PowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund. The Fund is based on the Wells Fargo Hybrid and Preferred Financial Index (WHPSF Financial Index) (the Index). The Index tracks the performance of the United States-listed securities issued by financial institutions. The Index is rebalanced monthly. The Fund normally invests at least 90% of its total assets in preferred securities that consists of the Index. The Fund may contain securities in the financial and insurance sectors. The Fund's investment advisor is Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC.
Basic Details
Issuer Invesco PowerShares
Fund NamePowerShares Financial Preferred Portfolio
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:PGF
Inception Date12/1/2006
Fund ManagerPeter Hubbard, Philip Fang, Jeffrey W. Kernagis, Gary Jones, Richard Ose
Phone+1-800-9830903
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkWells Fargo Hybrid&Pref Secs Finc TR USD
CategoryStrategy
FocusPreferred Stock
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$1.57 billion
Average Daily Volume$247,498.00
Discount/Premium-0.16%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.50%
Other Expenses0.13%
Total Expenses0.63%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.63%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
AdvisorInvesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
CustodianThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
DistributorInvesco Distributors, Inc.
Transfer AgentThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Trustee
Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial
PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. (NYSEARCA:PGF) Frequently Asked Questions
What is PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s stock symbol?
PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "PGF."
How often does PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.?
PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. declared a monthly dividend on Monday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.0801 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.21%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 18th. View PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s Dividend History.
What price target have analysts set for PGF?
3 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s stock. Their predictions range from $1.00 to $1.15. On average, they expect PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s share price to reach $1.0750 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port..
Who are PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s key executives?
PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s management team includes the folowing people:
- H. Bruce Bond, Chairman of the Board, Trustee (Age 49)
- Andrew R. Schlossberg, President (Age 43)
- Todd L. Spillane, Chief Compliance Officer (Age 58)
- Benjamin T. Fulton, Vice President (Age 51)
- Peter Hubbard, Vice President (Age 34)
- David C. Warren, Vice President (Age 56)
- Sheri S. Morris, Treasurer (Age 51)
- Anna Paglia, Secretary (Age 38)
- Donald H. Wilson, Lead Independent Trustee (Age 55)
- Ronn R. Bagge, Independent Trustee (Age 55)
Has PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about PGF stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. earned a news sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 45.99 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
Who are PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s major shareholders?
PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include CNO Financial Group Inc. (1.17%), LPL Financial LLC (1.00%), UBS Group AG (0.86%), Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.53%), Wharton Business Group LLC (0.45%) and Baker Avenue Asset Management LP (0.43%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port..
Which major investors are selling PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. stock?
PGF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Group AG, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Asset Management One Co. Ltd., Guggenheim Capital LLC, LPL Financial LLC, Royal Bank of Canada and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company . View Insider Buying and Selling for PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port..
Which major investors are buying PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. stock?
PGF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CNO Financial Group Inc., Wharton Business Group LLC, PFS Investments Inc., Jane Street Group LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Essex Financial Services Inc. and DT Investment Partners LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port..
How do I buy shares of PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.?
Shares of PGF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s stock price today?
One share of PGF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.4550.
How big of a company is PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.?
PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port. has a market capitalization of $1.64 billion.
How can I contact PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.?
PowerShares Fin. Preferred Port.'s mailing address is 301 W. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, 60187, United States. The exchange traded fund can be reached via phone at +1-800-9830903.
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