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1 Source: Bloomberg L.P., as of Feb, 28, 2013
2 Source: Bloomberg L.P. and Factset, as of March 13, 2013
Performance & volatility data source: Bloomberg L.P. as of Feb. 28, 2013
SPLV standardized performance as of Sept. 30, 2012 since fund inception (5/5/11)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio 1 Year Inception----------------------------------------------------------------------------NAV 10.03% 10.30%----------------------------------------------------------------------------After Tax Held 8.86% 9.07%----------------------------------------------------------------------------After Tax Sold 6.50% 8.06%----------------------------------------------------------------------------Market Price 9.87% 10.25%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPLV 30-Day SEC Yield as of 3/14/13: 2.93%
Performance data quoted represents past performance. 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. See invescopowershares.com to find the most recent month-end performance numbers. After Tax Held represents total return after taxes on distributions and assumes Shares have not been sold. After Tax Sold represents total return after taxes on distributions and the sale of Fund Shares. After-tax returns reflect the highest federal income tax rate but exclude state and local taxes. Market returns are based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4 p.m. ET and do not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times. Unmanaged index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges. An investment cannot be made directly into an index.
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The PowerShares S&P 500® Low Volatility Portfolio (SPLV) is based on the S&P 500® Low Volatility Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is compiled, maintained and calculated by Standard & Poor's and consists of the 100 stocks from the S&P 500® Index with the lowest realized volatility over the past 12 months. Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and down asset price fluctuations over time. The Fund is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly in Feb, May, Aug, and Nov.
The PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Portfolio (EELV) is based on the S&P BMI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index. Standard & Poor's compiles, maintains and calculates the Underlying Index, which is designed to measure the performance of 200 of the least volatile stocks of the S&P Emerging BMI plus LargeMid Cap Index. The S&P Emerging BMI Plus LargeMid Cap Index includes all publicly listed equity securities with float-adjusted market values of at least $100 million and annual dollar value traded of at least $50 million from the following countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.



