Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading provider of
exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that it expects to
pay zero capital gains distributions for 119 of its 120 equity and
fixed-income exchange-traded funds for 2008.
To date, Invesco PowerShares has never made a capital gain
distribution to shareholders of its equity or fixed-income based
ETF portfolios. Only one PowerShares ETF -- PowerShares S&P 500
BuyWrite Portfolio (NYSE: PBP), which was named "Most Innovative
New ETF" in 2007 -- is estimated to realize a small capital gains
distribution (see table below), due largely in part to the unique
underlying index methodology which writes covered calls on the
S&P 500 Index.
"We are very pleased to announce zero capital gains payouts for
the year on all but one of our ETFs," said Bruce Bond, President
and CEO of Invesco PowerShares. "At a time when the financial
markets and many funds have lost significant value over the past
year, the last thing investors want is to be hit with a tax bill.
Taxes may be the most critical and overlooked factor in wealth
creation over time, and the ETF continues to prove its viability as
a tax-efficient and transparent investment vehicle."
According to a recent Lipper study, in 2007 mutual funds paid
out nearly $393 billion, or 3% of their market share in capital
gains to their shareholders.(1) That number is expected to increase
in 2008 as redemptions have forced many fund managers to liquidate
positions, inherently creating capital gains. By comparison,
PowerShares equity and fixed-income ETFs had no capital gains
distributions in 2007.
The only PowerShares equity ETF expected to pay a capital gain
distribution for 2008 -- PBP -- is unique in the fact that it
accounts for its gain or loss on its investments for federal income
tax purposes on a daily mark-to-market basis. Year-to-date (as of
12/01/08), the PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio had
outperformed the S&P 500 Index by over 9%. "We believe that the
recent success of PBP is a testament to the effectiveness of the
underlying index methodology," Bond said. "The premiums
shareholders have collected on the covered call options over the
past year show that the Fund is doing exactly what it has been
designed to do."
PBP Standardized Performance (as of 9/30/08)
Since
1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Inception*
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PowerShares S&P 500
BuyWrite Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A -9.05
S&P 500 Index -21.96 0.22 5.17 3.06 -19.27
* Since inception returns are based on the inception date of the
Fund: Dec. 20, 2007.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results: current
performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.
Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and Shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
The Shares' performance reflects fee waivers, absent which
performance would have been lower. See invescopowershares.com for
the most recent month-end performance numbers. The S&P 500
Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S.
stock market.
Generally, the mark-to-market gains or losses from the stock
portfolio positions will be compared with the mark-to-market gains
or losses from the call options positions on a daily basis. What
this means to investors is to the extent there is more gain from
the call options than from the stock positions, such gain will
generally be taxed as 60% long-term capital gain and 40% short-term
capital gain, which is the case this year.
Estimated Capital Gain Distributions
Short- Long-
Term Term
Capital Capital Total Capital
Gains Gains Capital Gains
($/share)* ($/share)* Gains %NAV*
PowerShares S&P 500
BuyWrite Portfolio $0.05 $0.00 $0.05 0.30%
* All distributions are estimates based on outstanding shares
and NAV as of Dec. 2, 2008. Estimates provided are subject to
change until the ex-date.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is leading the
intelligent ETF revolution through its family of more than 100
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 assets under management of $12.10 billion as of
Sept. 30, 2008, PowerShares ETFs trade on all three U.S. stock
exchanges. For more information, please visit us at
www.invescopowershares.com.
Invesco PowerShares is a part of Invesco Ltd., a leading
independent global investment management company, dedicated to
helping people worldwide build their financial security. By
delivering the combined power of our distinctive worldwide
investment management capabilities, including AIM, Atlantic Trust,
Invesco, Perpetual, PowerShares, Trimark, and WL Ross, Invesco
provides a comprehensive array of enduring investment solutions for
retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world.
Operating in 20 countries, the company is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is
available at www.invesco.com.
(1) Lipper Research, Taxes in the Mutual Fund Industry -
2008.
There are risks involved with investing in ETFs including
possible loss of money. Shares are not actively managed and are
subject to risk similar to stocks and covered call options, as well
as those risks related to short selling and margin maintenance.
Covered call options strategies are not suitable for all
investors.
Shares are not FDIC insured, may lose value and have no bank
guarantee.
There are additional risks involved in writing (selling) covered
call options on the stocks of the S&P 500 Index (Index). The
Fund, by writing covered call options on this Index, will give up
the opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of
the index stocks above the exercise prices of the options, but will
continue to bear the risk of declines in the value of the Index.
The premiums received from the options may not be sufficient to
offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the Index over
time. In addition, exchanges may suspend trading of options in
volatile markets. If trading is suspended, the Fund may be unable
to write (sell) options at times that may be desirable or
advantageous for the Fund to do so. Trading suspensions may limit
the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objectives.
The Fund may be required to sell investments from its portfolio
to make cash settlement on (or transfer ownership of an Index stock
to physically settle) any options that are exercised. Such sales
(or transfers) may occur at inopportune times, and the Fund may
incur transaction costs that increase its expenses.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange is the index provider for the
PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio. CBOE is not affiliated
with the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor. The Adviser has
entered into a license agreement with the Index Provider to use the
Underlying Index. The PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio is
entitled to use its respective Underlying Index pursuant to a
sublicensing arrangement with the Adviser.
"S&P," "S&P 500" and "S&P 500? Index" are registered
trademarks of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P). S&P has granted
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC ("Licensee") a license
to use the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index for purposes of
Licensee's PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio. The CBOE
S&P 500 BuyWrite Index? is a trademark of CBOE and has been
licensed for use for certain purposes by the Adviser.
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 Unit aggregations only,
typically consisting of 100,000 shares.
PowerShares� is a registered trademark of Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of
Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. is the distributor of the
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, the PowerShares
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, the PowerShares Actively Managed
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and the PowerShares India
Exchange-Traded Fund Trust.
An investor should consider the Fund's investment objectives,
risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this
and more complete information about the Fund, call 800.983.0903.
Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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