To accommodate any future rollouts of new series with different currency exposures, Invesco has announced changes to six Canadian-listed PowerShares ETFs as well as to the ticker symbols for five of those ETFs, effective on or about January 12, 2017.
But there will be no changes to the underlying strategies of existing series of these ETFs, and current investors will not be impacted by these changes.
The following table illustrates the upcoming changes to ETF names and tickers. Effective on or about January 12, 2017, any trades using the old tickers will not be executed.
Current name | Current
ticker(s) |
New name | New
ticker |
PowerShares Senior Loan (CAD Hedged) Index ETF | BKL | PowerShares Senior Loan Index ETF | BKL.F |
PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond (CAD Hedged) Index ETF | PFH | PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF | PFH.F |
PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility (CAD Hedged) Index ETF | ULV | PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Index ETF | ULV.F |
PowerShares FTSE RAFI U.S. Fundamental (CAD Hedged) Index ETF | PXU | PowerShares FTSE RAFI U.S. Fundamental Index ETF | PXU.F |
PowerShares FTSE RAFI U.S. Fundamental Index ETF | PXS/ PXS.U |
PowerShares FTSE RAFI U.S. Fundamental Index ETF II | No change |
PowerShares QQQ (CAD Hedged) Index ETF | QQC | PowerShares QQQ Index ETF | QQC.F |
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