PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) ETF Research, Analysis & News
Quick Analysis on PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) ETF as of June 20, 2013
![]() | Previous Closing Price $20.82 is below its 50 day moving average $20.85 |
![]() | Previous Closing Price $20.82 is above 200 day moving average of $20.39 |
![]() | The ETF pays a dividend of 3.25% |
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) ETF Profile Summary
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite index. PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) normally invests at least 80% of total assets in common stocks of the 500 companies included in the S&P 500 index and writes (sells) call options thereon. It writes (sells) one month call options on the S&P 500 index, in order to generate income on its portfolio holdings each calendar month. The options generally are the prevailing price of the S&P 500 index, and are expired in the next calendar month. PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) is non-diversified.ETF Inception Date: Dec 19, 2007ETF Family: PowerShares
ETF Category: Large Blend
ETF Net Asset: $232.75M
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) ETF Key Statistics Research and Analysis as of June 20, 2013
| Stock Exchange | PCX |
| Trade Volume (Average Trading Volume) | 0 (102,714) |
| Previous Closing Price | $20.82 |
| 50 Day Price Moving Average | $20.85 |
| 200 Day Price Moving Average | $20.39 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.25% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 15 |
Top Stocks in PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) ETF as of Jan 30, 2013
- Apple Inc. (AAPL)
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Common (XOM)
- General Electric Company Common (GE)
- Chevron Corporation Common Stoc (CVX)
- International Business Machines (IBM)
- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
- Johnson & Johnson Common Stock (JNJ)
- Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG)
- Google Inc. (GOOG)
- Pfizer, Inc. Common Stock (PFE)
Performance of PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite (PBP) ETF as of Feb 27, 2013
| Period | Performance |
| Year to Date | 2.49% |
| 1 Year Total Return | 3.29% |
| 3 Year Total Return | 5.72% |
Compare with other Large Blend category EFTs
| ETF | Year to Date | One Year | Three Year | Direxion Lg Cap Insider Sentiment Shares (INSD) | 9.44% | 9.44% | 0 | iShares MSCI USA ESG Select Index (KLD) | 7.94% | 8.69% | 11.43% | Focus Morningstar US Market Ind (FMU) | 10.86% | 8.05% | 0 | First Trust Mega Cap Alphadex F (FMK) | 6.50% | 4.53% | 0 | Market 2000 HOLDRs (MKH) | -2.11% | 3.53% | 7.34% |
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Compare with Top Large Blend Category Mutual Funds
| Fund | Year to Date | One Year | Three Year |
| GMO US Equity Allocation III (GUSAX) | 7.04 | 13.02 | 13.33 |
| AMF Large Cap Equity AMF (IICAX) | 8.03 | 14.08 | 12.02 |
| American Beacon S&P 500 Idx Instl (AASPX) | 6.56 | 13.31 | 13.35 |
| American Century Equity Growth A (BEQAX) | 6.58 | 12.40 | 13.69 |
| BBH Core Select N (BBTEX) | 7.09 | 17.30 | 15.31 |
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