Name of ETF: PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio
Benchmark Index: Russell 2000 Equal Weight Index
Ticker Symbol: EQWS
Approximate Number of Holdings: 2000
Types of Companies Included: U.S. small-cap companies.
Sector Weightings: The sectors with the most representation (largest weight) have historically been the financial, information technology, industrial, consumer discretionary and health care sectors.
Individual Company Weight: The primary feature of this ETF is that each of the stocks in the index, and hence ETF, are equally weighed. This diversification feature is appealing to certain type of investor who puts an emphasis on true diversification.
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