PowerShares plans to launch nine new exchange traded funds. The funds and their investment objectives from an SEC filing are listed below.

PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the DB Emerging Market USD Liquid Balanced Index (the “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares Aggregate Preferred Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of a securities index called the Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index (the “ML Preferred Index” or “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares High Yield USD Bond Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called Wachovia High Yield Bond Index (the “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the Wachovia Yield Focused Investment Grade Bond Index (the “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares Aggregate Bond Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index (the “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the Ryan/Mergent 1-30 Year Treasury Laddered Index (the “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares 1-20 Laddered Treasury Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the Ryan/Mergent 1-20 Year Treasury Laddered Index (the “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares 1-10 Laddered Treasury Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the Ryan/Mergent 1-10 Year Treasury Laddered Index (the “Underlying Index”).

PowerShares 1-5 Laddered Treasury Portfolio;
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called the Ryan/Mergent 1-5 Year Treasury Laddered Index (the “Underlying Index”).  

Edited by: Erin Kello


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