680 0 Kommentare PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio Recognized with William F. Sharpe Award for ETF Product of the Year

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Dec 19, 2013) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today the PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio (BKLN) received the William F. Sharpe Award for ETF Product of the Year. Listed on March 3, 2011, BKLN represents the first and largest floating-rate senior loan ETF available to US investors having recently surpassed $6.2 billion in assets under management.

In addition, the PowerShares S&P 500^® Downside Hedged Portfolio (PHDG) was awarded ETF Innovation of the Year and recently surpassed $100 million in assets under management. The Fund's underlying index, the S&P 500^® Dynamic VEQTOR Index, was also recognized with the award for Index Innovation of the Year.

"We take pride in being an ETF innovator and are truly honored to be recognized by our industry peers with the 2013 William F. Sharpe Award for ETF Product of the Year," said Dan Draper, Invesco PowerShares Managing Director of global ETFs. "These awards are a reflection of PowerShares strength in providing investors intelligent exposure to the liquid alternative space."

"PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio (BKLN) was a groundbreaking listing for investors seeking to reduce duration in their bond holdings and has become a flagship ETF in this space," added Gregory Stoeckle, President and Managing Director of the Fund's Sub-Adviser, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc.

BKLN was recognized as ETF Product of the Year for having the most significant impact on the ETF market over the previous 12 months. This is the third consecutive year a PowerShares ETF has received this prestigious award, following the PowerShares S&P 500^® Low Volatility Portfolio (SPLV) as the 2012 recipient and the PowerShares Fundamental High Yield^® Corporate Bond Portfolio (PHB) in 2011.

The William F. Sharpe Awards recognize the best and the brightest innovators in the field of indexing, ETFs, and investment management. This year's awards were presented at the 2013 Global Indexing & ETFs Conference held in Scottsdale, AZ from December 8-10, 2013.

The PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio (BKLN) is based on the S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the market-weighted performance of the largest institutional leveraged loans based on market weightings, spreads and interest payments. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted bi-annually, in June and December.