Name of ETF: Guggenheim S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
Benchmark Index: S&P 500 Pure Value Index
Ticker Symbol: RPV
Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 110
Types of Companies Included: Large and mid-sized companies which the index provider identifies as being potentially undervalued in comparison to other companies in the S&P 500. The fundamental difference between this ETF and the other value ETFs in this category is that the index in which the ETF is based upon removes companies that are categorized as both growth and value companies. The result is this ETF is only comprised of companies with value attributes. Examples of companies that have been among the top holdings in this ETF include:
Alcoa Inc. (AA) (Aluminum)
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) (Food ingredients, animal feeds and biofuels)
Exelon Corporation (EXC) (Utility services provided in multiple regions)
HP Inc. (HPQ) (Personal computers, enterprise IT infrastructure, imaging and printing related products, software and technology consulting, outsourcing and support services)
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) (Diverse construction services)
Leucadia National Corporation (LUK) (Diversified holding company: markets include asset management, investment banking, capital markets, beef processing, manufacturing and real estate)
Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) (Gold mining)
NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) (Generates this power from solar, wind, fossil and nuclear sources)
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