narrower base of holdings (33 firms versus PPA 's 51). And unlike PPA , ITA does not ..... reconstitutes annually. It's worth noting that PPA 's portfolio includes publicly traded ..... and defense industries should consider PowerShares Aerospace & Defense PPA . Because this exchange-traded fund
This fund's closest competitor is PowerShares Aerospace & Defense PPA , which also tracks a modified market ..... services to the U.S. government. PPA also tilts less toward commercial aviation than does the iShares fund. The PowerShares fund also holds good-sized stakes ..... that are not currently held in ITA. PPA charges a slightly higher, 0.60
I used to run the International Space Business Council, currently manage stock indexes (including that used for the Powershares Aerospace & Defense ETF ( PPA )), and worked for a venture capital company that invested in several space-related ventures. So, I've read and
the FY-2012 next week) the aerospace and defense sector has been showing significant strength over recent months. The Powershares Aerospace & Defense ETF ( PPA ), the fund that tracks the benchmark SPADE Defense Index, gained 6.15% in January; nearly 400 basis points better
business isn't nanotechnology show up in PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio PXN. Sure ..... private-equity firm should be. The PowerShares Listed Private Equity Portfolio PSP ..... database.) Still, some holdings of the PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio PPA and its index, the Spade Defense Index