Our Low Volatility Index Offerings and Related Products
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INDEX NAME
CURRENCY
S&P 500 Low Volatility Index
BLOOMBERG
TICKER
ETF
TICKER
EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCT NAME
USD
SP5LVI
CAD
(TR) CAD Hedged
SP5LVCTH
PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio
PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility CAD Hedged Index ETF
ULV CN
SPLV
S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index
USD
SP5LVHD
PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Portfolio
SPHD
S&P BMI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index
USD
SPEMLVUP
PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Portfolio
EELV
S&P BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index
USD
SPIDLVUP
PowerShares S&P International Developed Low Volatility Portfolio
IDLV
S&P Europe 350 Low Volatility Index
USD
EUR
SPEULVE
SPEULV
S&P MidCap 400 Low Volatility Index
USD
SP4LVI
PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility Portfolio
XMLV
S&P Pan Asia Low Volatility Index
USD
EUR
SEK
SPPALV
SPPALVE
SPPALVS
S&P SmallCap 600 Low Volatility Index
USD
SP6LVI
S&P/TSX Composite Low Volatility Index
CAD
SPTXLVPR
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Low Volatility Portfolio
PowerShares S&P/TSX Composite Low Volatility Index ETF
XSLV
TLV CN
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PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE
The launch date of the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index was April 4, 2011 at the market close. All information presented prior to the launch date is back-tested.
Back-tested
performance is not actual performance, but is hypothetical. The back-test calculations are based on the same methodology that was in effect when the index was officially
launched. Complete index methodology details are available at www.spdji.com.
It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
S&P Dow Jones Indices defines various dates to assist our clients in providing transparency on their products. The First Value Date is the first day for which there is a calculated
value (either live or back-tested) for a given index. The Base Date is the date at which the Index is set at a fixed value for calculation purposes.
The Launch Date designates the
date upon which the values of an index are first considered live: index values provided for any date or time period prior to the index’s Launch Date are considered back-tested.
S&P Dow Jones Indices defines the Launch Date as the date by which the values of an index are known to have been released to the public, for example via the company’s public
website or its datafeed to external parties. For Dow Jones-branded indicates introduced prior to May 31, 2013, the Launch Date (which prior to May 31, 2013, was termed “Date of
introduction”) is set at a date upon which no further changes were permitted to be made to the index methodology, but that may have been prior to the Index’s public release date.
Past performance of the Index is not an indication of future results. Prospective application of the methodology used to construct the Index may not result in performance
commensurate with the back-test returns shown.
The back-test period does not necessarily correspond to the entire available history of the Index. Please refer to the methodology paper for the Index, available at www.spdji.com for more details about the index, including the manner in which it is rebalanced, the timing of such rebalancing, criteria
for additions and deletions, as well as all index calculations.
Another limitation of using back-tested information is that the back-tested calculation is generally prepared with the benefit of hindsight. Back-tested information reflects the
application of the index methodology and selection of index constituents in hindsight.
No hypothetical record can completely account for the impact of financial risk in actual
trading. For example, there are numerous factors related to the equities, fixed income, or commodities markets in general which cannot be, and have not been accounted for
in the preparation of the index information set forth, all of which can affect actual performance.
The Index returns shown do not represent the results of actual trading of investable assets/securities. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC maintains the Index and calculates the
Index levels and performance shown or discussed, but does not manage actual assets.
Index returns do not reflect payment of any sales charges or fees an investor may
pay to purchase the securities underlying the Index or investment funds that are intended to track the performance of the Index. The imposition of these fees and charges
would cause actual and back-tested performance of the securities/fund to be lower than the Index performance shown. As a simple example, if an index returned 10% on a
US $100,000 investment for a 12-month period (or US $10,000) and an actual asset-based fee of 1.5% was imposed at the end of the period on the investment plus accrued
interest (or US $1,650), the net return would be 8.35% (or US $8,350) for the year.
Over a three year period, an annual 1.5% fee taken at year end with an assumed 10% return
per year would result in a cumulative gross return of 33.10%, a total fee of US $5,375, and a cumulative net return of 27.2% (or US $27,200).
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