ETF Trends has a nice article about the strong growth in assets in the PowerShares DWA Sector ETFs since the changeover in Februrary:
Invesco PowerShares, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, made significant changes to its lineup of sector ETFs in February when it transitioned nine sector funds along with the PowerShares DWA NASDAQ Momentum Portfolio (DWAQ) to Dorsey Wright indices based on momentum and relative strength strategies. [Index Changes for 10 PowerShares ETFs]
Prior to the conversion of those 10 funds to Dorsey Wright indices, Invesco PowerShares had a long-standing relationship with the index provider that includes successful ETFs such as the $1.26 billion PowerShares DWA Momentum Portfolio (PDP) and $465.3 million PowerShares DWA SmallCap Momentum Portfolio (DWAS) .
Since the index conversions, the nine PowerShares sector ETFs, a group that includes the PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum Portfolio (PTH) and the PowerShares DWA Industrials Momentum Portfolio (PRN) , have gained nearly $85 million in new assets, Invesco PowerShares said in an interview with ETF Trends.
Those robust inflows indicate advisors and investors were not shaken by the March/April sell-off in momentum stocks despite the fact that each of the nine PowerShares sector ETFs has “momentum” in their names.
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. These relative strength strategies are NOT a guarantee. There may be times where all investments and strategies are unfavorable and depreciate in value. See www.powershares.com for more information.
