ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for PRFZ
PRFZ is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of small and medium-sized U.S. companies. Companies are selected based on the following four fundamental measures of size: book value, cash flow, sales and dividends. Each of the equities with a fundamental weight ranking of 1,001 to 2,500 is then selected and assigned a weight equal to its fundamental weight.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Small Cap Blend Equities | 0.39% | 2006-09-20 | Invesco PowerShares | ETF | +3.71% |
* As of 05-24-2012
PRFZ Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A- | IWM |
| Expenses | B | FOS |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for PRFZ on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Small Cap Blend Equities ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
PRFZ Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for PRFZ, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in PRFZ's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for PRFZ
This ETF offers exposure to small and mid-cap equities in the U.S. market, thereby delivering a way to access an asset class that is often overlooked by many investors. PRFZ is linked to a RAFI-weighted index which selects holdings based on the following four fundamental measures of size: book value...
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