Invesco PowerShares Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary of PowerShares
QQQ(TM)
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Mar 24, 2014) - Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC, a leading global provider of
exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announces the 15-year anniversary of
the PowerShares QQQ™ Portfolio (NASDAQ: QQQ). PowerShares QQQ™
tracks 100 of the largest, most innovative domestic and
international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market.
"PowerShares QQQ™ is one of the most actively traded securities
in the world, and continues to play a leading role in advancing
wide-scale acceptance of ETFs among institutions, traders and
investors," said Dan Draper, managing director of global ETFs at
Invesco PowerShares. "Today we are proud to celebrate the 15-year
anniversary of this landmark ETF."
PowerShares QQQ™, which is based on the NASDAQ-100 index,
invests in some of the world's most revolutionary companies across
industry groups such as information technology, healthcare,
consumer discretionary and staples, industrials, materials and
telecommunication services.
"The NASDAQ-100 continues to be one of the most followed
benchmarks around the globe, with investors utilizing it on six
continents," said John Jacobs, executive vice president and head of
NASDAQ OMX's index and data business. "We are delighted to
celebrate the 15th anniversary of PowerShares QQQ™, which helped
spark the NASDAQ-100's rise to prominence. We couldn't be happier
with our partnership with Invesco PowerShares, on the QQQs and on
many other products."
PowerShares QQQ™, formerly known as "QQQ" or the "NASDAQ-100
Index Tracking Stock®", is an exchange-traded fund based on the
Nasdaq-100 Index®. The Fund will, under most circumstances, consist
of all of the stocks in the Index. The Index includes 100 of the
largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed
on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The
portfolio is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.
On March 21, 2007, the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock ® was
renamed PowerShares QQQ™, and the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
transferred sponsorship of QQQ to Invesco PowerShares Capital
Management LLC. Invesco PowerShares is passionate about its goal of
delivering the highest quality investment management available
through one of the more benefit-rich investment vehicles ever
created, the exchange-traded fund.
PowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) -Top 20 holdings as of Mar. 20,
2014
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Ticker |
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Name |
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Portfolio Weighting |
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Sector |
AAPL |
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Apple Inc |
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11.52% |
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Information Technology |
MSFT |
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Microsoft Corp |
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8.16 |
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Information Technology |
GOOG |
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Google Inc |
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8.03 |
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Information Technology |
AMZN |
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Amazon.com Inc |
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4.09 |
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Consumer Discretionary |
QCOM |
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QUALCOMM Inc |
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3.20 |
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Information Technology |
INTC |
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Intel Corp |
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3.06 |
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Information Technology |
FB |
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Facebook Inc |
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3.04 |
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Information Technology |
CSCO |
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Cisco Systems Inc |
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2.83 |
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Information Technology |
GILD |
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Gilead Sciences Inc |
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2.81 |
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Health Care |
CMCSA |
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Comcast Corp |
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2.62 |
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Consumer Discretionary |
AMGN |
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Amgen Inc |
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2.32 |
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Health Care |
BIIB |
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Biogen Idec Inc |
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1.99 |
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Health Care |
EBAY |
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eBay Inc |
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1.79 |
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Information Technology |
PCLN |
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priceline.com Inc |
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1.61 |
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Consumer Discretionary |
ESRX |
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Express Scripts Holding Co |
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1.52 |
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Health Care |
CELG |
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Celgene Corp |
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1.50 |
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Health Care |
MDLZ |
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Mondelez International Inc |
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1.46 |
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Consumer Staples |
SBUX |
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Starbucks Corp |
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1.40 |
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Consumer Discretionary |
TXN |
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Texas Instruments Inc |
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1.24 |
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Information Technology |
COST |
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Costco Wholesale Corp |
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1.20 |
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Consumer Staples |
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Holdings are subject to change. For complete holdings
information please visit, powershares.com/innovation
About Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC and Invesco
Ltd.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is leading the
Intelligent ETF Revolution® through its family of more than 140
domestic and international exchange-traded funds, which seek to
outperform traditional benchmark indexes while providing advisors
and investors access to an innovative array of focused investment
opportunities. With franchise assets over $100 billion* as of
February 28, 2014, PowerShares ETFs trade on both US stock
exchanges. For more information, please visit us at
invescopowershares.com or follow us on Twitter @PowerShares.
Invesco Ltd. is a leading independent global investment
management firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve
their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our
distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a
wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients
around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ.
Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.
*US franchise assets include QQQs, BLDRS and DB
Funds. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of PowerShares
QQQ, BLDRS Funds and PowerShares DB Funds. PowerShares QQQ and
BLDRS Funds are unit investment trusts. Invesco PowerShares and
Invesco Distributors, Inc. are not affiliated with ALPS
Distributors, Inc.
About NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes
NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes has been creating innovative,
market-leading, transparent indexes since 1971. Today, our index
offering spans geographies and asset classes and includes diverse
families such as the Global equity, Dividend Achievers, Fixed
Income, Commodity, Nordic, Green Economy, and Sharia indexes. Voted
"Most Innovative Index Provider" worldwide by ETF Express readers,
NASDAQ Global Indexes continuously offers new opportunities for
financial product sponsors across a wide-spectrum of investable
products and for asset managers to measure risk and performance.
NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes also provides custom index services and
design solutions to financial organizations.
For more information about NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes, visit
indexes.nasdaqomx.com or follow the Global Indexes team on
Twitter.
Daily index values, weightings and historical data for NASDAQ
OMX indexes are available via NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch and
NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data Service.
Important Risk Information
There are risks involved with investing in ETFs, including
possible loss of money. Shares are not actively managed and are
subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including those
regarding short selling and margin maintenance requirements.
Ordinary brokerage commissions apply. The Funds' return may not
match the return of the Underlying Index.
Investments focused in a particular industry are subject to
greater risk, and are more greatly impacted by market volatility,
than more diversified investments.
Note: Not all products are available through all firms.
Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | No Bank Guarantee
Shares are not individually redeemable and owners of the shares
may acquire those shares from the Fund and tender those shares for
redemption to the Fund in Creation Units only, typically consisting
of aggregations of 50,000 shares.
ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of PowerShares QQQ.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is not affiliated with
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
The sponsor of the Nasdaq-100 Trust(SM), a
unit investment trust, is Invesco PowerShares Capital Management
LLC ("Invesco PowerShares"). NASDAQ, Nasdaq-100 Index, Nasdaq-100
Index Tracking Stock and QQQ are trade/service marks of The Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management LLC, QQQ's sponsor. NASDAQ makes no
representation regarding the advisability of investing in QQQ and
makes no warranty and bears no liability with respect to QQQ, the
Nasdaq-100 Index, its use or any data included therein.
PowerShares® is a registered trademark of Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC (Invesco PowerShares). Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC and Invesco Distributors, Inc. are indirect,
wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
An investor should consider the Funds' investment
objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing.
For this and more complete information about the Funds call 800.
983. 0903 or visit invescopowershares.com for a prospectus. Please
read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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