily dollar trading volume of $1 million. 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. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (4.29)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (4.29)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (4.54)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index. The Fund outperformed the return of its Index, despite incurring fees and operating expenses, primarily due to the Index being calculated on a price return basis, which does not reflect any dividend income received from constituent securities, while the Fund’s NAV basis return reflects this income.

During this same time period, the Russell 3000® Growth Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 0.32%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,810 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-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. growth 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.

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

technology sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. Therefore, a majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the health care and consumer discretionary sectors as well as being underweight in the energy and telecommunication services sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer staples sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrials and energy sectors, respectively. The health care sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 2.82%), and Henry Schein, Inc., a health care company (portfolio average weight of 2.34%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, a health care company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a health care company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Consumer Discretionary      20.4   
Financials      17.8   
Industrials      16.4   
Information Technology      12.8   
Consumer Staples      11.2   
Health Care      9.5   
Materials      7.9   
Utilities      3.4   
Energy      0.6   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      3.0   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      2.8   
Henry Schein, Inc.      2.6   
Ball Corp.      2.6   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A      2.5   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      2.5   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      2.3   
Medivation, Inc.      2.2   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.      2.2   
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      2.2   
Total      24.9   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dorsey Wright® Technical Leaders Index (PO)     (4.54 )%      8.50     27.73     8.92     53.31       6.09     71.93
Russell 3000® Growth Index     0.32        12.16        41.10        11.09        69.18          8.13        104.70   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (4.29     8.74        28.59        9.25        55.62          6.27        74.55   
Market Price Return     (4.29     8.74        28.60        9.23        55.47          6.24        74.14   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.

 

  Price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Index.
 

 

 

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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 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, at least five unrelated 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 to qualify for 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (8.47)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (8.09)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (8.24)%. The Fund, on a NAV basis, outperformed compared to the Index due primarily to the Fund’s inability to hold two securities in the same weightings as represented in the Index. The Fund was restricted from owning one of the securities while being restricted in fully replicating the Index weighting of the other due to the investment activities of one or more of the Adviser’s affiliates, including other subsidiaries of the Adviser’s parent company, Invesco Ltd.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the capital markets industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the machinery and health care providers & services industries, respectively. The industrial conglomerates industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the internet software & services and diversified financial services industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Partners Group Holding AG, a capital markets company (portfolio average weight of 5.04%), and Brait SE, a capital markets company (portfolio average weight of 3.39%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Fosun International Ltd., an industrial conglomerates company (portfolio average weight of 4.09%), and Leucadia National Corp., a diversified financial services company (portfolio average weight of 3.96%).

 

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Capital Markets      54.6   
Diversified Financial Services      22.4   
Internet Software & Services      4.1   
Industrial Conglomerates      3.7   
Machinery      2.2   
Health Care Providers & Services      1.2   
Food Products      1.0   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      10.8   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Partners Group Holding AG      5.1   
Onex Corp.      5.1   
3i Group PLC      5.0   
Eurazeo SA      4.3   
Brait SE      4.0   
Fosun International Ltd.      3.8   
Ares Capital Corp.      3.1   
Leucadia National Corp.      3.0   
Wendel SA      3.0   
IAC/InterActiveCorp.      2.4   
Total      38.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index     (8.24 )%      5.35     16.93     4.87     26.86       (0.86 )%      (7.88 )% 
Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index     (8.24     5.35        16.93        4.87        26.86          N/A        N/A   
Fund                
NAV Return     (8.09     4.48        14.06        3.90        21.07          (3.21     (26.68
Market Price Return     (8.47     4.14        12.93        3.64        19.56          (3.28     (27.18

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 2.11%, including acquired fund fees and expenses of 1.45%, and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 2.09%. 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.

Blended-Index and Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index and 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 and Blended-Index returns are based on the inception date of the Fund.

 

  The data included as the Blended-Index is comprised of the Red Rocks Capital Listed Private Equity Index from October 24, 2006, the Fund’s inception, until September 30, 2009, followed by the performance of the Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index from September 30, 2009 through April 30, 2016.
 

 

 

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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 equity 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. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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. The Index may include common stocks, ordinary shares, American depositary receipts (“ADRs”), shares of beneficial interest, or limited partnership interests and 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (8.97)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (9.04)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (8.62)%. 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, which were offset by revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program.

During this same time period, the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (31.88)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 60 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 both represent exposure to Chinese companies.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the information technology sector and most underweight in the energy sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. 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 information technology sector.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, there were no contributing sectors. The consumer discretionary sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and telecommunication services sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 8.31%), and New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 3.6%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 6.26%), and JD.com, Inc. Class A ADR, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 6.93%).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Information Technology      42.6   
Consumer Discretionary      37.4   
Telecommunication Services      7.0   
Health Care      5.1   
Energy      2.9   
Financials      2.6   
Industrials      2.0   
Utilities      0.3   
Materials      0.1   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Baidu, Inc., Class A ADR      8.2   
Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR      7.8   
NetEase, Inc. ADR      7.7   
JD.Com, Inc., Class A ADR      7.3   
China Mobile Ltd. ADR      6.3   
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR      4.6   
Vipshop Holdings Ltd., Class A ADR      4.5   
China Biologic Products, Inc.      3.6   
58.com, Inc., Class A ADR      3.4   
SINA Corp.      3.4   
Total      56.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index     (8.62 )%      17.00     60.17     2.62     13.81     7.75     110.86       8.39     150.31
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index     (31.88     0.48        1.45        (2.05     (9.84     5.59        72.27          8.48        152.84   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (9.04     16.70        58.92        2.42        12.69        7.29        102.08          7.89        137.47   
Market Price Return     (8.97     16.79        59.30        2.48        13.05        7.26        101.61          7.86        136.68   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 BuyWriteSM 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 long 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 0.67%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 0.90%. During the same time period, the Index returned 1.71%. 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 1.21%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 510 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 that does not contain a covered call component. 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 majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to fees and operating expenses incurred during the period, offset by the benefit received from selling covered call options.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer staples sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed

by the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and health care sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Facebook, Inc. Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 1.23%), and Amazon.com, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 1.19%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Apple, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 3.64%), and Kinder Morgan, Inc. Class P, an energy company (portfolio average weight of 0.27%).

 

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Information Technology      19.8   
Financials      16.2   
Health Care      14.7   
Consumer Discretionary      13.1   
Consumer Staples      10.3   
Industrials      10.2   
Energy      7.3   
Utilities      3.4   
Materials      3.0   
Telecommunication Services      2.7   
Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.7)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Apple, Inc.      2.9   
Microsoft Corp.      2.2   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      2.1   
Johnson & Johnson      1.7   
General Electric Co.      1.6   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B      1.5   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      1.5   
Amazon.com, Inc.      1.4   
AT&T, Inc.      1.4   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      1.3   
Total      17.6   
 

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWriteSM Index     1.71     5.66     17.96     6.14     34.69       3.50     33.31
S&P 500® Index     1.21        11.26        37.71        11.02        68.63          6.52        69.62   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     0.90        4.85        15.27        5.30        29.47          2.65        24.47   
Market Price Return     0.67        4.77        14.99        5.25        29.18          2.63        24.20   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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SPHQ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

 

Effective after the close of markets on March 18, 2016, the Fund’s name changed from PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio to PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio (the “Fund”) and the underlying index changed from the S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index (the “Previous Index”) to S&P 500® Quality Index (the “Index”). At that time, the Fund also changed its investment objective and principal investment strategy.

As an index fund, 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 Index and, through March 18, 2016, of the Previous Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index and, through March 18, 2016, comprised the Previous Index.

In selecting constituent securities for the Index, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the “Index Provider”) first calculates the quality score of each security in the S&P 500® Index based on a composite of the following three factors for each stock: (i) return on equity, calculated as the company’s trailing 12-month earnings per share divided by the company’s latest book value per share; (ii) accruals ratio, computed using the change of the company’s net operating assets over the last year divided by the company’s average net operating assets over the last two years; and (iii) financial leverage ratio, calculated as the company’s latest total debt divided by the company’s book value. The Index Provider then selects the 100 stocks with the highest quality score—that is, stocks of companies that seek to generate higher revenue and cash flow than their counterparts through prudent use of assets and finances, for inclusion in the Index. The Index employs a modified market capitalization-weighted methodology, as the Index Provider weights component securities by multiplying their float-adjusted market capitalization and their quality score. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 8.43%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 8.39%. During the same time period, the Blended S&P 500® Quality Index (a composite of the returns of the Previous Index through March 18, 2016, and of the Index for the remainder of the fiscal year, referred to herein as the “Blended-Index”) returned 8.70%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Blended-Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Blended 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 1.21%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 505 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 upon quality scores as computed by the Index Provider, while the Benchmark Index does not.

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, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within and the Fund’s allocation to the consumer staples, health care, and energy sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer staples sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the utilities and health care sectors, respectively. There were no detracting sectors.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Hormel Foods Corp., a consumer staples company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Airgas, Inc., a materials company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Gap, Inc. (The), a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 1.09%), and Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A, a consumer discretionary company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Consumer Discretionary      20.4   
Industrials      19.8   
Health Care      19.3   
Information Technology      17.1   
Consumer Staples      16.4   
Materials      3.9   
Financials      2.6   
Energy      0.5   
Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Johnson & Johnson      5.4   
Home Depot, Inc. (The)      4.4   
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      4.4   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      4.3   
International Business Machines Corp.      4.0   
MasterCard, Inc., Class A      3.2   
Visa, Inc., Class A      3.2   
PepsiCo, Inc.      3.0   
Boeing Co. (The)      2.9   
3M Co.      2.9   
Total      37.7   
 

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-S&P 500® Quality Index     8.70     13.82     47.44     13.60     89.20     5.03     63.28       5.80     79.81
S&P 500® Quality Index     1.34        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index     7.79        13.50        46.20        13.41        87.61        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
S&P 500® Index     1.21        11.26        37.71        11.02        68.63        6.91        95.01          7.08        103.69   
Fund                    
NAV Return     8.39        13.48        46.15        13.21        85.93        4.87        60.95          5.66        77.24   
Market Price Return     8.43        13.48        46.14        13.21        85.92        4.86        60.76          5.61        76.43   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.38%, and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.29%. 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.

Blended-Index, Index, Previous Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index, Index, Previous Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index, Index, Previous 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.

 

  The Blended-S&P 500® Quality Index is comprised of the performance of the Value Line Timeliness Select Index, the Fund’s underlying index from Fund inception through the conversion date, June 29, 2010, followed by the performance of the S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index, the Fund’s underlying index for the period June 29, 2010 through March 18, 2016, followed by the performance of the Index for the period March 18, 2016 through April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

 

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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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (8.06)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (8.09)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (7.45)%. 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.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the machinery industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the water utilities and electronic equipment instruments & components industries, respectively. The independent power and renewable electricity producers industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment and building products industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Pall Corp., a machinery company (no longer held at

fiscal year-end), and American Water Works Co., Inc., a water utilities company (portfolio average weight of 4.75%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included TerraForm Power, Inc. Class A, an independent power and renewable electricity producers company (portfolio average weight of 3.18%), and SunEdison, Inc., a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Machinery      29.2   
Water Utilities      17.3   
Chemicals      9.4   
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers      8.3   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      7.7   
Industrial Conglomerates      7.4   
Construction & Engineering      6.3   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      4.5   
Trading Companies & Distributors      4.4   
Building Products      2.9   
Commercial Services & Supplies      2.5   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Pentair PLC      8.6   
American Water Works Co., Inc.      7.9   
Ecolab, Inc.      7.9   
Waters Corp.      7.7   
Roper Technologies, Inc.      7.4   
Valmont Industries, Inc.      4.4   
Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      4.4   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.      4.4   
Xylem, Inc.      4.0   
TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A      3.9   
Total      60.6   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM     (7.45 )%      2.64     8.14     4.04     21.90     4.21     51.06       5.84     80.53

NASDAQ OMX-US Water

IndexSM

    (7.45     2.64        8.14        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A          N/A        N/A   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (8.09     2.01        6.16        3.28        17.49        3.00        34.41          4.65        60.45   
Market Price Return     (8.06     2.01        6.16        3.28        17.50        2.96        33.91          4.54        58.63   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.61%. 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.

Blended-Index and Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-Index and 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.

 

  The data known as the Blended-Index is comprised of the performance of the Palisades Water Index, from Fund inception through the conversion date, March 1, 2012, followed by the performance of the NASDAQ OMX US Water IndexSM starting at the conversion date and through April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

 

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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 significantly contribute 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. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (27.19)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (27.19)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (28.59)%. 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 the revenue that the Fund generated through its securities lending program, offset by the fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the NASDAQ Composite Index (PO) (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (3.36)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,590 securities.

The Benchmark Index performance is price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Benchmark Index. 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.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment industry and most underweight in the biotechnology industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to allocation to the independent power and renewable electricity producers industry and the Fund’s allocation to the electrical equipment industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the electronic equipment instruments & components industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the electric utilities and aerospace & defense industries, respectively. The independent power and renewable electricity producers industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment and electrical equipment industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included PowerSecure International, Inc., an electrical equipment company (portfolio average weight of 2.52%), and Universal Display Corp., an electronic equipment, instruments & components company (portfolio average weight of 2.85%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SunEdison, Inc., a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company (portfolio average weight of 1.71%), and Sky Solar Holdings Ltd. ADR, an independent power and renewable electricity producers company (portfolio average weight of 2.24%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) (continued)

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      27.0   
Electrical Equipment      19.4   
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers      14.0   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      6.6   
Construction & Engineering      5.6   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      5.2   
Automobiles      3.8   
Software      3.5   
Internet Software & Services      3.5   
Aerospace & Defense      3.3   
Electric Utilities      2.9   
Chemicals      2.7   
Auto Components      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, 2016
 
Security   
SolarCity Corp.      4.7   
Tesla Motors, Inc.      3.7   
Sunrun, Inc.      3.6   
TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A      3.5   
OPOWER, Inc.      3.5   
Ormat Technologies, Inc.      3.5   
Hexcel Corp.      3.3   
Ballard Power Systems, Inc.      3.3   
Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      3.3   
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. ADR      3.2   
Total      35.6   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
WilderHill Clean Energy Index     (28.59 )%      (4.30 )%      (12.36 )%      (16.06 )%      (58.32 )%      (15.42 )%      (81.26 )%        (11.06 )%      (72.95 )% 
NASDAQ Composite Index (PO)     (3.36     12.78        43.46        10.69        66.18        7.47        105.61          7.83        132.00   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (27.19 )     (2.68     (7.82     (14.73     (54.93     (14.49     (79.10       (10.24     (70.04
Market Price Return     (27.19     (2.68     (7.82     (14.70     (54.85     (14.50     (79.11       (10.23     (70.02

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.72% and the net 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.

 

  Price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Benchmark Index.

 

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

 

 

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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 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (20.32)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (20.29)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (20.15)%. 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, partially offset by revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program.

During this same time period, the NASDAQ Composite Index (PO) (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (3.36)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,590 securities. The Benchmark Index performance is price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Benchmark Index. 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. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the oil, gas and consumable fuels sub-industry as well as being underweight the software & services and retailing industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the real estate investment trusts (“REIT”) industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrial conglomerates and energy equipment & services industries, respectively. The oil gas & consumable fuels industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the chemicals and construction & engineering industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included NRG Yield, Inc., Class C, an independent power and renewable electricity producers company (portfolio average weight of 1.49%), and Acuity Brands, Inc., an electrical equipment company (portfolio average weight of 2.52%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Abengoa SA Sponsored ADR Class B, an independent power and renewable electricity producers company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and LSB Industries, Inc., a chemicals company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW) (continued)

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      23.7   
Electrical Equipment      15.1   
Machinery      12.7   
Building Products      6.8   
Auto Components      5.8   
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers      5.5   
Construction & Engineering      4.9   
Energy Equipment & Services      3.2   
Automobiles      2.9   
Food & Staples Retailing      2.8   
Chemicals      2.6   
Real Estate Investment Trusts      2.5   
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components      2.5   
Industrial Conglomerates      2.3   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      2.3   
Commercial Services & Supplies      2.2   
Electric Utilities      2.2   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Southwestern Energy Co.      4.5   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.      4.1   
Range Resources Corp.      3.5   
General Cable Corp.      3.2   
McDermott International, Inc.      3.2   
Green Plains, Inc.      3.1   
Cosan Ltd., Class A      3.0   
Sasol Ltd. ADR      3.0   
Tata Motors Ltd. ADR      3.0   
NRG Yield, Inc., Class C      2.9   
Total      33.5   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index               Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
WilderHill Progressive Energy Index     (20.15 )%      (5.07 )%      (14.44 )%      (4.40 )%      (20.13 )%        0.43     4.15
NASDAQ Composite Index (PO)     (3.36     12.78        43.46        10.69        66.18          7.76        103.66   
Fund                
NAV Return     (20.29     (5.37     (15.27     (4.97     (22.52       (0.27     (2.54
Market Price Return     (20.32     (5.37     (15.27     (5.00     (22.61       (0.27     (2.54

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.86%, and the net 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.

 

Price only, and does not reflect dividends paid by the holdings in the Benchmark Index.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Aerospace & Defense—77.7%   
  39,660       AAR Corp.    $ 953,426   
  73,562       Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,332,944   
  26,658       Aerovironment, Inc.(b)      769,883   
  8,184       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      234,472   
  146,604       Boeing Co. (The)      19,762,219   
  119,066       BWX Technologies, Inc.      3,975,614   
  30,785       Cubic Corp.      1,279,733   
  50,923       Curtiss-Wright Corp.      3,899,683   
  73,451       DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)      1,627,674   
  41,949       Engility Holdings, Inc.(b)      825,137   
  33,818       Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)      2,321,944   
  139,973       General Dynamics Corp.      19,669,006   
  76,351       HEICO Corp.      4,681,080   
  106,008       Hexcel Corp.      4,798,982   
  173,584       Honeywell International, Inc.      19,835,444   
  53,934       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      7,808,025   
  45,487       KEYW Holding Corp. (The)(b)      313,406   
  68,006       Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(b)      361,112   
  88,480       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      11,637,774   
  88,031       Lockheed Martin Corp.      20,456,644   
  39,754       Mercury Systems, Inc.(b)      835,629   
  41,920       Moog, Inc., Class A(b)      2,048,211   
  82,590       Northrop Grumman Corp.      17,035,013   
  67,145       Orbital ATK, Inc.      5,841,615   
  136,475       Raytheon Co.      17,243,616   
  125,782       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      11,092,715   
  11,290       Sparton Corp.(b)      242,283   
  61,284       TASER International, Inc.(b)      1,119,046   
  39,341       Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)      3,656,746   
  307,078       Textron, Inc.      11,877,777   
  52,186       TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)      11,891,624   
  56,302       Triumph Group, Inc.      2,037,006   
  196,527       United Technologies Corp.      20,511,523   
  12,147       Vectrus, Inc.(b)      261,889   
     

 

 

 
        232,238,895   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—5.4%   
  18,447       Comtech Telecommunications Corp.      446,417   
  142,275       Harris Corp.      11,383,423   
  55,780       ViaSat, Inc.(b)      4,278,326   
     

 

 

 
        16,108,166   
     

 

 

 
   Containers & Packaging—3.9%   
  161,031       Ball Corp.      11,494,393   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components—2.0%
  
  157,005       FLIR Systems, Inc.      4,743,121   
  22,587       OSI Systems, Inc.(b)      1,149,452   
     

 

 

 
        5,892,573   
     

 

 

 
   IT Services—6.8%   
  169,821       Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      4,681,965   
  27,681       CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      2,661,528   
  185,163       CSRA, Inc.      4,806,832   
  82,250       Leidos Holdings, Inc.      4,080,423   
  43,014       ManTech International Corp., Class A      1,453,873   
  51,893       Science Applications International Corp.      2,754,999   
     

 

 

 
        20,439,620   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Machinery—2.7%   
  83,446       Oshkosh Corp.    $ 4,076,337   
  70,668       Woodward, Inc.      3,830,912   
     

 

 

 
        7,907,249   
     

 

 

 
   Software—1.1%   
  189,408       FireEye, Inc.(b)      3,286,229   
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors—0.4%   
  30,840       Kaman Corp.      1,298,056   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $279,891,740)
     298,665,181   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  101,580       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $101,580)
     101,580   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $279,993,320)—100.0%
     298,766,761   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(0.0)%
     (31,975
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 298,734,786   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—99.7%   
   Aerospace & Defense—2.7%   
  42,262       Hexcel Corp.    $ 1,913,201   
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components—6.0%   
  56,304       BorgWarner, Inc.      2,022,440   
  54,309       Johnson Controls, Inc.      2,248,392   
     

 

 

 
        4,270,832   
     

 

 

 
   Building Products—2.6%   
  69,967       Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland)      1,843,143   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—6.6%   
  764       Gurit Holding AG (Switzerland)      483,428   
  47,002       Novozymes A/S, Class B (Denmark)      2,253,070   
  39,745       Umicore SA (Belgium)      1,981,341   
     

 

 

 
        4,717,839   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—2.0%   
  61,708       CECO Environmental Corp.      407,273   
  89,707       Tomra Systems ASA (Norway)      1,041,634   
     

 

 

 
        1,448,907   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—1.4%   
  34,409       CalAmp Corp.(b)      515,103   
  169,353       Telit Communications PLC (United Kingdom)      488,108   
     

 

 

 
        1,003,211   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—0.9%   
  31,859       Aegion Corp.(b)      676,367   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—19.2%   
  107,327       ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)      2,270,831   
  23,124       EnerSys      1,349,748   
  98,934       Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (Spain)      1,948,434   
  27,525       PowerSecure International, Inc.(b)      515,268   
  23,051       Saft Groupe SA (France)      716,535   
  33,525       Schneider Electric SE (France)      2,182,533   
  52,993       Sensata Technologies Holding NV(b)      1,996,246   
  56,646       SGL Carbon SE (Germany)(b)(c)      662,744   
  29,645       Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark)      2,121,313   
     

 

 

 
        13,763,652   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components—7.5%
  
  11,061       Badger Meter, Inc.      788,981   
  24,565       Horiba Ltd. (Japan)      961,983   
  22,509       Itron, Inc.(b)      925,570   
  535,212       Opus Group AB (Sweden)      289,540   
  111,294       Pure Technologies Ltd. (Canada)(c)      432,702   
  81,660       Trimble Navigation Ltd.(b)      1,955,757   
     

 

 

 
        5,354,533   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers—3.2%   
  9,017,530       Energy Development Corp. (Philippines)      1,132,781   
  26,043       Ormat Technologies, Inc.      1,130,266   
     

 

 

 
        2,263,047   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates—6.6%   
  38,038       Raven Industries, Inc.      612,031   
  11,494       Roper Technologies, Inc.      2,023,979   
  20,028       Siemens AG (Germany)      2,090,207   
     

 

 

 
        4,726,217   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—2.8%   
  5,463       Eurofins Scientific SE (Luxembourg)    $ 2,027,595   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—11.5%   
  22,462       CLARCOR, Inc.      1,320,092   
  58,319       Donaldson Co., Inc.      1,905,865   
  11,609       Kadant, Inc.      549,686   
  9,330       Lindsay Corp.(c)      713,372   
  29,332       Woodward, Inc.      1,590,087   
  50,609       Xylem, Inc.      2,114,444   
     

 

 

 
        8,193,546   
     

 

 

 
   Professional Services—7.9%   
  46,660       Intertek Group PLC (United Kingdom)      2,226,234   
  23,216       Mistras Group, Inc.(b)      565,774   
  49,913       Ricardo PLC (United Kingdom)      593,715   
  1,019       SGS SA (Switzerland)      2,244,245   
     

 

 

 
        5,629,968   
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate Investment Trusts—0.9%   
  32,226       Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      625,184   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—9.8%   
  27,665       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      894,963   
  44,419       Cree, Inc.(b)      1,088,710   
  859,000       Lextar Electronics Corp. (Taiwan)      415,478   
  120,075       Meyer Burger Technology AG (Switzerland)(b)(c)      551,205   
  19,149       Power Integrations, Inc.      923,939   
  16,302       SMA Solar Technology AG (Germany)(b)(c)      863,556   
  31,878       SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(b)      854,012   
  69,595       SunPower Corp.(b)(c)      1,401,643   
     

 

 

 
        6,993,506   
     

 

 

 
   Software—8.1%   
  23,746       ANSYS, Inc.(b)      2,155,424   
  36,107       Autodesk, Inc.(b)      2,159,921   
  23,819       Fleetmatics Group PLC(b)      863,439   
  44,149       Silver Spring Networks, Inc.(b)      620,293   
     

 

 

 
        5,799,077   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $57,477,869)
     71,249,825   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  5,287       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $5,287)
     5,287   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $57,483,156)—99.7%
     71,255,112   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—4.4%   
  3,145,606       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $3,145,606)
   $ 3,145,606   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $60,628,762)—104.1%
     74,400,718   
   Other assets less liabilities—(4.1)%      (2,934,843
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 71,465,875   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2J.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—20.4%   
  16,621       AutoZone, Inc.(b)    $ 12,718,888   
  89,177       Carter’s, Inc.      9,512,511   
  226,409       CBS Corp., Class B      12,658,527   
  37,470       Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      7,952,633   
  66,046       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      9,669,795   
  211,726       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      16,876,679   
  299,493       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      36,202,714   
  139,259       Foot Locker, Inc.      8,556,073   
  58,932       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      7,890,405   
  151,981       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      39,922,369   
  41,130       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      8,821,974   
  84,252       Polaris Industries, Inc.      8,246,586   
  31,658       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      42,537,588   
  136,983       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      8,225,829   
  341,051       Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(b)      11,271,735   
  182,746       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      7,441,417   
  114,172       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      8,656,521   
  215,342       Tractor Supply Co.      20,384,274   
  94,591       Visteon Corp.      7,536,065   
  74,996       Walt Disney Co. (The)      7,744,087   
     

 

 

 
        292,826,670   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—11.2%   
  412,081       Altria Group, Inc.      25,841,600   
  127,891       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      12,318,461   
  362,243       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      33,579,926   
  81,365       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      12,697,822   
  48,698       Costco Wholesale Corp.      7,213,635   
  79,832       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      7,653,494   
  488,202       Hormel Foods Corp.      18,820,187   
  104,291       JM Smucker Co. (The)      13,242,871   
  130,499       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      18,820,566   
  384,262       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)      10,340,490   
     

 

 

 
        160,529,052   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—0.6%   
  95,080       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      8,232,026   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—17.8%   
  110,549       American Financial Group, Inc.      7,640,041   
  454,414       Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      32,031,643   
  88,162       Chubb Ltd.      10,390,773   
  487,377       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      8,953,116   
  87,057       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      7,563,512   
  567,104       CubeSmart REIT      16,791,950   
  23,999       Equinix, Inc. REIT      7,928,070   
  120,364       Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT      8,243,730   
  158,817       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      13,491,504   
  11,275       Markel Corp.(b)      10,137,465   
  251,534       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      30,878,314   
  74,329       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      7,114,029   
  147,760       Realty Income Corp. REIT      8,747,392   
  142,390       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      15,792,475   
  228,221       RLI Corp.      14,190,782   
  55,533       Signature Bank(b)      7,654,113   
  523,881       W.R. Berkley Corp.      29,337,336   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  249,121       Western Alliance Bancorp(b)    $ 9,112,846   
  12,697       White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      10,538,510   
     

 

 

 
        256,537,601   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—9.5%   
  122,500       ABIOMED, Inc.(b)      11,899,650   
  56,968       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      9,186,660   
  225,405       Henry Schein, Inc.(b)      38,025,823   
  557,330       Medivation, Inc.(b)      32,213,674   
  34,373       Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)      12,303,815   
  58,185       Waters Corp.(b)      7,573,360   
  349,045       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      24,852,004   
     

 

 

 
        136,054,986   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—16.4%   
  123,999       A.O. Smith Corp.      9,575,203   
  298,078       Alaska Air Group, Inc.      20,993,633   
  212,715       Copart, Inc.(b)      9,112,711   
  164,741       Danaher Corp.      15,938,692   
  161,515       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      6,730,330   
  122,857       Deluxe Corp.      7,712,962   
  70,949       Equifax, Inc.      8,531,617   
  54,649       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      7,911,536   
  127,633       IDEX Corp.      10,453,143   
  106,896       Lockheed Martin Corp.      24,840,492   
  76,230       Northrop Grumman Corp.      15,723,200   
  162,806       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)      10,753,336   
  1,022,668       Rollins, Inc.      27,479,089   
  163,218       Roper Technologies, Inc.      28,741,058   
  61,790       Snap-on, Inc.      9,841,911   
  87,740       Toro Co. (The)      7,585,123   
  61,257       TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)      13,958,633   
     

 

 

 
        235,882,669   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—12.8%   
  348,343       Amphenol Corp., Class A      19,447,990   
  343,835       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      7,973,534   
  125,184       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      7,742,630   
  74,272       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      8,732,902   
  73,622       Fair Isaac Corp.      7,856,204   
  185,997       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      18,175,627   
  147,623       Gartner, Inc.(b)      12,868,297   
  89,302       IPG Photonics Corp.(b)      7,739,804   
  97,237       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      7,879,114   
  375,781       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      36,446,999   
  285,511       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      19,077,845   
  165,618       Syntel, Inc.(b)      7,043,733   
  79,768       Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)(b)      15,681,591   
  102,379       Visa, Inc., Class A      7,907,754   
     

 

 

 
        184,574,024   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—7.9%   
  55,306       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      8,068,592   
  133,839       AptarGroup, Inc.      10,171,764   
  514,806       Ball Corp.      36,746,852   
  107,692       Ecolab, Inc.      12,382,426   
  84,553       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      10,101,547   
  177,934       RPM International, Inc.      8,991,005   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  96,582       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)    $ 27,748,975   
     

 

 

 
        114,211,161   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—3.4%   
  262,248       Aqua America, Inc.      8,302,772   
  107,138       Atmos Energy Corp.      7,772,862   
  211,040       CMS Energy Corp.      8,585,107   
  69,713       NextEra Energy, Inc.      8,196,855   
  407,113       UGI Corp.      16,382,227   
     

 

 

 
        49,239,823   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $1,320,375,623)
     1,438,088,012   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  895,085       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $895,085)
     895,085   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,321,270,708)—100.1%
     1,438,983,097   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (960,644
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,438,022,453   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—89.2%   
   Capital Markets—54.6%   
  2,337,534       3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)    $ 16,217,276   
  149,746       Alaris Royalty Corp. (Canada)(b)      3,587,640   
  499,747       Allied Minds PLC (United Kingdom)(c)      2,812,651   
  190,614       Altamir (France)      2,379,684   
  474,416       American Capital Ltd.(c)      7,495,773   
  458,030       Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A      7,745,287   
  576,706       Apollo Investment Corp.      3,356,429   
  669,139       Ares Capital Corp.      10,164,221   
  95,747       AURELIUS SE & Co. KGaA (Germany)      5,726,642   
  204,521       BlackRock Capital Investment Corp.(b)      1,720,022   
  1,169,091       Brait SE (South Africa)(c)      13,122,311   
  268,937       Bure Equity AB (Sweden)      2,346,614   
  335,406       Carlyle Group LP (The)(b)      5,614,696   
  72,358       Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (Germany)      2,139,423   
  431,697       Fifth Street Finance Corp.      2,339,798   
  611,491       FS Investment Corp.(b)      5,692,981   
  89,889       Gimv NV (Belgium)      4,993,284   
  88,594       Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.      1,740,872   
  139,081       Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(b)      2,440,871   
  622,998       GP Investments Ltd., Class A BDR
(Brazil)(c)
     1,388,332   
  275,925       Hercules Capital, Inc.      3,385,600   
  828,403       Intermediate Capital Group PLC (United Kingdom)      7,451,064   
  1,828,435       IP Group PLC (United Kingdom)(c)      4,604,301   
  202,421       JAFCO Co. Ltd. (Japan)      5,883,726   
  127,617       Main Street Capital Corp.(b)      3,984,203   
  163,302       Medley Capital Corp.(b)      1,110,454   
  164,726       New Mountain Finance Corp.      2,062,369   
  40,599       Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland)(b)      16,730,939   
  234,579       PennantPark Investment Corp.      1,545,876   
  302,445       Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd. (Guernsey)      2,538,284   
  784,489       Prospect Capital Corp.(b)      5,867,978   
  883,978       Ratos AB, Class B (Sweden)      5,176,634   
  82,738       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(c)      1,141,784   
  119,156       Solar Capital Ltd.      2,100,720   
  131,444       TCP Capital Corp.      1,942,742   
  203,433       TICC Capital Corp.(b)      1,053,783   
  147,450       TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.      2,422,603   
  88,819       Triangle Capital Corp.(b)      1,887,404   
  8,110,573       Zeder Investments Ltd. (South Africa)      3,957,842   
     

 

 

 
        177,873,113   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services—22.4%   
  56,996       Ackermans & van Haaren NV (Belgium)      7,422,374   
  1,411,543       Better Capital PCC Ltd. (United Kingdom)      1,700,741   
  1,145,697       China Merchants China Direct Investments Ltd. (China)      1,822,552   
  217,585       Compass Diversified Holdings(b)      3,498,767   
  114,535       Electra Private Equity PLC (United Kingdom)      5,944,532   
  198,231       Eurazeo SA (France)      13,963,191   
  146,192       HgCapital Trust PLC (United Kingdom)      2,505,635   
  588,009       Leucadia National Corp.      9,807,990   
  266,855       Onex Corp. (Canada)      16,580,971   
  83,818       Wendel SA (France)      9,686,491   
     

 

 

 
        72,933,244   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Food Products—1.0%   
  53,800       Schouw & Co. (Denmark)    $ 3,146,054   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Providers & Services—1.2%   
  156,058       Lifco AB, Class B (Sweden)      4,046,153   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates—3.7%   
  8,799,766       Fosun International Ltd. (China)      12,228,830   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—4.1%   
  171,233       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      7,934,937   
  228,859       Rocket Internet SE (Germany)(b)(c)(d)      5,504,594   
     

 

 

 
        13,439,531   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—2.2%   
  1,320,863       Melrose Industries PLC (United Kingdom)      7,223,107   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $315,975,424)
     290,890,032   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Funds—10.2%   
  720,000       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(e)(f)      720,000   
  32,406,676       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(e)      32,406,676   
     

 

 

 
   Total Money Market Funds
(Cost 33,126,676)
     33,126,676   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $349,102,100)—99.4%
     324,016,708   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—11.6%   
  37,861,974       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(e)(g)
(Cost $37,861,974)
     37,861,974   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $386,964,074)—111.0%
     361,878,682   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(11.0)%
     (35,954,153
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 325,924,529   
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

BDR—Brazilian 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, 2016.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be

 

 

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, 2016

 

  resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at April 30, 2016 was $5,504,594, which represented 1.69% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(e) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(f) All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral for swap agreements. See Note 2I and Note 6.
(g) 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 2J.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

United Kingdom     14.9
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—37.4%   
  52,979       500.com Ltd., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
   $ 995,475   
  44,445       China Distance Education Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)      600,452   
  58,825       China Lodging Group Ltd. ADR (China)      2,121,230   
  292,489       Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      12,755,445   
  104,694       E-Commerce China Dangdang, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      747,515   
  465,525       JD.Com, Inc., Class A ADR
(China)(c)
     11,898,819   
  159,759       Jumei International Holding Ltd., Class A ADR (China)(c)      1,011,274   
  89,170       Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      641,132   
  192,237       New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (China)      7,528,001   
  197,653       Nord Anglia Education, Inc. (Hong Kong)(b)(c)      4,196,173   
  124,324       Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd.,
Class B ADR (China)(b)(c)
     5,073,662   
  84,060       TAL Education Group, Class A ADR (China)(c)      4,863,712   
  54,120       Tarena International, Inc., Class A ADR (China)      599,650   
  59,639       Tuniu Corp., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     633,963   
  538,643       Vipshop Holdings Ltd., Class A ADR (China)(c)      7,347,091   
     

 

 

 
        61,013,594   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—2.9%   
  19,951       China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., H-Shares ADR (China)      1,411,932   
  17,995       CNOOC Ltd. ADR (China)      2,221,123   
  15,950       PetroChina Co. Ltd., H-Shares ADR (China)(b)      1,165,307   
  26,179       Sino Clean Energy, Inc. (China)(c)      0   
     

 

 

 
        4,798,362   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—2.6%   
  52,339       China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., H-Shares ADR (China)      602,422   
  68,689       CNinsure, Inc. ADR (China)(c)      536,461   
  159,204       E-House China Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)      1,052,338   
  75,222       Nam Tai Property, Inc. (China)      458,854   
  45,617       Noah Holdings Ltd. ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     1,121,266   
  86,120       Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. ADR (China)      425,433   
     

 

 

 
        4,196,774   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—5.1%   
  50,487       China Biologic Products, Inc. (China)(c)      5,906,979   
  85,648       iKang Healthcare Group, Inc.,
Class A ADR (China)(c)
     1,839,719   
  105,964       Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (China)(c)      669,692   
     

 

 

 
        8,416,390   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—2.0%   
  47,202       51job, Inc. ADR (China)(b)(c)      1,406,620   
  72,521       China Yuchai International Ltd. (Singapore)      743,340   
  50,041       eHi Car Services Ltd., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      542,444   
  37,219       Zhaopin Ltd., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     574,289   
     

 

 

 
        3,266,693   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—42.6%   
  104,163       21Vianet Group, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(c)      2,101,489   
  101,759       58.com, Inc., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     5,561,129   
  86,087       Autohome, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      2,544,732   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  69,015       Baidu, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(c)    $ 13,409,614   
  51,773       Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      1,292,254   
  106,259       Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      1,903,099   
  34,954       Changyou.com Ltd., Class A ADR (China)(c)      703,624   
  64,622       Cheetah Mobile, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      965,453   
  39,670       China Finance Online Co. Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      222,945   
  32,828       ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      271,488   
  13,611       Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR (China)(c)      353,205   
  112,018       Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (China)(c)      2,147,385   
  76,490       JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      663,168   
  42,664       JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      950,127   
  66,841       KongZhong Corp. ADR (China)(c)      485,266   
  88,045       Momo, Inc., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     1,447,460   
  88,914       NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)      12,510,200   
  159,323       NQ Mobile, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      812,547   
  58,528       Phoenix New Media Ltd., Class A ADR (China)(c)      234,697   
  154,969       ReneSola Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      213,857   
  137,738       Renren, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(c)      433,875   
  110,750       SINA Corp. (China)(c)      5,547,468   
  73,414       Sohu.com, Inc. (China)(c)      3,298,491   
  553,599       SouFun Holdings Ltd., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      3,149,978   
  162,751       Trina Solar Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      1,586,822   
  89,714       Weibo Corp., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     2,195,302   
  71,829       YY, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(c)      4,512,298   
     

 

 

 
        69,517,973   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—0.1%   
  41,011       Tantech Holdings Ltd. (China)(b)(c)      188,651   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—7.0%   
  177,688       China Mobile Ltd. ADR (China)      10,220,614   
  9,834       China Telecom Corp. Ltd., H-Shares ADR (China)      488,160   
  65,803       China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. ADR (China)      769,895   
     

 

 

 
        11,478,669   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—0.3%   
  15,338       Huaneng Power International, Inc., H-Shares ADR (China)      435,446   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $161,023,845)
     163,312,552   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  160,626       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $160,626)
     160,626   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $161,184,471)—100.1%
     163,473,178   
     

 

 

 
     
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—13.5%   
  22,035,328       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $22,035,328)
   $ 22,035,328   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $183,219,799)—113.6%
     185,508,506   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(13.6)%
     (22,260,272
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 163,248,234   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2J.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

China     95.8
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity
Interests(b)—100.7%
   
   Consumer Discretionary—13.1%   
  1,221       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.    $ 190,598   
  6,424       Amazon.com, Inc.(c)      4,237,206   
  1,232       AutoNation, Inc.(c)      62,401   
  500       AutoZone, Inc.(c)      382,615   
  2,724       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(c)      128,627   
  4,687       Best Buy Co., Inc.      150,359   
  3,641       BorgWarner, Inc.      130,785   
  3,700       Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      123,543   
  3,257       CarMax, Inc.(c)      172,458   
  7,494       Carnival Corp.      367,581   
  7,017       CBS Corp., Class B      392,320   
  498       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(c)      209,643   
  4,618       Coach, Inc.      185,967   
  40,482       Comcast Corp., Class A      2,459,686   
  5,473       D.R. Horton, Inc.      164,518   
  1,917       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      119,333   
  4,615       Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)      339,802   
  2,493       Discovery Communications, Inc.,
Class A(c)
     68,084   
  3,956       Discovery Communications, Inc.,
Class C(c)
     105,942   
  4,837       Dollar General Corp.      396,199   
  3,909       Dollar Tree, Inc.(c)      311,586   
  1,969       Expedia, Inc., Class A      227,951   
  2,282       Foot Locker, Inc.      140,206   
  64,870       Ford Motor Co.      879,637   
  3,764       Gap, Inc. (The)      87,250   
  1,955       Garmin Ltd.      83,342   
  23,384       General Motors Co.      743,611   
  2,491       Genuine Parts Co.      239,061   
  4,444       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      128,743   
  3,929       H&R Block, Inc.      79,523   
  6,519       Hanesbrands, Inc.      189,247   
  3,065       Harley-Davidson, Inc.      146,599   
  1,184       Harman International Industries, Inc.      90,884   
  1,872       Hasbro, Inc.      158,446   
  21,095       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,824,410   
  6,690       Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)      153,469   
  10,784       Johnson Controls, Inc.      446,458   
  3,156       Kohl’s Corp.      139,811   
  4,242       L Brands, Inc.      332,106   
  2,256       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      111,198   
  2,998       Lennar Corp., Class A      135,839   
  15,226       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      1,157,481   
  5,160       Macy’s, Inc.      204,284   
  3,161       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      221,554   
  5,659       Mattel, Inc.      175,938   
  15,002       McDonald’s Corp.      1,897,603   
  2,987       Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(c)      154,308   
  1,055       Mohawk Industries, Inc.(c)      203,225   
  7,125       Netflix, Inc.(c)      641,464   
  7,599       Newell Brands, Inc.      346,058   
  6,319       News Corp., Class A      78,482   
  1,794       News Corp., Class B      23,250   
  22,457       NIKE, Inc., Class B      1,323,616   
  2,138       Nordstrom, Inc.      109,316   
  3,983       Omnicom Group, Inc.      330,470   
  1,613       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(c)      423,703   
  824       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(c)      1,107,176   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  5,287       PulteGroup, Inc.    $ 97,228   
  1,361       PVH Corp.      130,112   
  969       Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A      90,320   
  6,738       Ross Stores, Inc.      382,584   
  2,818       Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      218,113   
  1,582       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      98,638   
  1,320       Signet Jewelers Ltd.      143,299   
  10,741       Staples, Inc.      109,558   
  24,592       Starbucks Corp.      1,382,808   
  2,805       Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      229,673   
  10,022       Target Corp.      796,749   
  3,660       TEGNA, Inc.      85,498   
  1,859       Tiffany & Co.      132,640   
  4,713       Time Warner Cable, Inc.      999,674   
  13,146       Time Warner, Inc.      987,790   
  11,140       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      844,635   
  2,222       Tractor Supply Co.      210,335   
  1,899       TripAdvisor, Inc., Class A(c)      122,656   
  18,622       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.,
Class A
     563,502   
  7,178       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.,
Class B
     216,201   
  1,057       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(c)      220,152   
  3,025       Under Armour, Inc., Class A(c)      132,919   
  3,025       Under Armour, Inc., Class C(c)      123,420   
  1,444       Urban Outfitters, Inc.(c)      43,782   
  5,652       VF Corp.      356,359   
  5,762       Viacom, Inc., Class B      235,666   
  24,977       Walt Disney Co. (The)      2,579,125   
  1,288       Whirlpool Corp.      224,292   
  1,875       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      133,031   
  1,351       Wynn Resorts Ltd.      119,293   
  6,802       Yum! Brands, Inc.      541,167   
     

 

 

 
        38,986,191   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—10.3%   
  32,578       Altria Group, Inc.      2,042,966   
  9,903       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      395,526   
  1,670       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      160,854   
  2,993       Campbell Soup Co.      184,698   
  2,161       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      200,325   
  2,156       Clorox Co. (The)      269,996   
  64,834       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      2,904,563   
  3,479       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      182,578   
  14,852       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      1,053,304   
  7,220       ConAgra Foods, Inc.      321,723   
  2,926       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      456,632   
  7,317       Costco Wholesale Corp.      1,083,867   
  18,280       CVS Health Corp.      1,837,140   
  3,115       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      283,185   
  3,689       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The),
Class A
     353,664   
  9,870       General Mills, Inc.      605,426   
  2,387       Hershey Co. (The)      222,254   
  4,500       Hormel Foods Corp.      173,475   
  1,989       JM Smucker Co. (The)      252,563   
  4,198       Kellogg Co.      322,448   
  6,004       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      751,641   
  9,891       Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      772,190   
  16,221       Kroger Co. (The)      574,061   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  1,916       McCormick & Co., Inc.    $ 179,683   
  3,099       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      270,078   
  3,062       Molson Coors Brewing Co.,
Class B
     292,819   
  26,104       Mondelez International, Inc.,
Class A
     1,121,428   
  2,494       Monster Beverage Corp.(c)      359,685   
  24,050       PepsiCo, Inc.      2,476,188   
  25,778       Philip Morris International, Inc.      2,529,337   
  44,131       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3,535,776   
  13,774       Reynolds American, Inc.      683,190   
  8,735       Sysco Corp.      402,421   
  4,873       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      320,741   
  14,359       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      1,138,382   
  26,105       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      1,745,641   
  5,404       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      157,148   
     

 

 

 
        30,617,596   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—7.3%   
  8,458       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      446,244   
  6,298       Apache Corp.      342,611   
  7,284       Baker Hughes, Inc.      352,254   
  7,622       Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      178,355   
  8,612       Chesapeake Energy Corp.      59,164   
  31,332       Chevron Corp.      3,201,504   
  1,581       Cimarex Energy Co.      172,139   
  6,650       Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.      170,373   
  2,151       Concho Resources, Inc.(c)      249,882   
  20,570       ConocoPhillips      983,040   
  8,491       Devon Energy Corp.      294,468   
  1,070       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.      25,958   
  9,151       EOG Resources, Inc.      756,056   
  2,657       EQT Corp.      186,256   
  69,093       Exxon Mobil Corp.      6,107,821   
  3,774       FMC Technologies, Inc.(c)      115,069   
  14,279       Halliburton Co.      589,866   
  1,798       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      118,884   
  4,406       Hess Corp.      262,686   
  30,445       Kinder Morgan, Inc.      540,703   
  14,036       Marathon Oil Corp.      197,767   
  8,805       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      344,099   
  2,692       Murphy Oil Corp.      96,212   
  6,255       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      225,430   
  3,299       Newfield Exploration Co.(c)      119,589   
  7,138       Noble Energy, Inc.      257,753   
  12,712       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      974,375   
  3,493       ONEOK, Inc.      126,272   
  7,808       Phillips 66      641,115   
  2,719       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      451,626   
  2,818       Range Resources Corp.      124,302   
  23,134       Schlumberger Ltd.      1,858,586   
  6,484       Southwestern Energy Co.(c)      87,080   
  11,173       Spectra Energy Corp.      349,380   
  1,983       Tesoro Corp.      158,025   
  5,698       Transocean Ltd.      63,134   
  7,824       Valero Energy Corp.      460,599   
  11,354       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      220,154   
     

 

 

 
        21,908,831   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Financials—16.2%   
  899       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(c)    $ 153,118   
  6,987       Aflac, Inc.      481,893   
  6,298       Allstate Corp. (The)      409,685   
  13,630       American Express Co.      891,811   
  19,127       American International Group, Inc.      1,067,669   
  7,054       American Tower Corp. REIT      739,823   
  2,808       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      269,287   
  4,497       Aon PLC      472,725   
  2,605       Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT      104,356   
  1,076       Assurant, Inc.      90,997   
  2,278       AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT      402,728   
  171,803       Bank of America Corp.      2,501,452   
  17,900       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)      720,296   
  13,510       BB&T Corp.      477,984   
  31,175       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(c)      4,535,339   
  2,102       BlackRock, Inc.      749,006   
  2,553       Boston Properties, Inc. REIT      328,979   
  8,774       Capital One Financial Corp.      635,150   
  4,834       CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(c)      143,231   
  19,996       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      568,086   
  7,669       Chubb Ltd.      903,868   
  2,464       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      162,649   
  49,055       Citigroup, Inc.      2,270,265   
  8,781       Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      200,646   
  5,632       CME Group, Inc., Class A      517,637   
  2,909       Comerica, Inc.      129,159   
  5,553       Crown Castle International Corp. REIT      482,445   
  6,888       Discover Financial Services      387,588   
  4,704       E*TRADE Financial Corp.(c)      118,447   
  1,145       Equinix, Inc. REIT      378,251   
  6,073       Equity Residential REIT      413,389   
  1,086       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      239,409   
  2,081       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      176,781   
  1,159       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      176,261   
  13,035       Fifth Third Bancorp      238,671   
  6,214       Franklin Resources, Inc.      232,031   
  9,690       General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      271,611   
  6,538       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      1,072,951   
  6,597       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      292,775   
  7,749       HCP, Inc. REIT      262,149   
  12,514       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT      197,971   
  13,230       Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      133,094   
  1,976       Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      474,299   
  6,925       Invesco Ltd.(d)      214,744   
  3,202       Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT      116,969   
  61,070       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3,859,624   
  13,906       KeyCorp      170,905   
  6,887       Kimco Realty Corp. REIT      193,662   
  1,793       Legg Mason, Inc.      57,573   
  5,544       Leucadia National Corp.      92,474   
  4,006       Lincoln National Corp.      174,061   
  4,457       Loews Corp.      176,854   
  2,647       M&T Bank Corp.      313,193   
  2,111       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      160,605   
  8,669       Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      547,447   
 

 

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

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  18,248       MetLife, Inc.    $ 822,985   
  2,818       Moody’s Corp.      269,739   
  25,416       Morgan Stanley      687,757   
  1,904       Nasdaq, Inc.      117,496   
  5,708       Navient Corp.      78,028   
  3,583       Northern Trust Corp.      254,680   
  5,162       People’s United Financial, Inc.      80,011   
  8,341       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      732,173   
  4,516       Principal Financial Group, Inc.      192,743   
  9,723       Progressive Corp. (The)      316,970   
  8,730       Prologis, Inc. REIT      396,429   
  7,423       Prudential Financial, Inc.      576,322   
  2,454       Public Storage REIT      600,764   
  4,168       Realty Income Corp. REIT      246,745   
  21,428       Regions Financial Corp.      200,995   
  4,415       S&P Global, Inc.(e)      471,743   
  5,145       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      1,035,020   
  1,663       SL Green Realty Corp. REIT      174,748   
  6,653       State Street Corp.      414,482   
  8,400       SunTrust Banks, Inc.      350,616   
  13,876       Synchrony Financial(c)      424,189   
  4,130       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      310,948   
  1,880       Torchmark Corp.      108,833   
  4,906       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      539,169   
  27,169       U.S. Bancorp      1,159,845   
  4,446       UDR, Inc. REIT      155,254   
  3,971       Unum Group      135,848   
  5,593       Ventas, Inc. REIT      347,437   
  2,950       Vornado Realty Trust REIT      282,403   
  76,868       Wells Fargo & Co.      3,841,863   
  5,910       Welltower, Inc. REIT      410,272   
  13,132       Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      421,800   
  2,298       Willis Towers Watson PLC      287,020   
  4,851       XL Group PLC      158,773   
  3,400       Zions Bancorporation      93,568   
     

 

 

 
        48,251,741   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—14.7%   
  24,509       Abbott Laboratories      953,400   
  26,807       AbbVie, Inc.      1,635,227   
  5,815       Aetna, Inc.      652,850   
  5,450       Agilent Technologies, Inc.      223,014   
  3,747       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)      521,882   
  6,570       Allergan PLC(c)      1,422,799   
  3,187       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      271,214   
  12,511       Amgen, Inc.      1,980,491   
  4,347       Anthem, Inc.      611,927   
  11,332       Baxalta, Inc.      475,377   
  9,116       Baxter International, Inc.      403,110   
  3,524       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      568,280   
  3,642       Biogen, Inc.(c)      1,001,514   
  22,431       Boston Scientific Corp.(c)      491,688   
  27,775       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      2,004,800   
  1,228       C.R. Bard, Inc.      260,545   
  5,477       Cardinal Health, Inc.      429,725   
  13,009       Celgene Corp.(c)      1,345,261   
  2,825       Centene Corp.(c)      175,037   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  5,036       Cerner Corp.(c)    $ 282,721   
  4,252       Cigna Corp.      589,072   
  2,760       DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(c)      203,964   
  4,012       Dentsply Sirona, Inc.      239,115   
  3,572       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(c)      379,382   
  16,197       Eli Lilly & Co.      1,223,359   
  3,398       Endo International PLC(c)      91,746   
  10,528       Express Scripts Holding Co.(c)      776,229   
  22,739       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      2,005,807   
  5,089       HCA Holdings, Inc.(c)      410,275   
  1,361       Henry Schein, Inc.(c)      229,601   
  4,108       Hologic, Inc.(c)      137,988   
  2,471       Humana, Inc.      437,540   
  2,449       Illumina, Inc.(c)      330,591   
  623       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(c)      390,222   
  45,909       Johnson & Johnson      5,145,481   
  1,690       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(c)      211,791   
  1,865       Mallinckrodt PLC(c)      116,600   
  3,803       McKesson Corp.      638,219   
  23,395       Medtronic PLC      1,851,714   
  46,172       Merck & Co., Inc.      2,532,073   
  6,862       Mylan NV(c)      286,214   
  1,387       Patterson Cos., Inc.      60,126   
  1,828       PerkinElmer, Inc.      92,168   
  2,439       Perrigo Co. PLC      235,778   
  100,634       Pfizer, Inc.      3,291,738   
  2,376       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      178,604   
  1,302       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)      490,476   
  4,719       St. Jude Medical, Inc.      359,588   
  5,211       Stryker Corp.      568,051   
  6,594       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      951,185   
  15,818       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,082,914   
  1,505       Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B      201,188   
  1,593       Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(c)      129,320   
  4,099       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(c)      345,710   
  1,349       Waters Corp.(c)      175,586   
  2,979       Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      344,879   
  7,609       Zoetis, Inc.      357,851   
     

 

 

 
        43,803,007   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—10.2%   
  10,069       3M Co.      1,685,349   
  2,753       ADT Corp. (The)      115,571   
  1,603       Allegion PLC      104,916   
  10,035       American Airlines Group, Inc.      348,114   
  3,922       AMETEK, Inc.      188,609   
  10,365       Boeing Co. (The)      1,397,202   
  2,384       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      169,193   
  9,689       Caterpillar, Inc.      753,029   
  1,457       Cintas Corp.      130,809   
  16,022       CSX Corp.      436,920   
  2,699       Cummins, Inc.      315,864   
  9,946       Danaher Corp.      962,276   
  4,985       Deere & Co.      419,288   
  12,954       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      539,793   
  2,577       Dover Corp.      169,309   
  602       Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)      66,467   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  7,636       Eaton Corp. PLC    $ 483,130   
  10,697       Emerson Electric Co.      584,377   
  1,973       Equifax, Inc.      237,253   
  3,033       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      150,467   
  4,803       Fastenal Co.      224,732   
  4,261       FedEx Corp.      703,534   
  2,167       Flowserve Corp.      105,771   
  2,310       Fluor Corp.      126,265   
  4,863       General Dynamics Corp.      683,349   
  155,244       General Electric Co.      4,773,753   
  12,797       Honeywell International, Inc.      1,462,313   
  5,444       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      569,007   
  4,270       Ingersoll-Rand PLC      279,856   
  1,482       J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      122,828   
  2,039       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(c)      90,899   
  1,806       Kansas City Southern      171,119   
  1,298       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      170,726   
  4,370       Lockheed Martin Corp.      1,015,501   
  5,555       Masco Corp.      170,594   
  6,018       Nielsen Holdings PLC      313,779   
  4,961       Norfolk Southern Corp.      447,036   
  3,012       Northrop Grumman Corp.      621,255   
  5,846       PACCAR, Inc.      344,388   
  2,245       Parker-Hannifin Corp.      260,465   
  3,039       Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)      176,505   
  3,186       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      66,810   
  2,659       Quanta Services, Inc.(c)      63,072   
  4,974       Raytheon Co.      628,465   
  3,956       Republic Services, Inc.      186,209   
  2,186       Robert Half International, Inc.      83,746   
  2,191       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      248,613   
  2,186       Rockwell Collins, Inc.      192,783   
  1,680       Roper Technologies, Inc.      295,831   
  891       Ryder System, Inc.      61,408   
  969       Snap-on, Inc.      154,342   
  10,618       Southwest Airlines Co.      473,669   
  2,532       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      283,381   
  1,413       Stericycle, Inc.(c)      135,026   
  4,515       Textron, Inc.      174,640   
  7,066       Tyco International PLC      272,182   
  14,084       Union Pacific Corp.      1,228,547   
  5,984       United Continental Holdings, Inc.(c)      274,127   
  11,485       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      1,206,729   
  1,515       United Rentals, Inc.(c)      101,399   
  12,944       United Technologies Corp.      1,350,965   
  2,570       Verisk Analytics, Inc.(c)      199,381   
  947       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      222,090   
  6,892       Waste Management, Inc.      405,181   
  2,971       Xylem, Inc.      124,128   
     

 

 

 
        30,524,335   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—19.8%   
  10,445       Accenture PLC, Class A      1,179,449   
  8,436       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      290,789   
  8,293       Adobe Systems, Inc.(c)      781,366   
  2,942       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(c)      150,013   
  989       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(c)      201,074   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  4,865       Alphabet, Inc., Class A(c)    $ 3,443,836   
  4,943       Alphabet, Inc., Class C(c)      3,425,548   
  5,129       Amphenol Corp., Class A      286,352   
  5,155       Analog Devices, Inc.      290,330   
  92,251       Apple, Inc.      8,647,609   
  18,815       Applied Materials, Inc.      385,143   
  3,747       Autodesk, Inc.(c)      224,146   
  7,611       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      673,117   
  6,170       Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)      899,277   
  4,922       CA, Inc.      145,986   
  83,724       Cisco Systems, Inc.      2,301,573   
  2,560       Citrix Systems, Inc.(c)      209,510   
  10,131       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(c)      591,346   
  18,518       Corning, Inc.      345,731   
  2,266       CSRA, Inc.      58,825   
  18,039       eBay, Inc.(c)      440,693   
  5,142       Electronic Arts, Inc.(c)      318,033   
  32,392       EMC Corp.      845,755   
  1,143       F5 Networks, Inc.(c)      119,729   
  38,187       Facebook, Inc., Class A(c)      4,490,027   
  4,591       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      302,088   
  1,273       First Solar, Inc.(c)      71,084   
  3,707       Fiserv, Inc.(c)      362,248   
  2,287       FLIR Systems, Inc.      69,090   
  2,588       Global Payments, Inc.      186,802   
  2,074       Harris Corp.      165,941   
  28,565       Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.      475,893   
  28,729       HP, Inc.      352,505   
  78,601       Intel Corp.      2,380,038   
  14,710       International Business Machines Corp.      2,146,777   
  4,269       Intuit, Inc.      430,699   
  5,857       Juniper Networks, Inc.      137,054   
  2,588       KLA-Tencor Corp.      181,005   
  2,644       Lam Research Corp.      202,002   
  3,979       Linear Technology Corp.      176,986   
  16,312       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      1,582,101   
  3,554       Microchip Technology, Inc.      172,689   
  17,261       Micron Technology, Inc.(c)      185,556   
  131,597       Microsoft Corp.      6,562,742   
  2,640       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      198,502   
  4,814       NetApp, Inc.      113,803   
  8,504       NVIDIA Corp.      302,147   
  52,425       Oracle Corp.      2,089,660   
  5,347       Paychex, Inc.      278,686   
  18,514       PayPal Holdings, Inc.(c)      725,379   
  2,150       Qorvo, Inc.(c)      96,814   
  24,871       QUALCOMM, Inc.      1,256,483   
  3,042       Red Hat, Inc.(c)      223,192   
  10,491       salesforce.com, inc.(c)      795,218   
  3,348       SanDisk Corp.      251,535   
  4,931       Seagate Technology PLC      107,348   
  3,188       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      213,022   
  10,145       Symantec Corp.      168,864   
  6,150       TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)      365,802   
  2,209       Teradata Corp.(c)      55,888   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  16,727       Texas Instruments, Inc.    $ 954,108   
  2,800       Total System Services, Inc.      143,192   
  1,607       VeriSign, Inc.(c)      138,845   
  31,931       Visa, Inc., Class A      2,466,350   
  3,875       Western Digital Corp.      158,352   
  8,352       Western Union Co. (The)      167,040   
  15,842       Xerox Corp.      152,083   
  4,248       Xilinx, Inc.      183,004   
  14,496       Yahoo!, Inc.(c)      530,554   
     

 

 

 
        59,024,428   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.0%   
  3,229       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      471,079   
  1,082       Airgas, Inc.      154,120   
  21,874       Alcoa, Inc.      244,333   
  1,488       Avery Dennison Corp.      108,044   
  2,359       Ball Corp.      168,385   
  3,880       CF Industries Holdings, Inc.      128,312   
  18,590       Dow Chemical Co. (The)      978,020   
  14,502       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      955,827   
  2,463       Eastman Chemical Co.      188,124   
  4,433       Ecolab, Inc.      509,706   
  2,220       FMC Corp.      96,037   
  20,829       Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      291,606   
  1,326       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      158,417   
  6,843       International Paper Co.      296,097   
  5,750       LyondellBasell Industries NV,
Class A
     475,352   
  1,068       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      180,738   
  7,327       Monsanto Co.      686,393   
  5,865       Mosaic Co. (The)      164,161   
  8,804       Newmont Mining Corp.      307,876   
  5,290       Nucor Corp.      263,336   
  2,679       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(c)      49,454   
  4,440       PPG Industries, Inc.      490,132   
  4,741       Praxair, Inc.      556,878   
  3,262       Sealed Air Corp.      154,488   
  1,308       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      375,801   
  2,212       Vulcan Materials Co.      238,078   
  4,227       WestRock Co.      176,900   
     

 

 

 
        8,867,694   
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—2.7%   
  102,348       AT&T, Inc.      3,973,149   
  9,047       CenturyLink, Inc.      280,005   
  19,439       Frontier Communications Corp.      108,081   
  4,813       Level 3 Communications, Inc.(c)      251,527   
  67,785       Verizon Communications, Inc.      3,452,968   
     

 

 

 
        8,065,730   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—3.4%   
  10,980       AES Corp. (The)      122,537   
  2,002       AGL Resources, Inc.      131,852   
  4,035       Ameren Corp.      193,680   
  8,169       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      518,731   
  2,963       American Water Works Co., Inc.      215,588   
  7,162       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      153,625   
  4,609       CMS Energy Corp.      187,494   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests(b) (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  4,882       Consolidated Edison, Inc.    $ 364,197   
  9,923       Dominion Resources, Inc.      709,197   
  2,988       DTE Energy Co.      266,410   
  11,455       Duke Energy Corp.      902,425   
  5,422       Edison International      383,390   
  2,971       Entergy Corp.      223,360   
  5,278       Eversource Energy      297,890   
  15,308       Exelon Corp.      537,158   
  7,049       FirstEnergy Corp.      229,727   
  7,665       NextEra Energy, Inc.      901,251   
  5,322       NiSource, Inc.      120,863   
  5,239       NRG Energy, Inc.      79,109   
  8,199       PG&E Corp.      477,182   
  1,850       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      134,402   
  11,214       PPL Corp.      422,095   
  8,424       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      388,599   
  2,379       SCANA Corp.      163,413   
  3,926       Sempra Energy      405,752   
  15,187       Southern Co. (The)      760,869   
  3,921       TECO Energy, Inc.      108,886   
  5,252       WEC Energy Group, Inc.      305,719   
  8,443       Xcel Energy, Inc.      337,973   
     

 

 

 
        10,043,374   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $293,352,145)—100.7%
     300,092,927   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(0.7)%
     (2,197,759
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 297,895,168   
     

 

 

 

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) Except as otherwise noted, a portion of the securities in the Fund are subject to call options written. See Note 2H 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.
(e)  Security not subject to call options written.
 

 

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® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—20.4%   
  37,584       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)    $ 1,774,716   
  93,082       CBS Corp., Class B      5,204,215   
  24,901       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      1,550,087   
  64,293       Delphi Automotive PLC (United Kingdom)      4,733,894   
  39,574       Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)      3,154,443   
  21,152       Expedia, Inc., Class A      2,448,767   
  55,202       Gap, Inc. (The)      1,279,582   
  27,427       Garmin Ltd.      1,169,213   
  30,082       Genuine Parts Co.      2,886,970   
  298,505       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      39,966,834   
  30,161       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      1,486,636   
  177,517       McDonald’s Corp.      22,454,125   
  279,102       NIKE, Inc., Class B      16,450,272   
  21,666       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      5,691,225   
  80,178       Ross Stores, Inc.      4,552,507   
  153,233       Staples, Inc.      1,562,977   
  279,934       Starbucks Corp.      15,740,689   
  37,733       Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.      3,089,578   
  129,414       Target Corp.      10,288,413   
  22,076       Tiffany & Co.      1,575,123   
  157,378       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      11,932,400   
  26,029       Tractor Supply Co.      2,463,905   
  311,332       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      9,420,906   
  25,918       Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)      785,834   
  72,981       VF Corp.      4,601,452   
  86,824       Yum! Brands, Inc.      6,907,717   
     

 

 

 
        183,172,480   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—16.4%   
  383,714       Altria Group, Inc.      24,062,705   
  20,606       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      1,984,770   
  167,852       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      11,904,064   
  33,876       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      3,079,667   
  118,460       Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      9,248,172   
  51,911       Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.      4,524,044   
  345,621       Mondelez International, Inc.,
Class A
     14,847,878   
  257,239       PepsiCo, Inc.      26,485,327   
  494,318       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      39,604,758   
  200,146       Reynolds American, Inc.      9,927,242   
  65,498       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      1,904,682   
     

 

 

 
        147,573,309   
     

 

 

 
   Energy—0.5%   
  48,379       FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,475,076   
  78,423       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      2,826,365   
     

 

 

 
        4,301,441   
     

 

 

 
   Financials—2.6%   
  285,236       Charles Schwab Corp. (The)      8,103,555   
  87,585       Franklin Resources, Inc.      3,270,424   
  29,141       Public Storage REIT      7,134,008   
  103,778       Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT      3,333,349   
  59,846       XL Group PLC      1,958,760   
     

 

 

 
        23,800,096   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—19.3%   
  284,114       Abbott Laboratories      11,052,035   
  320,581       AbbVie, Inc.      19,555,441   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Health Care (continued)   
  39,480       Biogen, Inc.(b)    $ 10,856,605   
  316,751       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      22,863,087   
  57,409       Cardinal Health, Inc.      4,504,310   
  57,840       Cerner Corp.(b)      3,247,138   
  27,952       Dentsply Sirona, Inc.      1,665,939   
  434,911       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      38,363,499   
  6,835       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      4,281,171   
  434,062       Johnson & Johnson      48,649,669   
  48,220       McKesson Corp.      8,092,280   
     

 

 

 
        173,131,174   
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—19.8%   
  155,186       3M Co.      25,975,033   
  193,563       Boeing Co. (The)      26,092,292   
  17,030       Cintas Corp.      1,528,953   
  169,070       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      7,045,147   
  34,607       Dover Corp.      2,273,680   
  145,540       Emerson Electric Co.      7,950,850   
  54,788       Fastenal Co.      2,563,531   
  27,049       Flowserve Corp.      1,320,262   
  71,725       General Dynamics Corp.      10,078,797   
  151,954       Honeywell International, Inc.      17,363,784   
  72,596       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      7,587,734   
  79,810       Lockheed Martin Corp.      18,546,248   
  43,048       Northrop Grumman Corp.      8,879,080   
  36,440       Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)      2,116,435   
  44,691       Pitney Bowes, Inc.      937,170   
  57,646       Raytheon Co.      7,283,572   
  31,021       Robert Half International, Inc.      1,188,415   
  32,787       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      3,720,341   
  143,681       Southwest Airlines Co.      6,409,609   
  153,385       United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      16,116,162   
  12,166       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      2,853,170   
     

 

 

 
        177,830,265   
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—17.1%   
  233,251       Applied Materials, Inc.      4,774,648   
  128,726       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      11,384,528   
  34,332       CSRA, Inc.      891,259   
  220,247       eBay, Inc.(b)      5,380,634   
  18,532       F5 Networks, Inc.(b)      1,941,227   
  390,168       HP, Inc.      4,787,361   
  247,047       International Business Machines Corp.      36,054,039   
  69,052       Intuit, Inc.      6,966,656   
  73,395       Juniper Networks, Inc.      1,717,443   
  30,239       KLA-Tencor Corp.      2,114,916   
  45,293       Linear Technology Corp.      2,014,633   
  299,860       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      29,083,421   
  77,316       Paychex, Inc.      4,029,710   
  211,362       Texas Instruments, Inc.      12,056,089   
  369,055       Visa, Inc., Class A      28,505,808   
  48,789       Xilinx, Inc.      2,101,830   
     

 

 

 
        153,804,202   
     

 

 

 
   Materials—3.9%   
  18,727       Avery Dennison Corp.      1,359,767   
  163,818       E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      10,797,244   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Materials (continued)   
  15,472       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.    $ 1,848,440   
  88,501       LyondellBasell Industries NV,
Class A
     7,316,378   
  80,722       Monsanto Co.      7,562,037   
  22,764       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      6,540,325   
     

 

 

 
        35,424,191   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $872,342,145)—100.0%
     899,037,158   
   Other assets less
liabilities—0.0%
     40,732   
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 899,077,890   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—99.9%   
   Building Products—2.9%   
  849,908       Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.    $ 19,649,873   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—9.4%   
  620,262       Calgon Carbon Corp.      10,166,094   
  469,864       Ecolab, Inc.      54,024,963   
     

 

 

 
        64,191,057   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—2.5%   
  588,984       Tetra Tech, Inc.      17,316,130   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—6.3%   
  426,127       Aegion Corp.(b)      9,046,676   
  287,647       Layne Christensen Co.(b)      2,557,182   
  145,829       Northwest Pipe Co.(b)      1,573,495   
  213,110       Valmont Industries, Inc.      29,916,382   
     

 

 

 
        43,093,735   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components—4.5%
  
  152,909       Badger Meter, Inc.      10,906,999   
  486,021       Itron, Inc.(b)      19,985,183   
     

 

 

 
        30,892,182   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers—8.3%   
  1,418,855       Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      29,795,955   
  2,499,187       TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A(b)      26,691,317   
     

 

 

 
        56,487,272   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates—7.4%   
  286,933       Roper Technologies, Inc.      50,526,032   
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—7.7%   
  400,504       Waters Corp.(b)      52,129,601   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—29.2%   
  645,096       Energy Recovery, Inc.(b)      7,844,367   
  464,316       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      14,667,742   
  81,524       Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      2,306,314   
  260,280       Lindsay Corp.      19,901,009   
  2,365,477       Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A      25,428,878   
  1,009,940       Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)      58,657,315   
  302,288       Toro Co. (The)      26,132,798   
  303,049       Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A      16,931,348   
  644,004       Xylem, Inc.      26,906,487   
     

 

 

 
        198,776,258   
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors—4.4%   
  866,932       HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(b)      29,718,429   
     

 

 

 
   Water Utilities—17.3%   
  383,543       American States Water Co.      15,989,908   
  743,358       American Water Works Co., Inc.      54,086,728   
  788,095       Aqua America, Inc.      24,951,088   
  250,454       Cadiz, Inc.(b)      1,625,446   
  447,626       California Water Service Group      12,502,194   
  69,525       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      3,269,065   
  167,970       Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands)      2,333,103   
  77,620       Middlesex Water Co.      2,839,340   
     

 

 

 
        117,596,872   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $551,660,731)
     680,377,441   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  350,128       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $350,128)
   $ 350,128   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $552,010,859)—100.0%
     680,727,569   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(0.0)%
     (264,861
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 680,462,708   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Aerospace & Defense—3.3%   
  74,117       Hexcel Corp.    $ 3,355,277   
     

 

 

 
   Auto Components—2.5%   
  69,908       Gentherm, Inc.(b)      2,568,420   
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles—3.8%   
  15,716       Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)(c)      3,783,784   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—2.7%   
  18,517       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      2,701,445   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—5.6%   
  592,440       Ameresco, Inc., Class A(b)      2,648,207   
  127,937       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      3,034,665   
     

 

 

 
        5,682,872   
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities—2.9%   
  67,048       ITC Holdings Corp.      2,954,805   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—19.4%   
  2,088,395       Ballard Power Systems, Inc.
(Canada)(b)(c)
     3,341,432   
  1,370,695       China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      3,289,668   
  67,530       Energy Focus, Inc.(b)(c)      526,734   
  221,116       Enphase Energy, Inc.(b)(c)      555,001   
  65,323       Hydrogenics Corp. (Canada)(b)(c)      616,649   
  1,435,102       Plug Power, Inc.(b)(c)      2,956,310   
  156,443       SolarCity Corp.(b)(c)      4,743,352   
  458,341       Sunrun, Inc.(b)(c)      3,611,727   
     

 

 

 
        19,640,873   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components—6.6%
  
  69,852       Itron, Inc.(b)      2,872,314   
  84,843       Maxwell Technologies, Inc.(b)      544,692   
  55,805       Universal Display Corp.(b)      3,253,990   
     

 

 

 
        6,670,996   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers—14.0%   
  81,128       Ormat Technologies, Inc.      3,520,955   
  157,485       Pattern Energy Group, Inc.      3,307,185   
  216,330       Sky Solar Holdings Ltd. ADR (Hong Kong)(b)(c)      672,786   
  1,069,744       TerraForm Global, Inc., Class A(c)      3,112,955   
  335,064       TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      3,578,484   
     

 

 

 
        14,192,365   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—3.5%   
  449,854       OPOWER,Inc.(b)(c)      3,553,847   
     

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.2%   
  2,317,557       Amyris, Inc.(b)(c)      2,363,908   
  301,833       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(b)      2,933,817   
     

 

 

 
        5,297,725   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—27.0%   
  84,139       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)      2,721,897   
  174,625       Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canada)(b)(c)      3,127,534   
  98,570       Cree, Inc.(b)      2,415,951   
  28,409       Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR
(China)(b)
     737,214   
  48,014       First Solar, Inc.(b)      2,681,102   
  205,776       Hanwha Q CELLS Co. Ltd. ADR (South Korea)(b)      2,646,279   
  375,253       JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. ADR (China)(b)(c)      3,253,443   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)   
  349,456       ReneSola Ltd. ADR (China)(b)    $ 482,249   
  116,166       SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)      3,112,087   
  149,792       SunPower Corp.(b)(c)      3,016,811   
  317,131       Trina Solar Ltd. ADR (China)(b)      3,092,027   
     

 

 

 
        27,286,594   
     

 

 

 
   Software—3.5%   
  70,782       EnerNOC, Inc.(b)      482,733   
  218,847       Silver Spring Networks, Inc.(b)      3,074,801   
     

 

 

 
        3,557,534   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $106,747,646)—100.0%
     101,246,537   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—26.7%   
  27,046,765       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $27,046,765)
     27,046,765   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $133,794,411)—126.7%
     128,293,302   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(26.7)%
     (27,038,215
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 101,255,087   
     

 

 

 

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.
(c) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2016.
(d) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2J.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

China     10.7
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Auto Components—5.8%   
  14,269       Johnson Controls, Inc.    $ 590,737   
  14,868       Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (China)(b)(c)      106,901   
  12,555       Tenneco, Inc.(c)      669,181   
     

 

 

 
        1,366,819   
     

 

 

 
   Automobiles—2.9%   
  22,788       Tata Motors Ltd. ADR (India)(c)      692,299   
     

 

 

 
   Building Products—6.8%   
  7,176       A.O. Smith Corp.      554,131   
  12,400       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      513,856   
  11,638       Owens Corning      536,162   
     

 

 

 
        1,604,149   
     

 

 

 
   Chemicals—2.6%   
  17,765       Methanex Corp. (Canada)      621,064   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies—2.2%   
  31,653       Covanta Holding Corp.      514,678   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—4.9%   
  13,966       Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV      562,131   
  25,833       MasTec, Inc.(c)      585,376   
     

 

 

 
        1,147,507   
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities—2.2%   
  265,446       Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR (Brazil)(b)      520,274   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—15.1%   
  2,453       Acuity Brands, Inc.      598,262   
  8,699       Eaton Corp. PLC      550,386   
  9,784       Emerson Electric Co.      534,500   
  9,391       EnerSys      548,153   
  47,911       General Cable Corp.      749,328   
  8,667       Regal Beloit Corp.      558,328   
     

 

 

 
        3,538,957   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components—2.5%
  
  31,153       Corning, Inc.      581,627   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services—3.2%   
  165,031       McDermott International, Inc.(c)      749,241   
     

 

 

 
   Food & Staples Retailing—2.8%   
  19,760       Andersons, Inc. (The)      662,158   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers—5.5%   
  39,146       Calpine Corp.(c)      617,724   
  41,662       NRG Yield, Inc., Class C(b)      674,091   
     

 

 

 
        1,291,815   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Conglomerates—2.3%   
  19,328       Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands)      531,713   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—12.7%   
  19,514       Altra Industrial Motion Corp.      560,052   
  25,161       Chart Industries, Inc.(c)      647,644   
  13,761       ESCO Technologies, Inc.      529,523   
  10,128       Luxfer Holdings PLC ADR (United Kingdom)      130,145   
  5,032       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(c)      564,389   
  10,295       Woodward, Inc.      558,092   
     

 

 

 
        2,989,845   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—23.7%   
  140,998       Chesapeake Energy Corp.    $ 968,656   
  35,917       Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(b)(c)      102,723   
  132,950       Cosan Ltd., Class A (Brazil)      715,271   
  28,021       Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      464,588   
  39,995       Green Plains, Inc.      723,910   
  18,676       Range Resources Corp.      823,798   
  21,258       Sasol Ltd. ADR (South Africa)      697,050   
  79,228       Southwestern Energy Co.(b)(c)      1,064,032   
     

 

 

 
        5,560,028   
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate Investment Trusts—2.5%   
  29,716       Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT      576,490   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.3%   
  29,830       Veeco Instruments, Inc.(c)      549,170   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $22,208,447)
     23,497,834   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  11,982       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $11,982)
     11,982   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $22,220,429)—100.1%
     23,509,816   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—7.2%   
  1,699,462       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $1,699,462)
     1,699,462   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $23,919,891)—107.3%
     25,209,278   
   Other assets less
liabilities—(7.3)%
     (1,722,222
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 23,487,056   
     

 

 

 

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) All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2016.
(c) Non-income producing security.
 

 

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, 2016

 

(d) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2J.
 

 

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, 2016

 

    PowerShares
Aerospace &
Defense
Portfolio (PPA)
     PowerShares
Cleantech™
Portfolio (PZD)
     PowerShares
DWA
Momentum
Portfolio (PDP)
     PowerShares
Global Listed
Private Equity
Portfolio (PSP)
 
Assets:           

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 298,665,181       $ 71,249,825       $ 1,438,088,012       $ 290,890,032   

Affiliated investments, at value

    101,580         3,150,893         895,085         70,988,650   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    298,766,761         74,400,718         1,438,983,097         361,878,682   

Foreign currencies, at value

                            9,898   

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

    1,849,114                 8,104,546         1,971,195   

Dividends

    216,210         64,207         380,677         484,966   

Foreign tax reclaims

            96,373         10,433         885,666   

Securities lending

            10,053                 71,206   

Settlement proceeds

            122,752                 220,946   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

                            87   

Other assets

    2,947         2,942         5,553         4,609   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    300,835,032         74,697,045         1,447,484,306         365,527,255   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:           

Due to custodian

                              

Payables:

          

Shares repurchased

    1,849,530                 8,101,417           

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

            3,145,606                 37,861,974   

Investments purchased

                            151,624   

Payable for swaps

                            2,617   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

                            1,226,483   

Open written options, at value

                              

Accrued advisory fees

    121,127         19,200         605,349         130,346   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    23,114         20,452         54,868         32,583   

Accrued expenses

    106,475         45,912         700,219         197,099   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    2,100,246         3,231,170         9,461,853         39,602,726   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 298,734,786       $ 71,465,875       $ 1,438,022,453       $ 325,924,529   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:           

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 311,416,487       $ 139,995,707       $ 1,711,051,055       $ 470,888,842   

Undistributed net investment income

    354,278         182,053         1,885,622         (11,297,899

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (31,809,420      (82,483,786      (392,626,613      (107,331,377

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    18,773,441         13,771,901         117,712,389         (26,335,037
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 298,734,786       $ 71,465,875       $ 1,438,022,453       $ 325,924,529   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    8,200,000         2,350,000         35,500,000         31,200,000   

Net asset value

  $ 36.43       $ 30.41       $ 40.51       $ 10.45   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 36.42       $ 30.29       $ 40.50       $ 10.39   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 279,891,740       $ 57,477,869       $ 1,320,375,623       $ 315,975,424   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 101,580       $ 3,150,893       $ 895,085       $ 70,988,650   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 279,993,320       $ 60,628,762       $ 1,321,270,708       $ 386,964,074   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currencies, at cost

  $       $       $       $ 9,913   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Premium received on written options

  $       $       $       $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

  $       $ 3,036,126       $       $ 36,380,719   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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®
Quality
Portfolio  (SPHQ)
     PowerShares
Water
Resources
Portfolio (PHO)
     PowerShares
WilderHill Clean
Energy
Portfolio (PBW)
     PowerShares
WilderHill
Progressive Energy
Portfolio (PUW)
 
              
$ 163,312,552       $ 299,878,183       $ 899,037,158       $ 680,377,441       $ 101,246,537       $ 23,497,834   
  22,195,954         214,744                 350,128         27,046,765         1,711,444   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  185,508,506         300,092,927         899,037,158         680,727,569         128,293,302         25,209,278   
                                            
              
                                            
  8,600         323,081         1,037,043         345,715         17,099         15,283   
                                  32,697         18,538   
  56,521                                 345,593         4,221   
                                            
                                            
  2,977                 3,258         4,609         4,609         3,333   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  185,576,604         300,416,008         900,077,459         681,077,893         128,693,300         25,250,653   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
          234,694         585,305                 111,271           
              
                                            
  22,035,328                                 27,046,765         1,699,462   
                                  121,788           
                                            
                                            
          2,098,140                                   
  70,303         188,006         131,664         270,998         5,792         2,565   
  34,928                 27,460         90,075         46,706         16,907   
  187,811                 255,140         254,112         105,891         44,663   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  22,328,370         2,520,840         999,569         615,185         27,438,213         1,763,597   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 163,248,234       $ 297,895,168       $ 899,077,890       $ 680,462,708       $ 101,255,087       $ 23,487,056   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
$ 468,665,900       $ 305,161,484       $ 971,528,723       $ 1,226,968,068       $ 1,493,610,524       $ 63,949,002   
  (204,010      807,310         1,892,733         325,612         246,275         47,436   
  (307,502,363      (16,445,666      (101,038,579      (675,547,682      (1,387,100,603      (41,798,769
  2,288,707         8,372,040         26,695,013         128,716,710         (5,501,109      1,289,387   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 163,248,234       $ 297,895,168       $ 899,077,890       $ 680,462,708       $ 101,255,087       $ 23,487,056   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  5,350,000         14,650,000         36,400,000         29,600,000         24,650,000         1,050,000   
$ 30.51       $ 20.33       $ 24.70       $ 22.99       $ 4.11       $ 22.37   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 30.49       $ 20.29       $ 24.70       $ 22.98       $ 4.11       $ 22.36   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 161,023,845       $ 293,098,501       $ 872,342,145       $ 551,660,731       $ 106,747,646       $ 22,208,447   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 22,195,954       $ 253,644       $       $ 350,128       $ 27,046,765       $ 1,711,444   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 183,219,799       $ 293,352,145       $ 872,342,145       $ 552,010,859       $ 133,794,411       $ 23,919,891   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $       $       $       $       $   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $ 3,729,398       $       $       $       $   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 21,214,487       $       $       $       $ 24,580,037       $ 1,629,286   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2016

 

    PowerShares
Aerospace &
Defense
Portfolio (PPA)
     PowerShares
Cleantech™
Portfolio (PZD)
     PowerShares
DWA
Momentum
Portfolio (PDP)
     PowerShares
Global Listed
Private Equity
Portfolio (PSP)
 
Investment Income:           

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 5,755,567       $ 989,066       $ 16,663,790       $ 25,325,477   

Affiliated dividend income

    1,373         81         2,269         66,569   

Securities lending income

            123,876                 547,589   

Foreign withholding tax

            (85,419              (458,748
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    5,756,940         1,027,604         16,666,059         25,480,887   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:           

Advisory fees

    1,343,216         357,786         8,982,393         2,068,668   

Sub-licensing fees

    161,184         53,668         1,796,478         413,733   

Recapture (Note 3)

    59,650                           

Accounting & administration fees

    53,155         34,843         349,873         71,894   

Professional fees

    28,944         36,255         50,232         40,153   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    12,541         8,948         43,395         15,604   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    5,616         10,426         24,007         40,229   

Other expenses

    55,696         23,427         170,356         88,012   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    1,720,002         525,353         11,416,734         2,738,293   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Waivers

    (865      (42,428      (2,077      (71,625
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    1,719,137         482,925         11,414,657         2,666,668   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    4,037,803         544,679         5,251,402         22,814,219   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investment securities

    (4,197,179      489,142         (147,914,272      (8,836,631

In-kind redemptions

    18,248,496         1,408,642         159,582,237         18,348,385   

Swap agreements

                            (14,567,140

Written options

                              

Foreign currencies

            1,844                 (87,668
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    14,051,317         1,899,628         11,667,965         (5,143,054
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investment securities

    (10,888,996      (2,564,753      (151,181,845      (59,459,267

Swap agreements

                            (685,203

Written options

                              

Foreign currencies

            4,261                 12,189   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (10,888,996      (2,560,492      (151,181,845      (60,132,281
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    3,162,321         (660,864      (139,513,880      (65,275,335
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 7,200,124       $ (116,185    $ (134,262,478    $ (42,461,116
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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®
Quality
Portfolio  (SPHQ)
    PowerShares
Water
Resources
Portfolio (PHO)
    PowerShares
WilderHill Clean
Energy
Portfolio (PBW)
    PowerShares
WilderHill
Progressive Energy
Portfolio (PUW)
 
         
$ 1,099,980      $ 7,288,540      $ 13,369,326      $ 8,561,838      $ 408,651      $ 341,160   
  381        9,458        836        892        221        48   
  547,032                             3,038,066        173,130   
  (62,012     (266            (85,924            (10,901

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,585,381        7,297,732        13,370,162        8,476,806        3,446,938        503,437   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  899,566        2,465,562        1,751,542        3,557,991        561,673        123,207   
  179,912               280,521        533,701        112,334        24,641   
                                       
  31,492               113,226        123,877        34,796        34,935   
  31,442               33,171        33,495        25,822        25,194   
  11,081               17,804        21,339        9,806        8,106   
  89,034               20,952        8,365        61,428        12,705   
  25,667               57,895        80,758        43,317        15,511   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,268,194        2,465,562        2,275,111        4,359,526        849,176        244,299   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (9,142     (619     (524,503     (893     (63,048     (71,848

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,259,052        2,464,943        1,750,608        4,358,633        786,128        172,451   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  326,329        4,832,789        11,619,554        4,118,173        2,660,810        330,986   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
         
  (11,751,582     (5,658,381     (8,792,194     (120,105,992     (39,829,020     (6,165,787
  16,959,178        54,963,741        104,689,495        77,141,684        1,457,398        889,756   
                                       
         (558,883                            
                                       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  5,207,596        48,746,477        95,897,301        (42,964,308     (38,371,622     (5,276,031

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         
  (28,892,998     (53,614,097     (44,054,301     (35,442,735     (2,472,953     (1,905,394
                                       
         780,742                               
                                       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (28,892,998     (52,833,355     (44,054,301     (35,442,735     (2,472,953     (1,905,394

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (23,685,402     (4,086,878     51,843,000        (78,407,043     (40,844,575     (7,181,425

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (23,359,073   $ 745,911      $ 63,462,554      $ (74,288,870   $ (38,183,765   $ (6,850,439

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares Aerospace & Defense
Portfolio (PPA)
     PowerShares Cleantech™
Portfolio (PZD)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 4,037,803       $ 1,741,076       $ 544,679       $ 695,733   

Net realized gain (loss)

    14,051,317         5,418,419         1,899,628         4,185,001   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (10,888,996      12,880,679         (2,560,492      (7,838,210
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,200,124         20,040,174         (116,185      (2,957,476
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (3,934,869      (1,474,100      (576,797      (635,362

Return of capital

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (3,934,869      (1,474,100      (576,797      (635,362
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    110,857,357         163,593,010                 4,394,744   

Value of shares repurchased

    (78,000,522      (17,632,615      (4,353,113      (8,825,354
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    32,856,835         145,960,395         (4,353,113      (4,430,610
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    36,122,090         164,526,469         (5,046,095      (8,023,448
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    262,612,696         98,086,227         76,511,970         84,535,418   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 298,734,786       $ 262,612,696       $ 71,465,875       $ 76,511,970   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 354,278       $ 251,344       $ 182,053       $ 212,327   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    3,150,000         4,800,000                 150,000   

Shares repurchased

    (2,300,000      (500,000      (150,000      (300,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    7,350,000         3,050,000         2,500,000         2,650,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    8,200,000         7,350,000         2,350,000         2,500,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Momentum
Portfolio (PDP)
     PowerShares Global Listed Private
Equity Portfolio (PSP)
     PowerShares Golden Dragon
China Portfolio (PGJ)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
              
$ 5,251,402       $ 5,843,484       $ 22,814,219       $ 16,776,727       $ 326,329       $ 1,678,779   
  11,667,965         142,930,976         (5,143,054      47,953,184         5,207,596         33,306,462   
  (151,181,845      44,967,654         (60,132,281      (42,186,037      (28,892,998      5,108,538   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (134,262,478      193,742,114         (42,461,116      22,543,874         (23,359,073      40,093,779   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  (5,095,535      (4,082,216      (22,461,093      (27,591,991      (604,271      (2,129,714
                                  (172,929        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (5,095,535      (4,082,216      (22,461,093      (27,591,991      (777,200      (2,129,714

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  825,218,576         1,257,742,866         27,886,163         134,129,178         31,179,637         79,503,122   
  (1,119,618,364      (836,066,053      (113,645,852      (236,075,900      (74,425,765      (145,405,126

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (294,399,788      421,676,813         (85,759,689      (101,946,722      (43,246,128      (65,902,004

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (433,757,801      611,336,711         (150,681,898      (106,994,839      (67,382,401      (27,937,939

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  1,871,780,254         1,260,443,543         476,606,427         583,601,266         230,630,635         258,568,574   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,438,022,453       $ 1,871,780,254       $ 325,924,529       $ 476,606,427       $ 163,248,234       $ 230,630,635   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,885,622       $ 1,729,755       $ (11,297,899    $ (8,610,255    $ (204,010    $ (241,593

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  19,600,000         30,900,000         2,400,000         11,400,000         950,000         2,500,000   
  (28,200,000      (20,900,000      (11,100,000      (21,000,000      (2,450,000      (5,000,000
  44,100,000         34,100,000         39,900,000         49,500,000         6,850,000         9,350,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  35,500,000         44,100,000         31,200,000         39,900,000         5,350,000         6,850,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares S&P 500
BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)
     PowerShares S&P 500®
Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 4,832,789       $ 4,677,970       $ 11,619,554       $ 8,201,541   

Net realized gain (loss)

    48,746,477         (1,191,009      95,897,301         43,790,455   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (52,833,355      9,732,702         (44,054,301      (389,529
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    745,911         13,219,663         63,462,554         51,602,467   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (5,351,930      (13,360,682      (10,888,763      (7,699,802

Net realized gains

    (12,062,642      (3,220,888                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (17,414,572      (16,581,570      (10,888,763      (7,699,802
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    113,491,101         231,535,424         927,220,372         242,538,333   

Value of shares repurchased

    (203,197,290      (73,361,924      (614,252,831      (118,590,643
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    (89,706,189      158,173,500         312,967,541         123,947,690   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (106,374,850      154,811,593         365,541,332         167,850,355   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    404,270,018         249,458,425         533,536,558         365,686,203   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 297,895,168       $ 404,270,018       $ 899,077,890       $ 533,536,558   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 807,310       $ 863,901       $ 1,892,733       $ 1,161,942   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    5,400,000         10,900,000         39,250,000         10,650,000   

Shares repurchased

    (9,800,000      (3,550,000      (25,800,000      (5,200,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    19,050,000         11,700,000         22,950,000         17,500,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    14,650,000         19,050,000         36,400,000         22,950,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
              
$ 4,118,173       $ 5,188,745       $ 2,660,810       $ 3,905,403       $ 330,986       $ 639,539   
  (42,964,308      26,094,958         (38,371,622      (10,857,926      (5,276,031      643,328   
  (35,442,735      (53,398,337      (2,472,953      (13,364,817      (1,905,394      (6,100,025

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (74,288,870      (22,114,634      (38,183,765      (20,317,340      (6,850,439      (4,817,158

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  (5,414,109      (5,760,750      (2,346,665      (4,135,076      (367,721      (626,095
                                            

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (5,414,109      (5,760,750      (2,346,665      (4,135,076      (367,721      (626,095

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  149,177,885         35,679,168         5,301,285         28,214,118                 5,044,172   
  (244,171,049      (142,892,020      (7,305,808      (78,072,886      (3,464,537      (11,250,272

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (94,993,164      (107,212,852      (2,004,523      (49,858,768      (3,464,537      (6,206,100

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (174,696,143      (135,088,236      (42,534,953      (74,311,184      (10,682,697      (11,649,353

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  855,158,851         990,247,087         143,790,040         218,101,224         34,169,753         45,819,106   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 680,462,708       $ 855,158,851       $ 101,255,087       $ 143,790,040       $ 23,487,056       $ 34,169,753   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 325,612       $ 1,621,548       $ 246,275       $ (127,786    $ 47,436       $ 84,171   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  6,650,000         1,400,000         1,250,000         4,300,000                 150,000   
  (11,000,000      (5,650,000      (1,550,000      (12,450,000      (150,000      (350,000
  33,950,000         38,200,000         24,950,000         33,100,000         1,200,000         1,400,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  29,600,000         33,950,000         24,650,000         24,950,000         1,050,000         1,200,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (PPA)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 35.73     $ 32.16      $ 23.22      $ 19.99      $ 20.57  

Net investment income(a)

    0.53 (b)      0.32         0.33          0.44         0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.67       3.52         9.00        3.22         (0.60

Total from investment operations

    1.20       3.84         9.33        3.66        (0.39

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.50 )     (0.27      (0.39 )      (0.43      (0.19

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 36.43     $ 35.73      $ 32.16      $ 23.22      $ 19.99  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 36.42     $ 35.71      $ 32.15      $ 23.20      $ 19.98  
Net Asset Value Total Return(d)     3.43     11.99      40.52      18.69      (1.82 )% 
Market Price Total Return(d)     3.46     11.96      40.59      18.65      (1.87 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 298,735     $ 262,613      $ 98,086      $ 47,607       $ 54,967   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.64     0.66      0.66      0.66      0.66

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.64     0.66      0.69      0.74      0.76

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.50 %(b)      0.94      1.13      2.18      1.09

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    16     13      8      17      25

 

(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 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 $0.33 and 0.93%, 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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 30.60     $ 31.90     $ 25.47      $ 23.06       $ 30.10   

Net investment income(a)

    0.22       0.27        0.17        0.26         0.24   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.18 )     (1.33     6.53        2.37         (7.07

Total from investment operations

    0.04       (1.06     6.70        2.63         (6.83

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.23 )     (0.24     (0.27 )      (0.22      (0.21

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 30.41     $ 30.60     $ 31.90      $ 25.47       $ 23.06   

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 30.29     $ 30.54     $ 31.92      $ 25.36       $ 22.98   
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     0.15     (3.36 )%      26.52      11.59      (22.65 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (0.05 )%      (3.61 )%      27.15      11.50      (22.87 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 71,466     $ 76,512     $ 84,535      $ 71,314       $ 100,305   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.67     0.67     0.67      0.67      0.67

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.73     0.72     0.72      0.76      0.74

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.76     0.89     0.58      1.16      0.97

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    25     22     24      22      27

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:           

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 42.44     $ 36.96     $ 31.77     $ 27.86     $ 26.52   

Net investment income(a)

     0.12       0.16        0.06       0.23        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.94 )     5.43        5.23       3.92        1.31   

Total from investment operations

     (1.82 )     5.59        5.29       4.15       1.38   

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.11 )     (0.11     (0.10 )     (0.24     (0.04

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 40.51     $ 42.44     $ 36.96     $ 31.77     $ 27.86   

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 40.50     $ 42.43     $ 36.93     $ 31.76     $ 27.86   
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)      (4.29 )%      15.13     16.71     15.02     5.22
Market Price Total Return(c)      (4.29 )%      15.19     16.65     14.98     5.15
Ratios/Supplemental Data:           

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

   $ 1,438,022     $ 1,871,780     $ 1,260,444     $ 876,929      $ 571,078   

Ratio to average net assets of:

          

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.64     0.63 %(d)      0.64 %(d)      0.67 %(d)      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.64     0.63 %(d)      0.64 %(d)      0.67 %(d)      0.65

Net investment income, after Waivers

     0.29     0.39     0.17     0.82     0.29

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     100     73     75     66     96

 

(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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014     2013      2012   
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 11.95     $ 11.79      $ 11.70     $ 9.22      $ 12.17   

Net investment income(a)

    0.60 (b)      0.35         0.38 (c)      0.24         0.26   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.53 )     0.41         1.38       2.64         (2.58

Total from investment operations

    (0.93 )     0.76         1.76       2.88        (2.32

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.57 )     (0.60      (1.67 )     (0.40      (0.56

Return of capital

                                 (0.07

Total distributions

    (0.57 )     (0.60      (1.67 )     (0.40      (0.63

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 10.45     $ 11.95      $ 11.79     $ 11.70      $ 9.22   

Market price at end of year(d)

  $ 10.39     $ 11.93      $ 11.85     $ 11.75      $ 9.25   
Net Asset Value Total Return(e)     (8.09 )%      6.79      16.20     31.87      (19.51 )% 
Market Price Total Return(e)     (8.47 )%      6.09      16.31     32.00      (19.80 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 325,925     $ 476,606      $ 583,601     $ 408,492       $ 296,744   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers(f)

    0.64     0.64      0.69     0.70      0.71

Expenses, prior to Waivers(f)

    0.66     0.66      0.70     0.70      0.76

Net investment income, after Waivers

    5.51 %(b)      3.04      3.20 %(c)      2.47      2.79

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35     30      53     53      88

 

(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 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 $0.34 and 3.12%, respectively.
(c)  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.
(d)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(e)  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.
(f)  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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(g)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Golden Dragon China Portfolio (PGJ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 33.67      $ 27.65      $ 19.65      $ 21.56     $ 28.98  

Net investment income(a)

    0.06        0.21        0.21        0.34        0.48   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (3.10     6.06        8.08        (1.81     (7.43

Total from investment operations

    (3.04     6.27        8.29        (1.47     (6.95

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.09     (0.25 )      (0.29 )      (0.44     (0.47

Return of capital

    (0.03                              

Total distributions

    (0.12     (0.25      (0.29      (0.44     (0.47

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 30.51     $ 33.67      $ 27.65      $ 19.65     $ 21.56  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 30.49     $ 33.62      $ 27.60      $ 19.59     $ 21.49  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (9.04 )%      22.79      42.28      (6.73 )%(d)      (23.98 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (8.97 )%      22.83      42.46      (6.70 )%      (23.93 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 163,248      $ 230,631      $ 258,569      $ 181,744      $ 245,838   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.70     0.70      0.70      0.70     0.69

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.70     0.70      0.70      0.75     0.71

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.18     0.68      0.75      1.78     2.08

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    47     25      37      63     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)  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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 21.22       $ 21.32      $ 20.83       $ 20.60      $ 21.52  

Net investment income(a)

    0.30         0.28        0.28         0.33         0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.11      0.65        1.57         0.70         1.00   

Total from investment operations

    0.19         0.93        1.85         1.03        1.29  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.34      (0.86 )      (1.35      (0.65      (2.10

Net realized gains

    (0.74      (0.17 )      (0.01      (0.15      (0.11

Total distributions

    (1.08      (1.03 )      (1.36      (0.80      (2.21

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 20.33       $ 21.22      $ 21.32       $ 20.83      $ 20.60  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 20.29      $ 21.22      $ 21.35       $ 20.83      $ 20.65  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     0.90      4.48      9.34      5.22      6.74
Market Price Total Return(c)     0.67      4.32      9.50      4.97      7.02
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 297,895       $ 404,270      $ 249,458       $ 205,222       $ 154,528   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses

    0.75      0.75      0.75      0.75      0.75

Net investment income

    1.47      1.33      1.37      1.61      1.42

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    43      50      32      22      58

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 23.25      $ 20.90      $ 17.87       $ 15.33      $ 14.64  

Net investment income(a)

    0.45         0.41         0.36         0.33         0.26   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    1.46         2.33         3.03         2.52         0.74   

Total from investment operations

    1.91         2.74         3.39         2.85        1.00  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.46      (0.39      (0.36      (0.31      (0.31

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 24.70      $ 23.25      $ 20.90       $ 17.87      $ 15.33  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 24.70       $ 23.24      $ 20.89       $ 17.87      $ 15.33  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     8.39      13.17      19.15      18.86      7.04
Market Price Total Return(c)     8.43      13.18      19.09      18.86      7.04
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 899,078      $ 533,537      $ 365,686       $ 228,736       $ 146,421   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.29      0.29      0.29      0.39      0.50

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.38      0.38      0.39      0.55      0.70

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.92      1.83      1.87      2.06      1.82

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    102      18      13      17      14

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. For the year ended April 30, 2016, the portfolio turnover calculation includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 25.19     $ 25.92     $ 22.06      $ 18.78      $ 20.25  

Net investment income(a)

    0.13        0.14        0.16        0.16         0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (2.17     (0.72     3.83        3.28         (1.48

Total from investment operations

    (2.04     (0.58     3.99        3.44        (1.34

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.16     (0.15     (0.13 )      (0.16      (0.13

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 22.99     $ 25.19     $ 25.92      $ 22.06      $ 18.78  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 22.98     $ 25.17     $ 25.91      $ 22.05      $ 18.77  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (8.09 )%      (2.25 )%      18.16      18.48      (6.59 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (8.06 )%      (2.29 )%      18.17      18.49      (6.59 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 680,463     $ 855,159     $ 990,247      $ 877,064       $ 825,510   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.61     0.61     0.61      0.62      0.62

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.61     0.61     0.61      0.62      0.62

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.58     0.56     0.66      0.81      0.77

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    89     25     34      31      44

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:           

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 5.76      $ 6.59     $ 4.79      $ 5.08     $ 10.35  

Net investment income(a)

    0.11        0.14        0.10        0.11        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.66     (0.82     1.85        (0.26     (5.33

Total from investment operations

    (1.55     (0.68     1.95        (0.15     (5.13

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

    (0.10     (0.15     (0.15 )      (0.14     (0.14

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 4.11     $ 5.76     $ 6.59      $ 4.79     $ 5.08  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 4.11     $ 5.76     $ 6.59      $ 4.79     $ 5.08  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (27.19 )%      (10.36 )%      41.23      (2.64 )%      (49.78 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (27.19 )%      (10.36 )%      41.23      (2.65 )%      (49.68 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:           

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

  $ 101,255     $ 143,790     $ 218,101      $ 142,494      $ 178,016   

Ratio to average net assets of:

          

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.70     0.70     0.70      0.70     0.70

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.76     0.72     0.70      0.70     0.76

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    2.37     2.39     1.55      2.48     2.98

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    60     48     57      52     46

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 28.47      $ 32.73     $ 27.56      $ 25.87      $ 30.68  

Net investment income(a)

    0.30        0.50        0.24        0.35         0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (6.07     (4.27     5.27        1.54         (4.71

Total from investment operations

    (5.77     (3.77     5.51        1.89        (4.57

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.33     (0.49     (0.34 )      (0.20      (0.24

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 22.37     $ 28.47     $ 32.73      $ 27.56      $ 25.87  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 22.36     $ 28.47     $ 32.71      $ 27.55      $ 25.86  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (20.29 )%      (11.59 )%      20.24      7.38      (14.84 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (20.32 )%      (11.54 )%      20.21      7.38      (14.93 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 23,487     $ 34,170     $ 45,819      $ 38,584       $ 47,859   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.70     0.70     0.70      0.70      0.71

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.99     0.86     0.84      0.87      0.86

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.34     1.69     0.78      1.40      0.56

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    40     41     37      32      36

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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, 2016

 

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, 2016, 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)    “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® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)
(formerly, PowerShares S&P 500® High Quality Portfolio)
   “S&P 500® 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 price of each Share 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 principally 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 Leaders 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 BuyWriteSM Index
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio    S&P 500® Quality 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

 

* Effective after the close of markets on March 18, 2016, the underlying index changed from S&P 500® High Quality Rankings Index to S&P 500® Quality 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. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.

 

 

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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 asked 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 asked 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/asked 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 Fund investments.

 

 

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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 Fund invests. 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 will 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.

Momentum Investing Risk. For DWA Momentum Portfolio, the Fund employs a “momentum” style of investing that is subject to the risk that the securities may be more volatile than the market as a whole, or that the returns on securities that have previously exhibited price momentum are less than returns on other styles of investing. Momentum can turn quickly, and stocks that previously exhibited high momentum may not experience continued positive momentum. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style of investing is out of favor and therefore, the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

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® 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.

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.

Foreign Investment Risk. For CleantechTM Portfolio and Golden Dragon China 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 CleantechTM Portfolio, Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, Golden Dragon China Portfolio and Water Resources Portfolio, since their Underlying Indexes may include ADRs and/or global depositary receipts (“GDRs”), investing in these Funds 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.

 

 

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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 business development companies (“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 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.

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 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.

The Funds may periodically participate in litigation related to each Fund’s investments. As such, the Funds may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statements of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

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

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce each Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between each Fund and the Adviser.

E. Country Determination

For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the Adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

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F. 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.

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, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, litigation expenses and other 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.

G. 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 year-end.

H. Option Contracts Written

S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio engaged 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 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.

I. 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 (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between two parties (“Counterparties”). These agreements may contain, among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any.

 

 

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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 cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of the Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. 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. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.

J. Securities Lending

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, CleantechTM Portfolio, Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, Golden Dragon China 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% (105% for international securities) 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 Schedules of Investments. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, each Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to each 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or each Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to each Fund the securities loaned and each Fund will return the collateral. 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. Each Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to each Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each 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, if any, is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund, 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. Pursuant to that Investment Advisory Agreement, each Fund (except for S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio and S&P 500® 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® 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, S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual unitary management fee of 0.75% 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 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, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

The Trust also has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund (except S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio), 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® 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, 2017. The Expense Cap (including sub-licensing fees) for S&P 500®

 

 

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Quality Portfolio is 0.29% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year through at least August 31, 2017. Offering costs excluded from each Expense Cap for each Fund 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, 2017. During its term, the Expense Agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the Expense Cap without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap for Aerospace & Defense Portfolio, DWA Momentum Portfolio, Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio and Water Resources Portfolio.

Further, through August 31, 2018, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of each 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. This agreement is not subject to recapture by the Adviser.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund in the following amounts:

 

Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 865   
CleantechTM Portfolio      42,428   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      2,077   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      71,625   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      9,142   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      619   
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio      524,503   
Water Resources Portfolio      893   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      63,048   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      71,848   

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, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
        04/30/17      04/30/18      04/30/19  
CleantechTM Portfolio    $ 111,934       $ 34,174       $ 35,420       $ 42,340   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      8,803                         8,803   
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio      1,202,715         286,999         392,147         523,569   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      97,236                 34,402         62,834   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      188,310         55,938         60,563         71,809   

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    ISBC LLC
CleantechTM Portfolio    Cleantech Indices LLC
DWA Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio    Red Rocks Capital, LLC
Golden Dragon China Portfolio    The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio    S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio    S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC
Water Resources Portfolio    The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio    WilderHill
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio    Progressive Energy Index LLC

 

 

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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 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

The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated with the Funds. The table below shows S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investment in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $ 393,117       $ 109,068       $ (202,157    $ (116,961    $ 31,677       $ 214,744       $ 8,880   

The 1940 Act defines “affiliated person” to include issuers of which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund listed below has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The table below shows Water Resources Portfolio’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investment in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

Water Resources Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Layne Christensen Co.*    $ 9,006,917       $ 2,440,930       $ (9,611,840    $ 6,352,650       $ (5,631,475    $ 2,557,182       $   

 

* At April 30, 2016, this security was no longer affiliated.

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 a 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, 2016, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedules of Investments for security categories). The appreciation on options held in S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio was 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.

 

 

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     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 361,878,682       $       $       $ 361,878,682   

Swap Agreements*

             (1,226,396              (1,226,396
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 361,878,682       $ (1,226,396    $       $ 360,652,286   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Golden Dragon China Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 185,508,506       $       $ 0       $ 185,508,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Note 6. Derivative Investments

Value of Derivative Investments at Fiscal Year-End

The table below summarizes the value of each Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of April 30, 2016:

 

     Value  
     Global Listed Private
Equity Portfolio
     S&P 500 BuyWrite
Portfolio
 

Risk Exposure/Derivative Type

   Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  
Equity risk:            

Swap agreements(a)

   $ 87       $ (1,226,483    $       $   

Options written contracts(a)

                             (2,098,140
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 87       $ (1,226,483    $       $ (2,098,140
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Values are disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements, Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements and Open written options, at value, respectively.

Effect of Derivative Investments for the Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2016

The table below summarizes each Fund’s gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the year:

 

     Location of Gain (Loss) on
Statements of Operations
 
     Global Listed
Private Equity
Portfolio
     S&P 500
BuyWrite
Portfolio
 
     Swap
Agreements
     Options Written
Contracts
 
Realized Gain (Loss):      

Equity risk

   $ (14,567,140    $ (558,883
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):      

Equity risk

     (685,203      780,742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (15,252,343    $ 221,859   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The table below summarizes the average notional value of swap agreements and options outstanding during the year.

 

     Average Notional Value  
     Global Listed
Private Equity
Portfolio
     S&P 500
BuyWrite
Portfolio
 
Swap agreements    $ 38,303,837       $   
Options written contracts              326,922,042   

 

 

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Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

 

Open Total Return Swap Agreements

 

Counterparty

  

Swap Agreements

   Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank, N.A.    Receive a return equal to common shares of 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      10/25/16       $ 15,276,285       $ (310,756
Citibank, N.A.    Receive a return equal to the common shares of 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      10/25/16         14,863,900         (915,727
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC    Receive a return equal to common shares of Riverstone Energy Ltd. and pay the product of (i) 1-Month LIBOR plus 85 basis points multiplied by (ii) days in the period divided by 365      08/03/16         2,342,288         87   
           

 

 

 
Total Open Total Return Swap Agreements—Equity Risk          $ (1,226,396
           

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio

 

Open Options Written—Equity Risk

 
     Contract
Month
     Strike
Price
     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Notional Value*      Value  
Call Option S&P 500 Index      May-16       $ 2,085         1,452       ($ 3,729,398    $ 1,631,258       $ 302,742,000       ($ 2,098,140

 

* Notional Value is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by the multiplier.

 

Options Written Transactions During the Year

 
     Call Option Contracts  
     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 
Beginning of year      1,958       $ 4,972,106   
Written      20,199         61,405,594   
Closed      (12,427      (39,162,278
Expired      (8,278      (23,486,024
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
End of year      1,452       $ 3,729,398   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 investments 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 each Fund’s 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.

The following table presents derivative investments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of April 30, 2016.

Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

 

            Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
    

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets

            Collateral Received         

Counterparty

      Financial Instruments      Non-Cash      Cash      Net
Amount
 
Morgan Stanley, Capital Securities LLC    $ 87       $       $       $       $ 87   

 

 

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Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (continued)

 

            Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
    

Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

            Collateral Pledged         

Counterparty

      Financial Instruments      Non-Cash      Cash      Net
Amount
 
Citibank, N.A.    $ 1,226,483       $       $ (720,000    $       $ 506,483   

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, 2016 and 2015:

 

     2016      2015  
     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 3,934,869       $       $       $ 1,474,100       $       $   
CleantechTM Portfolio      576,797                         635,362                   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      5,095,535                         4,082,216                   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      22,461,093                         27,591,991                   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      604,271                 172,929         2,129,714                   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      16,484,756         929,816                 16,581,570                   
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio      10,888,763                         7,699,802                   
Water Resources Portfolio      5,414,109                         5,760,750                   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      2,346,665                         4,135,076                   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      367,721                         626,095                   

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
(Depreciation)—
Other
Investments
    Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Late-Year
Ordinary/
Post-October
Capital
Losses
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio   $ 376,206      $ (21,928   $ 16,935,828      $      $ (26,945,654   $ (3,026,153   $ 311,416,487      $ 298,734,786   
CleantechTM Portfolio     201,518        (19,465     13,015,915        (55     (81,727,745            139,995,707        71,465,875   
DWA Momentum Portfolio     1,937,965        (52,343     114,324,893               (304,717,694     (84,521,423     1,711,051,055        1,438,022,453   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio     1,042,528        (37,334     (49,245,317     (20,632     (87,930,124     (8,773,434     470,888,842        325,924,529   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio**            (33,567     (1,254,588            (295,354,974     (8,774,537     468,665,900        163,248,234   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio     807,310                                    (8,073,626     305,161,484        297,895,168   
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio     1,918,293        (25,560     25,619,099               (89,578,410     (10,384,255     971,528,723        899,077,890   
Water Resources Portfolio     412,970        (87,358     124,268,792               (606,824,470     (64,275,294     1,226,968,068        680,462,708   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio     858,025        (45,682     (10,798,143            (1,369,613,517     (12,756,120     1,493,610,524        101,255,087   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio     63,436        (16,000     986,927               (37,592,724     (3,903,585     63,949,002        23,487,056   

 

* 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 Golden Dragon China Portfolio incurred and will elect to defer Late-Year Ordinary Losses of $79,641 and Post-October Capital Losses of $8,694,896.

Capital loss carryforwards are calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforwards 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 eight 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 carryforwards 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 table presents available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for each Fund as of April 30, 2016.

 

                          Post-effective/no
expiration
               
     2017      2018      2019      Short-Term      Long-Term      Total*      Expired  
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 7,470,897       $ 6,428,813       $ 9,464,875       $ 222,565       $ 3,358,504       $ 26,945,654       $ 2,374,303   
CleantechTM Portfolio      14,341,075         25,186,026         12,098,616         2,005,428         28,096,600         81,727,745         1,171,839   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      92,771,702         60,219,842         10,496,532         141,229,618                 304,717,694         5,046,566   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      7,687,052         47,149,399                 17,958,447         15,135,226         87,930,124         796,018   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      22,836,421         74,072,167         35,483,714         17,263,381         145,699,291         295,354,974         1,235,904   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio                                                        
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio      37,241,965         42,466,537         9,869,908                         89,578,410         19,599,607   
Water Resources Portfolio      93,208,162         265,948,030         33,978,301         90,981,849         122,708,128         606,824,470         3,553,481   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      261,712,498         460,657,845         241,008,862         73,921,396         332,312,916         1,369,613,517         44,707,703   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      8,319,827         12,433,887         2,282,887         4,871,192         9,684,931         37,592,724         179,432   

 

* Capital loss carryforwards as of the date listed above are 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, 2016, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, if any) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 42,047,830       $ 42,427,743   
CleantechTM Portfolio      17,678,067         17,652,732   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      1,804,586,564         1,805,291,481   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      128,245,394         131,028,070   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      84,417,803         84,719,793   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      142,087,671         153,458,842   
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio      625,801,013         628,280,400   
Water Resources Portfolio      641,820,894         639,814,836   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      69,018,656         68,238,616   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      10,056,209         9,981,299   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 110,849,048       $ 77,606,984   
CleantechTM Portfolio              4,329,461   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      825,017,608         1,118,526,906   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      24,363,356         101,359,307   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      31,182,610         74,361,423   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      114,299,968         206,586,138   
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio      927,297,344         610,746,430   
Water Resources Portfolio      149,148,113         245,300,581   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      5,297,909         7,308,400   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio              3,458,298   

 

 

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

At April 30, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Cost  
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $ 27,683,659       $ (10,747,831    $ 16,935,828       $ 281,830,933   
CleantechTM Portfolio      17,737,034         (4,721,119      13,015,915         61,384,803   
DWA Momentum Portfolio      133,179,094         (18,854,201      114,324,893         1,324,658,204   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      15,983,102         (65,228,419      (49,245,317      411,123,999   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      22,400,059         (23,654,647      (1,254,588      186,763,094   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio                              300,092,927   
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio      35,573,976         (9,954,877      25,619,099         873,418,059   
Water Resources Portfolio      144,916,743         (20,647,951      124,268,792         556,458,777   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      10,279,116         (21,077,259      (10,798,143      139,091,445   
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio      3,548,543         (2,561,616      986,927         24,222,351   

Note 9. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions and expired capital loss carryforwards on April 30, 2016, 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, 2016, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Aerospace & Defense Portfolio    $       $ (15,394,929    $ 15,394,929   
CleantechTM Portfolio      1,844         (207,873      206,029   
DWA Momentum Portfolio              (151,209,270      151,209,270   
Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio      (3,040,770      (2,646,446      5,687,216   
Golden Dragon China Portfolio      315,525         (13,716,213      13,400,688   
S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio      462,550         (462,550        
S&P 500® Quality Portfolio              (83,276,308      83,276,308   
Water Resources Portfolio              (72,236,575      72,236,575   
WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio      59,916         44,545,812         (44,605,728
WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio              (521,632      521,632   

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 an Officer of the Trust. 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” 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 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 principally 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 the Trust’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 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, PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio, PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio, PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio (formerly 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, 2016, 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, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases have not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 23, 2016

 

 

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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, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, litigation expenses and other extraordinary 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, 2016.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity 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 the Portfolio bears indirectly is included in the 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, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    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      $ 1,029.91        0.62   $ 3.13   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.78        0.62        3.12   
PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio (PZD)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,036.52        0.67        3.39   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.53        0.67        3.37   
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP)        

Actual

    1,000.00        948.22        0.64        3.10   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.68        0.64        3.22   
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio (PSP)        

Actual

    1,000.00        963.69        0.65        3.17   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.63        0.65        3.27   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    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      $ 991.54        0.70   $ 3.47   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.38        0.70        3.52   
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio (PBP)        

Actual

    1,000.00        990.13        0.75        3.71   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.13        0.75        3.77   
PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio (SPHQ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,064.74        0.29        1.49   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,023.42        0.29        1.46   
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,010.34        0.60        3.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)        

Actual

    1,000.00        932.25        0.70        3.36   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.38        0.70        3.52   
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,044.21        0.70        3.56   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.38        0.70        3.52   

 

(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, 2016. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 182/366. 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, 2016:

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Corporate Dividends
Received Deduction*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio        100 %       100 %     $  
PowerShares CleantechTM Portfolio        100 %       44 %        
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio        62 %       26 %        
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio        100 %       0 %        
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio        0 %       0 %       928,816  
PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio        100 %       100 %        
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio        15 %       14 %        
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio        73 %       25 %        

 

* 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 Trustees 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 a Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2016.

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth 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

   Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and 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).    124    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 (2010-2016); 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.    124    None

Marc M. Kole - 1960

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Chairman of the Audit Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008; and Trustee since 2006    Senior Director of Finance, By The Hand Club for Kids (2015-Present); formerly: Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004); Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (1996-2000).    124    None

Yung Bong Lim - 1964

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee since 2014; Trustee since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth 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

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).    124    None

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).    124    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 and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank - Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-2015); 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).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

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

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth of Non-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
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustees 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. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Finance PLC, 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., IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd.; Manager, Horizon Flight Works LLC; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., 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.    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the Fund Complex consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth of Executive Officers

   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

  

President and Principal

Executive Officer

   Since 2015    President and Principal Executive Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2015-Present); Chief Executive Officer (2016-Present) and Managing Director (2013-Present), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-2015) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-2015); 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, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2011-Present); Principal Financial and Accounting Officer – Investment Pools, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); 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).

Peter Hubbard - 1981

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Vice President of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-2010); 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).

Christopher Joe - 1969

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); Chief Compliance Officer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010–2013), U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (2006-2014) and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2014-2015).

 

* This is the period for which the Officers 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 Year of
Birth of Executive Officers
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Sheri Morris - 1964

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   Vice President    Since 2012    President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, The Invesco Funds (2016-Present); 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds (2008-2016); 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 (2011-2013); 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.

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Legal (2010-Present) and Secretary (2015-Present), 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).

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Services, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2013-Present).

David Warren - 1957

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street,

Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    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 (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Managing Director - Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, 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.); Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (2014-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Feeder GP Ltd. (2015-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present); Director, Invesco Financial Services Ltd. / Services Financiers Invesco Ltée and Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltée (2014-Present); Director, Invesco IP Holdings (Canada) Ltd. (2016-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate GP Ltd. (2015-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-2015); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2011).

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 period for which the Officers 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 14, 2016, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares CleantechTM 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 Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and/or oversight of execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds and their underlying indexes for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2015, 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 certain Funds and their underlying indexes. In reviewing the tracking error reports, 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 applicable period the correlation and tracking error for each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement and 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.

 

 

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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 (non-ETF) 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 Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® 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;

 

    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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth, Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio; and

 

    0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (The net advisory fees, after giving effect to the Expense Caps below, were 0.01%, -0.05% and -0.39% and, respectively, for PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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, 2017, 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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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® Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.25%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses for PowerShares Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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 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; and

 

 

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    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 the advisory fees for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median advisory fees of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the advisory fees for all of the Funds were lower than the median advisory fees of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio          X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X       X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio          X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

 

* The information provided by the Adviser indicated that certain Funds did not have open-end index fund peers. Those Funds have been designated with an “N/A” for not available.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the nature of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the net expense ratios for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median net expense ratios of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the net expense ratios for all of the Funds were lower than the median net expense ratios of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

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.

 

 

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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 overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser 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 Cap agreed to by the Adviser. 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.

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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 14, 2016, 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and their underlying indexes 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, 2015, 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. 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 net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end (non-ETF) 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 serve as an investment adviser 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 net expense ratio was higher than the median net expense ratios of its ETF peer funds and open-end index peer funds, but was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds. The Trustees noted that PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio’s net expense ratio was lower than the median net expense ratios of its ETF peer funds and open-end actively-managed peer funds, but was higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was reasonable because of the nature 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 Adviser on its overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser was not unreasonable.

 

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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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, 2016

2016 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

     47   
Fees and Expenses      48   
Tax Information      49   
Trustees and Officers      50   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      55   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

US Equity

Although the health of individual economic sectors varied dramatically, the US economy overall continued its slow but steady growth during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. This modest growth led to recurring debate over whether the US economy could withstand global recessionary forces. Many energy, industrial and materials companies experienced cyclical downturns resembling a mild recession even as many consumer-related companies benefited from continued low interest rates, increased availability of credit and a better employment picture. Another significant downturn in oil prices reduced capital investment but also reduced consumers’ energy and gasoline costs.

In the first half of the reporting period, US equity market performance was greatly affected by expectations of when, and whether, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might raise interest rates—and the impact the Fed’s action might have. Markets moved lower in the summer of 2015 as a significant downturn in China’s financial markets and weak global economic growth led to increased concern about the sustainability of US economic growth. In the fall, markets rallied and the Fed saw enough economic stabilization to finally raise interest rates.

US stocks began 2016 on a negative note. Together with a sharp decline in oil prices, this suggested a global recession might be imminent and caused investors to become decidedly risk averse; this helped short-term and income-oriented investments, but hurt longer-term and growth-oriented investments. As companies reported earnings and fundamentals that were better than had been feared, stocks rallied sharply in late February and March. Additionally, oil prices strengthened modestly on the back of a weaker US dollar and as Saudi Arabia and Russia considered a freeze on their oil output. Overall, US equity markets were mixed, with the S&P 500 Index, considered representative of the performance of the US stock market, finishing the reporting period modestly higher.

Global Equity

The global economy continued to expand, albeit slowly, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. However, that growth became increasingly uneven across developed and emerging economies. Central bank policies also began to diverge as the Fed followed through on its commitment to normalize monetary policy by raising interest rates—even as the European Central Bank extended its asset purchase program and the Bank of Japan introduced additional quantitative easing.

Global equity markets faced significant headwinds during the fiscal year, although developed markets were generally able to better withstand these headwinds than more fragile emerging markets. As the reporting period began, diverging monetary policy caused the US dollar to strengthen against many other currencies. During

the summer of 2015, China’s surprise devaluation of the renminbi and a significant downturn in its financial markets triggered a massive sell-off in global equity markets, particularly in already-vulnerable emerging markets. In the fall, markets around the world began to regain their footing. However, 2016 began on a sharply negative note, with equity markets falling as the price of oil declined. In February 2016, markets reversed course, bouncing back sharply as economic data and earnings were better than had been feared. In Japan and Europe, central banks signaled their ongoing commitment to very loose monetary policy, but in the US, the Fed indicated that it may delay additional interest rate increases. As a result, the US dollar fell sharply against the euro and Japanese yen; this benefited oil and stock prices generally. For the reporting period as a whole, US equity markets were mixed, while developed international equity markets were down modestly. Although emerging markets rallied strongly toward the end of the reporting period, many—particularly China, Brazil and Russia—were down significantly for the fiscal year.

 

 

 

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PKW    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ Portfolio (PKW)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares BuyBack Achievers™ 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 Achievers™ 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 Achievers™”. 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 Index in January. Strictly in accordance with its 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (5.20)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (5.18)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (4.59)%. 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 S&P 500® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 1.21%. 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. 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 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 and does not have a buyback methodology.

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, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the industrials sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and consumer staples sectors, respectively. The information technology sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the energy and materials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Home Depot, Inc. (The), a consumer discretionary company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Northrop Grumman Corp., an industrials company (portfolio average weight of 1.68%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included International Business Machines Corp., an information technology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Apple, Inc., an information technology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

 

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Consumer Discretionary      23.1   
Industrials      23.0   
Financials      17.9   
Information Technology      13.7   
Health Care      8.9   
Consumer Staples      5.4   
Materials      4.3   
Energy      2.8   
Utilities      0.9   
Telecommunication Services      0.0   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
McDonald’s Corp.      5.0   
Boeing Co. (The)      4.6   
QUALCOMM, Inc.      4.0   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      3.6   
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      3.5   
American International Group, Inc.      3.3   
Biogen, Inc.      3.2   
Express Scripts Holding Co.      2.5   
Monsanto Co.      2.2   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      2.0   
Total      33.9   
 

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
NASDAQ US Buyback Achievers™ Index     (4.59 )%      11.55     38.82     12.80     82.64       8.42     113.18
S&P 500® Index     1.21        11.26        37.71        11.02        68.63          6.31        77.32   
Fund                
NAV Return     (5.18     10.83        36.15        12.04        76.56          7.65        99.34   
Market Price Return     (5.20     10.81        36.05        12.03        76.49          7.63        98.94   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.64%, 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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PFM    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PFM)

 

As an index fund, the PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ 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 Achievers™ Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies 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 issuers that meet the requirements to be classified as “Dividend Achievers™.” To become eligible for inclusion in the Index, an issuer must (i) be included in the NASDAQ US Benchmark Index (other than limited partnerships, which must trade on the NASDAQ, NYSE or NYSE MKT); (ii) have raised its annual regular dividend payments for at least each of the last ten consecutive years; and (iii) have a minimum three-month average daily trading volume of $1 million. Strictly in accordance with its 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’s weight 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 4.08%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 3.98%. During the same time period, the Index returned 4.51%. 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 (0.68)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 2,010 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 value segment of the US equity universe.

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.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the consumer staples sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection in the utilities, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors as well as being overweight in consumer staples.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the consumer staples sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the utilities and consumer discretionary sectors, respectively. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the information technology and materials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Johnson & Johnson, a health care company (portfolio average weight of 4.06%), and AT&T, Inc., a telecommunication services company (portfolio average weight of 3.23%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included ConocoPhillips, an energy company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 3.39%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

 

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Consumer Staples      23.6   
Industrials      13.7   
Energy      10.7   
Information Technology      10.7   
Health Care      9.0   
Consumer Discretionary      7.9   
Financials      7.0   
Telecommunication Services      6.8   
Utilities      6.4   
Materials      4.2   
Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      4.2   
Johnson & Johnson      4.0   
Microsoft Corp.      3.7   
AT&T, Inc.      3.6   
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      3.3   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.      3.2   
Verizon Communications, Inc.      3.1   
Coca-Cola Co. (The)      2.9   
Chevron Corp.      2.9   
PepsiCo, Inc.      2.3   
Total      33.2   
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years

Average
Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
NASDAQ US Broad Dividend AchieversTM Index     4.51     8.72     28.50     10.29     63.16     6.28     83.85       6.57     96.63
Russell 3000® Value Index     (0.68     9.34        30.72        9.85        59.97        5.58        72.12          6.25        90.51   
Fund                    
NAV Return     3.98        8.13        26.42        9.68        58.69        5.65        73.25          5.93        84.42   
Market Price Return     4.08        8.14        26.48        9.67        58.68        5.64        73.13          5.93        84.40   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.55%. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 guidelines and mandated procedures, the Index provider selects constituents for the Index to attempt to portray a cross-section of the universe of preferred and functionally equivalent securities issued by financial institutions and listed on the NYSE, NYSE MKT, NYSE Arca, Inc. 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 8.12%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 8.01%. During the same time period, the Index returned 8.48%. The Fund’s performance 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 U.S. Preferred Stock Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 4.69%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by modified market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 290 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 outperformance of the Fund compared to the Benchmark Index can mainly be attributed to a difference in financial sector focus.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the banks industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the capital markets industry. There were no detracting industries.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00%, Series 2, a commercial banks company (portfolio average weight of 7.26%), and Barclays Bank PLC, 8.13%, Series 5, a commercial banks company (portfolio average weight of 4.02%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included MetLife, Inc., 6.50%, Series B, an insurance company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and ING Groep NV, 7.38%, a banks company (portfolio average weight of 0.77%).

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Banks      71.3   
Capital Markets      15.8   
Insurance      7.5   
Consumer Finance      5.3   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00%, Series 2      6.8   
Barclays Bank PLC, 8.13%, Series 5      3.8   
Wells Fargo & Co., 8.00%, Series J      3.2   
BB&T Corp., 5.63%, Series E      2.8   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 6.13%, Series P      2.7   
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.13%      2.5   
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%      2.3   
ING Groep NV, 6.38%      2.2   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.15%, Series BB      2.0   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.13%, Series Y      1.9   
Total      30.2   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Wells Fargo® Hybrid & Preferred Securities Financial Index     8.48     6.69     21.44     7.63     44.45       5.17     60.67
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index     4.69        5.53        17.54        6.56        37.38          4.95        57.52   
Fund                
NAV Return     8.01        6.42        20.52        7.09        40.87          4.20        47.30   
Market Price Return     8.12        6.42        20.53        7.11        40.96          4.14        46.43   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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PEY    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM 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 common stocks of companies that comprise the Index.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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, a security must be included in the NASDAQ US Broad Dividend AchieversTM Index, have a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion, and cannot be a real estate investment trust or limited partnership. For the annual reconstitution, securities that meet the eligibility criteria as of the end of December are ranked in descending order based on their trailing 12-month dividend yield as of the last trading day in February. The top 50 securities are included in the Index and weighted according to a modified 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 14.99%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 14.92%. During the same time period, the Index returned 15.56%. 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 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 8.85%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by indicated dividend yield based on the average performance of approximately 99 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 oil, gas & consumable fuels industry and most underweight in the electric utilities industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to selection within and allocation to the gas utilities industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the gas utilities industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the tobacco and electric utilities industries, respectively. The personal products industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the specialty retail and oil, gas & consumable fuels industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Murphy Oil Corp., an energy company (portfolio average weight of 1.17%), and Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc., a utilities company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Williams Cos., Inc. (The), an energy company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and ConocoPhillips, an energy company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY) (continued)

 

 

Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels      18.4   
Banks      10.9   
Multi-Utilities      10.6   
Electric Utilities      5.8   
Tobacco      5.6   
Gas Utilities      5.1   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment      4.9   
Food Products      4.5   
Diversified Telecommunication Services      4.0   
Machinery      4.0   
Metals & Mining      3.8   
Insurance      3.7   
Capital Markets      3.7   
Energy Equipment & Services      2.7   
Personal Products      2.5   
Media      2.1   
IT Services      1.8   
Electrical Equipment      1.8   
Road & Rail      1.6   
Household Products      1.4   
Specialty Retail      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, 2016
 
Security   
Murphy Oil Corp.      7.0   
ONEOK, Inc.      5.2   
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      2.7   
Chevron Corp.      2.6   
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      2.6   
Vector Group Ltd.      2.5   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      2.5   
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      2.4   
AT&T, Inc.      2.2   
Caterpillar, Inc.      2.1   
Total      31.8   
 

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.

 

 

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PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years

Average
Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers™ 50 Index     15.56     16.05     56.29     15.33     104.01     4.66     57.65       4.71     68.97
Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index     8.85        11.82        39.80        13.06        84.77        6.96        95.93          7.24        121.69   
Fund                    
NAV Return     14.92        15.45        53.88        14.70        98.53        4.21        51.05          4.25        60.65   
Market Price Return     14.99        15.51        54.12        14.71        98.64        4.23        51.34          4.26        60.86   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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”) or the London International Exchange, in addition to ADRs and non-US common or ordinary stock trading on the NASDAQ, NYSE or NYSE MKT. 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 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (17.63)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (17.53)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (17.00)%. 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 MSCI EAFE® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (9.32)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 930 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 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 energy sector and most underweight in the financials sector during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection in the energy and industrial sectors.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the telecommunication services sector contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the materials sector. The energy sector detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the financials and industrials sectors, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Syngenta AG Sponsored ADR, a materials company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Franco-Nevada Corp., a materials company (portfolio average weight of 0.60%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Teekay Offshore Partners LP, an energy company (portfolio average weight of 3.26%), and Ensco PLC, an energy company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PID) (continued)

 

 

Sector Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Energy      27.4   
Materials      17.4   
Financials      17.4   
Consumer Discretionary      9.0   
Telecommunication Services      7.1   
Industrials      7.0   
Health Care      5.2   
Consumer Staples      4.0   
Information Technology      3.8   
Utilities      1.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Teekay Offshore Partners LP      6.8   
Teekay LNG Partners LP      4.5   
BHP Billiton PLC ADR      4.4   
Rio Tinto PLC ADR      4.2   
BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR      4.0   
BP PLC ADR      2.5   
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.      2.4   
Seaspan Corp.      2.3   
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E      2.3   
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR      2.2   
Total      35.6   
 

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.

 

 

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PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (PID) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years

Average
Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
NASDAQ International Dividend AchieversTM Index     (17.00 )%      (1.66 )%      (4.90 )%      1.03     5.24     2.47     27.69       3.68     46.84
MSCI EAFE® Index (Net)     (9.32     1.48        4.49        1.69        8.75        1.61        17.37          3.37        42.23   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (17.53     (2.17     (6.37     0.38        1.90        1.78        19.31          2.98        36.62   
Market Price Return     (17.63     (2.27     (6.66     0.31        1.58        1.77        19.22          2.97        36.50   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.55%. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.

 

  Reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes.

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—23.1%   
  13,887       American Public Education, Inc.(b)    $ 321,623   
  21,604       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(b)      1,309,635   
  10,647       Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Series A(b)      160,450   
  25,834       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      19,768,952   
  141,534       Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)      6,683,235   
  42,986       Big Lots, Inc.      1,971,338   
  17,132       Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      780,191   
  12,819       Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.(b)      94,476   
  52,199       Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b)      3,425,298   
  49,408       Brinker International, Inc.      2,288,579   
  13,696       Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.(b)      180,376   
  169,343       CarMax, Inc.(b)(c)      8,966,712   
  14,391       Carriage Services, Inc.      351,572   
  364,950       CBS Corp., Class B      20,404,355   
  115,670       Chico’s FAS, Inc.      1,458,599   
  16,581       Children’s Place, Inc. (The)      1,291,826   
  26,525       Conn’s, Inc.(b)(c)      364,454   
  63,168       Crocs, Inc.(b)      527,453   
  128,775       Dana Holding Corp.      1,665,061   
  28,058       Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)      1,622,033   
  60,309       Diamond Resorts International, Inc.(b)(c)      1,279,154   
  27,608       Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      1,944,984   
  79,206       Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.      3,683,079   
  38,378       Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A      757,966   
  41,640       Fossil Group, Inc.(b)      1,686,420   
  343,602       Gap, Inc. (The)(c)      7,964,694   
  18,439       Genesco, Inc.(b)      1,275,610   
  64,233       GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A      1,564,716   
  505,696       Groupon, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      1,830,620   
  194,154       H&R Block, Inc.      3,929,677   
  158,721       Harley-Davidson, Inc.      7,591,625   
  19,750       Hibbett Sports, Inc.(b)(c)      712,975   
  106,422       Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(b)      2,182,715   
  22,515       Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b)      1,078,018   
  30,006       Jack in the Box, Inc.      2,026,905   
  13,054       Jamba, Inc.(b)(c)      169,571   
  160,207       Kohl’s Corp.      7,097,170   
  776,456       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      59,026,185   
  269,736       Macy’s, Inc.      10,678,848   
  219,310       Marriott International, Inc., Class A(c)      15,371,438   
  647,379       McDonald’s Corp.      81,886,970   
  14,101       Movado Group, Inc.      397,789   
  4,589       NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A      273,137   
  14,374       Outerwall, Inc.(c)      593,790   
  19,895       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      4,267,279   
  72,389       Pier 1 Imports, Inc.      498,760   
  299,688       PulteGroup, Inc.      5,511,262   
  40,919       Regis Corp.(b)      559,363   
  82,215       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      5,126,105   
  168,482       Service Corp. International      4,493,415   
  30,156       Shutterfly, Inc.(b)      1,386,573   
  4,409,010       Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      17,415,590   
  42,007       Sonic Corp.      1,443,781   
  49,761       Tenneco, Inc.(b)      2,652,261   
  968,536       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      29,307,899   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Discretionary (continued)   
  12,443       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)    $ 826,340   
  101,575       Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)      3,079,754   
  32,535       Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)      570,664   
  33,626       Visteon Corp.      2,678,983   
  22,311       Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(b)      610,652   
  233,611       Wendy’s Co. (The)      2,537,015   
  97,077       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.      6,887,613   
  23,927       ZAGG, Inc.(b)      191,655   
  22,053       Zumiez, Inc.(b)(c)      370,049   
     

 

 

 
        379,055,287  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—5.4%   
  508,002       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      20,289,600   
  44,446       Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      1,922,734   
  14,438       MGP Ingredients, Inc.      381,452   
  1,347,219       Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      57,876,528   
  280,855       Whole Foods Market, Inc.      8,167,264   
     

 

 

 
        88,637,578  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—2.8%   
  152,777       HollyFrontier Corp.      5,438,861   
  325,140       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      11,718,046   
  84,660       Oceaneering International, Inc.      3,102,789   
  5,676       REX American Resources Corp.(b)      308,604   
  14,852       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      872,852   
  40,638       Tidewater, Inc.(c)      355,989   
  406,448       Valero Energy Corp.      23,927,594   
     

 

 

 
        45,724,735  
     

 

 

 
   Financials—17.9%   
  362,550       Aflac, Inc.      25,005,073   
  327,302       Allstate Corp. (The)      21,290,995   
  980,969       American International Group, Inc.      54,757,690   
  145,622       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      13,965,150   
  84,229       Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. REIT      397,561   
  105,627       Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Bermuda)(b)      7,445,647   
  31,737       ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT      675,363   
  54,946       Assurant, Inc.      4,646,783   
  117,524       Assured Guaranty Ltd.      3,040,346   
  80,651       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      4,296,279   
  26,838       Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A      811,313   
  21,172       Cash America International, Inc.      782,517   
  27,108       Central Pacific Financial Corp.      632,701   
  162,407       Chimera Investment Corp. REIT      2,306,179   
  155,053       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      2,848,324   
  92,630       Cowen Group, Inc., Class A(b)      322,816   
  358,367       Discover Financial Services      20,165,311   
  42,354       Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT      275,301   
  6,389       FBR & Co.      118,196   
  150,217       Fulton Financial Corp.      2,101,536   
  68,970       Hancock Holding Co.      1,791,151   
  343,201       Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)      15,231,260   
  38,465       Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT      741,990   
  15,889       HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.(b)      294,741   
  78,627       KCG Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      1,077,190   
  93,188       Legg Mason, Inc.      2,992,267   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  293,306       Loews Corp.    $ 11,638,382   
  118,772       MBIA, Inc.(b)      926,422   
  168,611       Moody’s Corp.      16,139,445   
  85,097       MSCI, Inc.      6,462,266   
  25,438       National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A      508,506   
  296,602       Navient Corp.      4,054,549   
  41,778       Northfield Bancorp, Inc.      662,599   
  125,507       Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT      2,498,844   
  13,925       Piper Jaffray Cos.(b)      580,812   
  41,587       Primerica, Inc.      2,061,052   
  45,925       ProAssurance Corp.      2,192,000   
  1,104,929       Regions Financial Corp.      10,364,234   
  64,327       St. Joe Co. (The)(b)      1,083,910   
  57,833       Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A      1,121,960   
  255,212       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      28,047,799   
  73,015       Validus Holdings Ltd.      3,365,261   
  180,199       Voya Financial, Inc.      5,851,061   
  26,827       Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(b)      591,535   
  79,220       Washington Federal, Inc.      1,924,254   
  25,278       Waterstone Financial, Inc.      354,398   
  4,805       White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.      3,988,150   
  7,720       World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)      334,971   
     

 

 

 
        292,766,090  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—8.9%   
  195,036       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      16,597,564   
  1,578       Atrion Corp.      626,939   
  189,194       Biogen, Inc.(b)      52,026,458   
  11,241       Cutera, Inc.(b)      131,070   
  547,496       Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)      40,366,880   
  342,415       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      27,605,497   
  21,384       Magellan Health, Inc.(b)      1,506,717   
  80,388       MEDNAX, Inc.(b)      5,730,860   
  26,403       PharMerica Corp.(b)      624,167   
  20,489       Triple-S Management Corp., Class B(b)      533,534   
     

 

 

 
        145,749,686  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—23.0%   
  30,064       AAR Corp.      722,739   
  92,563       ACCO Brands Corp.(b)      883,051   
  50,964       Actuant Corp., Class A      1,361,248   
  71,341       AGCO Corp.      3,814,603   
  521,726       American Airlines Group, Inc.      18,098,675   
  17,030       American Railcar Industries, Inc.(c)      698,400   
  6,204       American Science & Engineering, Inc.      177,745   
  82,437       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      2,069,169   
  563,288       Boeing Co. (The)      75,931,222   
  92,631       Cintas Corp.      8,316,411   
  14,191       CIRCOR International, Inc.      801,082   
  7,724       CRA International, Inc.(b)      167,611   
  272,817       Deere & Co.(c)      22,946,638   
  673,559       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      28,067,204   
  55,679       DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)      1,233,847   
  134,208       Dover Corp.      8,817,466   
  556,418       Emerson Electric Co.      30,397,115   
  18,842       EnPro Industries, Inc.      1,103,764   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  25,635       Esterline Technologies Corp.(b)    $ 1,760,099   
  120,443       Fluor Corp.      6,583,414   
  47,709       Graco, Inc.      3,739,908   
  41,602       Griffon Corp.      657,728   
  312,210       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      32,632,189   
  106,018       Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b)      4,726,282   
  24,600       Kforce, Inc.      467,646   
  46,551       Kirby Corp.(b)      2,970,885   
  67,072       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      8,821,980   
  38,675       Lennox International, Inc.      5,219,191   
  60,033       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      3,762,268   
  9,634       Lindsay Corp.(c)      736,616   
  62,457       ManpowerGroup, Inc.      4,811,063   
  288,009       Masco Corp.      8,844,756   
  20,637       McGrath RentCorp      503,130   
  79,049       Meritor, Inc.(b)      671,916   
  28,867       Moog, Inc., Class A(b)      1,410,442   
  49,307       Nordson Corp.      3,783,326   
  156,550       Northrop Grumman Corp.      32,290,003   
  63,255       Oshkosh Corp.      3,090,007   
  6,163       P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.(b)(c)      152,288   
  116,890       Parker-Hannifin Corp.      13,561,578   
  9,827       Powell Industries, Inc.      305,816   
  29,606       Quanex Building Products Corp.      557,777   
  132,294       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      3,138,014   
  50,721       Tetra Tech, Inc.      1,491,197   
  68,683       Timken Co. (The)      2,447,175   
  77,888       United Rentals, Inc.(b)      5,213,044   
  24,579       Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.      350,497   
  19,720       Valmont Industries, Inc.      2,768,294   
  53,274       W.W. Grainger, Inc.(c)      12,493,818   
  36,510       WESCO International, Inc.(b)(c)      2,146,423   
     

 

 

 
        377,716,760  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—13.7%   
  42,599       ADTRAN, Inc.      823,013   
  13,660       Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.(b)      252,983   
  978,293       Applied Materials, Inc.      20,025,658   
  72,148       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      2,743,789   
  951,488       Corning, Inc.      17,764,281   
  87,325       Cree, Inc.(b)      2,140,336   
  29,108       DST Systems, Inc.      3,512,753   
  29,111       Ebix, Inc.      1,400,821   
  22,415       EMCORE Corp.(b)      127,766   
  192,883       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      18,848,527   
  71,240       Gartner, Inc.(b)      6,209,991   
  32,110       Insight Enterprises, Inc.(b)      793,438   
  222,199       Intuit, Inc.      22,417,657   
  331,026       Juniper Networks, Inc.      7,746,008   
  60,878       Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)(b)      652,612   
  151,136       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      11,363,916   
  250,112       NetApp, Inc.      5,912,648   
  28,048       NETGEAR, Inc.(b)      1,189,235   
  356,541       ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)      3,376,443   
  29,115       Plantronics, Inc.      1,119,472   
  1,293,363       QUALCOMM, Inc.      65,340,699   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  112,569       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(b)    $ 2,574,453   
  72,065       Rovi Corp.(b)      1,269,785   
  26,843       Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(b)      372,312   
  22,681       ScanSource, Inc.(b)      922,663   
  30,357       Tech Data Corp.(b)      2,085,222   
  111,538       Teradata Corp.(b)      2,821,911   
  176,495       Teradyne, Inc.      3,337,521   
  22,947       Ultratech, Inc.(b)      497,720   
  94,711       VeriSign, Inc.(b)(c)      8,183,030   
  876,351       Xerox Corp.      8,412,970   
     

 

 

 
        224,239,633  
     

 

 

 
   Materials—4.3%   
  40,520       Carpenter Technology Corp.      1,434,813   
  57,189       Chemtura Corp.(b)      1,592,714   
  15,042       Clearwater Paper Corp.(b)      898,609   
  16,688       Innophos Holdings, Inc.      616,788   
  26,504       Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.(b)      601,906   
  380,915       Monsanto Co.      35,684,117   
  304,994       Mosaic Co. (The)      8,536,782   
  73,807       PolyOne Corp.      2,655,576   
  62,177       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      4,599,233   
  77,428       Resolute Forest Products, Inc.(b)      449,857   
  169,572       Sealed Air Corp.      8,030,930   
  38,854       Sensient Technologies Corp.      2,612,931   
  53,023       Worthington Industries, Inc.      2,001,618   
     

 

 

 
        69,715,874  
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—0.0%   
  30,691       General Communication, Inc., Class A(b)      518,678   
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—0.9%   
  570,796       AES Corp. (The)      6,370,083   
  308,580       Calpine Corp.(b)      4,869,393   
  273,300       NRG Energy, Inc.      4,126,830   
     

 

 

 
        15,366,306  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $1,571,533,432)
     1,639,490,627  
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  861,583       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $861,583)
     861,583   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $1,572,395,015)—100.1%
     1,640,352,210   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—4.2%   
  70,119,602       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $70,119,602)
   $ 70,119,602  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,642,514,617)—104.3%
     1,710,471,812   
   Other assets less liabilities—(4.3)%      (71,037,587
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,639,434,225  
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PFM)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Consumer Discretionary—7.9%   
  3,141       Aaron’s, Inc.    $ 82,326   
  14,011       Best Buy Co., Inc.      449,473   
  902       Bob Evans Farms, Inc.      41,077   
  1,038       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      151,974   
  17,389       Gap, Inc. (The)      403,077   
  6,469       Genuine Parts Co.      620,830   
  5,399       Hasbro, Inc.      456,971   
  1,154       International Speedway Corp., Class A      38,647   
  2,098       John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A      104,040   
  5,867       Leggett & Platt, Inc.      289,184   
  39,372       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      2,993,059   
  39,009       McDonald’s Corp.      4,934,248   
  1,631       Meredith Corp.      83,687   
  1,391       Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      96,285   
  58,404       NIKE, Inc., Class B      3,442,332   
  2,810       Polaris Industries, Inc.      275,043   
  17,523       Ross Stores, Inc.      994,956   
  1,518       StoneMor Partners LP      37,039   
  26,056       Target Corp.      2,071,452   
  5,543       Tiffany & Co.      395,493   
  28,968       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      2,196,354   
  18,445       VF Corp.      1,162,957   
  17,683       Yum! Brands, Inc.      1,406,860   
     

 

 

 
        22,727,364  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples—23.6%   
  84,711       Altria Group, Inc.      5,312,227   
  1,209       Andersons, Inc. (The)      40,514   
  25,695       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      1,026,258   
  5,054       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      486,801   
  6,100       Bunge Ltd.      381,250   
  1,685       Casey’s General Stores, Inc.      188,720   
  5,613       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      520,325   
  5,601       Clorox Co. (The)      701,413   
  187,319       Coca-Cola Co. (The)      8,391,891   
  38,625       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      2,739,285   
  19,027       Costco Wholesale Corp.      2,818,470   
  47,527       CVS Health Corp.      4,776,463   
  9,185       Flowers Foods, Inc.      175,985   
  25,672       General Mills, Inc.      1,574,720   
  22,864       Hormel Foods Corp.      881,407   
  807       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      81,612   
  5,178       JM Smucker Co. (The)      657,502   
  15,154       Kellogg Co.      1,163,979   
  15,615       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      1,954,842   
  1,183       Lancaster Colony Corp.      137,820   
  4,988       McCormick & Co., Inc.      467,775   
  2,411       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A      98,296   
  62,537       PepsiCo, Inc.      6,438,810   
  117,015       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      9,375,242   
  61,755       Reynolds American, Inc.      3,063,048   
  24,428       Sysco Corp.      1,125,398   
  1,658       Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., Class A      59,091   
  983       Universal Corp.      53,623   
  5,352       Vector Group Ltd.      115,603   
  46,673       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      3,700,235   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Staples (continued)   
  138,532       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.    $ 9,263,635   
     

 

 

 
        67,772,240  
     

 

 

 
   Energy—10.7%   
  3,218       Alliance Resource Partners LP      50,362   
  5,613       Buckeye Partners LP      404,136   
  81,476       Chevron Corp.      8,325,218   
  87,451       Enterprise Products Partners LP      2,334,067   
  23,791       EOG Resources, Inc.      1,965,612   
  135,239       Exxon Mobil Corp.      11,955,128   
  4,753       Genesis Energy LP      154,092   
  4,670       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      308,780   
  2,534       Holly Energy Partners LP      86,713   
  9,855       Magellan Midstream Partners LP      710,250   
  7,443       Murphy Oil Corp.      266,013   
  33,048       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      2,533,129   
  9,209       ONEOK Partners LP      326,551   
  9,085       ONEOK, Inc.      328,423   
  17,208       Plains All American Pipeline LP      394,752   
  11,799       Sunoco Logistics Partners LP      345,475   
  2,783       TC PipeLines LP      152,425   
  696       TransMontaigne Partners LP      28,466   
     

 

 

 
        30,669,592  
     

 

 

 
   Financials—7.0%   
  1,118       1st Source Corp.      38,504   
  18,172       Aflac, Inc.      1,253,323   
  3,542       American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.      49,588   
  3,746       American Financial Group, Inc.      258,886   
  7,311       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.      701,125   
  2,801       Assurant, Inc.      236,881   
  4,106       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      218,727   
  673       BancFirst Corp.      41,975   
  3,924       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      162,061   
  2,861       BOK Financial Corp.      172,175   
  5,993       Brown & Brown, Inc.      210,414   
  19,974       Chubb Ltd.      2,354,136   
  7,110       Cincinnati Financial Corp.      469,331   
  4,188       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.      196,082   
  1,895       Community Bank System, Inc.      74,985   
  757       Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.      27,154   
  2,682       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.      171,621   
  6,338       Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      557,617   
  4,992       Eaton Vance Corp.      172,374   
  3,660       Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT      250,673   
  1,994       Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      188,214   
  2,830       Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT      623,874   
  1,779       FactSet Research Systems, Inc.      268,184   
  3,013       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      458,217   
  25,641       Franklin Resources, Inc.      957,435   
  1,849       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)      158,570   
  20,142       HCP, Inc. REIT      681,404   
  478       Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.      38,317   
  18,017       Invesco Ltd.(b)      558,707   
  2,387       Mercury General Corp.      126,272   
  1,659       National Health Investors, Inc. REIT      112,961   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Financials (continued)   
  6,098       National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT    $ 266,848   
  11,338       Old Republic International Corp.      209,640   
  8,140       OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT      274,888   
  13,431       People’s United Financial, Inc.      208,181   
  3,023       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      159,524   
  10,840       Realty Income Corp. REIT      641,728   
  1,865       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)      206,847   
  1,884       RLI Corp.      117,147   
  11,478       S&P Global, Inc.      1,226,424   
  7,080       SEI Investments Co.      340,406   
  1,097       Southside Bancshares, Inc.      32,043   
  10,738       T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      808,464   
  4,148       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      145,512   
  647       Tompkins Financial Corp.      42,275   
  5,243       Torchmark Corp.      303,517   
  12,762       Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)      1,402,544   
  2,139       UMB Financial Corp.      119,249   
  3,013       United Bankshares, Inc.      116,573   
  577       Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT      31,504   
  1,143       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A REIT      23,500   
  5,300       W.R. Berkley Corp.      296,800   
  15,365       Welltower, Inc. REIT      1,066,638   
  1,097       Westamerica Bancorp.      53,446   
  376       Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.      21,639   
  4,519       WP Carey, Inc. REIT      276,066   
     

 

 

 
        20,181,190  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care—9.0%   
  63,741       Abbott Laboratories      2,479,525   
  8,889       AmerisourceBergen Corp.      756,454   
  79       Atrion Corp.      31,387   
  9,164       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      1,477,787   
  3,186       C.R. Bard, Inc.      675,974   
  14,249       Cardinal Health, Inc.      1,117,976   
  103,026       Johnson & Johnson      11,547,154   
  60,838       Medtronic PLC      4,815,328   
  648       National Healthcare Corp.      41,764   
  2,708       Owens & Minor, Inc.      98,544   
  6,196       Perrigo Co. PLC      598,967   
  3,716       STERIS PLC      262,610   
  16,137       Stryker Corp.      1,759,094   
  3,127       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      222,642   
     

 

 

 
        25,885,206  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials—13.7%   
  26,177       3M Co.      4,381,506   
  3,231       A.O. Smith Corp.      249,498   
  2,418       ABM Industries, Inc.      77,787   
  2,016       Brady Corp., Class A      53,404   
  6,197       C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      439,801   
  2,774       Carlisle Cos., Inc.      282,671   
  25,195       Caterpillar, Inc.      1,958,155   
  4,675       Cintas Corp.      419,721   
  2,096       CLARCOR, Inc.      123,182   
  2,519       Crane Co.      139,981   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Industrials (continued)   
  41,671       CSX Corp.    $ 1,136,368   
  7,542       Cummins, Inc.      882,640   
  13,643       Deere & Co.      1,147,513   
  5,735       Donaldson Co., Inc.      187,420   
  6,707       Dover Corp.      440,650   
  27,825       Emerson Electric Co.      1,520,080   
  7,879       Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      390,877   
  12,483       Fastenal Co.      584,080   
  11,925       FedEx Corp.      1,968,937   
  2,002       Franklin Electric Co., Inc.      63,243   
  859       G&K Services, Inc., Class A      60,688   
  13,463       General Dynamics Corp.      1,891,821   
  1,129       Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)      31,939   
  2,381       Graco, Inc.      186,647   
  3,123       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      118,206   
  15,739       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      1,645,040   
  3,872       ITT Corp.      148,569   
  4,876       J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.      404,123   
  3,367       L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      442,862   
  3,059       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      191,708   
  481       Lindsay Corp.      36,777   
  13,217       Lockheed Martin Corp.      3,071,366   
  1,426       Matthews International Corp., Class A      75,065   
  1,030       McGrath RentCorp      25,111   
  1,614       MSA Safety, Inc.      77,617   
  2,082       MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A      161,355   
  2,462       Nordson Corp.      188,909   
  12,902       Norfolk Southern Corp.      1,162,599   
  7,829       Northrop Grumman Corp.      1,614,810   
  5,841       Parker-Hannifin Corp.      677,673   
  1,577       Raven Industries, Inc.      25,374   
  12,936       Raytheon Co.      1,634,464   
  1,929       Regal Beloit Corp.      124,266   
  14,921       Republic Services, Inc.      702,331   
  5,675       Robert Half International, Inc.      217,409   
  9,467       Rollins, Inc.      254,378   
  4,369       Roper Technologies, Inc.      769,337   
  2,310       Ryder System, Inc.      159,205   
  6,591       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      737,665   
  765       Tennant Co.      40,859   
  2,372       Toro Co. (The)      205,059   
  36,189       United Technologies Corp.      3,777,046   
  988       Valmont Industries, Inc.      138,695   
  2,671       W.W. Grainger, Inc.      626,403   
  19,281       Waste Management, Inc.      1,133,530   
     

 

 

 
        39,206,420  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology—10.7%   
  27,167       Accenture PLC, Class A      3,067,698   
  13,413       Analog Devices, Inc.      755,420   
  19,792       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      1,750,404   
  631       Badger Meter, Inc.      45,009   
  490       Cass Information Systems, Inc.      24,240   
  1,898       Daktronics, Inc.      16,513   
  5,389       Harris Corp.      431,174   
  41,573       International Business Machines Corp.      6,067,164   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PFM) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Information Technology (continued)   
  3,408       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.    $ 276,150   
  10,355       Linear Technology Corp.      460,590   
  12,391       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      442,607   
  156       Mesa Laboratories, Inc.      15,722   
  8,814       Microchip Technology, Inc.      428,272   
  213,039       Microsoft Corp.      10,624,255   
  64,677       QUALCOMM, Inc.      3,267,482   
  43,493       Texas Instruments, Inc.      2,480,841   
  11,056       Xilinx, Inc.      476,292   
     

 

 

 
        30,629,833  
     

 

 

 
   Materials—4.2%   
  9,330       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      1,361,154   
  4,855       Albemarle Corp.      321,207   
  2,719       AptarGroup, Inc.      206,644   
  4,093       Bemis Co., Inc.      205,387   
  1,457       Compass Minerals International, Inc.      109,217   
  12,807       Ecolab, Inc.      1,472,549   
  2,159       H.B. Fuller Co.      96,550   
  3,472       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      414,800   
  19,048       Monsanto Co.      1,784,417   
  13,756       Nucor Corp.      684,774   
  11,542       PPG Industries, Inc.      1,274,121   
  12,324       Praxair, Inc.      1,447,577   
  2,824       Royal Gold, Inc.      176,839   
  5,743       RPM International, Inc.      290,194   
  1,942       Sensient Technologies Corp.      130,599   
  3,989       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      1,146,079   
  2,613       Silgan Holdings, Inc.      132,583   
  4,365       Sonoco Products Co.      204,675   
  963       Stepan Co.      59,022   
  3,418       Valspar Corp. (The)      364,666   
  5,630       Westlake Chemical Corp.      282,570   
     

 

 

 
        12,165,624  
     

 

 

 
   Telecommunication Services—6.8%   
  266,236       AT&T, Inc.      10,335,281   
  694       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      49,906   
  4,398       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.      130,049   
  176,258       Verizon Communications, Inc.      8,978,582   
     

 

 

 
        19,493,818  
     

 

 

 
   Utilities—6.4%   
  4,909       Alliant Energy Corp.      346,183   
  1,581       American States Water Co.      65,912   
  4,020       AmeriGas Partners LP      174,267   
  7,660       Aqua America, Inc.      242,516   
  4,418       Atmos Energy Corp.      320,526   
  2,702       Avista Corp.      108,269   
  2,212       Black Hills Corp.      134,025   
  2,071       California Water Service Group      57,843   
  18,616       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      399,313   
  660       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      39,283   
  483       Connecticut Water Service, Inc.      22,711   
  12,702       Consolidated Edison, Inc.      947,569   
  25,805       Dominion Resources, Inc.      1,844,283   
  29,783       Duke Energy Corp.      2,346,305   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Utilities (continued)   
  14,096       Edison International    $ 996,728   
  13,724       Eversource Energy      774,583   
  8,448       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      169,467   
  1,499       MGE Energy, Inc.      74,725   
  3,669       National Fuel Gas Co.      203,629   
  3,718       New Jersey Resources Corp.      132,658   
  19,928       NextEra Energy, Inc.      2,343,134   
  1,188       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      61,230   
  2,081       NorthWestern Corp.      118,284   
  29,213       PPL Corp.      1,099,577   
  6,179       SCANA Corp.      424,436   
  883       SJW Corp.      30,384   
  3,078       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      85,907   
  39,495       Southern Co. (The)      1,978,700   
  1,878       Spire, Inc.      120,117   
  7,438       UGI Corp.      299,305   
  3,577       Vectren Corp.      174,736   
  13,657       WEC Energy Group, Inc.      794,974   
  6,123       Westar Energy, Inc.      316,008   
  2,153       WGL Holdings, Inc.      146,167   
  21,960       Xcel Energy, Inc.      879,059   
     

 

 

 
        18,272,813  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $234,657,939)—100.0%
     287,004,100   
   Other assets less liabilities—0.0%      48,368  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 287,052,468  
     

 

 

 

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)  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 Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Preferred Stocks and Other Equity Interests—99.9%    
   Banks—71.3%   
  547,630       Bank of America Corp., 6.00%, Series EE    $ 13,822,181   
  889,478       Bank of America Corp., 6.20%, Series CC      22,921,848   
  535,365       Bank of America Corp., 6.20%, Series D(b)      13,780,295   
  79,586       Bank of America Corp., 6.38%, Series 3      2,052,523   
  1,010,761       Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Y      26,684,090   
  1,094,933       Bank of America Corp., 6.63%, Series W      29,256,610   
  697,278       Barclays Bank PLC, 6.63%, Series 2 (United Kingdom)(b)      17,989,772   
  865,800       Barclays Bank PLC, 7.10%, Series 3 (United Kingdom)      22,441,536   
  664,108       Barclays Bank PLC, 7.75%, Series 4 (United Kingdom)      17,419,553   
  2,375,275       Barclays Bank PLC, 8.13%, Series 5 (United Kingdom)(b)      62,659,754   
  59,035       BB&T Corp., 5.20%, Series G      1,490,634   
  351,358       BB&T Corp., 5.63%(b)      9,012,333   
  1,765,167       BB&T Corp., 5.63%, Series E      45,400,095   
  427,592       BB&T Corp., 5.85%      11,258,497   
  320,167       Citigroup, Inc., 5.80%, Series C      8,317,939   
  607,029       Citigroup, Inc., 6.30%, Series S(b)      15,697,770   
  1,133,870       Citigroup, Inc., 6.88%, Series K      31,283,473   
  883,487       Citigroup, Inc., 7.13%, Series J      24,702,297   
  408,791       Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.63%, Series I      11,977,576   
  306,480       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., 8.63%, Series B      8,204,470   
  4,228,772       HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.00%, Series 2 (United Kingdom)      112,062,458   
  1,487,176       HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.13% (United Kingdom)(b)      40,436,315   
  301,226       HSBC USA, Inc., 6.50%, Series H      7,840,913   
  323,983       Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 6.25%, Series D      8,530,472   
  771,303       ING Groep NV, 6.13% (Netherlands)      19,753,070   
  167,678       ING Groep NV, 6.20% (Netherlands)      4,322,739   
  1,372,714       ING Groep NV, 6.38% (Netherlands)      35,663,110   
  750,274       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.45%, Series P      19,116,982   
  1,127,712       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.50%, Series O(b)      28,519,836   
  1,123,451       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10%, Series AA(b)      29,355,775   
  1,211,026       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.13%, Series Y(b)      31,619,889   
  1,221,538       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.15%, Series BB      31,931,003   
  120,146       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.30%, Series W      3,165,847   
  592,425       JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.70%, Series T      16,368,703   
  301,010       KKR Financial Holdings LLC, 7.38%, Series A      7,871,412   
  1,545,516       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 6.13%, Series P(b)      44,680,868   
  398,052       Regions Financial Corp., 6.38%, Series A      10,428,962   
  443,720       Regions Financial Corp., 6.38%, Series B      12,184,551   
  490,401       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 5.75%, Series L (United Kingdom)      11,867,704   
  130,861       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.13%, Series R
(United Kingdom)(b)
     3,221,798   
  448,433       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.60%, Series S (United Kingdom)      11,269,121   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Preferred Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Banks (continued)   
  1,033,358       Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.25%, Series T (United Kingdom)    $ 26,061,289   
  396,882       SunTrust Banks, Inc., 5.88%, Series E(b)      10,398,308   
  751,943       U.S. Bancorp, 5.15%, Series H(b)      19,738,504   
  452,906       U.S. Bancorp, 6.00%, Series G      11,961,247   
  993,414       U.S. Bancorp, 6.50%, Series F(b)      29,365,318   
  900,435       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.20%      23,222,219   
  427,585       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.25%, Series P      11,070,176   
  879,639       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.70%, Series W(b)      22,580,333   
  1,415,592       Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85%      37,272,537   
  509,779       Wells Fargo & Co., 6.00%, Series T      13,575,415   
  619,258       Wells Fargo & Co., 6.00%, Series V      16,422,722   
  179,860       Wells Fargo & Co., 6.63%      5,237,523   
  1,877,706       Wells Fargo & Co., 8.00%, Series J      52,894,978   
     

 

 

 
        1,166,385,343  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets—15.8%   
  511,689       Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 5.20%      13,124,823   
  429,795       Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 5.95%, Series D      11,161,776   
  419,571       Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 6.00%, Series B      11,026,326   
  518,634       Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 6.00%, Series C(b)      13,982,373   
  903,979       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.50%, Series J      22,716,992   
  896,001       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.95%(b)      22,991,386   
  470,678       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.20%, Series B      11,992,875   
  198,125       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.30%, Series N      5,161,156   
  398,016       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.38%, Series K(b)      11,144,448   
  654,041       Morgan Stanley, 6.38%, Series I      17,345,167   
  374,302       Morgan Stanley, 6.63%, Series G      10,121,126   
  835,644       Morgan Stanley, 6.88%, Series F      22,930,071   
  860,474       Morgan Stanley, 7.13%, Series E      24,738,628   
  324,876       Northern Trust Corp., 5.85%, Series C      8,774,901   
  566,049       State Street Corp., 5.25%, Series C      14,841,805   
  181,144       State Street Corp., 5.35%, Series G      4,762,276   
  666,001       State Street Corp., 5.90%, Series D(b)      18,095,247   
  496,174       State Street Corp., 6.00%      13,406,621   
     

 

 

 
        258,317,997  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Finance—5.3%   
  347,866       Ally Financial, Inc., 8.50%, Series A      8,689,693   
  824,143       Capital One Financial Corp., 6.00%, Series B      21,345,304   
  456,718       Capital One Financial Corp., 6.20%, Series F      12,061,923   
  379,248       Capital One Financial Corp., 6.25%, Series C      10,042,487   
  269,169       Capital One Financial Corp., 6.70%, Series D      7,385,997   
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Preferred Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Consumer Finance (continued)   
  511,538       Discover Financial Services, 6.50%, Series B    $ 13,530,180   
  530,311       HSBC Finance Corp., 6.36%, Series B      13,756,267   
     

 

 

 
        86,811,851  
     

 

 

 
   Insurance—7.5%   
  758,577       Aegon NV, 6.38% (Netherlands)      19,510,601   
  261,701       Aegon NV, 6.50% (Netherlands)      6,843,481   
  308,340       Allstate Corp. (The), 5.63%(b)      8,204,927   
  124,043       Allstate Corp. (The), 6.25%, Series F      3,412,423   
  676,628       Allstate Corp. (The), 6.63%, Series E      18,641,101   
  301,038       Allstate Corp. (The), 6.75%, Series C      8,389,929   
  287,725       Arch Capital Group Ltd., 6.75%, Series C (Bermuda)      7,581,554   
  230,765       Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 5.95% (Bermuda)      6,149,887   
  348,029       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., 6.88%, Series C      9,177,525   
  103,831       PartnerRe Ltd., 5.88%, Series F (Bermuda)      2,634,193   
  437,311       PartnerRe Ltd., 7.25%, Series E (Bermuda)      11,418,190   
  326,792       Prudential PLC, 6.50% (United Kingdom)      8,552,147   
  196,201       Prudential PLC, 6.75% (United Kingdom)      5,179,706   
  267,987       RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 5.38%, Series E (Bermuda)      6,796,150   
     

 

 

 
        122,491,814  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $1,536,927,572)—99.9%
     1,634,007,005  
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—1.0%   
  17,206,270       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(c)(d)
(Cost $17,206,270)
     17,206,270  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,554,133,842)—100.9%
     1,651,213,275   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.9)%      (14,834,822
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,636,378,453  
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(c)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

United Kingdom     20.7
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Banks—10.9%   
  216,465       BOK Financial Corp.(b)    $ 13,026,864   
  270,563       Community Bank System, Inc.      10,706,178   
  280,631       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.(b)      17,957,578   
  954,537       People’s United Financial, Inc.(b)      14,795,323   
  319,509       United Bankshares, Inc.(b)      12,361,803   
  231,372       Westamerica Bancorp.(b)      11,272,444   
     

 

 

 
        80,120,190  
     

 

 

 
   Capital Markets—3.7%   
  374,769       Eaton Vance Corp.      12,940,774   
  459,325       Invesco Ltd.(c)      14,243,668   
     

 

 

 
        27,184,442  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services—4.0%   
  420,970       AT&T, Inc.      16,342,055   
  263,507       Verizon Communications, Inc.      13,423,047   
     

 

 

 
        29,765,102  
     

 

 

 
   Electric Utilities—5.8%   
  181,126       Duke Energy Corp.      14,269,106   
  374,436       PPL Corp.      14,093,771   
  285,697       Southern Co. (The)      14,313,420   
     

 

 

 
        42,676,297  
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Equipment—1.8%   
  241,047       Emerson Electric Co.      13,168,398   
     

 

 

 
   Energy Equipment & Services—2.7%   
  298,051       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(b)      19,707,132   
     

 

 

 
   Food Products—4.5%   
  283,652       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.      11,329,061   
  588,125       Flowers Foods, Inc.      11,268,475   
  137,649       Kellogg Co.      10,572,819   
     

 

 

 
        33,170,355  
     

 

 

 
   Gas Utilities—5.1%   
  229,943       National Fuel Gas Co.      12,761,836   
  228,994       Northwest Natural Gas Co.      11,802,351   
  480,104       South Jersey Industries, Inc.      13,399,703   
     

 

 

 
        37,963,890  
     

 

 

 
   Household Products—1.4%   
  125,083       Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      10,021,650   
     

 

 

 
   Insurance—3.7%   
  271,967       Mercury General Corp.      14,387,054   
  710,247       Old Republic International Corp.      13,132,467   
     

 

 

 
        27,519,521  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services—1.8%   
  92,104       International Business Machines Corp.      13,441,658   
     

 

 

 
   Machinery—4.0%   
  199,715       Caterpillar, Inc.      15,521,850   
  118,354       Cummins, Inc.      13,850,968   
     

 

 

 
        29,372,818  
     

 

 

 
   Media—2.1%   
  300,261       Meredith Corp.      15,406,392   
     

 

 

 
   Metals & Mining—3.8%   
  176,758       Compass Minerals International, Inc.      13,249,780   
  293,267       Nucor Corp.      14,598,831   
     

 

 

 
        27,848,611  
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
         Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Multi-Utilities—10.6%   
  285,010       Avista Corp.   $ 11,420,351   
  880,539       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     18,887,562   
  163,364       Consolidated Edison, Inc.     12,186,954   
  674,042       MDU Resources Group, Inc.     13,521,283   
  157,592       SCANA Corp.     10,824,994   
  230,087       Vectren Corp.     11,239,750   
    

 

 

 
       78,080,894  
    

 

 

 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—18.4%   
  186,946       Chevron Corp.     19,102,142   
  138,230       Exxon Mobil Corp.     12,219,532   
  1,442,450       Murphy Oil Corp.(b)     51,553,163   
  190,700       Occidental Petroleum Corp.     14,617,155   
  1,061,929       ONEOK, Inc.     38,388,734   
    

 

 

 
       135,880,726  
    

 

 

 
   Personal Products—2.5%   
  459,599       Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.,
Class A(b)
    18,737,851   
    

 

 

 
   Road & Rail—1.6%   
  134,047       Norfolk Southern Corp.     12,078,975   
    

 

 

 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment—4.9%
  
  312,987       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     11,179,895   
  220,159       Microchip Technology, Inc.     10,697,526   
  275,856       QUALCOMM, Inc.     13,936,245   
    

 

 

 
       35,813,666  
    

 

 

 
   Specialty Retail—1.1%   
  365,948       Gap, Inc. (The)(b)     8,482,675   
    

 

 

 
   Tobacco—5.6%   
  174,078       Altria Group, Inc.     10,916,432   
  214,135       Universal Corp.     11,681,064   
  869,452       Vector Group Ltd.     18,780,163   
    

 

 

 
       41,377,659  
    

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $679,213,423)—100.0%
    737,818,902  
    

 

 

 
    
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
    
   Money Market Fund—14.5%   
  106,689,297       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $106,689,297)
    106,689,297  
    

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $785,902,720)—114.5%
    844,508,199   
   Other assets less liabilities—(14.5)%     (106,724,751
    

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%   $ 737,783,448  
    

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

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, 2016.
(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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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 AchieversTM Portfolio (PID)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Australia—10.4%   
  885,495       BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR(a)    $ 27,751,413   
  1,121,574       BHP Billiton PLC ADR(a)      30,921,795   
  601,451       Westpac Banking Corp. ADR(a)      14,194,244   
     

 

 

 
        72,867,452  
     

 

 

 
   Belgium—1.0%   
  58,013       Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR      7,204,054   
     

 

 

 
   Bermuda—4.5%   
  2,316,000       Teekay LNG Partners LP      31,821,840   
     

 

 

 
   Brazil—1.5%   
  495,235       Ultrapar Participacoes SA ADR      10,390,030   
     

 

 

 
   Canada—26.8%   
  84,171       Agrium, Inc.      7,248,806   
  241,364       Bank of Nova Scotia (The)      12,659,542   
  196,661       BCE, Inc.      9,225,367   
  278,138       Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
LP(a)
     11,731,861   
  141,179       Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce      11,403,028   
  52,534       Canadian National Railway Co.      3,233,993   
  299,048       Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.      8,977,421   
  215,787       Enbridge, Inc.      8,963,792   
  42,666       Franco-Nevada Corp.      2,993,447   
  75,297       Imperial Oil Ltd.      2,483,295   
  106,423       Magna International, Inc.      4,471,894   
  195,636       Methanex Corp.      6,839,435   
  408,940       Pembina Pipeline Corp.      12,264,111   
  966,837       Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.      17,132,352   
  197,957       Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.      5,679,386   
  198,624       Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B      7,722,501   
  167,331       Royal Bank of Canada      10,394,602   
  554,947       Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B      10,272,069   
  269,337       Suncor Energy, Inc.      7,910,428   
  278,775       TELUS Corp.      8,826,016   
  189,660       Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)(a)      8,439,870   
  216,546       TransCanada Corp.      8,984,493   
     

 

 

 
        187,857,709  
     

 

 

 
   Colombia—1.3%   
  236,563       Bancolombia SA (Preference Shares) ADR      9,152,623   
     

 

 

 
   Denmark—0.4%   
  50,433       Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B ADR      2,813,657   
     

 

 

 
   France—1.1%   
  187,793       Sanofi ADR      7,718,292   
     

 

 

 
   Germany—0.7%   
  44,804       Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA ADR(a)      1,954,798   
  39,277       SAP SE ADR      3,087,958   
     

 

 

 
        5,042,756  
     

 

 

 
   Hong Kong—2.3%   
  960,910       Seaspan Corp.(a)      16,248,988   
     

 

 

 
   India—3.0%   
  81,214       Axis Bank Ltd. GDR(b)      2,907,461   
  24,526       HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR      1,541,950   
  889,691       ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR      6,272,321   
  248,396       Infosys Ltd. ADR      4,669,845   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   India (continued)   
  179,054       Larsen & Toubro Ltd. GDR(b)    $ 3,410,979   
  71,401       Reliance Industries Ltd. GDR(b)      2,113,470   
     

 

 

 
        20,916,026  
     

 

 

 
   Ireland—0.1%   
  5,236       Shire PLC ADR(a)      981,331   
     

 

 

 
   Israel—0.6%   
  80,301       Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR      4,372,390   
     

 

 

 
   Italy—0.3%   
  44,455       Luxottica Group SpA ADR      2,433,022   
     

 

 

 
   Japan—2.4%   
  77,158       Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR      3,438,932   
  100,238       ORIX Corp. ADR      6,972,555   
  61,309       Toyota Motor Corp. ADR      6,235,126   
     

 

 

 
        16,646,613  
     

 

 

 
   Mexico—1.4%   
  316,284       America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR      4,478,581   
  57,571       Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV ADR      5,435,854   
     

 

 

 
        9,914,435  
     

 

 

 
   Netherlands—0.2%   
  16,750       ASML Holding NV      1,618,050   
     

 

 

 
   Norway—1.9%   
  763,477       Statoil ASA ADR(a)      13,429,561   
     

 

 

 
   Panama—2.3%   
  615,528       Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E      15,917,554   
     

 

 

 
   Russia—2.8%   
  341,429       LUKOIL PJSC ADR      14,471,468   
  51,453       NovaTek OAO GDR(b)      4,939,488   
     

 

 

 
        19,410,956  
     

 

 

 
   Sweden—1.0%   
  848,130       Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B ADR      6,861,372   
     

 

 

 
   Switzerland—3.5%   
  441,819       ABB Ltd. ADR      9,326,799   
  195,930       Novartis AG ADR      14,884,802   
     

 

 

 
        24,211,601  
     

 

 

 
   Taiwan—1.3%   
  1,782,670       Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. ADR      9,145,097   
     

 

 

 
   United Kingdom—21.3%   
  38,293       ARM Holdings PLC ADR      1,577,289   
  517,678       BP PLC ADR      17,383,627   
  70,438       British American Tobacco PLC ADR      8,604,002   
  154,544       BT Group PLC ADR(a)      5,069,043   
  59,598       Diageo PLC ADR      6,456,251   
  452,107       HSBC Holdings PLC ADR(a)      15,068,726   
  101,613       Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC ADR(a)      4,078,746   
  1,036,622       Pearson PLC ADR      12,169,942   
  103,444       Pentair PLC      6,008,028   
  177,851       Prudential PLC ADR      7,023,336   
 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PID) (continued)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   United Kingdom (continued)   
  297,247       Relx NV ADR    $ 4,993,750   
  245,038       Relx PLC ADR(a)      4,405,783   
  878,852       Rio Tinto PLC ADR(a)      29,582,158   
  104,169       Smith & Nephew PLC ADR      3,576,122   
  132,736       Unilever NV(a)      5,843,039   
  338,412       Vodafone Group PLC ADR      11,079,609   
  54,075       WPP PLC ADR(a)      6,334,886   
     

 

 

 
        149,254,337  
     

 

 

 
   United States—7.9%   
  8,004,279       Teekay Offshore Partners
LP(a)(c)
     47,785,546   
  183,272       Thomson Reuters Corp.      7,537,977   
     

 

 

 
        55,323,523  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $793,367,358)—100.0%
     701,553,269   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—16.2%   
  114,148,264       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $114,148,264)
     114,148,264  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $907,515,622)—116.2%
     815,701,533   
   Other assets less liabilities—(16.2)%      (114,017,777
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 701,683,756  
     

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

GDR—Global Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(a)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2016.
(b)  Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at April 30, 2016 was $13,371,398, which represented 1.91% of the Fund’s Net Assets.
(c)  Affiliated company. 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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

    PowerShares
BuyBack
AchieversTM
Portfolio (PKW)
    PowerShares
Dividend
AchieversTM
Portfolio  (PFM)
    PowerShares
Financial
Preferred
Portfolio (PGF)
    PowerShares
High  Yield
Equity
Dividend
AchieversTM
Portfolio (PEY)
    PowerShares
International
Dividend
AchieversTM
Portfolio  (PID)
 
Assets:          

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 1,639,490,627      $ 286,445,393      $ 1,634,007,005      $ 723,575,234      $ 653,767,723   

Affiliated investments, at value

    70,981,185        558,707        17,206,270        120,932,965        161,933,810   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    1,710,471,812        287,004,100        1,651,213,275        844,508,199        815,701,533   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

    21,022,903        69,376        1,689,371               324,240   

Dividends

    539,197        557,891        4,405,598        1,802,746        3,249,414   

Securities lending

    39,764               41,207        75,428        253,801   

Shares sold

                  3,751,686        4,463,001          

Foreign tax reclaims

                                990,909   

Settlement proceeds

                                1,765   

Other assets

    8,372        3,255        6,590        4,923        7,426   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    1,732,082,048        287,634,622        1,661,107,727        850,854,297        820,529,088   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities:          

Due to custodian

           314,557        4,189,569        300,487        4,014,361   

Payables:

         

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

    70,119,602               17,206,270        106,689,297        114,148,264   

Investments purchased

    16,360,109        854        1,869,923        5,536,262        35,337   

Shares repurchased

    4,603,545                               

Accrued advisory fees

    694,134        94,419        657,439        227,367        226,215   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    60,779        26,983        92,575        31,111        58,458   

Accrued expenses

    809,654        145,341        713,498        286,325        362,697   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    92,647,823        582,154        24,729,274        113,070,849        118,845,332   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 1,639,434,225      $ 287,052,468      $ 1,636,378,453      $ 737,783,448      $ 701,683,756   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:          

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 1,832,545,237      $ 256,517,062      $ 1,565,304,802      $ 836,648,721      $ 1,200,371,197   

Undistributed net investment income

    3,331,080        1,149,675        (88,742     60,731        8,062,597   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (264,399,287     (22,960,430     (25,917,040     (157,531,483     (414,936,592

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    67,957,195        52,346,161        97,079,433        58,605,479        (91,813,446
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 1,639,434,225      $ 287,052,468      $ 1,636,378,453      $ 737,783,448      $ 701,683,756   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    35,900,000        13,200,000        87,050,000        49,500,000        47,850,000   

Net asset value

  $ 45.67      $ 21.75      $ 18.80      $ 14.90      $ 14.66   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 45.65      $ 21.75      $ 18.83      $ 14.91      $ 14.65   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 1,571,533,432      $ 233,907,242      $ 1,536,927,572      $ 664,955,458      $ 704,625,633   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 70,981,185      $ 750,697      $ 17,206,270      $ 120,947,262      $ 202,889,989   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 1,642,514,617      $ 234,657,939      $ 1,554,133,842      $ 785,902,720      $ 907,515,622   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $ 68,423,981      $      $ 16,861,047      $ 105,470,663      $ 110,366,907   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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, 2016

 

    PowerShares
BuyBack
AchieversTM
Portfolio  (PKW)
    PowerShares
Dividend
AchieversTM
Portfolio  (PFM)
    PowerShares
Financial
Preferred
Portfolio (PGF)
    PowerShares
High  Yield
Equity
Dividend
AchieversTM
Portfolio (PEY)
    PowerShares
International
Dividend
AchieversTM
Portfolio (PID)
 
Investment Income:          

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 42,639,354      $ 8,674,344      $ 95,902,060      $ 22,971,866      $ 42,955,146   

Affiliated dividend income

    192,257        22,599        8,414        884        2,241,293   

Securities lending income

    576,926               841,852        221,109        2,061,911   

Foreign withholding tax

                                (2,954,090
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income

    43,408,537        8,696,943        96,752,326        23,193,859        44,304,260   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses:          

Advisory fees

    11,813,964        1,201,114        7,572,671        2,229,710        4,221,020   

Sub-licensing fees

    2,362,792        300,277        1,431,238        557,426        1,055,254   

Accounting & administration fees

    443,508        54,579        280,610        105,283        202,381   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    54,779        13,319        34,955        17,854        29,279   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    25,138        15,735        70,788        15,358        453,685   

Other expenses

    210,275        66,108        151,981        82,273        157,997   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    14,910,456        1,651,132        9,542,243        3,007,904        6,119,616   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Waivers

    (3,169     (382     (11,665     (753     (1,162
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    14,907,287        1,650,750        9,530,578        3,007,151        6,118,454   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

    28,501,250        7,046,193        87,221,748        20,186,708        38,185,806   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):          

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investment securities*

    (189,872,491     (2,214,196     1,538,026        (26,601,222     (126,535,685

In-kind redemptions

    184,644,298        16,570,662        29,388,004        64,519,971        3,282,470   

Foreign currencies

                                459   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (5,228,193     14,356,466        30,926,030        37,918,749        (123,252,756
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investment securities

    (194,908,268     (13,429,976     (9,113,684     25,751,399        (202,704,253

Foreign currencies

                                643   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (194,908,268     (13,429,976     (9,113,684     25,751,399        (202,703,610
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (200,136,461     926,490        21,812,346        63,670,148        (325,956,366
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (171,635,211   $ 7,972,683      $ 109,034,094      $ 83,856,856      $ (287,770,560
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $9,445 for PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio.

 

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, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares
BuyBack AchieversTM
Portfolio  (PKW)
     PowerShares
Dividend AchieversTM
Portfolio (PFM)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 28,501,250       $ 30,836,737       $ 7,046,193       $ 7,376,238   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (5,228,193      258,161,485         14,356,466         24,781,463   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (194,908,268      37,064,023         (13,429,976      (8,826,932
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (171,635,211      326,062,245         7,972,683         23,330,769   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (29,971,633      (32,756,576      (7,191,272      (7,214,576
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    552,688,479         1,366,740,866         13,765,872         49,356,388   

Value of shares repurchased

    (1,682,571,530      (1,594,242,954      (71,313,646      (73,210,711
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    (1,129,883,051      (227,502,088      (57,547,774      (23,854,323
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (1,331,489,895      65,803,581         (56,766,363      (7,738,130
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    2,970,924,120         2,905,120,539         343,818,831         351,556,961   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,639,434,225       $ 2,970,924,120       $ 287,052,468       $ 343,818,831   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 3,331,080       $ 4,900,076       $ 1,149,675       $ 1,171,060   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    12,800,000         28,850,000         650,000         2,300,000   

Shares repurchased

    (37,800,000      (34,850,000      (3,500,000      (3,400,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    60,900,000         66,900,000         16,050,000         17,150,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    35,900,000         60,900,000         13,200,000         16,050,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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
AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY)
     PowerShares
International Dividend
AchieversTM Portfolio (PID)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
              
$ 87,221,748       $ 84,111,917       $ 20,186,708       $ 16,444,680       $ 38,185,806       $ 38,304,869   
  30,926,030         18,545,919         37,918,749         55,819,802         (123,252,756      3,930,446   
  (9,113,684      17,654,230         25,751,399         (9,435,272      (202,703,610      (19,752,892

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  109,034,094         120,312,066         83,856,856         62,829,210         (287,770,560      22,482,423   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  (87,907,150      (83,658,606      (20,340,136      (16,547,207      (39,292,920      (36,588,767

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  404,047,155         96,086,975         505,920,545         394,961,598         12,037,214         570,101,010   
  (260,512,094      (96,582,262      (368,978,245      (297,022,280      (555,136,253      (144,801,898

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  143,535,061         (495,287      136,942,300         97,939,318         (543,099,039      425,299,112   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  164,662,005         36,158,173         200,459,020         144,221,321         (870,162,519      411,192,768   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  1,471,716,448         1,435,558,275         537,324,428         393,103,107         1,571,846,275         1,160,653,507   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,636,378,453       $ 1,471,716,448       $ 737,783,448       $ 537,324,428       $ 701,683,756       $ 1,571,846,275   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ (88,742    $ 412,813       $ 60,731       $ 214,159       $ 8,062,597       $ 6,170,194   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  21,700,000         5,250,000         36,700,000         30,300,000         700,000         30,700,000   
  (14,400,000      (5,300,000      (27,150,000      (22,250,000      (38,200,000      (7,900,000
  79,750,000         79,800,000         39,950,000         31,900,000         85,350,000         62,550,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  87,050,000         79,750,000         49,500,000         39,950,000         47,850,000         85,350,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:           

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 48.78     $ 43.42     $ 34.60     $ 29.40      $ 27.27  

Net investment income(a)

    0.56        0.51       0.39       0.37         0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (3.08     5.38       8.70       5.18         2.12   

Total from investment operations

    (2.52     5.89       9.09       5.55        2.39  

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

    (0.59     (0.53 )     (0.27 )     (0.35      (0.26

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 45.67     $ 48.78     $ 43.42     $ 34.60      $ 29.40  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 45.65     $ 48.77     $ 43.42     $ 34.61      $ 29.40  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (5.18 )%      13.63     26.36     19.08      8.91
Market Price Total Return(c)     (5.20 )%      13.61     26.32     19.11      8.91
Ratios/Supplemental Data:           

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

  $ 1,639,434     $ 2,970,924     $ 2,905,121     $ 418,621       $ 139,641   

Ratio to average net assets of:

          

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63 %(d)      0.63 %(d)      0.66 %(d)      0.70      0.71

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.63 %(d)      0.63 %(d)      0.66 %(d)      0.70      0.79

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.21 %      1.09     0.95     1.21      1.00

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    53     68     92     80      32

 

(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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PFM)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 21.42      $ 20.50      $ 18.33      $ 15.81      $ 15.29  

Net investment income(a)

    0.49         0.44        0.39        0.38         0.34   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.33         0.90        2.16        2.52         0.51   

Total from investment operations

    0.82         1.34        2.55        2.90        0.85  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.49      (0.42 )      (0.38 )      (0.38      (0.33

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 21.75      $ 21.42      $ 20.50      $ 18.33      $ 15.81  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 21.75      $ 21.40      $ 20.50      $ 18.32      $ 15.80  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     3.98      6.54      14.11      18.67      5.78
Market Price Total Return(c)     4.08      6.44      14.17      18.68      5.71
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 287,052      $ 343,819      $ 351,557      $ 296,928       $ 252,988   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.55 %       0.55      0.55      0.58      0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.55 %       0.55      0.55      0.58      0.60

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.35 %       2.07      2.05      2.28      2.28

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    7      20      21      18      20

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 18.45     $ 17.99     $ 18.67     $ 17.79     $ 18.26  

Net investment income(a)

    1.06        1.07       1.10       1.18        1.17   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.36        0.45       (0.68 )     0.85        (0.42

Total from investment operations

    1.42        1.52       0.42       2.03       0.75  

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (1.07     (1.06 )     (1.10 )     (1.15     (1.17

Return of capital

                               (0.05

Total distributions

    (1.07     (1.06 )     (1.10 )     (1.15     (1.22

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 18.80     $ 18.45     $ 17.99     $ 18.67     $ 17.79  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 18.83     $ 18.46     $ 17.98     $ 18.70     $ 17.83  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     8.01     8.73     2.63     11.78     4.56
Market Price Total Return(c)     8.12     8.85     2.41     11.71     4.68
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

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

  $ 1,636,378     $ 1,471,716     $ 1,435,558     $ 1,891,452      $ 1,612,698   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.63 %      0.63     0.63     0.64     0.66

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.63 %      0.63     0.63     0.64     0.66

Net investment income, after Waivers

    5.76 %      5.87     6.28     6.47     6.76

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    13     9     30     18     6

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 13.45      $ 12.32      $ 10.77      $ 9.36      $ 9.06  

Net investment income(a)

    0.48         0.43        0.42        0.42         0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    1.46         1.13        1.54        1.41         0.29   

Total from investment operations

    1.94         1.56        1.96        1.83        0.64  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.49      (0.43 )      (0.41 )      (0.42      (0.34

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 14.90      $ 13.45      $ 12.32      $ 10.77      $ 9.36  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 14.91      $ 13.45      $ 12.32      $ 10.76      $ 9.36  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     14.92      12.89      18.61      20.16      7.37
Market Price Total Return(c)     14.99      12.89      18.72      20.05      7.37
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 737,783      $ 537,324      $ 393,103      $ 322,476       $ 276,169   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.54 %       0.54      0.55      0.57      0.60

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.54 %       0.54      0.55      0.57      0.60

Net investment income, after Waivers

    3.62 %       3.29      3.70      4.31      3.88

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    59      45      51      32      35

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio (PID)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014     2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 18.42     $ 18.56      $ 17.27      $ 15.35      $ 16.85  

Net investment income(a)

    0.56        0.51          0.67 (b)      0.40         0.48   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (3.78     (0.17 )      1.26        1.93         (1.49

Total from investment operations

    (3.22     0.34        1.93        2.33        (1.01

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.54     (0.48 )      (0.64     (0.41      (0.49

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 14.66     $ 18.42      $ 18.56      $ 17.27      $ 15.35  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 14.65     $ 18.43      $ 18.58      $ 17.31      $ 15.37  
Net Asset Value Total Return(d)     (17.53 )%      1.83      11.50     15.63      (5.87 )% 
Market Price Total Return(d)     (17.63 )%      1.77      11.35     15.75      (5.97 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 701,684     $ 1,571,846      $ 1,160,654      $ 877,341       $ 690,196   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.58 %      0.55      0.54     0.56      0.55

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.58 %      0.55      0.54     0.56      0.56

Net investment income, after Waivers

    3.62 %      2.77      3.82 %(b)      2.57      3.20

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    61     66      49     46      33

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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, 2016

 

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, 2016, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW)    “BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio”
PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PFM)    “Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio”
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)    “Financial Preferred Portfolio”
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY)    “High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio”
PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PID)    “International Dividend AchieversTM 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 price of each Share 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 principally 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 AchieversTM Portfolio    NASDAQ US BuyBack AchieversTM Index
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio    NASDAQ US Broad Dividend AchieversTM Index
Financial Preferred Portfolio    Wells Fargo® Hybrid & Preferred Securities Financial Index
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio    NASDAQ US Dividend AchieversTM 50 Index
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio    NASDAQ International Dividend AchieversTM 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. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.

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 asked 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 asked 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”).

 

 

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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/asked 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 Fund 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 Fund invests. 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.

 

 

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Industry Concentration Risk. In following its methodology, each Fund’s Underlying Index from time to time will 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. BuyBack AchieversTM 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 held by the Fund 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.

Dividend Paying Security Risk. Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio, High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio and International Dividend AchieversTM 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 AchieversTM 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 AchieversTM 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

 

 

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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.

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 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.

The Funds may periodically participate in litigation related to each Fund’s investments. As such, the Funds may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statements of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

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

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce each Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between each Fund and the Adviser.

E. Country Determination

For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the Adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

F. 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,

 

 

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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.

G. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

Each Fund (except for Financial Preferred Portfolio and High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM 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 year-end.

H. Securities Lending

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio, Financial Preferred Portfolio, High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio and International Dividend AchieversTM 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% (105% for international securities) 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 Schedules of Investments. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, each Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to each 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or each Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to each Fund the securities loaned and each Fund will return the collateral. 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. Each Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to each Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each 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, if any, is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund, 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. Pursuant to that Investment Advisory Agreement, 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 AchieversTM 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 Trust also has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Adviser 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 AchieversTM 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 AchieversTM Portfolio and Financial Preferred Portfolio) (the “Expense Cap”), through at least August 31, 2017. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap for each Fund 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, 2017. During its term, the Expense Agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the Expense Cap without approval of the Board of Trustees. For each Fund, the Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap.

Further, through August 31, 2018, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of each 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. This agreement is not subject to recapture by the Adviser.

 

 

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For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund in the following amounts:

 

BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio    $ 3,169   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      382   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      11,665   
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      753   
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      1,162   

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, 2016, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Financial Preferred Portfolio    Wells Fargo & Company
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio    NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
International Dividend AchieversTM 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.

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

The 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 with the Funds. The table below shows certain Funds’ transactions in, and earnings from, investments in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT*    $ 2,502,438       $ 438,338       $ (2,337,991    $ (6,133    $ (596,652    $       $ 188,710   

 

* At April 30, 2016, this security was no longer held.

Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $ 921,802       $ 44,359       $ (183,282    $ (182,198    $ (41,974    $ 558,707       $ 22,222   

 

 

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High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.    $       $ 14,531,495       $ (275,693    $ (14,297    $ 2,163       $ 14,243,668       $   

International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.*    $ 14,328,131       $ 1,824,122       $ (12,544,160    $ 149,014       $ (3,757,107    $       $ 340,127   

 

* At April 30, 2016, this security was no longer held.

The 1940 Act defines “affiliated person” to include issuers of which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund listed below has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The table below shows International Dividend Achievers Portfolio’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investment in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Teekay Offshore Partners LP    $ 58,879,251       $ 50,525,054       $ (19,886,360    $ (36,262,126    $ (5,470,273    $ 47,785,546       $ 1,900,090   

Note 5. Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

Each Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the following Fund engaged in transactions with affiliates as listed below:

 

     Securities
Purchases
     Securities
Sales
     Net
Realized
Gains
 
Financial Preferred Portfolio    $       $ 1,126,599       $ 9,445   

Note 6. 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 a 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, 2016, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedules of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with

 

 

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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 7. Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets

Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Fiscal Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     2016      2015  
     Ordinary
Income
     Ordinary
Income
 
BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio    $ 29,971,633       $ 32,756,576   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      7,191,272         7,214,576   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      87,907,150         83,658,606   
High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio      20,340,136         16,547,207   
International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio      39,292,920         36,588,767   

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
Carryforwards
    Post-October
Capital
Loss
Deferrals*
    Shares
of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total
Net
Assets
 
BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio   $ 3,386,349      $ (55,269   $ 61,577,509      $      $ (75,310,983   $ (182,708,618   $ 1,832,545,237      $ 1,639,434,225   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio     1,175,090        (25,415     49,536,501               (17,996,901     (2,153,869     256,517,062        287,052,468   
Financial Preferred Portfolio            (88,742     91,882,209               (16,389,493     (4,330,323     1,565,304,802        1,636,378,453   
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio     89,930        (29,199     53,991,168               (130,623,183     (22,293,989     836,648,721        737,783,448   
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio     9,098,379        (55,339     (107,038,364     643        (310,516,924     (90,175,836     1,200,371,197        701,683,756   

 

* 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 carryforwards are calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforwards 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 eight 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 carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following table presents available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for each Fund as of April 30, 2016:

 

                          Post-effective/no
expiration
               
     2017      2018      2019      Short-Term      Long-Term      Total*      Expired  
BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio    $ 800,254       $ 12,142,749       $ 2,107,645       $ 56,085,445       $ 4,174,890       $ 75,310,983       $ 2,915,680   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      1,025,344         14,632,363         2,339,194                         17,996,901           
Financial Preferred Portfolio      9,034,558         7,354,935                                 16,389,493         3,548,179   
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      81,487,358         44,815,128         2,187,574         1,777,356         355,767         130,623,183         884,585   
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      59,472,841         145,514,837         11,745,409         83,219,280         10,564,557         310,516,924         1,975,339   

 

* Capital loss carryforwards as of the date listed above are 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 8. Investment Transactions

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, if any) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio    $ 1,242,783,438       $ 1,246,226,878   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      20,938,308         21,382,288   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      220,997,628         202,322,261   
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      337,917,071         332,862,982   
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      646,273,970         641,710,718   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio    $ 552,716,989       $ 1,679,750,117   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      13,700,251         70,300,069   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      373,742,262         258,312,094   
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      497,777,185         365,946,837   
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      12,036,598         554,815,329   

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

At April 30, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Cost  
BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio    $ 138,753,473       $ (77,175,964    $ 61,577,509       $ 1,648,894,303   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      56,346,979         (6,810,478      49,536,501         237,467,599   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      96,265,593         (4,383,384      91,882,209         1,559,331,066   
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      57,987,768         (3,996,600      53,991,168         790,517,031   
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      29,063,900         (136,102,264      (107,038,364      922,739,897   

Note 9. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions and expired capital loss carryforwards on April 30, 2016, 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, 2016, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio    $ (98,613    $ (168,900,638    $ 168,999,251   
Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      123,694         (15,933,036      15,809,342   
Financial Preferred Portfolio      183,847         (23,571,940      23,388,093   
High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio              (60,659,132      60,659,132   
International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      2,999,517         13,735,262         (16,734,779

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 an Officer of the Trust. The Trustee who is an “interested person” 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 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 principally 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 the Trust’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 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 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, 2016, 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, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases have not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 23, 2016

 

 

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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, 2016.

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 the Portfolio bears indirectly is included in the 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, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Number of Days
in the Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio (PKW)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 973.14        0.63   $ 3.09   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   
PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PFM)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,055.33        0.55        2.81   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.13        0.55        2.77   
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (PGF)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,044.34        0.63        3.20   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PEY)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,111.21        0.54        2.83   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,022.18        0.54        2.72   
PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio (PID)        

Actual

    1,000.00        957.44        0.65        3.16   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.63        0.65        3.27   

 

(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, 2016. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 182/366. 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, 2016:

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-Received
Deduction*
PowerShares BuyBack AchieversTM Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio        100 %       68 %
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio        67 %       0 %

 

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

The Funds intend 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:

 

     Gross Foreign
Income
   Foreign Taxes
Paid
PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio      $ 26,399,030        $ 1,981,013  

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustees 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 a Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2016.

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth 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

  Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Trustee   Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and 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).    124    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 (2010-2016); 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.    124    None

Marc M. Kole—1960

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

  Chairman of the Audit Committee and Trustee   Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008; and Trustee since 2006    Senior Director of Finance, By The Hand Club for Kids (2015-Present); formerly: Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004); Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (1996-2000).    124    None

Yung Bong Lim—1964

c/o Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC 3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

  Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee and Trustee   Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee since 2014; Trustee since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth 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

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).    124    None

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).    124    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 and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-2015); 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).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

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

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth of Non-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
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustees 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. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Finance PLC, 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., IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd.; Manager, Horizon Flight Works LLC; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., 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.    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the Fund Complex consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of

Birth of Executive Officers

   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

  

President and Principal

Executive Officer

   Since 2015    President and Principal Executive Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2015-Present); Chief Executive Officer (2016-Present) and Managing Director (2013-Present), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-2015) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-2015); 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, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2011-Present); Principal Financial and Accounting Officer – Investment Pools, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); 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).

Peter Hubbard—1981

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Vice President of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-2010); 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).

Christopher Joe—1969

Invesco PowerShares

Capital Management LLC

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); Chief Compliance Officer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010–2013), U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (2006-2014) and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2014-2015).

 

* This is the period for which the Officers 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 Year of

Birth of Executive Officers

   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Sheri Morris—1964

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   Vice President    Since 2012    President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, The Invesco Funds (2016-Present); 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds (2008-2016); 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 (2011-2013); 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.

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Legal (2010-Present) and Secretary (2015-Present), 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).

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Services, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2013-Present).

David Warren—1957

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street,

Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    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 (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, 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.); Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (2014-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Feeder GP Ltd. (2015-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present); Director, Invesco Financial Services Ltd. / Services Financiers Invesco Ltée and Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltée (2014-Present); Director, Invesco IP Holdings (Canada) Ltd. (2016-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate GP Ltd. (2015-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-2015); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2011).

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 period for which the Officers 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 14, 2016, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares CleantechTM 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 Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers TM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and/or oversight of execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds and their underlying indexes for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2015, 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 certain Funds and their underlying indexes. In reviewing the tracking error reports, 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 applicable period the correlation and tracking error for

 

 

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each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement and 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 (non-ETF) 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 AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio;

 

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

 

    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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth, Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio; and

 

    0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (The net advisory fees, after giving effect to the Expense Caps below, were 0.01%, -0.05% and -0.39% and, respectively, for PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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, 2017, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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® Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.25%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses for PowerShares Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio;

 

 

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    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 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; 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 the advisory fees for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median advisory fees of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the advisory fees for all of the Funds were lower than the median advisory fees of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X

 

 

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Agreement (continued)

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio          X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio          X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

 

* The information provided by the Adviser indicated that certain Funds did not have open-end index fund peers. Those Funds have been designated with an “N/A” for not available.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the nature of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the net expense ratios for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median net expense ratios of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the net expense ratios for all of the Funds were lower than the median net expense ratios of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X

 

 

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Agreement (continued)

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

 

 

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Agreement (continued)

 

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 overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser 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 Cap agreed to by the Adviser. 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.

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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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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, 2016

2016 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)

     37   

PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)

     38   

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)

     39   

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)

     40   

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)

     41   

PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)

     42   

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)

     43   

PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)

     44   

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)

     45   

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)

     46   

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)

     47   

PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)

     48   
Statements of Assets and Liabilities      50   
Statements of Operations      52   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      54   
Financial Highlights      58   
Notes to Financial Statements      65   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      75   
Fees and Expenses      76   
Tax Information      78   
Trustees and Officers      79   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      85   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

US Equity

Although the health of individual economic sectors varied dramatically, the US economy overall continued its slow but steady growth during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. This modest growth led to recurring debate over whether the US economy could withstand global recessionary forces. Many energy, industrial and materials companies experienced cyclical downturns resembling a mild recession even as many consumer-related companies benefited from continued low interest rates, increased availability of credit and a better employment picture. Another significant downturn in oil prices reduced capital investment but also reduced consumers’ energy and gasoline costs.

In the first half of the reporting period, US equity market performance was greatly affected by expectations of when, and whether, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might raise interest rates—and the impact the Fed’s action might have. Markets moved lower in the summer of 2015 as a significant downturn in China’s financial markets and weak global economic growth led to increased concern about the sustainability of US economic growth. In the fall, markets rallied and the Fed saw enough economic stabilization to finally raise interest rates.

US stocks began 2016 on a negative note. Together with a sharp decline in oil prices, this suggested a global recession might be imminent and caused investors to become decidedly risk averse; this helped short-term and income-oriented investments, but hurt longer-term and growth-oriented investments. As companies reported earnings and fundamentals that were better than had been feared, stocks rallied sharply in late February and March. Additionally, oil prices strengthened modestly on the back of a weaker US dollar and as Saudi Arabia and Russia considered a freeze on their oil output. Overall, US equity markets were mixed, with the S&P 500 Index, considered representative of the performance of the US stock market, finishing the reporting period modestly higher.

 

 

 

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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, 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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Biotechnology & Genome 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (24.88)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (24.92)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (25.32)%. 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 revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program offset by 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 (7.90)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 19 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 representation of the biotechnology sub-industry. 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 and 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. Therefore, although the Benchmark Index is relevant as a comparison, the pure biotechnology exposure represented by the Benchmark Index may produce potentially significant differences in performance when compared to the Fund. Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the pharmaceuticals sub-industry and most underweight in the biotechnology sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the biotechnology sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, there were no contributing sub-industries. The biotechnology sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the health care equipment and pharmaceuticals sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company (portfolio average weight of 2.22%), and Innoviva, Inc., a pharmaceuticals company (portfolio average weight of 2.11%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and MannKind Corp., a biotechnology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Biotechnology      95.1   
Pharmaceuticals      4.9   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Amgen, Inc.      5.0   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.      5.0   
Biogen, Inc.      4.9   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      4.7   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      4.7   
Incyte Corp.      4.6   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      4.6   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      4.5   
Medivation, Inc.      4.2   
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      3.9   
Total      46.1   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                    

Average
Annualized

   

Cumulative

 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome IntellidexSM Index     (25.32 )%      12.34     41.78     11.92     75.63     9.28     142.89       10.12     184.75
S&P Composite 1500 Biotech Index     (7.90     17.96        64.15        27.15        232.35        15.33        316.41          15.72        387.90   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (24.92     12.30        41.62        11.58        72.96        8.84        133.23          9.71        173.35   
Market Price Return     (24.88     12.29        41.57        11.54        72.66        8.82        132.96          9.70        173.17   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Building & Construction 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 9.26%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 9.21%. During the same time period, the Index returned 9.98%. 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 1.01%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 15 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 also 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.

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, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation among the building products and construction materials sub-industries, as well as stock selection within the construction & engineering sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the construction materials sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the building products and construction & engineering sub-industries, respectively. The industrial machinery sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the forest products and construction machinery & heavy trucks sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Vulcan Materials Co., a construction materials company (portfolio average weight of 5.04%), and The Home Depot, Inc., a home improvement retail company (portfolio average weight of 5.05%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Boise Cascade Co., a forest products company (portfolio average weight of 2.50%), and Ingersoll-Rand PLC, an industrial machinery company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 
Construction & Engineering      24.9   
Building Products      23.6   
Construction Materials      18.5   
Home Improvement Retail      9.6   
Homebuilding      9.5   
Forest Products      3.0   
Heavy Electrical Equipment      3.0   
Multi-Utilities      2.7   
Distributors      2.6   
Environmental & Facilities Services      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, 2016

 

Security

  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     5.3   

Fluor Corp.

     5.2   

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     4.9   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     4.9   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     4.9   

A.O. Smith Corp.

     4.8   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     4.7   

NVR, Inc.

     4.6   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

     3.4   

MasTec, Inc.

     3.4   

Total

     46.1   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years
Average
Annualized

   

3 Years
Cumulative

   

5 Years
Average
Annualized

   

5 Years
Cumulative

   

10 Years
Average
Annualized

   

10 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Building & Construction IntellidexSM Index     9.98     9.30     30.57     13.29     86.60     4.89     61.22       6.45     92.88
S&P Composite 1500 Construction & Engineering Index     1.01        1.44        4.38        0.55        2.81        3.02        34.71          6.06        85.66   
Fund                    
NAV Return     9.21        8.55        27.90        12.39        79.35        4.03        48.43          5.56        76.63   
Market Price Return     9.26        8.58        28.03        12.43        79.61        4.03        48.52          5.56        76.51   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.65% and the net 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 NYSE Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Energy Exploration & Production 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 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 which receive 60% of the Index weighting (each stock receives on average a 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (26.91)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (26.93)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (26.99)%. 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 revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program offset by 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 (29.54)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 35 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 sub-industry benchmark. The Benchmark Index was also selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its shared exposure to the oil & gas exploration & production sub-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 oil & gas refining & marketing sub-industry and most underweight in the oil & gas exploration & production sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. 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 integrated oil & gas sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the integrated oil & gas sub-industry was the only contributing sub-industry. The oil & gas refining & marketing sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the oil & gas exploration & production sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Whiting Petroleum Corp., an oil & gas exploration & production company (portfolio average weight of 1.07%), and SM Energy Co., an oil & gas exploration & production company (portfolio average weight of 2.81%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Devon Energy Corp., an oil & gas exploration & production company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and EP Energy Corp. Class A, an oil & gas exploration & production company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production      64.8   
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing      31.1   
Integrated Oil & Gas      4.1   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
SM Energy Co.      7.1   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.      6.2   
ConocoPhillips      5.2   
Hess Corp.      5.1   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      5.0   
WPX Energy, Inc.      4.6   
EOG Resources, Inc.      4.5   
Southwestern Energy Co.      4.2   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.      4.2   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      4.0   
Total      50.1   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years
Average
Annualized

   

3 Years
Cumulative

   

5 Years
Average
Annualized

   

5 Years
Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production IntellidexSM Index     (26.99 )%      (7.05 )%      (19.70 )%      (1.49 )%      (7.21 )%      3.79     45.03       5.13     69.27
S&P Composite 1500 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index     (29.54     (7.24     (20.18     (6.72     (29.38     1.83        19.84          2.75        33.02   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (26.93     (7.44     (20.71     (2.05     (9.84     3.19        36.87          4.52        59.22   
Market Price Return     (26.91     (7.40     (20.60     (2.04     (9.78     3.17        36.65          4.51        59.03   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Food & Beverage 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 4.10%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 4.06%. During the same time period, the Index returned 4.71%. 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 17.54%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 40 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 representation of the food & beverage 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 food retail sub-industry and most underweight in the tobacco sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the food retail sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the packaged foods & meats sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the restaurants and soft drinks sub-industries, respectively. The food retail sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the agricultural products sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A, a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 2.28%), and Ingredion, Inc., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 2.77%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SUPERVALU, Inc., a consumer staples company (portfolio average weight of 2.47%), and Bunge Limited, a consumer staples company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 

Packaged Foods & Meats

     46.6   

Restaurants

     15.7   

Food Retail

     10.0   

Agricultural Products

     8.9   

Soft Drinks

     8.3   

Distillers & Vintners

     5.3   

Food Distributors

     5.2   

Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      5.4   
McDonald’s Corp.      5.3   
Sysco Corp.      5.2   
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      5.1   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      4.9   
Starbucks Corp.      4.7   
Hormel Foods Corp.      4.4   
Kroger Co. (The)      4.4   
Sonic Corp.      3.3   
National Beverage Corp.      3.3   
Total      46.0   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years
Average
Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Food & Beverage IntellidexSM Index     4.71     13.06     44.54     12.44     79.75     10.19     163.77       9.69     172.72
S&P Composite 1500 Food Beverage & Tobacco Index     17.54        13.58        46.51        15.17        102.59        13.71        261.56          13.30        287.78   
Fund                    
NAV Return     4.06        12.32        41.71        11.70        73.86        9.46        146.83          8.96        153.71   
Market Price Return     4.10        12.32        41.72        11.63        73.36        9.45        146.77          8.95        153.63   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Leisure and Entertainment 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (1.73)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (1.73)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (1.03)%. 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 9.33%. 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 compares to another leisure and entertainment 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 leisure and 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 airlines sub-industry and most underweight in the restaurants sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to and stock selection within the restaurants sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the airlines sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the restaurants and leisure facilities sub-industries, respectively. The hotels, resorts & cruise lines sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the cable & satellite and movies & entertainment sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., an airlines company (portfolio average weight of 3.02%), and Virgin America, Inc., an airlines company (portfolio average weight of 1.95%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Diamond Resorts International, Inc., a hotels resorts & cruise lines company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and American Airlines Group, Inc., an airlines company (portfolio average weight of 5.06%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 
Restaurants      37.1   
Airlines      35.9   
Leisure Facilities      8.5   
Casinos & Gaming      5.4   
Internet Retail      5.2   
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines      5.0   
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, 2016
 
Security   
McDonald’s Corp.      5.3   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      5.2   
Southwest Airlines Co.      5.2   
Carnival Corp.      4.9   
Virgin America, Inc.      4.8   
Starbucks Corp.      4.7   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.      4.2   
American Airlines Group, Inc.      4.1   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.      3.9   
SkyWest, Inc.      3.5   
Total      45.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years
Average
Annualized

   

3 Years
Cumulative

   

5 Years
Average
Annualized

   

5 Years
Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment IntellidexSM Index     (1.03 )%      10.79     35.99     14.57     97.41     9.80     154.66       10.06     182.88
S&P Composite 1500 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Index     9.33        12.90        43.91        14.22        94.43        11.16        187.95          11.53        226.88   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (1.73     9.98        33.01        13.70        89.98        9.14        139.78          9.39        164.74   
Market Price Return     (1.73     9.99        33.08        13.69        89.92        9.13        139.63          9.39        164.75   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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. The Index Provider ranks the stocks based on their capital appreciation potential using a proprietary NYSE Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Media 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (5.18)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (5.18)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (4.51)%. 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 (0.89)%. The S&P Composite 1500 Media 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 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 general representation of the media 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 internet software & services sub-industry and most underweight in the movies & entertainment sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to and stock selection within the cable & satellite sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the internet software & services sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the publishing and specialized REITs sub-industries, respectively. The broadcasting sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the movies & entertainment and internet retail sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Facebook, Inc., Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 3.88%), and Cablevision Systems Corporation, Class A, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 3.04%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Viacom Inc., Class B, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 2.14%), and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A, a consumer discretionary company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 

Movies & Entertainment

     22.0   

Broadcasting

     18.7   

Internet Software & Services

     15.3   

Cable & Satellite

     12.7   

Advertising

     9.9   

Publishing

     8.4   

Research & Consulting Services

     2.9   

Diversified Support Services

     2.7   

IT Consulting & Other Services

     2.6   

Catalog Retail

     2.5   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

     2.4   

Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     (0.1)   

Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 

Security

  
CBS Corp., Class B      5.3   
Time Warner, Inc.      5.1   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      5.1   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      5.0   
Walt Disney Co. (The)      4.9   
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.      4.9   
Omnicom Group, Inc.      4.9   
Alphabet, Inc., Class A      4.5   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A      4.0   
Bankrate, Inc.      3.1   
Total      46.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years
Average
Annualized

   

3 Years
Cumulative

   

5 Years
Average
Annualized

   

5 Years
Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Media IntellidexSM Index     (4.51 )%      9.16     30.08     11.53     72.58     7.04     97.52       6.24     92.80
S&P Composite 1500 Media Index     (0.89     13.41        45.86        16.88        118.12        10.77        178.15          9.92        179.03   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (5.18     8.41        27.40        10.74        66.52        6.44        86.59          5.60        80.72   
Market Price Return     (5.18     8.41        27.41        10.73        66.46        6.43        86.51          5.60        80.65   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 the Index Provider 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 NYSE Group IntellidexSM 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (8.16)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (8.19)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (7.85)%. 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; however, that underperformance due to fees and expenses was partially offset by revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program.

During this same time period, the S&P Composite 1500 Communications Equipment Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (8.18)%. 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 a similar networking industry benchmark.

The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its exposure to the communications equipment sub-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 semiconductors sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The Fund’s NAV basis return for the period was in line with that of the Benchmark Index; however, differences resulted primarily due to the Fund’s allocation to the systems software sub-industry as well as fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred during the period, which were partially offset by revenue generated through the Fund’s securities lending program.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the application software sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the electronic components and semiconductors sub-industries, respectively. The systems software sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the electronic equipment & instruments and technology hardware storage & peripherals sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Motorola Solutions, Inc., a communications equipment company (portfolio average weight of 4.69%), and Citrix Systems, Inc., an application software company (portfolio average weight of 4.74%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included CyberArk Software Ltd., a systems software company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Qualys, Inc., a systems software company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Communications Equipment      64.7   
Systems Software      18.4   
Application Software      5.4   
Electronic Components      5.0   
Electronic Equipment & Instruments      3.9   
Electronic Manufacturing Services      2.6   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Citrix Systems, Inc.      5.4   
Amphenol Corp., Class A      5.0   
Cisco Systems, Inc.      4.9   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.      4.8   
CA, Inc.      4.8   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.      4.8   
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.      4.7   
Juniper Networks, Inc.      4.5   
Fitbit, Inc., Class A      3.9   
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.      3.7   
Total      46.5   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Average
Annualized

    3 Years
Cumulative
   

5 Years

Average

Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years
Average
Annualized

   

10 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                    

Average

Annualized

    Cumulative  
Dynamic Networking IntellidexSM Index     (7.85 )%      11.31     37.93     3.74     20.18     7.70     109.97       8.57     144.20
S&P Composite 1500 Communications Equipment Index     (8.18     6.47        20.69        5.16        28.62        1.78        19.24          3.59        46.67   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (8.19     10.67        35.56        3.07        16.33        6.97        96.25          7.89        128.00   
Market Price Return     (8.16     10.72        35.72        3.07        16.33        6.99        96.59          7.89        128.00   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.85% and the net 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 the Index Provider 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 NYSE Group IntellidexSM 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (29.15)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (29.06)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (28.64)%. 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 S&P Composite 1500 Energy Equipment & Services Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (19.81)%. 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 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 representation of the oil & gas services 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 oil & gas drilling sub-industry and most underweight in the oil & gas equipment & services sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the oil & gas equipment & services sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, there were no contributing sub-industries. The oil & gas equipment & services sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the oil & gas drilling and oil & gas storage & transportation sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Cameron International Corporation, an oil & gas equipment & services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and RPC, Inc., an oil & gas equipment & services company (portfolio average weight of 2.16%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Atwood Oceanics, Inc., an oil & gas drilling company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Weatherford International PLC, an oil & gas equipment & services company (portfolio average weight of 4.34%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services      55.2   
Oil & Gas Drilling      32.9   
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation      11.9   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Seadrill Ltd.      5.3   
Core Laboratories NV      4.9   
Weatherford International PLC      4.9   
Halliburton Co.      4.9   
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      4.8   
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      4.8   
FMC Technologies, Inc.      4.8   
Schlumberger Ltd.      4.3   
Baker Hughes, Inc.      4.2   
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.      3.2   
Total      46.1   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year    

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

   

10 Years
Average

Annualized

   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Oil Services IntellidexSM Index     (28.64 )%      (14.82 )%      (38.20 )%      (11.76 )%      (46.51 )%      (3.71 )%      (31.50 )%        (1.04 )%      (10.39 )% 
S&P Composite 1500 Energy Equipment & Services Index     (19.81     (5.20     (14.79     (6.00     (26.62     (0.07     (0.66       3.04        37.02   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (29.06     (15.39     (39.42     (12.35     (48.28     (4.29     (35.48       (1.64     (15.92
Market Price Return     (29.15     (15.41     (39.47     (12.37     (48.32     (4.31     (35.65       (1.64     (15.98

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.64% and the net 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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, including companies that facilitate the testing or regulatory approval of drugs.

NYSE Group, Inc. (or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Pharmaceutical 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (11.83)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (11.86)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (11.39)%. 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 S&P Composite 1500 Pharmaceuticals Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (1.39)%. 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 a similar pharmaceuticals sub-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 general representation of the pharmaceuticals sub-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 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, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the pharmaceuticals sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the health care equipment sub-industry was the only contributing sub-industry. The pharmaceuticals sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the biotechnology sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company (portfolio average weight of 4.26%), and Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., a pharmaceuticals company (portfolio average weight of 4.05%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Lannett Co., Inc., a pharmaceuticals company (portfolio average weight of 3.60%), and Perrigo Co. PLC, a pharmaceuticals company (portfolio average weight of 3.85%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 

Pharmaceuticals

     59.9   

Biotechnology

     31.9   

Health Care Equipment

     8.2   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     0.0   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      5.7   
Merck & Co., Inc.      5.3   
Pfizer, Inc.      5.3   
Amgen, Inc.      5.3   
Johnson & Johnson      5.2   
Eli Lilly & Co.      5.0   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      4.9   
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      4.9   
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.      4.5   
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.      4.4   
Total      50.5   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Pharmaceutical IntellidexSM Index     (11.39 )%      19.25     69.58     22.33     173.90     16.61     365.05       16.42     420.81
S&P Composite 1500 Pharmaceuticals Index     (1.39     13.00        44.30        16.17        111.54        10.45        170.07          9.26        161.37   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (11.86     18.58        66.74        21.59        165.72        15.87        336.08          15.71        387.29   
Market Price Return     (11.83     18.57        66.68        21.56        165.40        15.85        335.64          15.71        387.41   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Retail 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (6.42)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (6.40)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (5.83)%. 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 Retailing 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 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 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.

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, 2016. 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 internet retail sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the internet software & services sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the automotive retail and general merchandise stores sub-industries, respectively. The computer & electronics retail sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the food retail and forest products sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Stamps.com, Inc., an internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 2.84%), and The Home Depot, Inc. , a home improvement retail company (portfolio average weight of 4.63%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SUPERVALU, Inc., a food retail company (portfolio average weight of 2.51%), and Rent-A-Center, Inc., a computer & electronics retail company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 

Apparel Retail

     28.1   

Food Retail

     12.8   

Drug Retail

     12.7   

Automotive Retail

     9.7   

Specialty Stores

     8.4   

Trucking

     5.4   

Home Improvement Retail

     5.2   

General Merchandise Stores

     3.5   

Forest Products

     3.3   

Homefurnishing Retail

     3.1   

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

     3.0   

Distributors

     2.9   

Internet Software & Services

     1.9   

Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     0.0   

Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 
Security   
Home Depot, Inc. (The)      5.2   
CVS Health Corp.      5.1   
Ross Stores, Inc.      5.0   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      4.9   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      4.9   
AutoZone, Inc.      4.8   
L Brands, Inc.      4.6   
Kroger Co. (The)      4.4   
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.      3.5   
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.      3.4   
Total      45.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years

Average
Annualized

   

3 Years

Cumulative

   

5 Years

Average
Annualized

   

5 Years

Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
   

10 Years

Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Retail IntellidexSM Index     (5.83 )%      8.72     28.50     12.47     79.93     8.64     128.98       10.20     177.66
S&P Composite 1500 Retailing Index     13.35        19.26        69.61        19.17        140.33        11.58        199.26          12.23        236.22   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (6.40     7.92        25.70        11.63        73.35        7.91        114.16          9.48        159.10   
Market Price Return     (6.42     7.93        25.74        11.61        73.19        7.92        114.28          9.47        158.92   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.91% and the net 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Semiconductor 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (6.80)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (6.69)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (6.01)%. 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 Semiconductor Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (1.85)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 50 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 sub-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 general representation of the semiconductors sub-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, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to stock selection within the semiconductors sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the semiconductor equipment sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the communications equipment sub-industry (no longer held at fiscal year-end). The semiconductors sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the electronic components sub-industry (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included NVIDIA Corp., a semiconductors company (portfolio average weight of 3.93%), and Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductors company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Micron Technology, Inc., a semiconductors company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a semiconductors company (portfolio average weight of 4.41%).

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 

Semiconductors

     67.7   

Semiconductor Equipment

     32.3   

Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

     (0.0)   

Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 
Security   
NVIDIA Corp.      5.4   
Broadcom Ltd.      5.2   
Applied Materials, Inc.      5.2   
Texas Instruments, Inc.      5.1   
Analog Devices, Inc.      5.1   
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      4.9   
Intel Corp.      4.9   
QUALCOMM, Inc.      4.7   
Inphi Corp.      3.1   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.      3.0   
Total      46.6   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years
Average
Annualized

   

3 Years
Cumulative

   

5 Years
Average
Annualized

   

5 Years
Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Semiconductor IntellidexSM Index     (6.01 )%      19.22     69.47     7.77     45.39     3.23     37.42       5.92     86.71
S&P Composite 1500 Semiconductor Index     (1.85     15.57        54.36        8.46        50.10        5.58        72.18          5.39        76.77   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (6.69     18.24        65.31        6.93        39.83        2.46        27.53          5.15        72.37   
Market Price Return     (6.80     18.29        65.50        6.91        39.64        2.45        27.42          5.13        72.12   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.78% and the net 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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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 Group, Inc. (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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 Group IntellidexSM model. The Index Provider splits stocks in the Software 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 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 2.73% 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (0.50)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (0.50)%. During the same time period, the Index returned 0.24%. 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 Composite 1500 Software & Services Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 11.15%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization 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 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.

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 internet software & services sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during that period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to and stock selection within the internet software & services sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the application software sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the data processing & outsourced services and home entertainment software sub-industries, respectively. The systems software sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the health care technology and internet software & services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Ellie Mae, Inc., an application software company (portfolio average weight of 2.86%), and Ebix, Inc., an application software company (portfolio average weight of 1.22%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included VASCO Data Security International, Inc., a systems software company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Tyler Technologies, Inc., an application software company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 
Application Software      54.7   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      13.9   
Home Entertainment Software      12.0   
Health Care Technology      7.5   
IT Consulting & Other Services      4.6   
Systems Software      4.6   
Internet Software & Services      2.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   

Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016

 

Security

  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     5.4   

Adobe Systems, Inc.

     5.1   

salesforce.com, inc.

     5.1   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     5.1   

Intuit, Inc.

     4.9   

Amdocs Ltd.

     4.6   

Microsoft Corp.

     4.6   

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     4.5   

Ebix, Inc.

     3.6   

Paylocity Holding Corp.

     3.2   

Total

     46.1   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

   

3 Years
Average
Annualized

   

3 Years
Cumulative

   

5 Years
Average
Annualized

   

5 Years
Cumulative

    10 Years
Average
Annualized
    10 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                     Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Dynamic Software IntellidexSM Index     0.24     12.73     43.27     9.76     59.33     9.34     144.30       10.73     202.28
S&P Composite 1500 Software & Services Index     11.15        15.58        54.41        14.39        95.89        10.20        164.02          10.00        181.26   
Fund                    
NAV Return     (0.50     11.94        40.25        9.02        53.99        8.66        129.39          10.04        182.38   
Market Price Return     (0.50     12.00        40.47        9.02        53.97        8.65        129.20          10.03        182.26   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.71% and the net annual operating expense ratio was 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Biotechnology—95.1%   
  931,454       Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)    $ 7,963,932   
  207,385       Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      5,360,902   
  89,549       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      12,472,385   
  118,038       Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      7,913,268   
  85,036       Amgen, Inc.      13,461,199   
  1,098,906       Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)      8,208,828   
  47,455       Biogen, Inc.(b)      13,049,650   
  156,618       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)      13,262,412   
  190,489       Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(b)      7,337,636   
  1,778,230       Exelixis, Inc.(b)(c)      8,197,640   
  142,467       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      12,567,014   
  829,841       Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b)      8,754,823   
  949,541       ImmunoGen, Inc.(b)(c)      6,504,356   
  168,836       Incyte Corp.(b)      12,201,778   
  565,801       Insmed, Inc.(b)      6,874,482   
  380,556       Insys Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)      5,514,256   
  204,364       Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      8,372,793   
  754,817       Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      10,424,023   
  192,471       Medivation, Inc.(b)      11,124,824   
  193,014       Myriad Genetics, Inc.(b)      6,948,504   
  180,069       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(b)      8,207,545   
  735,359       OPKO Health, Inc.(b)(c)      7,905,109   
  31,837       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      11,993,316   
  262,810       Repligen Corp.(b)      7,001,258   
  220,774       Seattle Genetics, Inc.(b)      7,833,062   
  55,301       United Therapeutics Corp.(b)      5,817,665   
  144,269       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      12,167,647   
  873,239       ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.(b)(c)      6,863,659   
     

 

 

 
        254,303,966   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals—4.9%   
  304,514       Dyax Corp.(b)      338,011   
  589,173       Innoviva, Inc.(c)      7,270,395   
  518,258       Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(b)      5,586,821   
     

 

 

 
        13,195,227   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $288,172,889)
     267,499,193   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  86,499       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $86,499)
     86,499   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $288,259,388)—100.0%
     267,585,692   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—13.1%   
  35,158,423       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $35,158,423)
   $ 35,158,423   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $323,417,811)—113.1%
     302,744,115   
   Other assets less liabilities—(13.1)%      (35,159,983
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 267,584,132   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Building Products—23.6%   
  37,232       A.O. Smith Corp.    $ 2,875,055   
  21,665       American Woodmark Corp.(b)      1,578,078   
  37,129       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.      1,538,626   
  185,220       Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)      2,054,090   
  58,647       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(b)      1,551,213   
  34,005       Owens Corning      1,566,610   
  42,885       Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.      1,612,476   
  18,924       Universal Forest Products, Inc.      1,450,525   
     

 

 

 
        14,226,673   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—24.9%   
  52,427       AECOM(b)      1,703,353   
  79,827       Aegion Corp.(b)      1,694,727   
  51,055       Comfort Systems USA, Inc.      1,505,612   
  32,401       EMCOR Group, Inc.      1,570,801   
  57,308       Fluor Corp.      3,132,455   
  103,336       KBR, Inc.      1,607,908   
  90,156       MasTec, Inc.(b)      2,042,935   
  72,402       Quanta Services, Inc.(b)      1,717,376   
     

 

 

 
        14,975,167   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Materials—18.5%   
  83,997       Headwaters, Inc.(b)      1,680,780   
  18,865       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.      3,192,524   
  81,156       Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(b)      1,696,160   
  26,977       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      1,666,100   
  27,171       Vulcan Materials Co.      2,924,415   
     

 

 

 
        11,159,979   
     

 

 

 
   Distributors—2.6%   
  17,881       Pool Corp.      1,562,978   
     

 

 

 
   Environmental & Facilities Services—2.6%   
  53,112       Tetra Tech, Inc.      1,561,493   
     

 

 

 
   Forest Products—3.0%   
  85,972       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      1,794,236   
     

 

 

 
   Heavy Electrical Equipment—3.0%   
  77,998       Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.(b)      1,782,254   
     

 

 

 
   Home Improvement Retail—9.6%   
  21,247       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,844,761   
  38,822       Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      2,951,248   
     

 

 

 
        5,796,009   
     

 

 

 
   Homebuilding—9.5%   
  98,734       D.R. Horton, Inc.      2,967,944   
  1,649       NVR, Inc.(b)      2,739,467   
     

 

 

 
        5,707,411   
     

 

 

 
   Multi-Utilities—2.7%   
  80,442       MDU Resources Group, Inc.      1,613,666   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $52,499,413)
     60,179,866   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  76,494       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $76,494)
   $ 76,494   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $52,575,907)—100.1%
     60,256,360   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (55,278
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 60,201,082   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Integrated Oil & Gas—4.1%   
  39,369       Occidental Petroleum Corp.    $ 3,017,634   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—64.8%   
  62,120       Antero Resources Corp.(b)      1,757,996   
  122,064       Black Stone Minerals LP      2,043,351   
  80,541       ConocoPhillips      3,849,054   
  66,500       Continental Resources, Inc.(b)      2,477,790   
  20,646       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      1,787,531   
  55,993       Energen Corp.      2,379,143   
  40,712       EOG Resources, Inc.      3,363,625   
  63,803       Hess Corp.      3,803,935   
  328,713       Kosmos Energy Ltd.(b)      2,130,060   
  283,352       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      2,745,681   
  29,794       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      1,870,765   
  22,275       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      3,699,878   
  170,526       SM Energy Co.      5,313,590   
  234,941       Southwestern Energy Co.(b)      3,155,258   
  386,323       Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)      4,635,876   
  351,862       WPX Energy, Inc.(b)      3,398,987   
     

 

 

 
        48,412,520   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing—31.1%   
  149,743       Alon USA Energy, Inc.      1,572,302   
  146,667       Alon USA Partners LP(c)      1,466,670   
  156,956       Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP      721,998   
  67,187       CVR Energy, Inc.      1,631,300   
  142,212       CVR Refining LP      1,666,725   
  45,573       HollyFrontier Corp.      1,622,399   
  80,305       Marathon Petroleum Corp.      3,138,319   
  63,459       Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,212,701   
  51,722       PBF Energy, Inc., Class A      1,664,414   
  34,742       Phillips 66      2,852,666   
  18,654       Tesoro Corp.      1,486,537   
  46,061       Valero Energy Corp.      2,711,611   
  56,287       Western Refining, Inc.      1,506,240   
     

 

 

 
        23,253,882   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $68,190,200)
     74,684,036   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  41,644       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $41,644)
     41,644   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $68,231,844)—100.1%
     74,725,680   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  137,250       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $137,250)
   $ 137,250   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $68,369,094)—100.2%
     74,862,930   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (181,200
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 74,681,730   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Agricultural Products—8.9%   
  229,400       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.    $ 9,162,236   
  199,520       Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.      8,631,235   
  78,290       Ingredion, Inc.      9,010,396   
     

 

 

 
        26,803,867   
     

 

 

 
   Distillers & Vintners—5.3%   
  103,002       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      16,074,492   
     

 

 

 
   Food Distributors—5.2%   
  338,222       Sysco Corp.      15,581,888   
     

 

 

 
   Food Retail—10.0%   
  370,887       Kroger Co. (The)      13,125,691   
  1,618,827       SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      8,142,700   
  193,992       Weis Markets, Inc.      8,830,516   
     

 

 

 
        30,098,907   
     

 

 

 
   Packaged Foods & Meats—46.6%   
  220,282       B&G Foods, Inc.      9,077,821   
  152,189       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      7,725,114   
  128,765       Campbell Soup Co.      7,946,088   
  189,658       ConAgra Foods, Inc.      8,451,160   
  413,728       Dean Foods Co.      7,128,533   
  340,504       Hormel Foods Corp.      13,126,429   
  62,512       JM Smucker Co. (The)      7,937,774   
  119,259       John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      6,598,600   
  78,815       Lancaster Colony Corp.      9,181,948   
  85,330       McCormick & Co., Inc.      8,002,247   
  359,584       Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      15,447,729   
  113,832       Post Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      8,177,691   
  2,812       Seaboard Corp.(b)      8,444,436   
  246,778       Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.      7,889,493   
  224,512       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      14,777,380   
     

 

 

 
        139,912,443   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants—15.7%   
  59,385       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      7,178,459   
  124,991       McDonald’s Corp.      15,810,111   
  289,475       Sonic Corp.      9,949,256   
  250,797       Starbucks Corp.      14,102,315   
     

 

 

 
        47,040,141   
     

 

 

 
   Soft Drinks—8.3%   
  45,967       Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated      7,325,761   
  86,579       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      7,870,897   
  208,976       National Beverage Corp.(b)      9,767,538   
     

 

 

 
        24,964,196   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $287,507,104)
     300,475,934   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  150,639       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $150,639)
     150,639   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $287,657,743)—100.1%
     300,626,573   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (171,478
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 300,455,095   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.1%    
   Airlines—35.9%   
  50,817       Alaska Air Group, Inc.    $ 3,579,041   
  23,239       Allegiant Travel Co.      3,731,486   
  169,965       American Airlines Group, Inc.      5,896,086   
  145,155       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      6,048,609   
  88,860       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,738,340   
  169,916       JetBlue Airways Corp.(b)      3,362,638   
  214,562       SkyWest, Inc.      5,042,207   
  164,736       Southwest Airlines Co.      7,348,873   
  122,772       United Continental Holdings, Inc.(b)      5,624,185   
  122,544       Virgin America, Inc.(b)      6,824,476   
     

 

 

 
        51,195,941   
     

 

 

 
   Cable & Satellite—3.0%   
  158,873       Starz, Class A(b)      4,322,934   
     

 

 

 
   Casinos & Gaming—5.4%   
  214,806       Boyd Gaming Corp.(b)      4,003,984   
  27,747       Churchill Downs, Inc.      3,723,092   
     

 

 

 
        7,727,076   
     

 

 

 
   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines—5.0%   
  143,714       Carnival Corp.      7,049,172   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Retail—5.2%   
  5,544       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)      7,449,251   
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Facilities—8.5%   
  66,164       Cedar Fair LP      3,842,144   
  73,431       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.      4,409,532   
  29,885       Vail Resorts, Inc.      3,874,291   
     

 

 

 
        12,125,967   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants—37.1%   
  83,706       BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(b)      3,733,288   
  59,449       Darden Restaurants, Inc.      3,700,700   
  103,079       Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(b)      3,989,157   
  365,045       Denny’s Corp.(b)      3,610,295   
  28,200       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      3,408,816   
  59,340       McDonald’s Corp.      7,505,917   
  18,393       Panera Bread Co., Class A(b)      3,945,115   
  225,679       Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      3,583,782   
  137,437       Sonic Corp.      4,723,710   
  119,079       Starbucks Corp.      6,695,812   
  89,945       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.      3,662,560   
  403,959       Wendy’s Co. (The)      4,386,995   
     

 

 

 
        52,946,147   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $141,640,189)
     142,816,488   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  36,615       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $36,615)
   $ 36,615   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $141,676,804)—100.1%
     142,853,103   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (98,813
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 142,754,290   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.1%   
   Advertising—9.9%   
  105,282       Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)    $ 2,415,169   
  151,436       National CineMedia, Inc.      2,150,391   
  53,122       Omnicom Group, Inc.      4,407,533   
     

 

 

 
        8,973,093   
     

 

 

 
   Broadcasting—18.7%   
  85,357       CBS Corp., Class B      4,772,310   
  89,666       Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      2,448,778   
  294,732       Entravision Communications Corp., Class A      2,343,119   
  51,367       Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A      2,636,668   
  37,851       Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A      2,360,010   
  74,365       Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A      2,384,886   
     

 

 

 
        16,945,771   
     

 

 

 
   Cable & Satellite—12.7%   
  34,036       AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(b)      2,220,168   
  69,172       Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A      2,309,653   
  1,117,292       Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(b)      4,413,303   
  94,288       Starz, Class A(b)      2,565,577   
     

 

 

 
        11,508,701   
     

 

 

 
   Catalog Retail—2.5%   
  87,503       Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Series A(b)      2,292,579   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—2.4%   
  10,573       Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)      2,149,597   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Support Services—2.7%   
  80,400       Viad Corp.      2,391,900   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—15.3%   
  5,688       Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)      4,026,421   
  303,891       Bankrate, Inc.(b)      2,777,564   
  38,201       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      4,491,674   
  39,994       WebMD Health Corp.(b)      2,509,223   
     

 

 

 
        13,804,882   
     

 

 

 
   IT Consulting & Other Services—2.6%   
  108,220       Acxiom Corp.(b)      2,377,593   
     

 

 

 
   Movies & Entertainment—22.0%   
  90,315       DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A(b)      3,605,375   
  61,848       Time Warner, Inc.      4,647,259   
  152,244       Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A      4,606,903   
  62,071       Viacom, Inc., Class B      2,538,704   
  43,256       Walt Disney Co. (The)      4,466,615   
     

 

 

 
        19,864,856   
     

 

 

 
   Publishing—8.4%   
  154,452       Gannett Co., Inc.      2,602,516   
  52,164       Meredith Corp.      2,676,535   
  179,187       New York Times Co. (The), Class A      2,297,177   
     

 

 

 
        7,576,228   
     

 

 

 
   Research & Consulting Services—2.9%   
  21,506       IHS, Inc., Class A(b)      2,649,109   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $87,807,439)
     90,534,309   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  20,520       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $20,520)
   $ 20,520   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $87,827,959)—100.1%
     90,554,829   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (93,855
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 90,460,974   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Application Software—5.4%   
  13,352       Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)    $ 1,092,728   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—64.7%   
  27,730       ADTRAN, Inc.      535,744   
  7,549       Arista Networks, Inc.(b)      502,914   
  22,013       ARRIS International PLC(b)      501,236   
  52,472       Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.      504,256   
  29,421       CalAmp Corp.(b)      440,432   
  25,110       Ciena Corp.(b)      422,601   
  36,170       Cisco Systems, Inc.      994,313   
  5,365       F5 Networks, Inc.(b)      561,984   
  36,059       Finisar Corp.(b)      593,531   
  38,831       Juniper Networks, Inc.      908,645   
  21,710       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(b)      549,263   
  12,761       Motorola Solutions, Inc.      959,500   
  13,292       NETGEAR, Inc.(b)      563,581   
  106,120       Oclaro, Inc.(b)      535,906   
  6,473       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)      976,581   
  13,788       Plantronics, Inc.      530,149   
  50,441       Polycom, Inc.(b)      602,770   
  53,717       Ruckus Wireless, Inc.(b)      738,072   
  15,789       Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(b)      562,404   
  7,271       ViaSat, Inc.(b)      557,686   
  79,307       Viavi Solutions, Inc.(b)      516,289   
     

 

 

 
        13,057,857   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Components—5.0%   
  18,044       Amphenol Corp., Class A      1,007,396   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Equipment & Instruments—3.9%   
  42,884       Fitbit, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      782,633   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Manufacturing Services—2.6%   
  40,643       QLogic Corp.(b)      532,017   
     

 

 

 
   Systems Software—18.4%   
  32,514       CA, Inc.      964,365   
  11,553       Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(b)      957,397   
  18,536       Fortinet, Inc.(b)      602,606   
  19,248       Gigamon, Inc.(b)      627,292   
  33,486       Infoblox, Inc.(b)      560,221   
     

 

 

 
        3,711,881   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $18,933,055)
     20,184,512   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.3%   
  52,197       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class,
0.39%(d)
(Cost $52,197)
     52,197   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $18,985,252)—100.3%
     20,236,709   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—3.7%   
  752,950       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class,
0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $752,950)
   $ 752,950   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $19,738,202)—104.0%
     20,989,659   
   Other assets less liabilities—(4.0)%      (800,340
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 20,189,319   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d) The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
  

Common Stocks and Other Equity

Interests—100.0%

  

  

   Oil & Gas Drilling—32.9%   
  47,846       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.    $ 1,160,744   
  114,239       Ensco PLC, Class A      1,366,298   
  33,146       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      2,191,613   
  131,610       Nabors Industries Ltd.      1,289,778   
  117,165       Noble Corp. PLC (United Kingdom)      1,315,763   
  62,712       Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      1,238,562   
  75,059       Rowan Cos. PLC, Class A      1,411,860   
  508,334       Seadrill Ltd. (United Kingdom)(b)      2,429,837   
  111,069       Transocean Ltd.(c)      1,230,645   
  115,614       Transocean Partners LLC      1,366,557   
     

 

 

 
        15,001,657   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—55.2%   
  39,805       Baker Hughes, Inc.      1,924,970   
  16,770       Core Laboratories NV      2,241,478   
  18,193       Dril-Quip, Inc.(b)      1,179,270   
  71,805       FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)      2,189,335   
  87,500       Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(b)      1,464,750   
  73,961       Frank’s International NV      1,231,451   
  53,684       Halliburton Co.      2,217,686   
  302,123       McDermott International, Inc.(b)      1,371,638   
  61,138       National Oilwell Varco, Inc.      2,203,414   
  35,257       Oceaneering International, Inc.      1,292,169   
  38,538       Oil States International, Inc.(b)      1,334,956   
  71,912       RPC, Inc.      1,087,309   
  24,305       Schlumberger Ltd.      1,952,664   
  20,595       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,210,368   
  273,931       Weatherford International PLC(b)      2,227,059   
     

 

 

 
        25,128,517   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation—11.9%   
  167,087       DHT Holdings, Inc.      959,079   
  63,374       Navigator Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom)(b)      965,820   
  168,258       Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)      1,053,295   
  123,808       Teekay Corp. (Bermuda)      1,386,650   
  164,794       Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (Greece)      1,048,090   
     

 

 

 
        5,412,934   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $51,708,766)
     45,543,108   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  48,110       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $48,110)
     48,110   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $51,756,876)—100.1%
     45,591,218   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
  

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from

Securities on Loan

  

  

     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  82,800       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $82,800)
   $ 82,800   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $51,839,676)—100.3%
     45,674,018   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.3)%      (140,210
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 45,533,808   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

United Kingdom     10.4
 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Biotechnology—31.9%   
  387,584       Amgen, Inc.    $ 61,354,547   
  173,042       Biogen, Inc.(b)      47,584,820   
  442,742       Celgene Corp.(b)      45,783,950   
  649,356       Gilead Sciences, Inc.      57,279,693   
  2,443,483       Heron Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)(d)      52,388,275   
  470,470       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)      56,865,709   
  9,716,896       Novavax, Inc.(b)(c)      50,916,535   
     

 

 

 
        372,173,529   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment—8.2%   
  1,158,059       Abbott Laboratories      45,048,495   
  1,160,704       Baxter International, Inc.      51,326,331   
     

 

 

 
        96,374,826   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals—59.9%   
  1,671,522       Akorn, Inc.(b)      42,540,235   
  191,940       Allergan PLC(b)      41,566,526   
  919,011       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      66,334,214   
  2,799,172       Depomed, Inc.(b)(c)      48,649,609   
  777,290       Eli Lilly & Co.      58,708,714   
  1,375,600       Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)      45,876,260   
  540,833       Johnson & Johnson      60,616,563   
  1,812,528       Lannett Co., Inc.(b)(c)      34,764,287   
  1,416,932       Medicines Co. (The)(b)      50,428,610   
  1,129,693       Merck & Co., Inc.      61,952,364   
  970,869       Mylan NV(b)      40,494,946   
  354,145       Perrigo Co. PLC      34,235,197   
  1,892,435       Pfizer, Inc.      61,901,549   
  910,590       Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      51,703,300   
     

 

 

 
        699,772,374   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,251,449,875)
     1,168,320,729   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  204,498       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(e)
(Cost $204,498)
     204,498   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $1,251,654,373)—100.0%
     1,168,525,227   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan    
     
   Money Market Fund—8.7%   
  102,168,125       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(e)(f)
(Cost $102,168,125)
     102,168,125   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $1,353,822,498)—108.7%
     1,270,693,352   
   Other assets less liabilities—(8.7)%      (102,167,644
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 1,168,525,708   
     

 

 

 

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)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2016.
(d)  Affiliated company. 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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Apparel Retail—28.1%   
  20,148       Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A    $ 538,556   
  37,877       American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.      542,020   
  15,743       Cato Corp. (The), Class A      576,036   
  8,353       Children’s Place, Inc. (The)      650,782   
  33,471       Express, Inc.(b)      608,503   
  8,946       Foot Locker, Inc.      549,642   
  30,604       Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(b)      508,027   
  12,479       L Brands, Inc.      976,981   
  18,706       Ross Stores, Inc.      1,062,127   
     

 

 

 
        6,012,674   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive Retail—9.7%   
  1,347       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      1,030,765   
  4,005       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      1,052,033   
     

 

 

 
        2,082,798   
     

 

 

 
   Distributors—2.9%   
  7,013       Pool Corp.      613,006   
     

 

 

 
   Drug Retail—12.7%   
  10,782       CVS Health Corp.      1,083,591   
  72,089       Rite Aid Corp.(b)      580,317   
  13,233       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.      1,049,112   
     

 

 

 
        2,713,020   
     

 

 

 
   Food Retail—12.8%   
  26,692       Kroger Co. (The)      944,630   
  35,575       Smart & Final Stores, Inc.(b)      566,354   
  116,394       SUPERVALU, Inc.(b)      585,462   
  13,948       Weis Markets, Inc.      634,913   
     

 

 

 
        2,731,359   
     

 

 

 
   Forest Products—3.3%   
  33,746       Boise Cascade Co.(b)      704,279   
     

 

 

 
   General Merchandise Stores—3.5%   
  28,433       Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(b)      752,053   
     

 

 

 
   Home Improvement Retail—5.2%   
  8,340       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      1,116,643   
     

 

 

 
   Homefurnishing Retail—3.1%   
  25,369       Aaron’s, Inc.      664,921   
     

 

 

 
   Hypermarkets & Super Centers—3.0%   
  7,430       PriceSmart, Inc.      642,992   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—1.9%   
  4,926       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)      405,705   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Stores—8.4%   
  18,130       Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b)      569,282   
  44,830       Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.(b)      510,165   
  3,486       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      726,064   
     

 

 

 
        1,805,511   
     

 

 

 
   Trucking—5.4%   
  1,646       AMERCO      579,392   
  23,213       Avis Budget Group, Inc.(b)      582,646   
     

 

 

 
        1,162,038   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $21,739,726)
     21,406,999   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  53,293       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $53,293)
   $ 53,293   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $21,793,019)—100.2%
     21,460,292   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (43,834
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 21,416,458   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Semiconductor Equipment—32.3%   
  42,841       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)    $ 1,385,906   
  249,932       Amkor Technology, Inc.(b)      1,427,112   
  123,475       Applied Materials, Inc.      2,527,533   
  133,576       Brooks Automation, Inc.      1,263,629   
  18,826       KLA-Tencor Corp.      1,316,691   
  113,444       Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Singapore)(b)      1,216,120   
  17,338       Lam Research Corp.      1,324,623   
  38,884       MKS Instruments, Inc.      1,394,380   
  124,966       Photronics, Inc.(b)      1,322,140   
  66,928       Teradyne, Inc.      1,265,609   
  63,887       Ultratech, Inc.(b)      1,385,709   
     

 

 

 
        15,829,452   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors—67.7%   
  29,030       Ambarella, Inc.(b)      1,193,133   
  43,900       Analog Devices, Inc.      2,472,448   
  17,624       Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore)      2,568,698   
  50,800       Inphi Corp.(b)      1,507,236   
  66,475       Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b)      1,281,638   
  78,726       Intel Corp.      2,383,823   
  98,968       Intersil Corp., Class A      1,156,936   
  29,162       Linear Technology Corp.      1,297,126   
  34,353       M/A-Com Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,404,694   
  37,748       Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      1,348,358   
  80,940       MaxLinear, Inc., Class A(b)      1,355,745   
  28,513       Microchip Technology, Inc.      1,385,447   
  21,785       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      1,359,820   
  74,054       NVIDIA Corp.      2,631,139   
  45,448       QUALCOMM, Inc.      2,296,033   
  31,596       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b)      1,478,693   
  36,148       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.      2,415,409   
  44,016       Texas Instruments, Inc.      2,510,673   
  26,445       Xilinx, Inc.      1,139,250   
     

 

 

 
        33,186,299   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $49,922,538)
     49,015,751   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  37,408       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $37,408)
     37,408   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $49,959,946)—100.1%
     49,053,159   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (54,308
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 48,998,851   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Application Software—54.7%   
  40,017       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)    $ 3,770,402   
  57,297       Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)      2,179,005   
  33,040       Blackbaud, Inc.      2,040,881   
  87,390       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      2,026,574   
  48,441       Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)      3,964,412   
  55,157       Ebix, Inc.      2,654,155   
  22,273       Ellie Mae, Inc.(b)      1,862,023   
  36,193       Intuit, Inc.      3,651,512   
  33,936       Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)      2,054,485   
  11,919       MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A(b)      2,137,315   
  96,490       Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      1,657,698   
  62,363       Paylocity Holding Corp.(b)      2,386,632   
  76,067       Pegasystems, Inc.      2,007,408   
  95,274       RealPage, Inc.(b)      2,095,075   
  49,705       salesforce.com, inc.(b)      3,767,639   
  11,060       Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)(b)      2,174,285   
     

 

 

 
        40,429,501   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—13.9%   
  66,324       Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., Class A(b)      2,121,042   
  48,995       CSG Systems International, Inc.      2,174,398   
  17,810       DST Systems, Inc.      2,149,311   
  22,708       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      1,840,029   
  69,418       Sabre Corp.      2,009,651   
     

 

 

 
        10,294,431   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Technology—7.5%   
  150,858       Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(b)      2,021,497   
  34,381       Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.      1,764,777   
  123,063       Quality Systems, Inc.      1,732,727   
     

 

 

 
        5,519,001   
     

 

 

 
   Home Entertainment Software—12.0%   
  108,669       Activision Blizzard, Inc.      3,745,820   
  53,770       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      3,325,675   
  52,786       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      1,804,225   
     

 

 

 
        8,875,720   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—2.7%   
  210,261       inContact, Inc.(b)      1,957,530   
     

 

 

 
   IT Consulting & Other Services—4.6%   
  60,227       Amdocs Ltd.      3,405,235   
     

 

 

 
   Systems Software—4.6%   
  67,553       Microsoft Corp.      3,368,868   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $72,370,999)
     73,850,286   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  51,392       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $51,392)
     51,392   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $72,422,391)—100.1%
     73,901,678   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (55,094
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 73,846,584   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

    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)

  $ 267,499,193       $ 60,179,866       $ 74,684,036       $ 300,475,934       $ 142,816,488   

Affiliated investments, at value

    35,244,922         76,494         178,894         150,639         36,615   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    302,744,115         60,256,360         74,862,930         300,626,573         142,853,103   

Receivables:

             

Securities lending

    212,735                 2,179                   

Dividends

    19         19,831         30,381         373,638         35,320   

Investments sold

                                    21,726,487   

Shares sold

                                      

Other assets

    2,943         3,333         3,333         2,943         3,333   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    302,959,812         60,279,524         74,898,823         301,003,154         164,618,243   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:              

Due to custodian

    8,840                                   

Payables:

             

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

    35,158,423                 137,250                   

Shares repurchased

                                    21,722,030   

Investments purchased

                            330,831           

Accrued advisory fees

    113,685         25,153         22,105         129,332         70,813   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    28,270         17,707         19,962         23,856         18,530   

Accrued expenses

    66,462         35,582         37,776         64,040         52,580   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    35,375,680         78,442         217,093         548,059         21,863,953   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 267,584,132       $ 60,201,082       $ 74,681,730       $ 300,455,095       $ 142,754,290   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:              

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 492,981,142       $ 76,668,585       $ 176,169,904       $ 358,782,422       $ 182,303,758   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    36,883         49,810         3,806,375         711,699         (17,566

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (204,760,197      (24,197,766      (111,788,385      (72,007,856      (40,708,201

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (20,673,696      7,680,453         6,493,836         12,968,830         1,176,299   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 267,584,132       $ 60,201,082       $ 74,681,730       $ 300,455,095       $ 142,754,290   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    6,800,000         2,400,000         3,300,000         9,300,000         4,000,000   

Net asset value

  $ 39.35       $ 25.08       $ 22.63       $ 32.31       $ 35.69   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 39.35       $ 25.08       $ 22.63       $ 32.30       $ 35.68   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 288,172,889       $ 52,499,413       $ 68,190,200       $ 287,507,104       $ 141,640,189   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 35,244,922       $ 76,494       $ 178,894       $ 150,639       $ 36,615   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 323,417,811       $ 52,575,907       $ 68,369,094       $ 287,657,743       $ 141,676,804   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

  $ 34,065,379       $       $ 133,000       $       $   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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)
 
                 
$ 90,534,309       $ 20,184,512       $ 45,543,108       $ 1,115,932,454       $ 21,406,999       $ 49,015,751       $ 73,850,286   
  20,520         805,147         130,910         154,760,898         53,293         37,408         51,392   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  90,554,829         20,989,659         45,674,018         1,270,693,352         21,460,292         49,053,159         73,901,678   
                 
          2,254         2,111         113,014                           
  9         2,510         9,169         661,081         8,777         16,741         28,273   
  1,258,892                                                   
                          6,215,502                           
  3,333         3,333         2,943         3,346         3,333         3,333         3,333   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  91,817,063         20,997,756         45,688,241         1,277,686,295         21,472,402         49,073,233         73,933,284   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
                                                    
                 
          752,950         82,800         102,168,125                           
  1,257,772                                                   
                          6,214,265                           
  36,654         4,522         11,257         489,579         5,730         17,805         26,417   
  20,304         16,535         25,291         42,500         15,744         16,481         17,224   
  41,359         34,430         35,085         246,118         34,470         40,096         43,059   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,356,089         808,437         154,433         109,160,587         55,944         74,382         86,700   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 90,460,974       $ 20,189,319       $ 45,533,808       $ 1,168,525,708       $ 21,416,458       $ 48,998,851       $ 73,846,584   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
$ 163,177,705       $ 54,804,110       $ 268,982,665       $ 1,357,051,704       $ 43,427,414       $ 94,149,786       $ 99,891,228   
  (19,384      90,135         84,581         1,763,750         19,111         138,069         (58,979
  (75,424,217      (35,956,383      (217,367,780      (107,160,600      (21,697,340      (44,382,217      (27,464,952
  2,726,870         1,251,457         (6,165,658      (83,129,146      (332,727      (906,787      1,479,287   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 90,460,974       $ 20,189,319       $ 45,533,808       $ 1,168,525,708       $ 21,416,458       $ 48,998,851       $ 73,846,584   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,600,000         600,000         3,450,000         18,800,000         600,000         2,000,000         1,750,000   
$ 25.13       $ 33.65       $ 13.20       $ 62.16       $ 35.69       $ 24.50       $ 42.20   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 25.12       $ 33.65       $ 13.19       $ 62.14       $ 35.69       $ 24.48       $ 42.21   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 87,807,439       $ 18,933,055       $ 51,708,766       $ 1,173,991,392       $ 21,739,726       $ 49,922,538       $ 72,370,999   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 20,520       $ 805,147       $ 130,910       $ 179,831,106       $ 53,293       $ 37,408       $ 51,392   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 87,827,959       $ 19,738,202       $ 51,839,676       $ 1,353,822,498       $ 21,793,019       $ 49,959,946       $ 72,422,391   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $ 742,775       $ 79,776       $ 93,686,697       $       $       $   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2016

 

    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

  $ 1,680,604       $ 468,152       $ 1,724,496       $ 4,536,292       $ 1,734,386   

Affiliated dividend income

    799         131         167         245         185   

Securities lending income

    5,062,630                 761,588                   

Foreign withholding tax

                                      
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    6,744,033         468,283         2,486,251         4,536,537         1,734,571   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:              

Advisory fees

    2,129,846         289,647         454,277         1,265,579         962,761   

Sub-licensing fees

    127,791         17,379         27,257         75,936         57,766   

Accounting & administration fees

    83,391         34,792         35,053         45,479         36,615   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    32,886         3,904         5,081         8,987         6,086   

Professional fees

    31,532         25,155         33,313         27,444         31,734   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    16,204         8,715         9,423         12,037         11,315   

Recapture (Note 3)

                                    39,775   

Other expenses

    52,066         14,050         40,973         38,368         31,116   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    2,473,716         393,642         605,377         1,473,830         1,177,168   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Waivers

    (598      (28,809      (15,721      (269      (176
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    2,473,118         364,833         589,656         1,473,561         1,176,992   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    4,270,915         103,450         1,896,595         3,062,976         557,579   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):              

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investment securities

    (79,726,495      (3,075,613      (41,723,997      (21,963,276      (20,719,890

In-kind redemptions

    41,709,277         3,629,890         2,498,156         35,578,036         17,108,993   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (38,017,218      554,277         (39,225,841      13,614,760         (3,610,897
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (78,486,936      3,421,640         776,822         (1,735,070      (5,120,787
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (116,504,154      3,975,917         (38,449,019      11,879,690         (8,731,684
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (112,233,239    $ 4,079,367       $ (36,552,424    $ 14,942,666       $ (8,174,105
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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)
 
                 
$ 1,071,926       $ 173,821       $ 998,009       $ 18,374,249       $ 326,315       $ 664,937       $ 351,861   
  173         123         106         8,261         105         341         192   
          84,727         61,385         736,598                           
  (1,215              (9,120                              (17,921

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,070,884         258,671         1,050,380         19,119,108         326,420         665,278         334,132   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
  614,735         123,185         251,750         8,364,825         125,520         327,986         381,668   
  36,885         7,391         15,104         501,892         7,531         19,680         22,900   
  34,789         34,785         34,858         330,274         34,846         34,823         34,825   
  5,777         3,628         4,023         50,595         3,508         5,896         4,092   
  26,611         25,464         28,920         49,923         25,181         26,226         25,839   
  10,077         8,114         8,621         40,172         8,154         8,966         8,983   
                                                    
  26,617         14,820         19,401         151,082         15,026         22,350         21,942   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  755,491         217,387         362,677         9,488,763         219,766         445,927         500,249   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (185      (62,297      (45,585      (9,427      (61,714      (32,941      (19,491

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  755,306         155,090         317,092         9,479,336         158,052         412,986         480,758   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  315,578         103,581         733,288         9,639,772         168,368         252,292         (146,626

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 
                 
  (18,460,559      (2,171,347      (21,669,418      (102,911,598      (3,596,491      (9,747,000      (5,316,953
  12,302,546         3,278,763         504,353         238,620,291         3,655,611         4,865,093         4,800,544   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (6,158,013      1,107,416         (21,165,065      135,708,693         59,120         (4,881,907      (516,409

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (6,304,545      (3,430,513      (975,438      (370,625,568      (1,126,743      (3,462,052      (4,707,107

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (12,462,558      (2,323,097      (22,140,503      (234,916,875      (1,067,623      (8,343,959      (5,223,516

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ (12,146,980    $ (2,219,516    $ (21,407,215    $ (225,277,103    $ (899,255    $ (8,091,667    $ (5,370,142

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares Dynamic
Biotechnology & Genome
Portfolio (PBE)
     PowerShares Dynamic
Building & Construction
Portfolio (PKB)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 4,270,915       $ 3,024,062       $ 103,450       $ 125,957   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (38,017,218      75,495,125         554,277         615,425   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (78,486,936      39,345,361         3,421,640         (2,912,498
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (112,233,239      117,864,548         4,079,367         (2,171,116
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (4,955,367      (2,402,943      (67,537      (69,918
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    93,026,648         250,854,414         34,203,109         59,533,158   

Value of shares repurchased

    (219,516,036      (216,373,603      (33,191,270      (125,802,719
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    (126,489,388      34,480,811         1,011,839         (66,269,561
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (243,677,994      149,942,416         5,023,669         (68,510,595
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    511,262,126         361,319,710         55,177,413         123,688,008   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 267,584,132       $ 511,262,126       $ 60,201,082       $ 55,177,413   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 36,883       $ 721,335       $ 49,810       $ 13,897   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    1,750,000         4,800,000         1,400,000         2,700,000   

Shares repurchased

    (4,600,000      (4,250,000      (1,400,000      (5,900,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    9,650,000         9,100,000         2,400,000         5,600,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    6,800,000         9,650,000         2,400,000         2,400,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
                    
$ 1,896,595       $ 1,436,050       $ 3,062,976       $ 3,196,087       $ 557,579       $ 1,420,491       $ 315,578       $ 1,313,491   
  (39,225,841      (12,857,038      13,614,760         46,360,360         (3,610,897      9,617,141         (6,158,013      4,042,249   
  776,822         (9,926,226      (1,735,070      (2,123,925      (5,120,787      5,914,162         (6,304,545      14,815,252   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (36,552,424      (21,347,214      14,942,666         47,432,522         (8,174,105      16,951,794         (12,146,980      20,170,992   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (2,429,800      (1,923,020      (2,995,165      (4,913,796      (444,265      (1,429,697      (1,074,222      (1,051,471

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  49,529,499         130,833,909         342,040,166         308,461,538         158,374,155         181,183,360         125,469,044         165,292,831   
  (53,458,266      (120,243,852      (319,253,170      (519,631,016      (199,941,946      (181,694,812      (167,455,100      (210,173,828

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (3,928,767      10,590,057         22,786,996         (211,169,478      (41,567,791      (511,452      (41,986,056      (44,880,997

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (42,910,991      (12,680,177      34,734,497         (168,650,752      (50,186,161      15,010,645         (55,207,258      (25,761,476

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  117,592,721         130,272,898         265,720,598         434,371,350         192,940,451         177,929,806         145,668,232         171,429,708   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 74,681,730       $ 117,592,721       $ 300,455,095       $ 265,720,598       $ 142,754,290       $ 192,940,451       $ 90,460,974       $ 145,668,232   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 3,806,375       $ 603,317       $ 711,699       $ 643,888       $ (17,566    $ (14,515    $ (19,384    $ 365,169   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  1,800,000         3,850,000         10,700,000         10,300,000         4,250,000         4,950,000         4,800,000         6,550,000   
  (2,200,000      (3,600,000      (9,850,000      (17,950,000      (5,550,000      (5,150,000      (6,650,000      (8,300,000
  3,700,000         3,450,000         8,450,000         16,100,000         5,300,000         5,500,000         5,450,000         7,200,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,300,000         3,700,000         9,300,000         8,450,000         4,000,000         5,300,000         3,600,000         5,450,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares Dynamic
Networking Portfolio (PXQ)
     PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas
Services Portfolio (PXJ)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 103,581       $ (5,788    $ 733,288       $ 893,246   

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,107,416         3,439,892         (21,165,065      (12,704,562

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (3,430,513      915,524         (975,438      (25,846,369
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,219,516      4,349,628         (21,407,215      (37,657,685
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

                    (831,786      (1,024,494

Net realized gains

                              

Return of capital

                              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

                    (831,786      (1,024,494
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    9,058,713         17,339,824         15,134,853         45,413,320   

Value of shares repurchased

    (14,134,635      (23,847,484      (20,147,734      (69,794,901
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    (5,075,922      (6,507,660      (5,012,881      (24,381,581
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (7,295,438      (2,158,032      (27,251,882      (63,063,760
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    27,484,757         29,642,789         72,785,690         135,849,450   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 20,189,319       $ 27,484,757       $ 45,533,808       $ 72,785,690   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ 90,135       $ (13,446    $ 84,581       $ 152,146   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    250,000         500,000         1,050,000         2,000,000   

Shares repurchased

    (400,000      (700,000      (1,450,000      (3,000,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    750,000         950,000         3,850,000         4,850,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    600,000         750,000         3,450,000         3,850,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
                    
$ 9,639,772       $ 6,922,569       $ 168,368       $ 144,257       $ 252,292       $ 374,605       $ (146,626    $ 149,496   
  135,708,693         289,031,374         59,120         803,164         (4,881,907      5,444,352         (516,409      4,055,280   
  (370,625,568      92,127,128         (1,126,743      827,688         (3,462,052      165,344         (4,707,107      7,072,718   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (225,277,103      388,081,071         (899,255      1,775,109         (8,091,667      5,984,301         (5,370,142      11,277,494   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  (9,438,012      (6,839,864      (182,321      (205,959      (100,980      (415,087      (83,133      (49,038
  (78,190,579      (36,562,562                                                
                                          (146,696                

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (87,628,591      (43,402,426      (182,321      (205,959      (100,980      (561,783      (83,133      (49,038

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  402,286,845         896,877,939         18,333,024         38,457,393         43,249,104         89,671,046         98,889,794         47,870,360   
  (847,789,130      (418,629,721      (34,245,374      (26,479,719      (64,968,217      (36,803,945      (76,919,326      (56,104,715

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (445,502,285      478,248,218         (15,912,350      11,977,674         (21,719,113      52,867,101         21,970,468         (8,234,355

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (758,407,979      822,926,863         (16,993,926      13,546,824         (29,911,760      58,289,619         16,517,193         2,994,101   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  1,926,933,687         1,104,006,824         38,410,384         24,863,560         78,910,611         20,620,992         57,329,391         54,335,290   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,168,525,708       $ 1,926,933,687       $ 21,416,458       $ 38,410,384       $ 48,998,851       $ 78,910,611       $ 73,846,584       $ 57,329,391   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 1,763,750       $ 1,561,990       $ 19,111       $ 33,064       $ 138,069       $ (13,243    $ (58,979    $ 69,256   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    
  5,400,000         12,950,000         500,000         1,000,000         1,600,000         3,450,000         2,300,000         1,200,000   
  (12,500,000      (6,200,000      (900,000      (750,000      (2,600,000      (1,450,000      (1,900,000      (1,450,000
  25,900,000         19,150,000         1,000,000         750,000         3,000,000         1,000,000         1,350,000         1,600,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  18,800,000         25,900,000         600,000         1,000,000         2,000,000         3,000,000         1,750,000         1,350,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio (PBE)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015      2014      2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 52.98     $ 39.71      $ 28.26       $ 22.26     $ 23.14  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.50        0.34         0.03         (0.05     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (13.56     13.21         11.42         6.05        (0.84

Total from investment operations

     (13.06     13.55        11.45         6.00       (0.88 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.57     (0.28                       

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 39.35     $ 52.98      $ 39.71       $ 28.26     $ 22.26  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 39.35     $ 52.95      $ 39.68       $ 28.27     $ 22.21  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)      (24.92 )%      34.25      40.52      26.96     (3.80 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)      (24.88 )%      34.28      40.36      27.29     (4.18 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

   $ 267,584     $ 511,262       $ 361,320       $ 155,453      $ 136,903   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.58 %      0.57      0.59      0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.58 %      0.57      0.59      0.63     0.64

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

     1.00 %      0.69      0.09      (0.20 )%      (0.21 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     74     95      64      53     53

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:               

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 22.99      $ 22.09      $ 19.65       $ 14.23      $ 14.11  

Net investment income(a)

     0.04         0.03         0.00 (b)       0.07         0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2.08         0.89         2.44         5.44         0.12   

Total from investment operations

     2.12         0.92        2.44         5.51        0.14  

Distributions to shareholders from:

              

Net investment income

     (0.03      (0.02              (0.09      (0.02

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 25.08      $ 22.99      $ 22.09       $ 19.65      $ 14.23  

Market price at end of year(c)

   $ 25.08      $ 22.98      $ 22.10       $ 19.63      $ 14.20  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)      9.21      4.17      12.42      38.85      0.99
Market Price Total Return(d)      9.26      4.08      12.58      39.01      0.92
Ratios/Supplemental Data:               

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

   $ 60,201      $ 55,177       $ 123,688       $ 104,121       $ 30,600   

Ratio to average net assets of:

              

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.63 %       0.63      0.63      0.63      0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.68 %       0.65      0.63      0.69      1.01

Net investment income, after Waivers

     0.18 %       0.15      0.01      0.44      0.12

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     90      96      117      95      72

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 31.78     $ 37.76     $ 30.27       $ 24.58      $ 27.67  

Net investment income(a)

     0.51        0.39        0.48         0.53         0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (9.04     (5.84     7.55         5.81         (2.94

Total from investment operations

     (8.53     (5.45 )     8.03         6.34        (2.75 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.62     (0.53     (0.54      (0.65      (0.34

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 22.63     $ 31.78     $ 37.76       $ 30.27      $ 24.58  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 22.63     $ 31.77     $ 37.76       $ 30.23      $ 24.57  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)      (26.93 )%      (14.51 )%      26.93      26.14      (9.86 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)      (26.91 )%      (14.54 )%      27.10      26.03      (9.83 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

   $ 74,682     $ 117,593      $ 130,273       $ 104,427       $ 67,592   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.65 %      0.64     0.64      0.65      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.67 %      0.64     0.64      0.69      0.73

Net investment income, after Waivers

     2.09 %      1.20     1.46      1.97      0.81

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     134     140     96      80      94

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:               

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 31.45      $ 26.98      $ 23.62       $ 19.77      $ 19.76  

Net investment income(a)

     0.39         0.31         0.38         0.26         0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.88         4.58         3.19         3.92         (0.03

Total from investment operations

     1.27         4.89        3.57         4.18        0.19  

Distributions to shareholders from:

              

Net investment income

     (0.41      (0.42 )      (0.21      (0.33 )      (0.18 )

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 32.31      $ 31.45      $ 26.98       $ 23.62      $ 19.77  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 32.30      $ 31.43      $ 26.99       $ 23.61      $ 19.77  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)      4.06      18.25      15.16      21.45      1.02
Market Price Total Return(c)      4.10      18.13      15.25      21.40      0.77
Ratios/Supplemental Data:               

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

   $ 300,455      $ 265,721       $ 434,371       $ 236,226       $ 169,039   

Ratio to average net assets of:

              

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.58 %       0.58      0.61      0.63      0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.58 %       0.58      0.61      0.63      0.64

Net investment income, after Waivers

     1.21 %       1.05      1.47      1.28      1.13

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     109      124      145      92      134

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 36.40     $ 32.35      $ 27.23       $ 22.18      $ 19.34  

Net investment income(a)

     0.11        0.31         0.15         0.12         0.15   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.74     4.04         5.10         5.09         2.82   

Total from investment operations

     (0.63     4.35        5.25         5.21        2.97  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

     (0.08     (0.30 )      (0.13      (0.16 )      (0.13 )

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 35.69     $ 36.40      $ 32.35       $ 27.23      $ 22.18  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 35.68     $ 36.39      $ 32.34       $ 27.21      $ 22.20  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)      (1.73 )%      13.47      19.29      23.67      15.49
Market Price Total Return(c)      (1.73 )%      13.47      19.34      23.47      15.59
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

   $ 142,754     $ 192,940       $ 177,930       $ 85,765       $ 57,679   

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      0.63      0.69      0.80

Net investment income, after Waivers

     0.29 %      0.88      0.48      0.52      0.80

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     136     187      171      93      90

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Media Portfolio (PBS)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 26.73     $ 23.81      $ 20.11       $ 14.84      $ 15.61  

Net investment income(a)

     0.07        0.21         0.09         0.12         0.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.45     2.89         3.70         5.28         (0.76

Total from investment operations

     (1.38     3.10        3.79         5.40        (0.68 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

     (0.22     (0.18      (0.09      (0.13      (0.09

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 25.13     $ 26.73      $ 23.81       $ 20.11      $ 14.84  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 25.12     $ 26.72      $ 23.79       $ 20.10      $ 14.84  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)      (5.18 )%      13.04      18.87      36.62      (4.33 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)      (5.18 )%      13.09      18.83      36.55      (4.33 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

   $ 90,461     $ 145,668       $ 171,430       $ 150,788       $ 137,975   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.61 %      0.59      0.62      0.63      0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.61 %      0.59      0.62      0.63      0.65

Net investment income, after Waivers

     0.26 %      0.84      0.38      0.71      0.60

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     124     131      120      70      89

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:           

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 36.65     $ 31.20     $ 25.00      $ 27.71     $ 29.20  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.15        (0.01     (0.04     0.20 (b)      (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (3.15     5.46        6.44        (2.85     (1.43

Total from investment operations

     (3.00     5.45       6.40        (2.65 )     (1.49 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

                  (0.20     (0.06       

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 33.65      $ 36.65     $ 31.20      $ 25.00     $ 27.71  

Market price at end of year(c)

   $ 33.65     $ 36.64     $ 31.19      $ 24.97     $ 27.68  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)      (8.19 )%      17.47     25.69     (9.57 )%      (5.10 )% 
Market Price Total Return(d)      (8.16 )%      17.48     25.80     (9.58 )%      (5.20 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:           

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

   $ 20,189     $ 27,485      $ 29,643      $ 30,000      $ 81,739   

Ratio to average net assets of:

          

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.63 %      0.63     0.63     0.64     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.88 %      0.85     0.82     0.75     0.67

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

     0.42 %      (0.02 )%      (0.12 )%      0.81 %(b)      (0.22 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     87     74     69     68     84

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015     2014     2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 18.91     $ 28.01     $ 22.49      $ 20.48      $ 26.38   

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.20        0.22        0.08        0.04         (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (5.69     (9.07     5.53 (b)      2.00         (5.89

Total from investment operations

     (5.49     (8.85 )     5.61        2.04        (5.90

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

     (0.22     (0.25     (0.09     (0.03      (0.00 )(c) 

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 13.20     $ 18.91     $ 28.01      $ 22.49      $ 20.48   

Market price at end of year(d)

   $ 13.19     $ 18.92     $ 28.00      $ 22.49      $ 20.48   
Net Asset Value Total Return:(e)      (29.06 )%      (31.67 )%      24.98 %(b)      9.95      (22.36 )% 
Market Price Total Return(e)      (29.15 )%      (31.61 )%      24.94     9.95      (22.36 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

   $ 45,534     $ 72,786      $ 135,849      $ 116,973       $ 147,485   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.63     0.63     0.61     0.62      0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.72     0.64     0.61     0.62      0.63

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

     1.46 %      0.96     0.31     0.18      (0.03 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     89     79     259 %(b)      68      70

 

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)  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.
(c)  Amount represents less than $0.005.
(d)  The mean between the last bid and ask prices.
(e)  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.
(f)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $ 74.40     $ 57.65      $ 40.72       $ 32.00     $ 26.15  

Net investment income(a)

    0.41        0.32         0.26         0.54 (b)      0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (8.81     18.42         16.90         8.72        5.83   

Total from investment operations

    (8.40     18.74        17.16         9.26       6.05  

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.39     (0.34      (0.23      (0.54     (0.20

Net realized gains

    (3.45     (1.65                       

Total distributions

    (3.84     (1.99 )      (0.23      (0.54     (0.20

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 62.16     $ 74.40      $ 57.65       $ 40.72     $ 32.00  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 62.14     $ 74.35      $ 57.60       $ 40.72     $ 31.99  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)     (11.86 )%      32.95      42.27      29.25     23.29
Market Price Total Return(d)     (11.83 )%      32.97      42.15      29.29     23.16
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 1,168,526     $ 1,926,934       $ 1,104,007       $ 468,305      $ 270,385   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.57 %      0.56      0.58      0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.57 %      0.56      0.58      0.63     0.64

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.58 %      0.48      0.52      1.52 %(b)      0.77

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    26     47      39      24     23

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Retail Portfolio (PMR)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 38.41     $ 33.15      $ 29.12       $ 25.98      $ 21.88  

Net investment income(a)

     0.25        0.22         0.32         0.66         0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (2.70     5.38         3.99         3.11         4.17   

Total from investment operations

     (2.45     5.60        4.31         3.77        4.33  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

     (0.27     (0.34 )      (0.28      (0.63 )      (0.23 )

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 35.69     $ 38.41      $ 33.15       $ 29.12      $ 25.98  

Market price at end of year(b)

   $ 35.69     $ 38.42      $ 33.14       $ 29.11      $ 25.98  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(c)      (6.40 )%      16.97      14.81      14.87      20.06
Market Price Total Return(c)      (6.42 )%      17.04      14.81      14.83      19.95
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

   $ 21,416     $ 38,410       $ 24,864       $ 24,750       $ 76,643   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.63     0.63      0.63      0.63      0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.88 %      0.91      0.79      0.74      0.87

Net investment income, after Waivers

     0.67 %      0.61      0.96      2.59      0.75

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     129     111      184      83      111

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015     2014      2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 26.30     $ 20.62     $ 15.22       $ 15.75     $ 18.19  

Net investment income(a)

     0.10        0.25 (b)      0.10         0.11        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.86     5.88        5.41         (0.52     (2.47

Total from investment operations

     (1.76     6.13       5.51         (0.41 )     (2.41 )

Distribution to shareholder from:

           

Net investment income

     (0.04     (0.33     (0.11      (0.12     (0.03

Return of capital

            (0.12                      

Total distributions

     (0.04     (0.45 )     (0.11      (0.12 )     (0.03 )

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 24.50     $ 26.30     $ 20.62       $ 15.22     $ 15.75  

Market price at end of year(c)

   $ 24.48     $ 26.31     $ 20.62       $ 15.19     $ 15.71  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)      (6.69 )%      29.90     36.38      (2.56 )%      (13.20 )% 
Market Price Total Return(d)      (6.80 )%      29.95     36.66      (2.50 )%      (13.47 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

   $ 48,999     $ 78,911      $ 20,621       $ 16,744      $ 21,261   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.63 %      0.63     0.63      0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.68 %      0.78     1.05      1.05     1.02

Net investment income, after Waivers

     0.38 %      1.03 %(b)      0.55      0.77     0.42

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     104     103     126      91     57

 

(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 received of $16.50 per share owned of KLA-Tencor Corp. on November 26, 2014. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividend are $0.05 and 0.22%, 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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)

 

     Year Ended April 30,  
     2016     2015      2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

   $ 42.47     $ 33.96      $ 30.16      $ 26.87     $ 27.47  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     (0.08     0.11         (0.00 )(b)      (0.01     (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.13     8.44         3.80        3.30        (0.53

Total from investment operations

     (0.21     8.55        3.80        3.29       (0.60 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

     (0.06     (0.04 )                      

Net asset value at end of year

   $ 42.20     $ 42.47      $ 33.96      $ 30.16     $ 26.87  

Market price at end of year(c)

   $ 42.21     $ 42.48      $ 33.93      $ 30.12     $ 26.87  
Net Asset Value Total Return:(d)      (0.50 )%      25.18      12.60     12.24     (2.19 )% 
Market Price Total Return(d)      (0.50 )%      25.32      12.65     12.09     (2.22 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

   $ 73,847     $ 57,329       $ 54,335      $ 48,257      $ 49,710   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

     0.63 %      0.63      0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

     0.66 %      0.71      0.69     0.74     0.78

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

     (0.19 )%      0.29      (0.01 )%      (0.03 )%      (0.29 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     154     132      150     95     100

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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, 2016

 

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, 2016, 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 price of each Share 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 principally 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

 

 

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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. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.

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 asked 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 asked 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/asked 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 Fund investments.

 

 

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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 Fund invests. 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 will 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.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Funds may engage in frequent trading of their portfolio securities in connection with the rebalancing or adjustment of their respective Underlying Index. A portfolio turnover rate of 200%, for example, is equivalent to a Fund buying and selling all of its securities two times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate (such as 100% or more) could result in high brokerage costs for a Fund. While a high portfolio turnover rate can result in an increase in taxable capital gain distributions to a Fund’s shareholders, each Fund will seek to utilize an in-kind creation and redemption mechanism to minimize realization of capital gains to the extent possible.

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.

 

 

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Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These 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.

The Funds may periodically participate in litigation related to each Fund’s investments. As such, the Funds may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statements of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

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

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce each Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between each Fund and the Adviser.

E. Country Determination

For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the Adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

F. 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.

G. 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 year-end.

 

 

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H. Securities Lending

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio, Dynamic Networking Portfolio, Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio and Dynamic Pharmaceuticals 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% (105% for international securities) 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 Schedules of Investments. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, each Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to each 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or each Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to each Fund the securities loaned and each Fund will return the collateral. 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. Each Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to each Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each 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, if any, is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund, 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. Pursuant to that Investment Advisory Agreement, each Fund has agreed to pay the Adviser an annual fee of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Trust also has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Adviser 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, 2017. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap for each Fund 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, 2017. During its term, the Expense Agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the Expense Cap without approval of the Board of Trustees. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses during the period under this Expense Cap for Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio, Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio, Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio, Dynamic Media Portfolio and Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio.

Further, through August 31, 2018, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of each 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. This agreement is not subject to recapture by the Adviser.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund in the following amounts:

 

Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 598   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      28,809   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      15,721   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      269   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      176   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      185   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      62,297   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      45,585   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      9,427   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      61,714   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      32,941   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      19,491   

 

 

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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, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
        04/30/17      04/30/18      04/30/19  
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio    $ 44,936       $       $ 16,252       $ 28,684   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      15,566                         15,566   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      182,610         58,890         61,547         62,173   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      56,554                 11,082         45,472   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      179,857         52,831         65,416         61,610   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      156,597         69,191         54,742         32,664   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      95,163         34,792         41,026         19,345   

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 Group, 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. Investments in Affiliates

The 1940 Act defines “affiliated person” to include issuers of which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund listed below has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The table below shows Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investment in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.*    $ 34,829,025       $ 891,892       $ (34,778,800    $ 30,975,998       $ (31,918,115    $       $                   —   
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.              100,923,340         (17,630,189      (25,070,208      (5,834,668      52,388,275           
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.**      91,353,087         17,913,597         (81,912,406      (4,326,899      33,838,330         56,865,709           
Omeros Corp.*      62,468,093         20,684,822         (58,439,533      14,767,515         (39,480,897                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Affiliates    $ 188,650,205       $ 140,413,651       $ (192,760,928    $ 16,346,406       $ (43,395,350    $ 109,253,984       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* At April 30, 2016, this security was no longer held.

 

** At April 30, 2016, this security was no longer affiliated.

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

 

 

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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 a 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, 2016, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedules 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  
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 302,406,104       $       $ 338,011       $ 302,744,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2016 and 2015:

 

     2016      2015  
     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 4,955,367       $       $                 —       $ 2,402,943       $       $   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      67,537                         69,918                   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      2,429,800                         1,923,020                   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      2,995,165                         4,913,796                   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      444,265                         1,429,697                   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      1,074,222                         1,051,471                   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio                                                
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      831,786                         1,024,494                   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      49,953,074         37,675,517                 35,713,718         7,688,708           
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      182,321                         205,959                   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      100,980                         415,087                 146,696   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      83,133                         49,038                   

Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Late-Year
Ordinary/
Post-October
Deferrals*
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
     Total Net
Assets
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 63,920       $ (27,037    $ (21,825,467    $ (123,638,634    $ (79,969,792    $ 492,981,142       $ 267,584,132   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      66,379         (16,569      7,476,154         (22,299,363      (1,694,104      76,668,585         60,201,082   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      3,825,232         (18,857      1,159,015         (79,796,750      (26,656,814      176,169,904         74,681,730   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      734,129         (22,430      12,558,655         (54,787,695      (16,809,986      358,782,422         300,455,095   

 

 

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     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Late-Year
Ordinary/
Post-October
Deferrals*
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
     Total Net
Assets
 
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio    $       $ (17,566    $ 492,091       $ (32,309,361    $ (7,714,632    $ 182,303,758       $ 142,754,290   
Dynamic Media Portfolio              (19,384      2,538,395         (67,850,753      (7,384,989      163,177,705         90,460,974   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      105,775         (15,640      1,186,343         (33,900,575      (1,990,694      54,804,110         20,189,319   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      108,847         (24,266      (8,749,364      (199,957,322      (14,826,752      268,982,665         45,533,808   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      1,804,064         (40,314      (102,020,917      (74,153,772      (14,115,057      1,357,051,704         1,168,525,708   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      34,002         (14,891      (444,144      (19,508,679      (2,077,244      43,427,414         21,416,458   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      153,738         (15,669      (1,066,340      (38,319,995      (5,902,669      94,149,786         48,998,851   
Dynamic Software Portfolio**              (16,285      1,351,186         (24,550,869      (2,828,676      99,891,228         73,846,584   

 

* 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 Dynamic Software Portfolio incurred and will elect to defer Late-Year Ordinary Losses of $42,694, and Post-October Capital Losses of $2,785,982.

Capital loss carryforwards are calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforwards 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 eight 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 carryforwards in the future may be limited under Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following table presents available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for each Fund as of April 30, 2016.

 

                          Post-effective/
no expiration
               
     2017      2018      2019      Short-Term      Long-Term      Total*      Expired  
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 34,286,844       $ 50,397,332       $ 12,898,182       $ 26,056,276       $       $ 123,638,634       $ 15,818,255   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      2,843,349         3,001,058         6,653,613         8,635,189         1,166,154         22,299,363         742,893   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      7,646,917         21,471,013         1,361,799         40,628,552         8,688,469         79,796,750         3,232,521   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      7,585,250         10,245,302                 35,415,240         1,541,903         54,787,695         1,260,041   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      2,895,936         2,889,449         2,356,106         24,167,870                 32,309,361         2,111,801   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      4,930,761         5,161,647         6,294,489         50,786,045         677,811         67,850,753         2,505,039   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      1,975,581         512,618         730,670         20,791,952         9,889,754         33,900,575         1,064,275   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      24,680,663         85,028,926         35,877,910         35,323,845         19,045,978         199,957,322         7,909,602   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio                              74,150,158         3,614         74,153,772           
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      2,427,604         1,816,180         2,176,015         12,778,354         310,526         19,508,679         1,908,967   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      14,001,359         10,902,954         2,120,823         10,315,328         979,531         38,319,995         10,196,415   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      7,095,351         2,938,722         3,242,208         11,274,588                 24,550,869         1,542,190   

 

* Capital loss carryforwards as of the date listed above are 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, 2016, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, if any) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 310,619,695       $ 310,508,144   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      52,353,888         52,301,642   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      122,044,274         121,535,905   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      282,171,630         278,909,800   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      256,942,207         257,536,020   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      152,020,389         152,787,642   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      21,726,502         21,381,952   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      45,907,580         45,855,591   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      427,663,123         505,173,457   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      32,233,029         33,436,161   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      68,097,787         67,729,963   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      117,671,727         116,596,975   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 91,211,672       $ 218,393,109   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      34,219,715         33,245,953   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      49,519,083         53,162,567   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      341,766,540         318,878,358   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      158,280,196         198,913,285   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      125,188,120         166,659,773   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      9,058,916         14,379,020   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      15,126,070         20,034,712   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      402,197,823         848,794,544   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      18,325,304         33,025,174   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      43,251,740         65,073,999   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      98,910,115         78,220,568   

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

At April 30, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Cost  
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $ 16,553,926       $ (38,379,393    $ (21,825,467    $ 324,569,582   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio      8,110,255         (634,101      7,476,154         52,780,206   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      13,798,242         (12,639,227      1,159,015         73,703,915   
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio      20,347,217         (7,788,562      12,558,655         288,067,918   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      9,847,550         (9,355,459      492,091         142,361,012   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      6,727,050         (4,188,655      2,538,395         88,016,434   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio      2,091,065         (904,722      1,186,343         19,803,316   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      1,697,620         (10,446,984      (8,749,364      54,423,382   
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio      98,007,447         (200,028,364      (102,020,917      1,372,714,269   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio      862,320         (1,306,464      (444,144      21,904,436   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio      1,595,032         (2,661,372      (1,066,340      50,119,499   
Dynamic Software Portfolio      3,308,653         (1,957,467      1,351,186         72,550,492   

 

 

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Note 8. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions, expired capital loss carryforwards and distributions on April 30, 2016, 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, 2016, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio    $       $ (24,529,149    $ 24,529,149   
Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio              (2,472,621      2,472,621   
Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio      3,736,263         (1,825,940      (1,910,323
Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio              (33,010,829      33,010,829   
Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio      (116,365      (13,530,946      13,647,311   
Dynamic Media Portfolio      374,091         (8,975,476      8,601,385   
Dynamic Networking Portfolio              (2,150,689      2,150,689   
Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio      30,933         7,981,506         (8,012,439
Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio              (232,398,978      232,398,978   
Dynamic Retail Portfolio              (1,605,777      1,605,777   
Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio              5,822,546         (5,822,546
Dynamic Software Portfolio      101,524         (3,077,304      2,975,780   

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 an Officer of the Trust. The Trustee who is an “interested person” 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 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 principally 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 the Trust’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 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, 2016, 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, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases have not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 23, 2016

 

 

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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, 2016.

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, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    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      $ 791.29        0.60   $ 2.67   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio (PKB)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,043.03        0.63        3.20   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio (PXE)        

Actual

    1,000.00        885.17        0.63        2.95   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (PBJ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        966.36        0.58        2.84   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.98        0.58        2.92   
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio (PEJ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        929.69        0.59        2.83   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.93        0.59        2.97   
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio (PBS)        

Actual

    1,000.00        956.75        0.62        3.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.78        0.62        3.12   
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio (PXQ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        929.82        0.63        3.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio (PXJ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        970.52        0.63        3.09   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month  Period(1)
 
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio (PJP)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 928.17        0.58   $ 2.78   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.98        0.58        2.92   
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio (PMR)        

Actual

    1,000.00        949.46        0.63        3.05   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio (PSI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        971.28        0.63        3.09   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio (PSJ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        974.61        0.63        3.09   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.73        0.63        3.17   

 

(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, 2016. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the results by 182/366. Expense ratios for the most resent 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, 2016:

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-Received
Deduction*
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio        30 %       30 %
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio        47 %       47 %
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio        0 %       0 %
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio        100 %       73 %
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio        31 %       31 %
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio        100 %       100 %

 

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

PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio designates $37,675,517 as a long-term capital gain distribution for the year ended April 30, 2016.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Independent Trustees, the Non-Independent Trustees 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 a Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2016.

 

Name, Address and Year of Birth 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
   Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and 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).    124    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 (2010-2016); 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.    124    None
Marc M. Kole—1960
c/o Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Chairman of the Audit Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008; and Trustee since 2006    Senior Director of Finance, By The Hand Club for Kids (2015-Present); formerly: Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004); Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (1996-2000).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of Birth 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
Yung Bong Lim—1964
c/o Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee since 2014; Trustee since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    124    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).    124    None
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).    124    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 and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-2015); 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).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

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

 

Name, Address and Year of Birth of
Non-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
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustees 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. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Finance PLC, 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., IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd.; Manager, Horizon Flight Works LLC; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., 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.    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the Fund Complex consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of Birth of
Executive Officers
   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

   President and Principal Executive Officer    Since 2015    President and Principal Executive Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2015-Present); Chief Executive Officer (2016-Present) and Managing Director (2013-Present), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-2015) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-2015); 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, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2011-Present); Principal Financial and Accounting Officer—Investment Pools, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); 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).

Peter Hubbard—1981

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Vice President of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-2010); 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).

Christopher Joe—1969

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); Chief Compliance Officer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010–2013), U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (2006-2014) and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2014-2015).

 

 

* This is the period for which the Officers began serving the Trust. Each Officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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

Sheri Morris—1964

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   Vice President    Since 2012    President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, The Invesco Funds (2016-Present); 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds (2008-2016); 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 (2011-2013); 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.

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Legal (2010-Present) and Secretary (2015-Present), 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).

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Services, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2013-Present).

David Warren—1957

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street, Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    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 (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, 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.); Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (2014-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Feeder GP Ltd. (2015-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present); Director, Invesco Financial Services Ltd. / Services Financiers Invesco Ltée and Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltée (2014-Present); Director, Invesco IP Holdings (Canada) Ltd. (2016-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate GP Ltd. (2015-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-2015); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2011).

 

* This is the period for which the Officers began serving the Trust. Each Officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement

 

At a meeting held on April 14, 2016, 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 Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and/or oversight of execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds and their underlying indexes for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2015, 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 certain Funds and their underlying indexes. In reviewing the tracking error reports, 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 applicable period the correlation and tracking error for

 

 

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each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement and 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 (non-ETF) 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 AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio;

 

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

 

    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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth, Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio; and

 

    0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (The net advisory fees, after giving effect to the Expense Caps below, were 0.01%, -0.05% and -0.39% and, respectively, for PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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, 2017, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio, PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio and PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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® Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.25%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses for PowerShares Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio;

 

 

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    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 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; 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 the advisory fees for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median advisory fees of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the advisory fees for all of the Funds were lower than the median advisory fees of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

     Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio                X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio                X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio                X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

     Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio                X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio           N/A      X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio                X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      X           X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio                X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio                X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio                X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      X           X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      X           X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio                X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio           N/A      X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio      X      N/A      X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio                X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio                X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio                X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio                X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio                X

 

* The information provided by the Adviser indicated that certain Funds did not have open-end index fund peers. Those Funds have been designated with an “N/A” for not available.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the nature of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the net expense ratios for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median net expense ratios of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the net expense ratios for all of the Funds were lower than the median net expense ratios of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

     Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio                X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio                X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio                X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

     Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio                X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio                X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio           N/A      X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio                X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio      X           X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio           N/A      X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio      X      N/A      X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio           X      X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio      X      X      X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio                X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

     Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
     Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio                X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio                X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio                X

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 overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser 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 Cap agreed to by the Adviser. 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.

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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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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, 2016

2016 Annual Report to Shareholders

 

PYZ    PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio
PEZ    PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio
PSL    PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio
PXI    PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio
PFI    PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio
PTH    PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio
PRN    PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio
PTF    PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio
PUI    PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum 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)

     34   

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)

     35   

PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)

     36   

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)

     37   

PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)

     38   

PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)

     39   

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)

     40   

PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)

     41   

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)

     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      60   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      70   
Fees and Expenses      71   
Tax Information      73   
Trustees and Officers      74   
Board Considerations Regarding Continuation of Investment Advisory Agreement      79   

 

 

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The Market Environment

 

 

 

US Equity

Although the health of individual economic sectors varied dramatically, the US economy overall continued its slow but steady growth during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. This modest growth led to recurring debate over whether the US economy could withstand global recessionary forces. Many energy, industrial and materials companies experienced cyclical downturns resembling a mild recession even as many consumer-related companies benefited from continued low interest rates, increased availability of credit and a better employment picture. Another significant downturn in oil prices reduced capital investment but also reduced consumers’ energy and gasoline costs.

In the first half of the reporting period, US equity market performance was greatly affected by expectations of when, and whether, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might raise interest rates—and the impact the Fed’s action might have. Markets moved lower in the summer of 2015 as a significant downturn in China’s financial markets and weak global economic growth led to increased concern about the sustainability of US economic growth. In the fall, markets rallied and the Fed saw enough economic stabilization to finally raise interest rates.

US stocks began 2016 on a negative note. Together with a sharp decline in oil prices, this suggested a global recession might be imminent and caused investors to become decidedly risk averse; this helped short-term and income-oriented investments, but hurt longer-term and growth-oriented investments. As companies reported earnings and fundamentals that were better than had been feared, stocks rallied sharply in late February and March. Additionally, oil prices strengthened modestly on the back of a weaker US dollar and as Saudi Arabia and Russia considered a freeze on their oil output. Overall, US equity markets were mixed, with the S&P 500 Index, considered representative of the performance of the US stock market, finishing the reporting period modestly higher.

 

 

 

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PYZ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Basic Materials 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. 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 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, 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 basic materials 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 2.47%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 2.32%. During the same time period, the Index returned 3.01%. 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® Materials Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (4.30)%. 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 and 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, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection in the diversified chemicals and steel sub industries as well as being overweight in the specialized real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and specialty chemicals sub-industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the steel sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the industrial gases and gold sub-industries, respectively. The commodity chemicals sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the fertilizers & agricultural chemicals and oil & gas refining & marketing sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Airgas, Inc., an industrial gases company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and United States Steel Corp., a steel company (portfolio average weight of 0.58%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Westlake Chemical Corp., a commodity chemicals company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Green Plains, Inc., an oil & gas refining & marketing 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, 2016
 
Specialty Chemicals      41.2   
Steel      14.5   
Paper Packaging      6.3   
Industrial Gases      5.9   
Gold      5.0   
Commodity Chemicals      4.3   
Aluminum      4.0   
Diversified Metals & Mining      4.0   
Diversified Chemicals      3.8   
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals      3.5   
Silver      2.9   
Paper Products      1.3   
Forest Products      1.1   
Precious Metals & Minerals      1.1   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services      1.0   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Ashland, Inc.      4.8   
W.R. Grace & Co.      4.6   
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      4.3   
PPG Industries, Inc.      4.1   
Eastman Chemical Co.      3.9   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      3.7   
Monsanto Co.      3.5   
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      3.5   
Newmont Mining Corp.      3.2   
Avery Dennison Corp.      3.2   
Total      38.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.

 

 

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
   

5 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Basic Materials Technical Leaders Index     3.01     9.74     32.15     8.09     47.53       10.62     162.28
S&P 500® Materials Index     (4.30     8.24        26.82        5.38        29.98          6.49        82.36   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     2.32        9.02        29.56        7.32        42.36          9.71        142.19   
Market Price Return     2.47        9.12        29.92        7.33        42.41          9.72        142.42   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.69% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Basic Materials Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PEZ    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Consumer Cyclicals 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. 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 home construction and furnishing.

Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index. Strictly in accordance with its 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, 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 consumer discretionary 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (7.76)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (7.73)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (7.14)%. 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® Consumer Discretionary Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 6.93%. 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 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 airlines sub-industry and most underweight in the movies & entertainment sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection in the apparel retail, media and restaurant subindustries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the leisure facilities sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the footwear and automotive retail sub-industries, respectively. The department stores sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the hotels resorts & cruise lines and apparel accessories & luxury goods sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., an airlines company (portfolio average weight of 2.21%), and O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., an automotive retail company (portfolio average weight of 5.80%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Dillard’s, Inc. Class A, a department stores company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A, a broadcasting company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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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, 2016
 
Apparel Retail      12.8   
Airlines      11.5   
Restaurants      11.3   
Automotive Retail      7.9   
Footwear      7.9   
Auto Parts & Equipment      6.9   
Specialty Stores      6.3   
Home Entertainment Software      5.1   
Leisure Facilities      4.1   
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods      3.3   
Cable & Satellite      3.1   
Home Improvement Retail      2.8   
Movies & Entertainment      2.7   
Household Appliances      2.4   
Hypermarkets & Super Centers      2.4   
Tires & Rubber      2.1   
Distributors      2.0   
Internet Retail      1.9   
Casinos & Gaming      1.8   
Consumer Electronics      1.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.      4.4   
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A      4.1   
NIKE, Inc., Class B      3.8   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      3.7   
Tractor Supply Co.      3.7   
AutoZone, Inc.      3.5   
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.      3.5   
Ross Stores, Inc.      3.4   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.      3.4   
Electronic Arts, Inc.      3.2   
Total      36.7   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

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PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ) (continued)

 

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Consumer Cyclicals Technical Leaders Index     (7.14 )%      8.47     27.62     10.39     63.93       6.80     87.48
S&P 500® Consumer Discretionary Index     6.93        15.03        52.19        16.26        112.38          10.19        152.60   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (7.73     7.75        25.11        9.62        58.32          6.15        76.85   
Market Price Return     (7.76     7.78        25.19        9.63        58.34          6.15        76.87   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.78% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Consumer Cyclicals Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PSL    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Consumer Staples 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. 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 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, 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 consumer staples 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 9.67%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 9.67%. During the same time period, the Index returned 10.38%. 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® Consumer Staples Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 10.86%. 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 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 housewares & specialties sub-industry and most underweight in the soft drinks sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selections in the consumer services sub-industry, being underweight in the household products sub–industry and the fees and operating expenses that the Fund incurred.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the tobacco sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the household products and distillers & vintners sub-industries, respectively. The specialized consumer services sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the personal products and home furnishings sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Reynolds American, Inc., a tobacco company (portfolio average weight of 4.60%), and Altria Group, Inc., a tobacco company (portfolio average weight of 4.90%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The), a packaged foods & meats company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Fairway Group Holdings Corp. Class A, a food retail company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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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, 2016
 
Packaged Foods & Meats      26.2   
Household Products      11.5   
Tobacco      10.4   
Personal Products      8.6   
Soft Drinks      8.2   
Distillers & Vintners      7.6   
Specialized Consumer Services      5.9   
Industrial Machinery      5.5   
Agricultural Products      3.0   
Internet Software & Services      3.0   
Health Care Services      2.6   
Brewers      2.0   
Environmental & Facilities Services      1.6   
Household Appliances      1.6   
Education Services      1.4   
Food Distributors      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, 2016
 
Security   
Altria Group, Inc.      5.4   
Monster Beverage Corp.      5.0   
Reynolds American, Inc.      5.0   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      4.9   
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      4.7   
McCormick & Co., Inc.      3.9   
Weight Watchers International, Inc.      3.6   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      3.5   
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      3.3   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      3.2   
Total      42.5   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL) (continued)

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Consumer Staples Technical Leaders Index     10.38     14.22     49.01     14.64     97.99       11.10     173.38
S&P 500® Consumer Staples Index     10.86        11.22        37.59        13.72        90.17          10.93        169.21   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     9.67        13.50        46.22        13.91        91.80          10.36        156.37   
Market Price Return     9.67        13.52        46.30        13.91        91.76          10.36        156.31   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.78% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Consumer Staples Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PXI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Energy 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. 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 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, 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 energy 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (22.05)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (22.03)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (21.47)%. 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® Energy Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (13.91)%. 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 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 exploration & production sub-industry and most underweight in the integrated oil & gas sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection in the oil and gas services and integrated oil & gas sub-industries as well as being overweight the exploration & production sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the oil & gas exploration & production sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the coal & consumable fuels and integrated oil & gas sub-industries, respectively. The oil & gas refining & marketing sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the oil & gas storage & transportation and oil & gas equipment & services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included SM Energy Co., an oil & gas exploration & production company (portfolio average weight of 0.32%), and Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A, an oil & gas exploration & production company (portfolio average weight of 1.65%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SemGroup Corp. Class A, an oil & gas storage & transportation company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Cheniere Energy, Inc., an oil & gas storage & transportation company (portfolio average weight of 4.20%).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production      55.5   
Oil & Gas Drilling      10.3   
Integrated Oil & Gas      8.8   
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation      7.7   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services      7.5   
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing      6.4   
Coal & Consumable Fuels      3.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
SM Energy Co.      4.8   
Concho Resources, Inc.      4.4   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.      4.3   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      4.3   
Cheniere Energy, Inc.      4.1   
Diamondback Energy, Inc.      4.0   
WPX Energy, Inc.      3.8   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.      3.7   
Tesoro Corp.      3.6   
Targa Resources Corp.      3.6   
Total      40.6   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

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Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Energy Technical Leaders Index     (21.47 )%      (6.08 )%      (17.15 )%      (1.40 )%      (6.79 )%        5.66     69.19
S&P 500® Energy Index     (13.91     (1.98     (5.83     (1.01     (4.93       4.43        51.29   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (22.03     (6.70     (18.77     (2.08     (9.98       5.00        59.28   
Market Price Return     (22.05     (6.68     (18.73     (2.09     (10.04       5.00        59.36   

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI) (continued)

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.71% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Energy Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PFI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Financials 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 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, 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 financial 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (3.08)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (3.11)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (2.49)%. 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® Financials Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (1.48)%. 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 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 retail real estate investment trust (“REIT”) sub-industry and most underweight in the diversified banks sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection in the banks sub-industry as well as being underweight in the insurance sub-industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the specialized REITs sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the data processing & outsourced services and residential REITs sub-industries, respectively. The thrifts & mortgage finance sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the consumer finance and property & casualty insurance sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Public Storage, a specialized REITs company (portfolio average weight of 5.43%), and Extra Space Storage, Inc., a specialized REITs company (portfolio average weight of 3.91%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included MGIC Investment Corp., a thrifts & mortgage finance company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and CBRE Group, Inc. Class A, a real estate services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Retail REITs      28.2   
Specialized REITs      12.7   
Residential REITs      12.3   
Property & Casualty Insurance      11.5   
Regional Banks      10.5   
Specialized Finance      5.0   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      4.4   
Life & Health Insurance      3.9   
Diversified REITs      3.6   
Multi-line Insurance      2.3   
Diversified Banks      2.1   
Industrial REITs      1.7   
Office REITs      1.7   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      4.7   
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      4.4   
Public Storage REIT      4.3   
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      4.2   
Regency Centers Corp. REIT      3.8   
Realty Income Corp. REIT      3.5   
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      3.4   
Macerich Co. (The) REIT      3.3   
Markel Corp.      3.2   
XL Group PLC      3.0   
Total      37.8   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

   

1 Year

    3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
   

5 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Financials Technical Leaders Index     (2.49 )%      9.26     30.43     9.75     59.21       3.73     41.87
S&P 500® Financials Index     (1.48     9.67        31.89        9.39        56.60          (2.20     (19.15
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (3.11     8.50        27.74        8.97        53.63          2.94        31.85   
Market Price Return     (3.08     8.55        27.89        8.99        53.76          2.95        31.95   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.85% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Financials Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PTH    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Healthcare 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. 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 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, 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 health care 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (23.18)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (23.18)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (22.56)%. 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 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 (1.08)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 60 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 biotechnology sub-industry and most underweight in the pharmaceuticals sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to the Fund being overweight in the biotechnology sub-industry as well as stock selection in the pharmaceuticals sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the health care equipment sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the health care services and health care supplies sub-industries, respectively. The biotechnology sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the pharmaceuticals and life sciences tools & services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Amedisys, Inc., a health care services company (portfolio average weight of 1.45%), and West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a health care supplies company (portfolio average weight of 2.28%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Alkermes PLC, a biotechnology company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH) (continued)

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Health Care Equipment      27.2   
Biotechnology      17.2   
Life Sciences Tools & Services      13.0   
Health Care Supplies      12.7   
Managed Health Care      9.7   
Health Care Facilities      8.4   
Pharmaceuticals      8.1   
Health Care Services      3.8   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.1)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      4.4   
Becton, Dickinson and Co.      4.2   
Boston Scientific Corp.      4.2   
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      4.0   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      3.9   
Amedisys, Inc.      3.8   
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      3.7   
HCA Holdings, Inc.      3.6   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.      3.6   
Aetna, Inc.      3.6   
Total      39.0   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Healthcare Technical Leaders Index     (22.56 )%      5.45     17.27     8.21     48.33       7.16     93.55
S&P 500® Health Care Index     (1.08     15.65        54.69        16.84        117.76          10.19        152.57   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (23.18     4.69        14.75        7.43        43.10          6.37        80.40   
Market Price Return     (23.18     4.73        14.87        7.40        42.87          6.37        80.28   

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH) (continued)

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.75% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Healthcare Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PRN    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Industrials 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. 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 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, 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 industrials 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (3.26)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (3.24)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (2.60)%. 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® Industrials Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 4.15%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 65 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 recognition in the marketplace and its shared exposure to the industrials 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 building products sub-industry and most underweight in the industrial conglomerates sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection in railroads and air freight & logistics sub-industries as well as being overweight in the software and IT services sub-industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the building products sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the aerospace & defense and IT consulting & other services sub-industries, respectively. The railroads sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the oil & gas equipment & services and research & consulting services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Lockheed Martin Corp., an aerospace & defense company (portfolio average weight of 4.68%), and A.O. Smith Corp., a building products company (portfolio average weight of 3.00%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc., an oil & gas equipment & services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and CSX Corp., a railroads 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, 2016
 
Aerospace & Defense      20.4   
Building Products      12.4   
Industrial Conglomerates      11.3   
IT Consulting & Other Services      6.9   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      5.6   
Specialty Chemicals      5.4   
Industrial Machinery      4.8   
Electrical Components & Equipment      4.8   
Construction Materials      4.6   
Leisure Products      3.3   
Diversified Support Services      3.2   
Health Care Services      2.4   
Construction & Engineering      2.0   
Commercial Printing      1.8   
Electronic Components      1.8   
Trading Companies & Distributors      1.7   
Agricultural & Farm Machinery      1.6   
Application Software      1.5   
Distributors      1.3   
Internet Software & Services      1.2   
Commodity Chemicals      1.1   
Air Freight & Logistics      0.8   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      0.1   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
TransDigm Group, Inc.      5.5   
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      5.4   
Lockheed Martin Corp.      4.9   
AMETEK, Inc.      4.8   
Roper Technologies, Inc.      4.4   
A.O. Smith Corp.      4.0   
Accenture PLC, Class A      3.6   
Danaher Corp.      3.5   
Raytheon Co.      2.6   
Lennox International, Inc.      2.5   
Total      41.2   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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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 April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Industrials Technical Leaders Index     (2.60 )%      8.24     26.80     8.62     51.20       7.83     105.47
S&P 500® Industrials Index     4.15        13.25        45.25        10.36        63.68          7.11        92.77   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (3.24     7.51        24.28        7.69        44.84          6.93        89.66   
Market Price Return     (3.26     7.53        24.35        7.68        44.79          6.94        89.74   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.64% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Industrials Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PTF    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Technology 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. 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 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, 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 technology 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (10.41)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (10.43)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (9.87)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund attempted to fully replicate the components of the Index, subject

to restrictions associated with being a diversified fund. 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 (0.10)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 70 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 application software sub-industry and most underweight in the technology hardware storage & peripherals sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection in the telecommunication services and semiconductor & semiconductor equipment sub-industries and being overweight in the telecommunications services and health care technology sub-industries.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the data processing & outsourced services sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the specialized real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and application software sub-industries, respectively. The semiconductor equipment sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the systems software and alternative carriers sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Facebook, Inc. Class A, an internet software & services company (portfolio average weight of 3.56%), and Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., a data processing & outsourced services company (no longer held at fiscal year-end). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included SunEdison, Inc., a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Straight Path Communications, Inc. Class B, an alternative carriers company (no longer held at fiscal year-end).

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF) (continued)

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Application Software      29.0   
Semiconductors      13.3   
Internet Software & Services      11.1   
IT Consulting & Other Services      8.3   
Specialized REITs      6.2   
Alternative Carriers      5.9   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services      5.8   
Electronic Components      5.6   
Communications Equipment      5.1   
Technology Distributors      3.8   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals      2.2   
Systems Software      2.0   
Integrated Telecommunication Services      1.7   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Amphenol Corp., Class A      5.6   
Ellie Mae, Inc.      5.5   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)      5.3   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      4.5   
Equinix, Inc. REIT      3.8   
Computer Sciences Corp.      3.7   
VeriSign, Inc.      3.7   
Intuit, Inc.      3.6   
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.      3.6   
Adobe Systems, Inc.      3.4   
Total      42.7   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
Blended-Dorsey Wright® Technology Technical Leaders Index     (9.87 )%      8.54     27.87     6.62     37.79       4.63     54.08
S&P 500® Information Technology Index     (0.10     14.54        50.29        11.86        75.11          8.89        125.62   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     (10.43     7.76        25.15        5.84        32.84          3.89        43.95   
Market Price Return     (10.41     7.86        25.49        5.85        32.89          3.89        43.95   

 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF) (continued)

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.77% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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-Dorsey Wright® Technology Technical Leaders 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, 2016.
 

 

 

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PUI    Manager’s Analysis
   PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)

 

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 Dorsey Wright® Utilities 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. 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 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, 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 utilities 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 according to its adjusted relative strength score, with securities exhibiting greater relative strength and higher liquidity 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 14.81%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 14.86%. During the same time period, the Index returned 15.53%. 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.

During this same time period, the S&P 500® Utilities Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 13.67%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 230 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 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 gas utilities sub-industry and most underweight in the electric utilities sub-industry during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to stock selection in the internet software & services sub-industry as well as being overweight in the oil & gas exploration sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the multi-utilities sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the electric utilities and gas utilities sub-industries, respectively. The oil & gas exploration & production sub-industry detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return, followed by the oil & gas storage & transportation and integrated telecommunication services sub-industries, respectively.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included NiSource, Inc., a multi-utilities company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Atmos Energy Corp., a gas utilities company (portfolio average weight of 3.02%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included EQT Corp., an oil & gas exploration & production company (no longer held at fiscal year-end), and Energen Corp., an oil & gas exploration & production 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, 2016
 
Electric Utilities      32.7   
Multi-Utilities      31.8   
Gas Utilities      14.7   
Integrated Telecommunication Services      7.5   
Water Utilities      6.5   
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation      3.6   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders      3.2   
Money Market Fund Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
American Water Works Co., Inc.      4.0   
Duke Energy Corp.      4.0   
Westar Energy, Inc.      3.8   
Sempra Energy      3.7   
WEC Energy Group, Inc.      3.7   
SCANA Corp.      3.7   
Atmos Energy Corp.      3.6   
ONEOK, Inc.      3.6   
DTE Energy Co.      3.6   
CMS Energy Corp.      3.5   
Total      37.2   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI) (continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
    10 Years
Average
Annualized
   

10 Years
Cumulative

        Fund Inception  
Index                   Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  

Blended-Dorsey Wright® Utilities Technical Leaders Index

    15.53     11.75     39.54     11.72     74.08     8.22     120.37       8.62     138.61
S&P 500® Utilities Index     13.67        9.38        30.86        12.23        78.07        8.66        129.45          8.58        137.68   
Fund                                                          

NAV Return

    14.86        11.03        36.86        10.84        67.28        7.43        104.80          7.83        120.82   
Market Price Return     14.81        11.05        36.97        10.81        67.05        7.43        104.75          7.83        120.92   

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. The adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay certain Fund expenses through August 31, 2017. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the total gross annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.80% and the net annual operating expense ratio was indicated as 0.60%. 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.

Blended-Index and Benchmark Index performance results are based upon a hypothetical investment in their respective constituent securities. Blended-Index and Benchmark Index returns do not represent Fund returns. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Blended-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.

 

  The Blended-Dorsey Wright® Utilities Technical Leaders 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, 2016.

 

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

 

 

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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 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 currently 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, 2016, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 5.79%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 5.81%. During the same time period, the Index returned 6.39%. 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 NASDAQ-100® Index (the “Benchmark Index”) returned (0.41)%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by modified market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 110 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 compares 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 companies 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, 2016. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance relative to the Benchmark Index during the period can be attributed to the Fund’s allocation to the technology hardware storage & peripherals sub-industry and to the internet retail sub-industry.

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the internet retail sub-industry contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return, followed by the specialized real estate investment trust (“REIT”) sub-industry. The internet software & services sub-industry was the only detracting sub-industry.

Positions that contributed most significantly to the Fund’s return included Amazon.com, Inc., a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 8.68%), and Facebook, Inc. Class A, an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 8.69%). Positions that detracted most significantly from the Fund’s return included Twitter, Inc., an information technology company (portfolio average weight of 3.18%), and JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A, a consumer discretionary company (portfolio average weight of 4.02%).

 

 

Sub-Industry Breakdown
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Internet Software & Services      59.2   
Internet Retail      36.0   
Specialized REITs      4.1   
Alternative Carriers      0.4   
Casinos & Gaming      0.1   
Application Software      0.1   
Wireless Telecommunication Services      0.1   
Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities      (0.0)   
 

 

 

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PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI) (continued)

 

Top Ten Fund Holdings*
(% of the Fund’s Net Assets)
as of April 30, 2016
 
Security   
Amazon.com, Inc.      8.9   
Baidu, Inc., Class A ADR      8.4   
Facebook, Inc., Class A      8.2   
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)      8.0   
Alphabet, Inc., Class C      7.4   
Yahoo!, Inc.      4.3   
Equinix, Inc. REIT      4.1   
eBay, Inc.      3.9   
JD.Com, Inc., Class A ADR      3.7   
Netflix, Inc.      3.6   
Total      60.5   

 

* Excluding money market fund holdings.
 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment Since Inception

 

LOGO

Fund Performance History as of April 30, 2016

 

    1 Year     3 Years
Average
Annualized
    3 Years
Cumulative
    5 Years
Average
Annualized
    5 Years
Cumulative
        Fund Inception  
Index                 Average
Annualized
    Cumulative  
NASDAQ Internet IndexSM     6.39     19.04     68.70     13.65     89.63       16.48     232.87
NASDAQ-100® Index     (0.41     16.06        56.33        13.98        92.34          12.04        145.04   
Fund                                              
NAV Return     5.81        18.39        65.94        13.09        84.97          15.87        219.39   
Market Price Return     5.79        18.38        65.88        13.06        84.74          15.63        214.24   

 

 

 

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PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI) (continued)

 

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. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information. 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 their respective constituent securities. Index and Benchmark 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.
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)

April 30, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—99.9%   
   Aluminum—4.0%   
  398,849       Century Aluminum Co.(b)    $ 3,517,848   
  33,856       Kaiser Aluminum Corp.      3,210,565   
     

 

 

 
        6,728,413   
     

 

 

 
   Commodity Chemicals—4.3%   
  87,289       LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      7,216,182   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Chemicals—3.8%   
  84,940       Eastman Chemical Co.      6,487,717   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Metals & Mining—4.0%   
  34,730       Compass Minerals International, Inc.      2,603,361   
  292,893       Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      4,100,502   
     

 

 

 
        6,703,863   
     

 

 

 
   Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals—3.5%   
  63,240       Monsanto Co.      5,924,323   
     

 

 

 
   Forest Products—1.1%   
  114,890       Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)      1,953,130   
     

 

 

 
   Gold—5.0%   
  152,635       Newmont Mining Corp.      5,337,646   
  48,491       Royal Gold, Inc.      3,036,506   
     

 

 

 
        8,374,152   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Gases—5.9%   
  40,477       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.      5,905,189   
  34,410       Praxair, Inc.      4,041,799   
     

 

 

 
        9,946,988   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—1.0%   
  69,263       US Silica Holdings, Inc.      1,769,670   
     

 

 

 
   Paper Packaging—6.3%   
  73,107       Avery Dennison Corp.      5,308,299   
  121,642       International Paper Co.      5,263,449   
     

 

 

 
        10,571,748   
     

 

 

 
   Paper Products—1.3%   
  32,667       Neenah Paper, Inc.      2,126,295   
     

 

 

 
   Precious Metals & Minerals—1.1%   
  152,464       Stillwater Mining Co.(b)      1,860,061   
     

 

 

 
   Silver—2.9%   
  594,890       Coeur Mining, Inc.(b)      4,818,609   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals—41.2%   
  58,273       Albemarle Corp.      3,855,342   
  72,796       Ashland, Inc.      8,124,034   
  24,247       Balchem Corp.      1,487,796   
  57,174       Celanese Corp., Series A      4,042,202   
  48,112       Chemtura Corp.(b)      1,339,919   
  42,467       Ecolab, Inc.      4,882,856   
  59,760       H.B. Fuller Co.      2,672,467   
  45,069       Innospec, Inc.      2,179,537   
  52,139       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      6,229,046   
  43,768       Minerals Technologies, Inc.      2,621,703   
  9,363       NewMarket Corp.      3,801,940   
  117,991       PolyOne Corp.      4,245,316   
  63,052       PPG Industries, Inc.      6,960,310   
  24,668       Quaker Chemical Corp.      2,196,932   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Specialty Chemicals (continued)   
  69,317       RPM International, Inc.    $ 3,502,588   
  51,774       Sensient Technologies Corp.      3,481,801   
  102,185       W.R. Grace & Co.(b)      7,835,546   
     

 

 

 
        69,459,335   
     

 

 

 
   Steel—14.5%   
  639,413       AK Steel Holding Corp.(b)      2,992,453   
  155,311       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.      2,537,782   
  22,390       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.      1,656,188   
  81,347       Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A      1,677,375   
  185,822       Steel Dynamics, Inc.      4,684,573   
  307,279       SunCoke Energy, Inc.      2,283,083   
  143,290       TimkenSteel Corp.      1,825,515   
  193,756       United States Steel Corp.      3,702,677   
  83,943       Worthington Industries, Inc.      3,168,848   
     

 

 

 
        24,528,494   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $154,435,729)
     168,468,980   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  92,468       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $92,468)
     92,468   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $154,528,197)—100.0%
     168,561,448   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (64,028
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 168,497,420   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Airlines—11.5%   
  44,536       Alaska Air Group, Inc.    $ 3,136,671   
  62,240       Delta Air Lines, Inc.      2,593,541   
  77,277       Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(b)      3,251,043   
  36,509       United Continental Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,672,477   
     

 

 

 
        10,653,732   
     

 

 

 
   Apparel Retail—12.8%   
  45,896       Foot Locker, Inc.      2,819,850   
  38,084       L Brands, Inc.      2,981,597   
  55,858       Ross Stores, Inc.      3,171,617   
  38,432       TJX Cos., Inc. (The)      2,913,914   
     

 

 

 
        11,886,978   
     

 

 

 
   Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods—3.3%   
  36,058       G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(b)      1,631,624   
  83,927       Vera Bradley, Inc.(b)      1,472,080   
     

 

 

 
        3,103,704   
     

 

 

 
   Auto Parts & Equipment—6.9%   
  22,719       Drew Industries, Inc.      1,472,873   
  19,672       Lear Corp.      2,264,837   
  33,989       Visteon Corp.      2,707,904   
     

 

 

 
        6,445,614   
     

 

 

 
   Automotive Retail—7.9%   
  4,269       AutoZone, Inc.(b)      3,266,767   
  15,555       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)      4,085,987   
     

 

 

 
        7,352,754   
     

 

 

 
   Cable & Satellite—3.1%   
  13,733       Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(b)      2,914,692   
     

 

 

 
   Casinos & Gaming—1.8%   
  165,976       Scientific Games Corp., Class A(b)      1,646,482   
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Electronics—1.7%   
  23,965       Universal Electronics, Inc.(b)      1,591,516   
     

 

 

 
   Distributors—2.0%   
  22,638       Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.      1,848,619   
     

 

 

 
   Footwear—7.9%   
  59,862       NIKE, Inc., Class B      3,528,266   
  114,916       Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(b)      3,797,974   
     

 

 

 
        7,326,240   
     

 

 

 
   Home Entertainment Software—5.1%   
  48,511       Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)      3,000,406   
  52,028       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b)      1,778,317   
     

 

 

 
        4,778,723   
     

 

 

 
   Home Improvement Retail—2.8%   
  19,734       Home Depot, Inc. (The)      2,642,185   
     

 

 

 
   Household Appliances—2.4%   
  12,992       Whirlpool Corp.      2,262,427   
     

 

 

 
   Hypermarkets & Super Centers—2.4%   
  14,849       Costco Wholesale Corp.      2,199,582   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Retail—1.9%   
  44,030       Liberty Ventures, Series A(b)      1,761,200   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Leisure Facilities—4.1%   
  35,305       Six Flags Entertainment Corp.    $ 2,120,065   
  12,738       Vail Resorts, Inc.      1,651,355   
     

 

 

 
        3,771,420   
     

 

 

 
   Movies & Entertainment—2.7%   
  23,934       Walt Disney Co. (The)      2,471,425   
     

 

 

 
   Restaurants—11.3%   
  14,806       Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.      2,167,747   
  28,466       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      3,440,970   
  29,592       Papa John’s International, Inc.      1,674,611   
  77,005       Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.      1,222,839   
  57,664       Sonic Corp.      1,981,912   
     

 

 

 
        10,488,079   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Stores—6.3%   
  36,102       Tractor Supply Co.      3,417,415   
  11,682       Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(b)      2,433,127   
     

 

 

 
        5,850,542   
     

 

 

 
   Tires & Rubber—2.1%   
  68,356       Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)      1,980,273   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $94,610,217)
     92,976,187   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  106,692       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $106,692)
     106,692   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $94,716,909)—100.1%
     93,082,879   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (118,484
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 92,964,395   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Agricultural Products—3.0%   
  78,537       Ingredion, Inc.    $ 9,038,823   
     

 

 

 
   Brewers—2.0%   
  63,830       Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B      6,104,063   
     

 

 

 
   Distillers & Vintners—7.6%   
  88,365       Brown-Forman Corp., Class B      8,511,317   
  89,777       Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      14,010,598   
     

 

 

 
        22,521,915   
     

 

 

 
   Education Services—1.4%   
  62,060       Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b)      4,072,377   
     

 

 

 
   Environmental & Facilities Services—1.6%   
  178,913       Rollins, Inc.      4,807,392   
     

 

 

 
   Food Distributors—0.9%   
  93,337       SpartanNash Co.      2,585,435   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Services—2.6%   
  29,497       Chemed Corp.      3,828,121   
  76,119       Providence Service Corp. (The)(b)      3,793,771   
     

 

 

 
        7,621,892   
     

 

 

 
   Household Appliances—1.6%   
  47,922       Helen of Troy Ltd.(b)      4,769,677   
     

 

 

 
   Household Products—11.5%   
  157,287       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      14,580,505   
  82,863       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      5,876,644   
  43,852       Kimberly-Clark Corp.      5,489,832   
  49,013       Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.      5,567,877   
  27,297       WD-40 Co.      2,792,483   
     

 

 

 
        34,307,341   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Machinery—5.5%   
  59,401       Snap-on, Inc.      9,461,391   
  62,083       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      6,948,330   
     

 

 

 
        16,409,721   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—3.0%   
  106,862       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)      8,801,154   
     

 

 

 
   Packaged Foods & Meats—26.2%   
  70,707       Calavo Growers, Inc.      4,042,319   
  91,566       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.      4,647,890   
  221,502       Hormel Foods Corp.      8,538,902   
  43,937       J & J Snack Foods Corp.      4,443,349   
  51,041       JM Smucker Co. (The)      6,481,186   
  66,040       John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      3,653,993   
  89,142       Kellogg Co.      6,846,997   
  121,635       McCormick & Co., Inc.      11,406,930   
  267,201       Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)      7,190,379   
  88,710       Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      3,778,159   
  95,279       Post Holdings, Inc., Class A(b)      6,844,844   
  150,571       Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      9,910,583   
     

 

 

 
        77,785,531   
     

 

 

 
   Personal Products—8.6%   
  891,002       Avon Products, Inc.      4,196,619   
  143,285       Coty, Inc., Class A      4,355,864   
  109,372       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      10,485,494   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Personal Products (continued)   
  112,711       Herbalife Ltd.(b)    $ 6,531,603   
     

 

 

 
        25,569,580   
     

 

 

 
   Soft Drinks—8.2%   
  104,571       Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.      9,506,550   
  102,784       Monster Beverage Corp.(b)      14,823,508   
     

 

 

 
        24,330,058   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized Consumer Services—5.9%   
  179,509       ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b)      6,878,785   
  812,119       Weight Watchers International, Inc.(b)      10,516,941   
     

 

 

 
        17,395,726   
     

 

 

 
   Tobacco—10.4%   
  256,991       Altria Group, Inc.      16,115,906   
  298,545       Reynolds American, Inc.      14,807,832   
     

 

 

 
        30,923,738   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $287,932,387)
     297,044,423   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  237,677       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $237,677)
     237,677   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $288,170,064)—100.1%
     297,282,100   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (212,081
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 297,070,019   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—99.9%   
   Coal & Consumable Fuels—3.7%   
  303,482       CONSOL Energy, Inc.    $ 4,567,404   
     

 

 

 
   Integrated Oil & Gas—8.8%   
  35,364       Chevron Corp.      3,613,494   
  36,961       Exxon Mobil Corp.      3,267,352   
  54,159       Occidental Petroleum Corp.      4,151,287   
     

 

 

 
        11,032,133   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Drilling—10.3%   
  274,333       Atwood Oceanics, Inc.      2,650,057   
  131,838       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.      3,198,390   
  52,952       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.      3,501,186   
  181,052       Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      3,575,777   
     

 

 

 
        12,925,410   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Equipment & Services—7.5%   
  41,099       Dril-Quip, Inc.(b)      2,664,037   
  92,633       Halliburton Co.      3,826,669   
  192,578       RPC, Inc.      2,911,780   
     

 

 

 
        9,402,486   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Exploration & Production—55.5%   
  416,477       Bill Barrett Corp.(b)      3,315,157   
  99,206       Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)      3,508,916   
  47,281       Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      5,492,634   
  57,505       Diamondback Energy, Inc.(b)      4,978,783   
  45,136       EOG Resources, Inc.      3,729,136   
  99,874       Newfield Exploration Co.(b)      3,620,432   
  411,029       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)      3,982,871   
  171,948       Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A(b)      4,027,022   
  67,567       PDC Energy, Inc.(b)      4,242,532   
  32,580       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      5,411,538   
  205,482       Rice Energy, Inc.(b)      3,556,893   
  117,560       RSP Permian, Inc.(b)      3,598,512   
  429,315       Sanchez Energy Corp.(b)      3,859,542   
  192,598       SM Energy Co.      6,001,354   
  452,945       Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)      5,435,340   
  497,054       WPX Energy, Inc.(b)      4,801,542   
     

 

 

 
        69,562,204   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing—6.4%   
  42,908       Phillips 66      3,523,176   
  56,905       Tesoro Corp.      4,534,759   
     

 

 

 
        8,057,935   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation—7.7%   
  133,101       Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)      5,174,967   
  111,247       Targa Resources Corp.      4,501,054   
     

 

 

 
        9,676,021   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $106,659,733)
     125,223,593   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  87,876       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $87,876)
   $ 87,876   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $106,747,609)—100.0%
     125,311,469   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (25,016
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 125,286,453   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—99.9%   
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—4.4%   
  6,591       MasterCard, Inc., Class A    $ 639,261   
  8,378       Visa, Inc., Class A      647,117   
     

 

 

 
        1,286,378   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Banks—2.1%   
  12,212       Wells Fargo & Co.      610,356   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified REITs—3.6%   
  19,776       Duke Realty Corp. REIT      432,501   
  6,651       PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT      636,900   
     

 

 

 
        1,069,401   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial REITs—1.7%   
  21,708       First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      497,982   
     

 

 

 
   Life & Health Insurance—3.9%   
  31,125       CNO Financial Group, Inc.      571,766   
  9,897       Torchmark Corp.      572,938   
     

 

 

 
        1,144,704   
     

 

 

 
   Multi-line Insurance—2.3%   
  11,922       American International Group, Inc.      665,486   
     

 

 

 
   Office REITs—1.7%   
  10,559       Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT      493,422   
     

 

 

 
   Property & Casualty Insurance—11.5%   
  10,498       Allstate Corp. (The)      682,895   
  8,149       Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.      434,097   
  4,554       Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      429,852   
  1,061       Markel Corp.(b)      953,956   
  27,166       XL Group PLC      889,143   
     

 

 

 
        3,389,943   
     

 

 

 
   Regional Banks—10.5%   
  7,825       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(b)      396,727   
  10,327       Home BancShares, Inc.      443,958   
  7,652       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.      376,249   
  4,423       Signature Bank(b)      609,622   
  14,350       Webster Financial Corp.      525,784   
  19,876       Western Alliance Bancorp(b)      727,064   
     

 

 

 
        3,079,404   
     

 

 

 
   Residential REITs—12.3%   
  8,017       Camden Property Trust REIT      647,212   
  10,238       Education Realty Trust, Inc. REIT      407,165   
  8,476       Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. REIT      580,521   
  7,606       Equity Residential REIT      517,741   
  5,567       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT      532,818   
  7,247       Post Properties, Inc. REIT      415,688   
  7,866       Sun Communities, Inc. REIT      533,865   
     

 

 

 
        3,635,010   
     

 

 

 
   Retail REITs—28.2%   
  8,155       Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT      1,240,213   
  48,944       General Growth Properties, Inc. REIT      1,371,900   
  12,801       Macerich Co. (The) REIT      973,900   
  17,226       Realty Income Corp. REIT      1,019,779   
  15,016       Regency Centers Corp. REIT      1,106,679   
  6,451       Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT      1,297,748   
  22,227       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT      779,723   
  13,848       Weingarten Realty Investors REIT      511,268   
     

 

 

 
        8,301,210   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Specialized Finance—5.0%   
  6,653       MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.    $ 816,722   
  6,971       Moody’s Corp.      667,264   
     

 

 

 
        1,483,986   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized REITs—12.7%   
  21,366       CubeSmart REIT      632,647   
  6,562       EPR Properties REIT      432,305   
  11,811       Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT      1,003,344   
  5,167       Public Storage REIT      1,264,933   
  3,799       Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT      403,530   
     

 

 

 
        3,736,759   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $28,060,276)
     29,394,041   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  65,095       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $65,095)
     65,095   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $28,125,371)—100.1%
     29,459,136   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (41,149
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 29,417,987   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.1%   
   Biotechnology—17.2%   
  32,147       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)    $ 2,722,208   
  23,779       Celgene Corp.(b)      2,458,986   
  54,695       Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(b)      2,106,852   
  24,677       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      2,982,709   
  144,639       OPKO Health, Inc.(b)      1,554,869   
  134,438       OvaScience, Inc.(b)      1,126,591   
     

 

 

 
        12,952,215   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment—27.2%   
  19,478       Becton, Dickinson and Co.      3,141,022   
  142,656       Boston Scientific Corp.(b)      3,127,019   
  37,972       Cantel Medical Corp.      2,543,744   
  34,050       Cynosure, Inc., Class A(b)      1,666,407   
  36,691       Inogen, Inc.(b)      1,792,722   
  24,879       Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(b)      1,761,931   
  4,021       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)      2,518,594   
  46,173       Masimo Corp.(b)      2,001,600   
  32,105       Orthofix International NV(b)      1,404,915   
  367,090       TransEnterix, Inc.(b)      550,635   
     

 

 

 
        20,508,589   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Facilities—8.4%   
  71,901       Ensign Group, Inc. (The)      1,622,086   
  33,937       HCA Holdings, Inc.(b)      2,736,001   
  40,511       Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.(b)      1,958,707   
     

 

 

 
        6,316,794   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Services—3.8%   
  55,517       Amedisys, Inc.(b)      2,858,570   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Supplies—12.7%   
  28,361       Align Technology, Inc.(b)      2,047,381   
  21,877       Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)      3,348,931   
  82,945       Spectranetics Corp. (The)(b)      1,410,065   
  39,197       West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.      2,790,826   
     

 

 

 
        9,597,203   
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services—13.0%   
  21,276       Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b)      1,686,549   
  29,228       PAREXEL International Corp.(b)      1,785,831   
  50,706       PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)      2,406,000   
  32,449       Quintiles Transnational Holdings,
Inc.(b)
     2,241,252   
  61,372       VWR Corp.(b)      1,634,950   
     

 

 

 
        9,754,582   
     

 

 

 
   Managed Health Care—9.7%   
  24,062       Aetna, Inc.      2,701,441   
  22,320       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      2,939,097   
  18,421       WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b)      1,657,706   
     

 

 

 
        7,298,244   
     

 

 

 
   Pharmaceuticals—8.1%   
  186,853       Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd.(b)      14,948   
  109,955       Innoviva, Inc.      1,356,845   
  85,202       Omeros Corp.(b)      1,128,926   
  34,876       Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b)      1,980,259   
  92,735       Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)      1,591,333   
     

 

 

 
        6,072,311   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $73,116,734)
     75,358,508   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  106,423       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $106,423)
   $ 106,423   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $73,223,157)—100.2%
     75,464,931   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.2)%      (133,167
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 75,331,764   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—99.9%   
   Aerospace & Defense—20.4%   
  7,898       HEICO Corp.    $ 484,226   
  7,799       Honeywell International, Inc.      891,192   
  4,872       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.      705,319   
  9,136       Lockheed Martin Corp.      2,123,024   
  4,933       Northrop Grumman Corp.      1,017,480   
  9,022       Raytheon Co.      1,139,930   
  10,424       TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)      2,375,317   
     

 

 

 
        8,736,488   
     

 

 

 
   Agricultural & Farm Machinery—1.6%   
  8,235       Toro Co. (The)      711,916   
     

 

 

 
   Air Freight & Logistics—0.8%   
  26,195       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.(b)      369,088   
     

 

 

 
   Application Software—1.5%   
  5,879       Fair Isaac Corp.      627,348   
     

 

 

 
   Building Products—12.4%   
  22,045       A.O. Smith Corp.      1,702,315   
  18,360       Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      1,017,328   
  8,015       Lennox International, Inc.      1,081,624   
  34,165       Masco Corp.      1,049,207   
  10,032       Patrick Industries, Inc.(b)      459,967   
     

 

 

 
        5,310,441   
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Printing—1.8%   
  12,540       Deluxe Corp.      787,261   
     

 

 

 
   Commodity Chemicals—1.1%   
  10,748       Trinseo SA(b)      459,907   
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering—2.0%   
  17,809       EMCOR Group, Inc.      863,380   
     

 

 

 
   Construction Materials—4.6%   
  12,900       Eagle Materials, Inc.      956,148   
  16,195       US Concrete, Inc.(b)      1,000,203   
     

 

 

 
        1,956,351   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—5.6%   
  18,470       Convergys Corp.      489,455   
  13,009       CSG Systems International, Inc.      577,339   
  10,351       Fiserv, Inc.(b)      1,011,500   
  7,420       Syntel, Inc.(b)      315,573   
     

 

 

 
        2,393,867   
     

 

 

 
   Distributors—1.3%   
  6,482       Pool Corp.      566,592   
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Support Services—3.2%   
  9,984       Cintas Corp.      896,363   
  13,103       Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      495,949   
     

 

 

 
        1,392,312   
     

 

 

 
   Electrical Components & Equipment—4.8%   
  42,490       AMETEK, Inc.      2,043,344   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Components—1.8%   
  6,597       Littelfuse, Inc.      768,419   
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Services—2.4%   
  28,965       AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b)      1,028,547   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks (continued)   
   Industrial Conglomerates—11.3%   
  5,630       3M Co.    $ 942,350   
  5,247       Carlisle Cos., Inc.      534,669   
  15,335       Danaher Corp.      1,483,661   
  10,631       Roper Technologies, Inc.      1,872,013   
     

 

 

 
        4,832,693   
     

 

 

 
   Industrial Machinery—4.8%   
  9,578       IDEX Corp.      784,438   
  8,810       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      920,821   
  6,622       John Bean Technologies Corp.      345,271   
     

 

 

 
        2,050,530   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—1.2%   
  5,991       Cimpress NV (Netherlands)(b)      526,429   
     

 

 

 
   IT Consulting & Other Services—6.9%   
  13,513       Accenture PLC, Class A      1,525,888   
  19,757       Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.      544,701   
  10,349       Gartner, Inc.(b)      902,122   
     

 

 

 
        2,972,711   
     

 

 

 
   Leisure Products—3.3%   
  42,814       Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.(b)      934,630   
  7,340       Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.      469,980   
     

 

 

 
        1,404,610   
     

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals—5.4%   
  8,139       Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)      2,338,416   
     

 

 

 
   Trading Companies & Distributors—1.7%   
  5,311       Watsco, Inc.      714,170   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $40,828,881)
     42,854,820   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.2%   
  67,058       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(c)
(Cost $67,058)
     67,058   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $40,895,939)—100.1%
     42,921,878   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (45,594
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 42,876,284   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Alternative Carriers—5.9%   
  129,267       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.    $ 5,002,633   
  111,660       Level 3 Communications, Inc.(b)      5,835,351   
     

 

 

 
        10,837,984   
     

 

 

 
   Application Software—29.0%   
  65,457       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      6,167,358   
  68,279       Blackbaud, Inc.      4,217,594   
  282,377       Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)      6,548,323   
  96,046       Ebix, Inc.      4,621,733   
  120,323       Ellie Mae, Inc.(b)      10,059,003   
  65,484       Intuit, Inc.      6,606,681   
  136,679       Paycom Software, Inc.(b)      5,222,505   
  48,788       Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
(The)(b)
     9,591,233   
     

 

 

 
        53,034,430   
     

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment—5.1%   
  137,620       CommScope Holding, Inc.(b)      4,185,024   
  63,534       Harris Corp.      5,083,356   
     

 

 

 
        9,268,380   
     

 

 

 
   Data Processing & Outsourced Services—5.8%   
  61,919       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.      5,017,296   
  189,248       Sabre Corp.      5,478,730   
     

 

 

 
        10,496,026   
     

 

 

 
   Electronic Components—5.6%   
  183,016       Amphenol Corp., Class A      10,217,783   
     

 

 

 
   Integrated Telecommunication Services—1.7%   
  43,181       Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.      3,105,146   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—11.1%   
  7,517       Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b)      5,321,134   
  69,733       Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)      8,199,206   
  77,735       VeriSign, Inc.(b)(c)      6,716,304   
     

 

 

 
        20,236,644   
     

 

 

 
   IT Consulting & Other Services—8.3%   
  37,031       CACI International, Inc., Class A(b)      3,560,531   
  82,784       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)      4,832,102   
  206,430       Computer Sciences Corp.      6,839,026   
     

 

 

 
        15,231,659   
     

 

 

 
   Semiconductors—13.3%   
  169,153       Cirrus Logic, Inc.(b)      6,106,423   
  75,951       First Solar, Inc.(b)      4,241,104   
  253,546       MaxLinear, Inc., Class A(b)      4,246,896   
  86,996       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      5,430,290   
  357,554       NeoPhotonics Corp.(b)      4,287,072   
     

 

 

 
        24,311,785   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized REITs—6.2%   
  100,947       CyrusOne, Inc. REIT      4,454,791   
  21,023       Equinix, Inc. REIT      6,944,948   
     

 

 

 
        11,399,739   
     

 

 

 
   Systems Software—2.0%   
  187,291       Rubicon Project, Inc. (The)(b)      3,627,827   
     

 

 

 
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Technology Distributors—3.8%   
  96,458       CDW Corp.    $ 3,713,633   
  38,953       SYNNEX Corp.      3,216,349   
     

 

 

 
        6,929,982   
     

 

 

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—2.2%   
  104,078       Cray, Inc.(b)      3,941,434   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $180,373,586)
     182,638,819   
     

 

 

 
     
   Money Market Fund—0.1%   
  191,350       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $191,350)
     191,350   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $180,564,936)—100.1%
     182,830,169   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash
Collateral from Securities on Loan
   
     
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  18,250       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $18,250)
     18,250   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $180,583,186)—100.1%
     182,848,419   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.1)%      (225,167
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 182,623,252   
     

 

 

 

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, 2016.
(d)  The security and the Fund are advised by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. and are therefore considered to be affiliated. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks—100.0%   
   Electric Utilities—32.7%   
  67,399       Alliant Energy Corp.    $ 4,752,977   
  95,578       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      6,069,203   
  101,359       Duke Energy Corp.      7,985,062   
  124,681       Eversource Energy      7,036,996   
  67,966       IDACORP, Inc.      4,943,167   
  74,966       MGE Energy, Inc.      3,737,055   
  58,914       NextEra Energy, Inc.      6,927,108   
  171,076       PNM Resources, Inc.      5,419,688   
  113,104       Portland General Electric Co.      4,492,491   
  146,996       Westar Energy, Inc.      7,586,464   
  170,629       Xcel Energy, Inc.      6,830,279   
     

 

 

 
        65,780,490   
     

 

 

 
   Gas Utilities—14.7%   
  101,199       Atmos Energy Corp.      7,341,988   
  69,691       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      4,148,008   
  75,430       ONE Gas, Inc.      4,410,392   
  66,581       Spire, Inc.      4,258,521   
  115,626       UGI Corp.      4,652,790   
  70,445       WGL Holdings, Inc.      4,782,511   
     

 

 

 
        29,594,210   
     

 

 

 
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—3.2%   
  430,267       NRG Energy, Inc.      6,497,032   
     

 

 

 
   Integrated Telecommunication Services—7.5%   
  174,943       Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.      4,135,652   
  111,924       Verizon Communications, Inc.      5,701,409   
  597,734       Windstream Holdings, Inc.      5,188,331   
     

 

 

 
        15,025,392   
     

 

 

 
   Multi-Utilities—31.8%   
  113,616       Ameren Corp.      5,453,568   
  82,500       Black Hills Corp.      4,998,675   
  174,609       CMS Energy Corp.      7,103,094   
  96,997       Dominion Resources, Inc.      6,932,375   
  80,311       DTE Energy Co.      7,160,529   
  84,943       NorthWestern Corp.      4,828,160   
  107,834       SCANA Corp.      7,407,117   
  72,459       Sempra Energy      7,488,638   
  103,401       Vectren Corp.      5,051,139   
  127,571       WEC Energy Group, Inc.      7,425,908   
     

 

 

 
        63,849,203   
     

 

 

 
   Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation—3.6%   
  199,308       ONEOK, Inc.      7,204,984   
     

 

 

 
   Water Utilities—6.5%   
  110,266       American Water Works Co., Inc.      8,022,954   
  157,645       Aqua America, Inc.      4,991,041   
     

 

 

 
        13,013,995   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Cost $191,955,883)
     200,965,306   
     

 

 

 
     
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  80,685       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(b)
(Cost $80,685)
   $ 80,685   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $192,036,568)—100.0%
     201,045,991   
   Other assets less liabilities—(0.0)%      (92,875
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 200,953,116   
     

 

 

 

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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests—100.0%    
   Alternative Carriers—0.4%   
  28,264       Cogent Communications Group, Inc.    $ 1,093,817   
     

 

 

 
   Application Software—0.1%   
  52,462       NQ Mobile, Inc., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     267,556   
     

 

 

 
   Casinos & Gaming—0.1%   
  17,445       500.com Ltd., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      327,791   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Retail—36.0%   
  21,708       1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A(c)      170,408   
  37,837       Amazon.com, Inc.(c)      24,956,907   
  7,211       Blue Nile, Inc.      185,900   
  215,128       Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR (China)(c)      9,381,732   
  70,086       Etsy, Inc.(c)      615,355   
  86,140       Expedia, Inc., Class A      9,972,428   
  17,922       FTD Cos., Inc.(c)      498,411   
  365,421       Groupon, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      1,322,824   
  406,563       JD.Com, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(c)      10,391,750   
  20,001       Lands’ End, Inc.(b)(c)      486,624   
  44,984       Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Series A(c)      992,347   
  26,376       MakeMyTrip Ltd. (India)(b)(c)      484,263   
  111,902       Netflix, Inc.(c)      10,074,537   
  18,389       Nutrisystem, Inc.      404,926   
  15,776       Overstock.com, Inc.(c)      230,172   
  12,708       PetMed Express, Inc.(b)      232,556   
  16,523       Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(c)      22,201,294   
  40,938       Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd., Class B ADR (China)(b)(c)      1,670,680   
  21,791       Shutterfly, Inc.(c)      1,001,950   
  82,817       TripAdvisor, Inc., Class A(c)      5,349,150   
     

 

 

 
        100,624,214   
     

 

 

 
   Internet Software & Services—59.2%   
  34,299       21Vianet Group, Inc., Class A ADR
(China)(c)
     691,982   
  25,507       Actua Corp.(c)      241,806   
  110,502       Akamai Technologies, Inc.(c)      5,634,497   
  28,498       Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      650,039   
  29,960       Alphabet, Inc., Class C(c)      20,762,580   
  36,584       Angie’s List, Inc.(b)(c)      320,110   
  6,564       Autobytel, Inc.(c)      108,962   
  28,347       Autohome, Inc., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     837,937   
  120,548       Baidu, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(c)      23,422,476   
  62,131       Bankrate, Inc.(c)      567,877   
  50,843       Bazaarvoice, Inc.(c)      170,324   
  18,260       Benefitfocus, Inc.(b)(c)      692,054   
  25,763       Blucora, Inc.(c)      206,362   
  17,039       Carbonite, Inc.(c)      128,474   
  19,594       Cimpress NV (Netherlands)(c)      1,721,725   
  35,813       comScore, Inc.(c)      1,096,594   
  34,257       Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.(c)      1,176,728   
  20,327       CoStar Group, Inc.(c)      4,010,720   
  36,117       Criteo SA ADR (France)(c)      1,505,718   
  23,578       Demandware, Inc.(c)      1,086,474   
  32,485       DHI Group, Inc.(c)      230,968   
  64,963       EarthLink Holdings Corp.      377,435   
  439,191       eBay, Inc.(c)      10,729,436   
  85,951       Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)      920,535   
Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests (continued)    
   Internet Software & Services (continued)   
  26,263       Envestnet, Inc.(c)    $ 824,133   
  195,525       Facebook, Inc., Class A(c)      22,989,830   
  31,575       Five9, Inc.(c)      292,069   
  48,593       GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(c)      1,475,769   
  53,713       Gogo, Inc.(b)(c)      568,821   
  35,396       Hortonworks, Inc.(b)(c)      409,532   
  48,312       IAC/InterActiveCorp.      2,238,778   
  30,427       j2 Global, Inc.      1,932,723   
  35,829       LivePerson, Inc.(c)      216,766   
  15,692       LogMeIn, Inc.(c)      936,812   
  27,072       Marketo, Inc.(c)      595,313   
  23,966       Match Group, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      273,212   
  27,607       MercadoLibre, Inc. (Argentina)      3,447,838   
  33,810       Mimecast Ltd.(b)(c)      268,790   
  28,992       Momo, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(b)(c)      476,629   
  47,163       NetEase, Inc. ADR (China)      6,635,834   
  30,976       New Relic, Inc.(b)(c)      798,561   
  41,045       NIC, Inc.      726,907   
  142,354       Pandora Media, Inc.(b)(c)      1,413,575   
  81,896       Rackspace Hosting, Inc.(c)      1,872,962   
  30,954       RetailMeNot, Inc.(c)      260,942   
  17,412       SciQuest, Inc.(c)      240,634   
  22,059       Shutterstock, Inc.(b)(c)      904,860   
  36,468       SINA Corp. (China)(c)      1,826,682   
  24,174       Sohu.com, Inc. (China)(c)      1,086,138   
  10,530       SPS Commerce, Inc.(c)      536,293   
  10,449       Stamps.com, Inc.(b)(c)      860,580   
  51,695       TrueCar, Inc.(b)(c)      353,594   
  436,216       Twitter, Inc.(c)      6,377,478   
  68,439       VeriSign, Inc.(b)(c)      5,913,130   
  31,405       Web.com Group, Inc.(c)      627,786   
  23,767       WebMD Health Corp.(c)      1,491,142   
  29,541       Weibo Corp., Class A ADR
(China)(b)(c)
     722,868   
  24,817       Wix.com Ltd. (Israel)(b)(c)      613,476   
  328,806       Yahoo!, Inc.(c)      12,034,300   
  169,651       Yandex NV, Class A (Russia)(c)      3,472,756   
  23,652       YY, Inc., Class A ADR (China)(c)      1,485,819   
  33,336       Zillow Group, Inc., Class A(b)(c)      834,067   
     

 

 

 
        165,329,212   
     

 

 

 
   Specialized REITs—4.1%   
  34,419       Equinix, Inc. REIT      11,370,317   
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.1%   
  23,246       Boingo Wireless, Inc.(c)      178,762   
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks and Other Equity Interests
(Cost $276,099,394)
     279,191,669   
     

 

 

 
     
 

 

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, 2016

 

Number
of Shares
          Value  
   Money Market Fund—0.0%   
  73,510       Invesco Premier Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.39%(d)
(Cost $73,510)
   $ 73,510   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)
(Cost $276,172,904)—100.0%
     279,265,179   
     

 

 

 
     
   Investments Purchased with Cash
Collateral from Securities on Loan
   
     
   Money Market Fund—5.0%   
  13,941,062       Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio—Institutional Class, 0.44%(d)(e)
(Cost $13,941,062)
     13,941,062   
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(Cost $290,113,966)—105.0%
     293,206,241   
   Other assets less liabilities—(5.0)%      (14,054,220
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets—100.0%    $ 279,152,021   
     

 

 

 

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)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at April 30, 2016.
(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. The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2016.
(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 2H.

This Fund has holdings greater than 10% of net assets in the following country:

 

China     21.2
 

 

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, 2016

 

    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)
     PowerShares
DWA Financial
Momentum
Portfolio (PFI)
 
Assets:              

Unaffiliated investments, at value(a)

  $ 168,468,980       $ 92,976,187       $ 297,044,423       $ 125,223,593       $ 29,394,041   

Affiliated investments, at value

    92,468         106,692         237,677         87,876         65,095   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at value

    168,561,448         93,082,879         297,282,100         125,311,469         29,459,136   

Receivables:

             

Dividends

    56,751         64,340         106,767         110,891         17,802   

Investments sold

            2,130,858                           

Securities lending

                                      

Other assets

    3,334         3,333         3,333         3,339         3,333   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

    168,621,533         95,281,410         297,392,200         125,425,699         29,480,271   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:              

Due to custodian

    2,754                                   

Payables:

             

Shares repurchased

            2,130,620                           

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

                                      

Investments purchased

                                      

Accrued advisory fees

    49,448         29,789         91,749         29,547         3,965   

Accrued trustees’ and officer’s fees

    17,698         16,349         17,192         20,414         15,420   

Accrued expenses

    54,213         140,257         213,240         89,285         42,899   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    124,113         2,317,015         322,181         139,246         62,284   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 168,497,420       $ 92,964,395       $ 297,070,019       $ 125,286,453       $ 29,417,987   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets Consist of:              

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 186,728,734       $ 135,375,855       $ 317,114,437       $ 223,693,330       $ 42,230,372   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    118,899         243,228         650,671         140,739         119,151   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (32,383,464      (41,020,658      (29,807,125      (117,111,476      (14,265,301

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    14,033,251         (1,634,030      9,112,036         18,563,860         1,333,765   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets   $ 168,497,420       $ 92,964,395       $ 297,070,019       $ 125,286,453       $ 29,417,987   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    3,100,000         2,200,000         5,300,000         3,300,000         1,000,000   

Net asset value

  $ 54.35       $ 42.26       $ 56.05       $ 37.97       $ 29.42   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price

  $ 54.38       $ 42.25       $ 56.05       $ 37.95       $ 29.43   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

  $ 154,435,729       $ 94,610,217       $ 287,932,387       $ 106,659,733       $ 28,060,276   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Affiliated investments, at cost

  $ 92,468       $ 106,692       $ 237,677       $ 87,876       $ 65,095   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 154,528,197       $ 94,716,909       $ 288,170,064       $ 106,747,609       $ 28,125,371   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(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
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)
 
           
$ 75,358,508       $ 42,854,820       $ 182,638,819       $ 200,965,306       $ 279,191,669   
  106,423         67,058         209,600         80,685         14,014,572   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  75,464,931         42,921,878         182,848,419         201,045,991         293,206,241   
           
  4,739         32,969         36         375,193         15   
          2,270,813                           
  218                 2,566                 22,756   
  3,338         3,333         3,464         3,460           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  75,473,226         45,228,993         182,854,485         201,424,644         293,229,012   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
                                    
           
          2,271,953                           
                  18,250                 13,941,062   
                          290,453           
  18,802         15,815         57,829         71,417         135,929   
  19,473         18,019         16,975         16,480           
  103,187         46,922         138,179         93,178           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  141,462         2,352,709         231,233         471,528         14,076,991   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 75,331,764       $ 42,876,284       $ 182,623,252       $ 200,953,116       $ 279,152,021   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
$ 176,105,134       $ 106,115,200       $ 246,731,649       $ 206,690,078       $ 294,346,432   
  (194,516      43,628         (100,703      748,138         (305,621
  (102,820,628      (65,308,483      (66,272,927      (15,494,523      (17,981,065
  2,241,774         2,025,939         2,265,233         9,009,423         3,092,275   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 75,331,764       $ 42,876,284       $ 182,623,252       $ 200,953,116       $ 279,152,021   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,700,000         950,000         5,050,000         8,000,000         3,650,000   
$ 44.31       $ 45.13       $ 36.16       $ 25.12       $ 76.48   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 44.28       $ 45.13       $ 36.16       $ 25.10       $ 76.44   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 73,116,734       $ 40,828,881       $ 180,373,586       $ 191,955,883       $ 276,099,394   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 106,423       $ 67,058       $ 209,600       $ 80,685       $ 14,014,572   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 73,223,157       $ 40,895,939       $ 180,583,186       $ 192,036,568       $ 290,113,966   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$       $       $ 17,280       $       $ 13,502,145   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended April 30, 2016

 

    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)
     PowerShares
DWA Financial
Momentum
Portfolio (PFI)
 
Investment Income:              

Unaffiliated dividend income

  $ 1,229,967       $ 1,832,764       $ 3,321,088       $ 2,486,933       $ 617,227   

Affiliated dividend income

    128         281         324         271         21,034   

Securities lending income

    2,343                         67,461           

Foreign withholding tax

                            (1,569        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

    1,232,438         1,833,045         3,321,412         2,553,096         638,261   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Expenses:              

Advisory fees

    348,688         925,666         1,218,498         662,794         161,433   

Sub-licensing fees

    39,903         272,420         346,685         220,726         18,914   

Accounting & administration fees

    34,829         40,270         51,002         33,761         34,843   

Professional fees

    29,799         29,297         26,674         36,341         29,450   

Trustees’ and officer’s fees

    8,868         10,801         11,250         10,211         8,306   

Custodian & transfer agent fees

    3,693         4,911         5,427         5,532         3,691   

Other expenses

    16,880         30,637         30,975         31,942         15,384   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

    482,660         1,314,002         1,690,511         1,001,307         272,021   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Waivers

    (64,359      (203,454      (228,582      (199,640      (78,407
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    418,301         1,110,548         1,461,929         801,667         193,614   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    814,137         722,497         1,859,483         1,751,429         444,647   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):              

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investment securities

    (5,977,212      (29,432,392      (20,252,343      (50,910,143      (2,918,844

In-kind redemptions

    2,387,494         10,092,059         23,169,463         3,478,311         1,592,378   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (3,589,718      (19,340,333      2,917,120         (47,431,832      (1,326,466
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    9,952,259         (8,257,723      2,304,927         5,917,263         (271,892
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    6,362,541         (27,598,056      5,222,047         (41,514,569      (1,598,358
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 7,176,678       $ (26,875,559    $ 7,081,530       $ (39,763,140    $ (1,153,711
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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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)
 
           
$ 204,387       $ 993,897       $ 861,241       $ 2,194,477       $ 786,985   
  363         166         243         89         82   
  24,179                 83,066         518         179,636   
                                  (7,068

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  228,929         994,063         944,550         2,195,084         959,635   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
  986,115         460,439         835,456         328,168         1,469,560   
  269,330         47,584         235,615         67,178           
  43,090         35,547         38,919         35,618           
  27,596         26,119         26,138         25,029           
  11,976         9,765         10,370         8,230           
  7,199         4,726         4,707         5,403           
  30,804         18,211         23,143         14,851           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,376,110         602,391         1,174,348         484,477         1,469,560   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (193,107      (50,019      (172,025      (90,759      (87

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,183,003         552,372         1,002,323         393,718         1,469,473   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (954,074      441,691         (57,773      1,801,366         (509,838

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
           
  (48,671,598      (15,407,549      (33,801,003      (1,960,344      (7,241,009
  (10,142,862      9,325,147         7,554,182         6,614,636         21,043,433   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (58,814,460      (6,082,402      (26,246,821      4,654,292         13,802,424   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (13,159,154      (4,408,769      (4,839,493      6,605,206         (6,067,975

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (71,973,614      (10,491,171      (31,086,314      11,259,498         7,734,449   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ (72,927,688    $ (10,049,480    $ (31,144,087    $ 13,060,864       $ 7,224,611   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares DWA Basic
Materials Momentum
Portfolio (PYZ)
     PowerShares DWA Consumer
Cyclicals Momentum
Portfolio (PEZ)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income

  $ 814,137       $ 755,357       $ 722,497       $ 386,759   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (3,589,718      2,751,766         (19,340,333      (264,880

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    9,952,259         (2,563,405      (8,257,723      8,042,533   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,176,678         943,718         (26,875,559      8,164,412   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

    (869,950      (881,072      (507,462      (352,829
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    118,077,520         64,480,821         242,968,038         74,536,962   

Value of shares repurchased

    (33,968,926      (80,651,397      (219,083,505      (31,639,305
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    84,108,594         (16,170,576      23,884,533         42,897,657   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    90,415,322         (16,107,930      (3,498,488      50,709,240   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    78,082,098         94,190,028         96,462,883         45,753,643   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 168,497,420       $ 78,082,098       $ 92,964,395       $ 96,462,883   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income at end of year

  $ 118,899       $ 174,712       $ 243,228       $ 28,193   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    2,350,000         1,150,000         5,250,000         1,650,000   

Shares repurchased

    (700,000      (1,500,000      (5,150,000      (700,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    1,450,000         1,800,000         2,100,000         1,150,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    3,100,000         1,450,000         2,200,000         2,100,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Consumer
Staples Momentum
Portfolio (PSL)
     PowerShares DWA Energy
Momentum
Portfolio (PXI)
     PowerShares DWA Financial
Momentum
Portfolio (PFI)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
              
$ 1,859,483       $ 864,493       $ 1,751,429       $ 1,997,316       $ 444,647       $ 471,546   
  2,917,120         (478,875      (47,431,832      (37,737,229      (1,326,466      2,137,855   
  2,304,927         7,201,245         5,917,263         (11,115,391      (271,892      1,494,315   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  7,081,530         7,586,863         (39,763,140      (46,855,304      (1,153,711      4,103,716   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  (1,309,748      (932,548      (2,409,629      (2,298,949      (414,019      (460,625

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  384,038,893         76,936,911         40,220,901         116,145,756         6,051,459         31,087,185   
  (190,454,068      (24,616,231      (55,939,362      (98,254,563      (13,512,339      (32,450,739

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  193,584,825         52,320,680         (15,718,461      17,891,193         (7,460,880      (1,363,554

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  199,356,607         58,974,995         (57,891,230      (31,263,060      (9,028,610      2,279,537   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  97,713,412         38,738,417         183,177,683         214,440,743         38,446,597         36,167,060   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 297,070,019       $ 97,713,412       $ 125,286,453       $ 183,177,683       $ 29,417,987       $ 38,446,597   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 650,671       $ 100,936       $ 140,739       $ 798,939       $ 119,151       $ 88,523   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  6,850,000         1,500,000         1,100,000         1,950,000         200,000         1,000,000   
  (3,450,000      (500,000      (1,500,000      (1,800,000      (450,000      (1,050,000
  1,900,000         900,000         3,700,000         3,550,000         1,250,000         1,300,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  5,300,000         1,900,000         3,300,000         3,700,000         1,000,000         1,250,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

For the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

    PowerShares DWA Healthcare
Momentum Portfolio (PTH)
     PowerShares DWA Industrials
Momentum Portfolio (PRN)
 
    2016      2015      2016      2015  
Operations:           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (954,074    $ (448,437    $ 441,691       $ 458,986   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (58,814,460      4,983,141         (6,082,402      (8,931,976

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (13,159,154      19,902,877         (4,408,769      8,773,867   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (72,927,688      24,437,581         (10,049,480      300,877   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions to Shareholders from:           

Net investment income

                    (525,854      (407,957
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shareholder Transactions:           

Proceeds from shares sold

    169,070,157         161,411,849         64,488,214         48,061,097   

Value of shares repurchased

    (199,613,152      (113,607,415      (123,450,417      (105,162,426
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

    (30,542,995      47,804,434         (58,962,203      (57,101,329
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (103,470,683      72,242,015         (69,537,537      (57,208,409
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Assets:           

Beginning of year

    178,802,447         106,560,432         112,413,821         169,622,230   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 75,331,764       $ 178,802,447       $ 42,876,284       $ 112,413,821   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of year

  $ (194,516    $ (267,356    $ 43,628       $ 127,791   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Shares Outstanding:           

Shares sold

    2,800,000         2,900,000         1,400,000         1,000,000   

Shares repurchased

    (4,200,000      (2,150,000      (2,850,000      (2,250,000

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    3,100,000         2,350,000         2,400,000         3,650,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    1,700,000         3,100,000         950,000         2,400,000   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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PowerShares DWA Technology
Momentum Portfolio (PTF)
     PowerShares DWA Utilities
Momentum Portfolio (PUI)
     PowerShares NASDAQ Internet
Portfolio (PNQI)
 
2016      2015      2016      2015      2016      2015  
              
$ (57,773    $ 281,613       $ 1,801,366       $ 1,020,174       $ (509,838    $ (877,964
  (26,246,821      3,128,715         4,654,292         2,356,747         13,802,424         23,157,779   
  (4,839,493      10,043,793         6,605,206         (2,176,606      (6,067,975      20,785,790   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (31,144,087      13,454,121         13,060,864         1,200,315         7,224,611         43,065,605   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
          (406,069      (1,178,184      (982,578                

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  288,451,357         48,504,403         198,194,423         11,737,939         136,066,781         65,104,807   
  (139,271,747      (50,489,939      (44,017,408      (18,663,468      (80,990,297      (180,947,163

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  149,179,610         (1,985,536      154,177,015         (6,925,529      55,076,484         (115,842,356

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  118,035,523         11,062,516         166,059,695         (6,707,792      62,301,095         (72,776,751

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  64,587,729         53,525,213         34,893,421         41,601,213         216,850,926         289,627,677   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $182,623,252       $ 64,587,729       $ 200,953,116       $ 34,893,421       $ 279,152,021       $ 216,850,926   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ (100,703    $ (45,530    $ 748,138       $ 124,956       $ (305,621    $ (305,444

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              
  7,050,000         1,250,000         8,250,000         500,000         1,750,000         950,000   
  (3,600,000      (1,300,000      (1,800,000      (800,000      (1,100,000      (2,650,000
  1,600,000         1,650,000         1,550,000         1,850,000         3,000,000         4,700,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  5,050,000         1,600,000         8,000,000         1,550,000         3,650,000         3,000,000   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   53.85       $ 52.33       $ 43.38       $ 38.24      $ 40.66  

Net investment income(a)

    0.58         0.43         0.51         0.63         0.47   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.59         1.57         8.95         5.16         (2.46

Total from investment operations

    1.17         2.00         9.46         5.79        (1.99 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.67      (0.48      (0.51      (0.65      (0.43

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 54.35       $ 53.85       $ 52.33       $ 43.38      $ 38.24  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 54.38       $ 53.80       $ 52.31       $ 43.29      $ 38.20  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     2.32      3.82      21.97      15.37      (4.76 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     2.47      3.77      22.18      15.26      (4.88 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 168,497       $ 78,082       $ 94,190       $ 80,253       $ 66,924   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60      0.60      0.64      0.65      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.69      0.69      0.68      0.72      0.76

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.17      0.79      1.08      1.59      1.33

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    96      80      158      63      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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   45.93      $ 39.79       $ 34.19       $ 29.90      $ 27.54  

Net investment income(a)

    0.17        0.27         0.17         0.39         0.18   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (3.71     6.06         5.63         4.24         2.37   

Total from investment operations

    (3.54     6.33         5.80         4.63        2.55  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.13     (0.19      (0.20      (0.34      (0.19

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 42.26      $ 45.93       $ 39.79       $ 34.19      $ 29.90  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 42.25      $ 45.93       $ 39.74       $ 34.16      $ 29.89  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (7.73 )%      15.91      16.97      15.67      9.41
Market Price Total Return(c)     (7.76 )%      16.06      16.93      15.60      9.41
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 92,964      $ 96,463       $ 45,754       $ 23,933       $ 19,437   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60      0.64      0.65      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.71     0.81      0.91      0.93      1.19

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.39     0.63      0.42      1.29      0.69

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    139     114      236      130      88

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 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 DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   51.43       $ 43.04      $ 39.69       $ 32.61      $ 31.36  

Net investment income(a)

    0.43         0.76 (b)      0.66         0.66         0.48   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    4.54         8.37        3.26         7.13         1.22   

Total from investment operations

    4.97         9.13        3.92         7.79        1.70  

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.35      (0.74     (0.57      (0.71      (0.45

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 56.05       $ 51.43      $ 43.04       $ 39.69      $ 32.61  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 56.05       $ 51.43      $ 43.03       $ 39.67      $ 32.60  
Net Asset Value Total Return(d)     9.67      21.28     9.93      24.29      5.53
Market Price Total Return(d)     9.67      21.31     9.97      24.27      5.47
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 297,070       $ 97,713      $ 38,738       $ 37,708       $ 39,131   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60      0.60     0.64      0.65      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.69      0.78     0.79      0.82      0.89

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.76      1.54 %(b)      1.56      1.94      1.54

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    113      83     175      57      35

 

(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 received of $5.77 per share owned of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. on January 28, 2015. Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding the significant dividend are $0.28 and 0.55%, 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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   49.51      $ 60.41      $ 48.39       $ 40.45      $ 44.63  

Net investment income(a)

    0.51        0.53        0.34         0.47         0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (11.39     (10.82     12.01         8.13         (4.15

Total from investment operations

    (10.88     (10.29     12.35         8.60        (3.94 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.66     (0.61     (0.33      (0.66      (0.24

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 37.97      $ 49.51      $ 60.41       $ 48.39      $ 40.45  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 37.95      $ 49.51      $ 60.37       $ 48.36      $ 40.47  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (22.01 )%      (17.08 )%      25.66      21.48      (8.79 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (22.05 )%      (17.02 )%      25.66      21.35      (8.78 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 125,286      $ 183,178      $ 214,441       $ 137,916       $ 141,562   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60     0.64      0.66      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.76     0.74     0.64      0.69      0.66

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.32     0.97     0.65      1.10      0.54

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    119     109     198      80      107

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 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 DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   30.76      $ 27.82      $ 23.92      $ 20.08     $ 20.45  

Net investment income(a)

    0.42        0.37        0.32        0.35        0.25   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.37     2.92        3.93        3.83        (0.42

Total from investment operations

    (0.95     3.29        4.25        4.18       (0.17 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (0.39     (0.35     (0.35     (0.34     (0.20

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 29.42      $ 30.76      $ 27.82      $ 23.92     $ 20.08  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 29.43      $ 30.76      $ 27.79      $ 23.90     $ 20.07  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (3.11 )%      11.84     17.89     21.07     (0.66 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (3.08 )%      11.96     17.86     21.03     (0.66 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

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

  $ 29,418      $ 38,447      $ 36,167      $ 20,330      $ 18,071   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60 %(d)      0.64 %(d)      0.66 %(d)      0.65 %(d) 

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.84     0.85 %(d)      0.91 %(d)      1.10 %(d)      1.21 %(d) 

Net investment income, after Waivers

    1.38     1.24     1.20     1.66     1.33

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    119     115     232     118     102

 

(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 companies’ 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 investment companies the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated investment companies’ expenses that the Fund bears indirectly is included in the Fund’s total return.
(e)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 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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PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:            

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   57.68      $ 45.34      $ 38.76       $ 32.29      $ 31.41  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.27     (0.20     0.00 (b)       0.43         0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (13.10     12.54        6.73         6.39         0.86   

Total from investment operations

    (13.37     12.34        6.73         6.82        0.88  

Distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

                  (0.15      (0.35        

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 44.31      $ 57.68      $ 45.34       $ 38.76      $ 32.29  

Market price at end of year(c)

  $ 44.28      $ 57.64      $ 45.34       $ 38.69      $ 32.30  
Net Asset Value Total Return(d)     (23.18 )%      27.22     17.41      21.31      2.80
Market Price Total Return(d)     (23.18 )%      27.13     17.62      21.06      2.74
Ratios/Supplemental Data:            

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

  $ 75,332      $ 178,802      $ 106,560       $ 60,071       $ 37,134   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60     0.64      0.65      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.70     0.68     0.68      0.74      0.82

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    (0.48 )%      (0.38 )%      0.01      1.26      0.05

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    200     151     278      93      99

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   46.84      $ 46.47       $ 36.74       $ 30.02      $ 32.47  

Net investment income(a)

    0.22        0.17         0.19         0.52         0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.73     0.35         9.72         6.89         (2.48

Total from investment operations

    (1.51     0.52         9.91         7.41        (2.26 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.15      (0.18      (0.65      (0.19

Return of capital

                           (0.04        

Total distributions

    (0.20     (0.15      (0.18      (0.69 )      (0.19 )

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 45.13      $ 46.84       $ 46.47       $ 36.74      $ 30.02  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 45.13      $ 46.85       $ 46.43       $ 36.72      $ 30.00  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (3.24 )%      1.12      27.01      25.18      (6.91 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (3.26 )%      1.23      26.97      25.19      (7.00 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 42,876      $ 112,414       $ 169,622       $ 38,573       $ 30,017   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60      0.63      0.65      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.65     0.64      0.66      0.92      0.80

Net investment income, after Waivers

    0.48     0.36      0.43      1.65      0.77

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    122     121      285      116      129

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 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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PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:             

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   40.37      $ 32.44       $ 29.14       $ 27.29      $ 27.66  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     0.17         0.04         0.17         0.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (4.20     8.02         3.32         1.88         (0.38

Total from investment operations

    (4.21     8.19         3.36         2.05        (0.37 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

           (0.26      (0.06      (0.20        

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 36.16      $ 40.37       $ 32.44       $ 29.14      $ 27.29  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 36.16      $ 40.36       $ 32.45       $ 29.06      $ 27.28  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     (10.43 )%      25.29      11.52      7.59      (1.34 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     (10.41 )%      25.22      11.86      7.34      (1.34 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:             

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

  $ 182,623      $ 64,588       $ 53,525       $ 32,053       $ 31,387   

Ratio to average net assets of:

            

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60     0.60      0.64      0.65      0.65

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.70     0.77      0.80      0.89      0.94

Net investment income (loss), after Waivers

    (0.03 )%      0.46      0.13      0.63      0.03

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    159     157      263      95      108

 

(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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 includes the value of securities purchased and sold in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings due to the underlying index change.

PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016      2015      2014      2013      2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:              

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   22.51       $ 22.49       $ 19.82       $ 16.69      $ 17.12  

Net investment income(a)

    0.64         0.57         0.47         0.45         0.41   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    2.60         (0.01      2.68         3.14         (0.38

Total from investment operations

    3.24         0.56         3.15         3.59        0.03  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

    (0.63      (0.54      (0.48      (0.46      (0.46

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 25.12       $ 22.51       $ 22.49       $ 19.82      $ 16.69  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 25.10       $ 22.50       $ 22.47       $ 19.79      $ 16.66  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     14.86      2.48      16.27      21.90      0.26
Market Price Total Return(c)     14.81      2.53      16.35      21.94      0.02
Ratios/Supplemental Data:              

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

  $ 200,953       $ 34,893       $ 41,601       $ 42,604       $ 43,393   

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, after Waivers

    0.60      0.60      0.63      0.63      0.63

Expenses, prior to Waivers

    0.74      0.80      0.77      0.81      0.77

Net investment income, after Waivers

    2.74      2.49      2.31      2.54      2.45

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    91      47      131      48      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 returns calculated for a period of less than one year are not annualized.
(d)  Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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 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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PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
Per Share Operating Performance:          

Net asset value at beginning of year

  $   72.28      $ 61.62      $ 46.09      $ 41.08     $ 41.37  

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.16     (0.21     (0.27     (0.01     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    4.36        10.87        15.80        5.04        (0.21

Total from investment operations

    4.20        10.66        15.53        5.03       (0.29 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

                         (0.02       

Net asset value at end of year

  $ 76.48      $ 72.28      $ 61.62      $ 46.09     $ 41.08  

Market price at end of year(b)

  $ 76.44      $ 72.26      $ 61.51      $ 46.08     $ 41.08  
Net Asset Value Total Return(c)     5.81     17.30     33.70     12.26     (0.70 )% 
Market Price Total Return(c)     5.79     17.48     33.48     12.23     (0.77 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          

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

  $ 279,152      $ 216,851      $ 289,628      $ 64,525      $ 63,678   

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.21 )%      (0.31 )%      (0.42 )%      (0.02 )%      (0.22 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

    27     31     21     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 for periods less than one year, if applicable, 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, 2016

 

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, 2016, the Trust offered fifty-three portfolios. This report includes the following portfolios:

 

Full Name

  

Short Name

PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio (PYZ)    “DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)    “DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)    “DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)    “DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)    “DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)    “DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)    “DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)    “DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio”
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)    “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 price of each Share 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 principally 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    Dorsey Wright® Basic Materials Technical Leaders Index
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Consumer Cyclicals Technical Leaders Index
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Consumer Staples Technical Leaders Index
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Energy Technical Leaders Index
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Financials Technical Leaders Index
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Healthcare Technical Leaders Index
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Industrials Technical Leaders Index
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Technology Technical Leaders Index
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright® Utilities Technical Leaders Index
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio    NASDAQ Internet IndexSM

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. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements.

 

 

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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 asked 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 asked 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/asked 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 Fund 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 that a Fund holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund invests. 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 will 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.

Momentum Investing Risk. Each Fund (except NASDAQ Internet Portfolio) employs a “momentum” style of investing that is subject to the risk that the securities may be more volatile than the market as a whole, or that the returns on securities that have previously exhibited price momentum are less than returns on other styles of investing. Momentum can turn quickly, and stocks that previously exhibited high momentum may not experience continued positive momentum. In addition, there may be periods when the momentum style of investing is out of favor and therefore, the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

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.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Funds may engage in frequent trading of their portfolio securities in connection with the rebalancing or adjustment of their respective Underlying Index. A portfolio turnover rate of 200%, for example, is equivalent to a Fund buying and selling all of its securities two times during the course of a year. A high portfolio turnover rate (such as 100% or more) could result in high brokerage costs for a Fund. While a high portfolio turnover rate can result in an increase in taxable capital gain distributions to a Fund’s shareholders, each Fund will seek to utilize an in-kind creation and redemption mechanism to minimize realization of capital gains to the extent possible.

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.

 

 

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Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These 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.

The Funds may periodically participate in litigation related to each Fund’s investments. As such, the Funds may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statements of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

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

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of each Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce each Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between each Fund and the Adviser.

E. Country Determination

For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the Adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

F. 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 own 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, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, litigation expenses and other 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.

 

 

 

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G. 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 year-end.

H. Securities Lending

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio, DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio, DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio, DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio, DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio and NASDAQ Internet 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% (105% for international securities) 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 Schedules of Investments. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. 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. When loaning securities, each Fund retains certain benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to each 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. The securities loaned are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or each Fund. Upon termination, the borrower will return to each Fund the securities loaned and each Fund will return the collateral. 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. Each Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral and the securities may lose value during the delay which could result in potential losses to each Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each 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, if any, is shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund, 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. Pursuant to that Investment Advisory Agreement, 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, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses.

The Trust also has entered into an Amended and Restated Excess Expense Agreement (the “Expense Agreement”) with the Adviser on behalf of each Fund (except NASDAQ Internet Portfolio), 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 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, 2017. Offering costs excluded from the Expense Cap for each Fund 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, 2017. During its term, the Expense Agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the Expense Cap without approval of the Board of Trustees.

Further, through August 31, 2018, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of each 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. This agreement is not subject to recapture by the Adviser.

 

 

 

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For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the Adviser waived fees and/or paid Fund expenses for each Fund in the following amounts:

 

DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 64,359   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      203,454   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      228,582   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      199,640   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      78,407   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      193,107   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      50,019   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      172,025   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      90,759   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      87   

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, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Total
Potential
Recapture
Amounts
     Potential Recapture Amounts
Expiring
 
      4/30/17      4/30/18      4/30/19  
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 179,420       $ 32,772       $ 82,414       $ 64,234   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      402,883         72,285         127,393         203,205   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      388,939         58,654         101,972         228,313   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      489,376                 290,036         199,340   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      242,360         69,854         94,203         78,303   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      319,702         38,353         88,576         192,773   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      128,809         30,573         48,372         49,864   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      336,365         60,072         104,492         171,801   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      227,744         53,817         83,252         90,675   

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”):

 

Full Name

  

Licensor

DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio    Dorsey Wright & Associates, LLC
NASDAQ Internet 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 (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.

 

 

 

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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. Investments in Affiliates

The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. and therefore, Invesco Ltd. is considered to be affiliated with the Funds. The table below shows DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investment in affiliates for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio

 

     Value
April 30, 2015
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Value
April 30, 2016
     Dividend
Income
 
Invesco Ltd.*    $ 1,114,653       $ 151,012       $ (1,067,391    $ (137,392    $ (60,882    $ —         $ 20,926   

 

* At April 30, 2016, this security was no longer held.

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 a 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, 2016, all of the securities in each Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedules 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  
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio            

Equity Securities

   $ 75,449,983       $       $ 14,948       $ 75,464,931   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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, 2016 and 2015:

 

     2016      2015  
     Ordinary
Income
     Ordinary
Income
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 869,950       $ 881,072   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      507,462         352,829   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      1,309,748         932,548   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      2,409,629         2,298,949   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      414,019         460,625   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      525,854         407,957   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio              406,069   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      1,178,184         982,578   

 

 

 

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Tax Components of Net Assets at Fiscal Year-End:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Temporary
Book/Tax
Differences
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)—
Investment
Securities
    Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Late-Year
Ordinary/
Post-October
Deferrals*
    Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
    Total Net
Assets
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio   $ 135,562      $ (16,663   $ 13,913,609      $ (30,559,651   $ (1,704,171   $ 186,728,734      $ 168,497,420   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio     258,457        (15,229     (1,722,133     (18,056,833     (22,875,722     135,375,855        92,964,395   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio     666,753        (16,082     8,592,315        (12,374,655     (16,912,749     317,114,437        297,070,019   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio     159,900        (19,161     18,353,845        (91,974,865     (24,926,596     223,693,330        125,286,453   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio     133,680        (14,529     1,312,756        (12,264,300     (1,979,992     42,230,372        29,417,987   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio**            (18,703     2,206,231        (75,777,891     (27,183,007     176,105,134        75,331,764   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio     60,696        (17,068     1,980,814        (63,482,749     (1,780,609     106,115,200        42,876,284   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio**            (15,924     2,247,571        (39,768,409     (26,571,635     246,731,649        182,623,252   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio     763,759        (15,621     8,981,792        (14,801,838     (665,054     206,690,078        200,953,116   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio**                   (1,114,049     (9,015,418     (5,064,944     294,346,432        279,152,021   

 

* 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 $175,813, $84,779 and $262,542, and Post-October Capital Losses of $27,007,194, $26,486,856 and $4,802,402, respectively.

Capital loss carryforwards are calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforwards 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 eight 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 carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The following table presents available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates for each Fund as of April 30, 2016:

 

                      Post-effective/no
expiration
             
    2017     2018     2019     Short-Term     Long-Term     Total*     Expired  
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio   $ 3,783,798      $ 4,534,904      $ 2,521,492      $ 18,863,599      $ 855,858      $ 30,559,651      $ 205,528   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio     1,993,654               2,042,056        14,021,123               18,056,833        1,246,058   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio     2,156,980        3,935,363        1,180,566        5,101,746               12,374,655        562,037   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio     2,869,667        3,914,682        1,167,692        78,949,662        5,073,162        91,974,865        880,885   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio     1,821,971        4,413,894        1,979,006        4,049,429               12,264,300        614,940   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio     17,890,879        18,737,951        2,739,963        36,409,098               75,777,891        2,234,184   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio     6,525,387        21,245,288        2,746,746        32,845,118        120,210        63,482,749        1,476,057   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio     8,220,697        7,658,564        3,016,840        20,810,078        62,230        39,768,409        2,465,875   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio     1,366,073        5,885,935        874,386        5,215,594        1,459,850        14,801,838        2,124,736   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio            3,360        74,863        4,699,286        4,237,909        9,015,418          

 

* Capital loss carryforwards as of the date listed above are 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, 2016, the cost of securities purchased and proceeds from sales of securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, money market funds and in-kind transactions, if any) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 69,620,791       $ 69,740,262   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      255,897,207         255,412,487   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      276,118,150         277,120,874   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      161,418,278         162,770,089   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      39,171,018         39,710,666   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      392,052,142         393,195,784   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      113,568,307         113,173,877   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      262,933,680         260,710,833   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      63,938,232         62,910,447   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      67,518,183         68,424,742   

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:

 

     Cost of
Securities
Received
     Value of
Securities
Delivered
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 118,067,489       $ 33,889,082   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      242,962,077         219,342,270   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      383,991,296         188,857,216   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      40,199,452         55,217,368   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      6,043,764         12,838,420   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      168,281,574         198,702,927   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      64,457,006         123,943,592   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      286,254,485         139,314,733   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      198,136,172         44,276,839   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      136,082,068         80,562,441   

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

At April 30, 2016, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Cost  
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $ 14,478,029       $ (564,420    $ 13,913,609       $ 154,647,839   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio      3,083,387         (4,805,520      (1,722,133      94,805,012   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio      15,000,321         (6,408,006      8,592,315         288,689,785   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio      20,788,946         (2,435,101      18,353,845         106,957,624   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio      1,861,103         (548,347      1,312,756         28,146,380   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      4,205,262         (1,999,031      2,206,231         73,258,700   
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio      2,494,636         (513,822      1,980,814         40,941,064   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      7,904,836         (5,657,265      2,247,571         180,600,848   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio      10,282,600         (1,300,808      8,981,792         192,064,199   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      31,583,068         (32,697,117      (1,114,049      294,320,290   

 

 

 

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Note 8. Reclassification of Permanent Differences

Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of in-kind transactions and expired capital loss carryforwards on April 30, 2016, 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, 2016, the reclassifications were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Shares of
Beneficial
Interest
 
DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio    $       $ (2,009,029    $ 2,009,029   
DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio              (8,708,123      8,708,123   
DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio              (21,678,678      21,678,678   
DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio              (2,218,398      2,218,398   
DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio              (944,338      944,338   
DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio      1,026,914         13,351,597         (14,378,511
DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio              (7,649,970      7,649,970   
DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio      2,600         (4,962,196      4,959,596   
DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio              (4,456,166      4,456,166   
NASDAQ Internet Portfolio      509,661         (19,237,723      18,728,062   

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 an Officer of the Trust. 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” 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 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 principally 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 the Trust’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, 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 Technology Momentum Portfolio, PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum 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, 2016, 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, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmations of security purchases have not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

June 23, 2016

 

 

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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, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, litigation expenses and other extraordinary 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, 2016.

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, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    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      $ 1,083.85        0.60   $ 3.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio (PEZ)        

Actual

    1,000.00        907.74        0.60        2.85   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio (PSL)        

Actual

    1,000.00        990.91        0.60        2.97   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio (PXI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        966.15        0.60        2.93   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio (PFI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        955.53        0.60        2.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH)        

Actual

    1,000.00        806.09        0.60        2.69   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   

 

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period(1)
 
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN)        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 998.37        0.60 %     $ 2.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio (PTF)        

Actual

    1,000.00        876.19        0.60        2.80   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (PUI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        1,136.28        0.60        3.19   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   
PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio (PNQI)        

Actual

    1,000.00        969.92        0.60        2.94   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1,000.00        1,021.88        0.60        3.02   

 

(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, 2016. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by 182/366. 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, 2016:

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
  Dividends-Received
Deduction*
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio        81 %       80 %
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio        0 %       0 %
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio        0 %       0 %
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio        100 %       100 %
PowerShares 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 Trustees 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 a Trustee are shown below.

The Trustees and officers information is current as of April 30, 2016.

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth 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
   Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and 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).    124    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 (2010-2016); 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.    124    None
Marc M. Kole—1960
c/o Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Chairman of the Audit Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2008; and Trustee since 2006    Senior Director of Finance, By The Hand Club for Kids (2015-Present); formerly: Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network (social services) (2008-2012); Assistant Vice President and Controller, Priority Health (health insurance) (2005-2008); Senior Vice President of Finance, United Healthcare (2004-2005); Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Oxford Health Plans (2000-2004); Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (1996-2000).    124    None
Yung Bong Lim—1964
c/o Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC
3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
   Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee and Trustee    Chairman of the Investment Oversight Committee since 2014; Trustee since 2013    Managing Partner, Residential Dynamics Group LLC (2008-Present); formerly, Managing Director, Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. (1999-2007).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth 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
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).    124    None
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).    124    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 and Chief Executive Officer, Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd. (2010-Present); formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Financial Shares, Inc. and Community Bank—Wheaton/Glen Ellyn (subsidiary) (2013-2015); 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).    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the “Fund Family” consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

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

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth of Non-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
Non-Independent
Trustee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Non-Independent
Trustees 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. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, Invesco Finance PLC, 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., IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Asset Management (Bermuda) Ltd.; Manager, Horizon Flight Works LLC; Director and Secretary, IVZ Bahamas Private Limited; formerly, Director, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., 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.    124    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 (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser. At April 30, 2016, the Fund Complex consisted of the Trust’s 53 portfolios and four other exchange-traded fund trusts with 71 portfolios advised by the Adviser.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

 

Name, Address and Year of
Birth of Executive Officers
   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

  

President and Principal

Executive Officer

   Since 2015    President and Principal Executive Officer, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2015-Present); Chief Executive Officer (2016-Present) and Managing Director (2013-Present), Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-2015) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-2015); 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, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global ETF Administration, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2011-Present); Principal Financial and Accounting Officer – Investment Pools, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); 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).

Peter Hubbard—1981

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

3500 Lacey Road,

Suite 700

Downers Grove, IL 60515

   Vice President    Since 2009    Vice President, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2010-Present); formerly, Vice President of Portfolio Management, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2008-2010); 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).

Christopher Joe—1969

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046-1173

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2012    Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2015-Present); Chief Compliance Officer of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC (registered investment adviser) (2010–2013), U.S. Compliance Director, Invesco, Ltd. (2006-2014) and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2014-2015).

 

* This is the period for which the Officers 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 Year of
Birth of Executive Officers
   Position(s)
Held
with Trust
   Length of
Time
Served*
   Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years

Sheri Morris—1964

Invesco Management Group, Inc.

11 Greenway Plaza,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77046

   Vice President    Since 2012    President, Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer, The Invesco Funds (2016-Present); 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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2012-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); formerly, Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds (2008-2016); 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 (2011-2013); 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.

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2011-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Legal (2010-Present) and Secretary (2015-Present), 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).

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, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (2013-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds Services, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC (2013-Present).

David Warren—1957

Invesco Canada Ltd.

5140 Yonge Street,

Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7

   Vice President    Since 2009    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 (2009-Present) and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust (2014-Present); Managing Director—Chief Administrative Officer, Americas, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (2009-Present); Director, 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.); Chief Administrative Officer, North American Retail, Invesco Ltd. (2007-Present); Director, Invesco Corporate Class Inc. (2014-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Feeder GP Ltd. (2015-Present); Director, Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (2002-Present); Director, Invesco Financial Services Ltd. / Services Financiers Invesco Ltée and Trimark Investments Ltd./Placements Trimark Ltée (2014-Present); Director, Invesco IP Holdings (Canada) Ltd. (2016-Present); Director, Invesco Global Direct Real Estate GP Ltd. (2015-Present); formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Inc. (2009-2015); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Invesco Canada Ltd. (formerly, Invesco Trimark Ltd.) (2000-2011).

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 period for which the Officers 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 14, 2016, 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 AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares CleantechTM 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 Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio

PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio

PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares International Dividend AchieversTM Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio

PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio

PowerShares S&P 500® 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and/or oversight of execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Trustees also reviewed information on the performance of the Funds and their underlying indexes for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2015, 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 certain Funds and their underlying indexes. In reviewing the tracking error reports, 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 applicable period the correlation and tracking error for

 

 

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each Fund was within the targeted range set forth in the Trust’s registration statement and 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 (non-ETF) 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 AchieversTM 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 Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio;

 

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

 

    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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth, Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio and PowerShares S&P 500® Quality Portfolio; and

 

    0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each of PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio (The net advisory fees, after giving effect to the Expense Caps below, were 0.01%, -0.05% and -0.39% and, respectively, for PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight 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, 2017, 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 Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio, PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure 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® Quality Portfolio;

 

    0.25%, excluding interest expenses, offering costs, brokerage commissions and other trading expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses for PowerShares Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio, PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio and PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio;

 

 

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    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 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; 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 the advisory fees for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median advisory fees of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the advisory fees for all of the Funds were lower than the median advisory fees of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median*
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio          X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio          X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

 

* The information provided by the Adviser indicated that certain Funds did not have open-end index fund peers. Those Funds have been designated with an “N/A” for not available.

The Trustees determined that the advisory fees were reasonable, noting the nature of the indexes, the distinguishing factors of the Funds, and the administrative, operational and management oversight costs for the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the net expense ratios for certain Funds were equal to or lower than the median net expense ratios of their ETF and open-end index peer funds as illustrated in the table below. The Trustees also noted that the net expense ratios for all of the Funds were lower than the median net expense ratios of their open-end actively-managed peer funds.

 

PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio          X
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio          X
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Consumer Staples Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Financial Momentum Portfolio          X

 

 

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PowerShares Fund

   Equal to/Lower
than ETF Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Index Fund
Median
   Equal to/Lower
than Open-End
Active Fund
Median
PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares DWA Technology Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Biotechnology & Genome Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio          X
PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio          X
PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Top 200 Pure Value Portfolio          X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Growth Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell Midcap Pure Value Portfolio    X       X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Growth Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Russell 2000 Pure Value Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio       N/A    X
PowerShares Golden Dragon China Portfolio    X    N/A    X
PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio       X    X
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares S&P 500 Quality Portfolio    X    X    X
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio          X
PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio          X

 

 

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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 overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser 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 Cap agreed to by the Adviser. 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.

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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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At a meeting held on April 14, 2016, 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 for each Fund, (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.

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 and their underlying indexes 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, 2015, 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. 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 net expense ratios of comparable exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end (non-ETF) index funds and open-end (non-ETF) 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 serve as an investment adviser 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 net expense ratio was higher than the median net expense ratios of its ETF peer funds and open-end index peer funds, but was lower than the median net expense ratio of its open-end actively-managed peer funds. The Trustees noted that PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio’s net expense ratio was lower than the median net expense ratios of its ETF peer funds and open-end actively-managed peer funds, but was higher than the median net expense ratio of its open-end index peer funds. The Trustees noted that each Fund’s advisory fee was reasonable because of the nature 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 Adviser on its overall profitability as well as the estimated profitability to the Adviser from its relationship to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that the overall and estimated profitability to the Adviser was not unreasonable.

 

 

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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. No single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis.

 

 

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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, 2016.

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 2016

  

(e)(2)

Percentage of
Services Approved
for fiscal year end
2016 Pursuant to
Waiver of Pre-
Approval
Requirement(1)

  Fees Billed by
PwC for Services
Rendered to the
Registrant for
fiscal year end
2015
  

(e)(2)

Percentage of
Services Approved

for fiscal year end
2015 Pursuant to
Waiver of Pre-
Approval
Requirement(1)

Audit Fees

   $    755,425    N/A   $    702,453    N/A

Audit-Related Fees

   $   0    0%   $   0    0%

Tax Fees(2)

   $    420,560    0%   $    400,749    0%

All Other Fees

   $   0    0%   $   0    0%

Total Fees

   $    1,175,985    0%   $    1,103,202    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, 2016 include fees billed for reviewing tax returns, 2015 excise tax returns and excise tax distributions calculations . Tax fees for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015 included fees billed for reviewing tax returns, 2014 excise tax returns and excise tax distribution calculations.

Fees Billed by PwC Related to PowerShares and PowerShares Affiliates

PwC billed PowerShares Capital Management LLC (“PowerShares”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with PowerShares that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“ Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to PowerShares and Affiliates for the last two fiscal years as follows:

    

Fees Billed for Non-

Audit Services

Rendered to

PowerShares and
Affiliates for fiscal

year end 2016 That

Were Required

to be Pre-Approved

by the Registrant’s

Audit Committee

  

(e)(2)

Percentage of Fees

Billed Applicable to

Non-Audit Services

Provided for fiscal year

end 2016 Pursuant to

Waiver of Pre-

Approval

Requirement(1)

  

Fees Billed for Non-

Audit Services

Rendered to

PowerShares and

Affiliates for fiscal

year end 2015 That

Were Required

to be Pre-Approved

by the Registrant’s

Audit Committee

  

(e)(2)

Percentage of Fees

Billed Applicable to

Non-Audit Services

Provided for fiscal year

end 2015 Pursuant to

Waiver of Pre-

Approval

Requirement(1)

Audit-Related Fees

   $   634,963    0%    $574,000    0%

Tax Fees

   $               0    0%    $            0    0%

All Other Fees

   $3,750,000    0%    $            0    0%

Total Fees(2)

   $4,384,963    0%    $574,000    0%

 

 

 

(1) With respect to 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, PowerShares and PowerShares Affiliates to PwC during a fiscal year; 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) Audit-Related fees for the year end 2016 include fees billed related to reviewing controls at a service organization. Audit-Related fees for the year end 2015 include fees billed related to reviewing controls at a service organization.

All other fees for the year end 2016 include fees billed related to reviewing operating effectiveness of strategic projects.


(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”)

Adopted June 26, 2009, amended March 12, 2015

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. 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 $420,560 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 and $400,749 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015 for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.

Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PwC billed PowerShares and Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $8,160,000 for the fiscal year ended 2016, and $4,660,000 for the fiscal year ended 2015, for non-audit services rendered to PowerShares and Affiliates.

(h) The above information shows the amount of fees that PwC billed during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that PwC provided to PowerShares and Affiliates that related directly to the Registrant’s operations or financial reporting. The Audit Committee also received information from PwC about any non-audit services that PwC rendered during the Registrant’s last fiscal year to PowerShares and Affiliates that were not required to be preapproved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee considered this information in evaluating PwC’s independence.

In addition, PwC, the Independent Accountant to the Registrant, has advised the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Registrant (the “Audit Committee”) that it identified an issue related to its independence under
Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (referred to as the “Loan Rule”). The Loan Rule prohibits accounting firms, such as PwC, from being deemed independent if they have certain financial relationships with their audit clients or certain affiliates of those clients.

Specifically, the Loan Rule provides, in relevant part, that an accounting firm is not independent if it receives a loan from an audit client or it receives a loan from a lender that is a “record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the audit client’s equity securities.” Pursuant to the SEC’s interpretation of the Loan Rule, some of PwC’s relationships with lenders who also own shares of one or more funds within the Invesco investment company complex may implicate the Loan Rule.

However, after evaluating the facts and circumstances related to its lending relationships, PwC informed the Audit Committee that
(1) PwC’s ability to exercise objective and impartial judgment with respect to its audits of the Registrant’s financial statements was not, and will not be, impaired; (2) a reasonable investor with knowledge of all relevant facts and circumstances would reach the same conclusion; and (3) PwC’s independence was not impaired and that it remained independent in conducting its audit of the Registrant’s financial statements. PwC informed the Audit Committee that its conclusion was based on a number of factors, including, among others, PwC’s belief that the lenders have no influence over the investment adviser to the Registrant, or the Registrant, and that the individuals at PwC who arranged the lending relationships have no oversight of, or ability to influence, the individuals at PwC who conducted the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements.

On June 20, 2016, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a “no-action” letter confirming that it would not recommend that the SEC commence enforcement action against a fund that relied on audit services performed by an audit firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. The circumstances described in the no-action letter were substantially similar to the circumstances that called into question PwC’s independence under the Loan Rule with respect to the Registrant. PwC has confirmed that it meets the conditions of the no-action relief. The Adviser and the Registrant believe that the Registrant can rely on the relief granted in the no-action letter and continue to issue financial statements that are audited by PwC.

If, in the future, the independence of PwC is called into question under the Loan Rule by circumstances that are not addressed in the no-action letter, the Registrant will need to take other actions for the Registrant’s filings containing financial statements to be compliant with applicable securities laws.

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/ Daniel E. Draper                
Name:   Daniel E. Draper
Title:   President
Date:   July 8, 2016

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/ Daniel E. Draper                
Name:   Daniel E. Draper
Title:   President
Date:   July 8, 2016

 

By:     /s/ Steven Hill                          
Name:   Steven Hill
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   July 8, 2016