Products September 16, 2008

Invesco PowerShares Releases Transportation ETF

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, announced the listing of the PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio that will begin trading September 18, 2008, on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
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The PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio (PTRP) is based on the Wilder NASDAQ OMXGlobal Energy Efficient Transport Index. The index tracks the performance of a global group of companies focused on technologies for utilization of greener, more efficient sources of energy to initiate a societal transition toward cleaner, less costly, and more efficient means of transportation.

The Index includes companies listed on global stock exchanges involved in four core focus areas: alternative vehicles; rail and subway systems; sea, land, air, and intermodal; and transport innovation. The Index is rebalanced quarterly using a modified market capitalization-weighting methodology with consideration to trading volume and float-adjusted market capitalization minimums.

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More information is available at www.invescopowershares.com.

Products September 16, 2008

Invesco PowerShares Releases Biotech ETF

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, announced the PowerShares Global Biotech Portfolio will begin trading Thursday, on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
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The PowerShares Global Biotech Portfolio (PBTQ) is based on the NASDAQ OMX Global Biotech Index.

The Index is designed to measure the overall performance of globally traded securities of the largest and most liquid companies involved in the biotechnology industry. The Index is rebalanced quarterly using a modified market capitalization-weighting methodology, according to a news release.

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“The biotech industry’s revenue base and product pipeline has grown significantly over the last two decades as some of the most important advances in health science have come to market,” said Bruce Bond, president and CEO of Invesco PowerShares, in the news release. “We believe the PowerShares Global Biotech ETF will provide investors a transparent, tax efficient way to access a global portfolio of the largest and most liquid biotechnology companies in the world.”

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