Companies

Company Name:: PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Portfolio Benchmark Index: S&P BMI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index Ticker Symbol: EELV Key Points: Related Links: PowerShares Website

Company Name:: PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality ETF Benchmark Index: S&P 500 High Quality Rankings Index Ticker Symbol: SPHQ Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 130 Types of Companies Included: Large and mid-sized companies in the S&P 500 that meet certain fundamental criteria. Some of the fundamentals used in the selection process are: Individual … Read more

Company Name:: PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio Benchmark Index: S&P 500 Low Volatility Index Ticker Symbol: SPLV Approximate Number of Holdings: 100 Types of Companies Included: Large and mid-cap companies in the S&P 500 Index that have demonstrated low volatility over the last year. Sector Weightings: The sector with the most representation (largest weight) … Read more

Company Name:: PowerShares KBW Regional Bank ETF Benchmark Index: KBW Regional Banking Index Ticker Symbol: KBWR Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 50 Types of Stocks Included in this ETF: Publicly traded regional banks and/or thrifts listed on major U.S. exchanges. The majority of the companies within this ETF are classified as small-cap banks. … Read more

Company Name:: PowerShares S&P 500 Downside Hedged Portfolio Benchmark Index: Actively Managed Ticker Symbol: PHDG Strategy: The goal of the ETF is to achieve positive total returns regardless of whether the market is rising or falling. To achieve this objective the ETF employs a quantitative, rules-based strategy that allocates between equity, volatility and cash. Related … Read more

Company Name:: PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio Benchmark Index: CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index Ticker Symbol: PBP ETF Highlights: The index this ETF is based upon is designed to replicate a hypothetical buy-write (covered call) strategy on the S&P 500 index. This strategy consists of holding a long position on the S&P 500 index and … Read more

Company Name:: PowerShares S&P 500 High Beta Portfolio Benchmark Index: S&P 500High Beta Index Ticker Symbol: SPHB Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 100 Types of Companies Included: Large and mid-sized companies in the S&P 500 with the highest beta in the past year. Beta measures the rate of change of a security’s price. … Read more

Company Name:: PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF Benchmark Index: S&P MidCap 400 Low Volatility Index Ticker Symbol: XMLV Approximate Number of Holdings: 80 Types of Companies Included: U.S. mid-cap companies that have demonstrated low volatility over the last year. Sector Weightings: The sector with the most representation (largest weight) historically has been the financial … Read more

Company Name: PRA Health Sciences, Inc.       PRA Health Sciences, Inc. is a contract research organization. The company provides the biotech and pharmaceutical industries with outsourced clinical development services, including Phase I-IV services and embedded and functional outsourcing services. Ticker Symbol: PRAH (NASDAQ) Company Website: http://prahs.com Social Media: PRA Health Sciences Facebook PRA Health Sciences … Read more

Company Name: PRA Group, Inc. PRA Group provides a wide range of debt buying and recovery services including: The company has operations in Canada, Europe and the United States. Ticker Symbol: PRAA (NASDAQ) Company Website: www.pragroup.com Social Media: PRA Group Facebook PRA Group LinkedIn