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U.S. Retail Sales: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Fri, May 10
Consumer Discretionary Back To Leading Consumer Staples
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jan 30 • 1 Comment
Too Many Goodies On The Menu?: Buy The ETF
Stanley Barton • Fri, Sep 28, 2012 • 4 Comments
ISM Services Report Follows Manufacturing And Disappoints
Bespoke Investment Group • Thu, Jul 5, 2012
DineEquity Earnings Preview: Q4 EPS Up, Sales Down?
Benzinga • Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Durable Goods Report Brings Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF Into Focus
Jared Cummans • Tue, Feb 28, 2012
Beyond XLY: Considering Consumer Discretionary ETFs
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jan 30, 2012
U.S. Consumer Confidence Report Brings Consumer Discretionary SPDR ETF Into Focus
Stoyan Bojinov • Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Strange Bedfellows: Oil And Consumer Discretionary Stocks
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Oct 25, 2011 • 1 Comment
Consumer Confidence Reading Brings Consumer Discretionary SPDR Into Focus
Michael Johnston • Tue, Sep 27, 2011
Key Retail Report Brings Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF Into Focus
Eric Dutram • Wed, Sep 14, 2011
ETF Sector Rotation Strategies: Beyond the SPDRs
Michael Johnston • Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Sustained Drop in Consumer Spending Could Steer Economy Over the Edge
The Mays Report • Wed, Aug 3, 2011
ETFs and Sector Rotation: Large-Cap, Small-Cap or International?
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jun 6, 2011
Get Ready for ETF Changes: QQQQ Becomes QQQ Again
Ron Rowland • Tue, Mar 22, 2011 • 9 Comments
Retail ETFs: Watch for the Return of the Mallrat
Tom Lydon • Sun, Mar 6, 2011
SPDR, PowerShares Settle ETF Ticker Dispute
Michael Johnston • Thu, Feb 17, 2011 • 1 Comment
Retail Spending Hits a Fork in the Road: Can Sector ETFs Keep Their Heads Above Water?
Tom Lydon • Thu, Jan 6, 2011
There's No Chill in Retail ETFs
Tom Lydon • Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Growth in Consumer Discretionary and Retail ETFs
Michael Krause • Tue, Nov 30, 2010

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Five Head-to-Head ETF Matchups to Keep an Eye on
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jun 4, 2010 • 2 Comments
PowerShares Small Cap Sector ETFs Hit the Tape
Ron Rowland • Thu, Apr 8, 2010 • 1 Comment

U.S. Retail Sales: April 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Fri, May 10
Consumer Discretionary Back To Leading Consumer Staples
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jan 30 • 1 Comment
Too Many Goodies On The Menu?: Buy The ETF
Stanley Barton • Fri, Sep 28, 2012 • 4 Comments
ISM Services Report Follows Manufacturing And Disappoints
Bespoke Investment Group • Thu, Jul 5, 2012
DineEquity Earnings Preview: Q4 EPS Up, Sales Down?
Benzinga • Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Durable Goods Report Brings Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF Into Focus
Jared Cummans • Tue, Feb 28, 2012
Beyond XLY: Considering Consumer Discretionary ETFs
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jan 30, 2012
U.S. Consumer Confidence Report Brings Consumer Discretionary SPDR ETF Into Focus
Stoyan Bojinov • Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Strange Bedfellows: Oil And Consumer Discretionary Stocks
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Oct 25, 2011 • 1 Comment
Consumer Confidence Reading Brings Consumer Discretionary SPDR Into Focus
Michael Johnston • Tue, Sep 27, 2011
Key Retail Report Brings Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF Into Focus
Eric Dutram • Wed, Sep 14, 2011
ETF Sector Rotation Strategies: Beyond the SPDRs
Michael Johnston • Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Sustained Drop in Consumer Spending Could Steer Economy Over the Edge
The Mays Report • Wed, Aug 3, 2011
ETFs and Sector Rotation: Large-Cap, Small-Cap or International?
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jun 6, 2011
Get Ready for ETF Changes: QQQQ Becomes QQQ Again
Ron Rowland • Tue, Mar 22, 2011 • 9 Comments
Retail ETFs: Watch for the Return of the Mallrat
Tom Lydon • Sun, Mar 6, 2011
SPDR, PowerShares Settle ETF Ticker Dispute
Michael Johnston • Thu, Feb 17, 2011 • 1 Comment
Retail Spending Hits a Fork in the Road: Can Sector ETFs Keep Their Heads Above Water?
Tom Lydon • Thu, Jan 6, 2011
There's No Chill in Retail ETFs
Tom Lydon • Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Growth in Consumer Discretionary and Retail ETFs
Michael Krause • Tue, Nov 30, 2010

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PSCD Description

The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600 Capped Consumer Discretionary Index® (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to measure the overall performance of common stocks of U.S. consumer discretionary companies. These companies are principally engaged in providing consumer goods and services that are cyclical in nature, including retail, automotive, leisure and recreation, media and real estate. The Index is a subset of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, which is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index reflecting the U.S. small-cap market.
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Sector: Services

Country: United States

Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to Sector ETFs, Retail and Consumer Goods & Services ETFs, Core Building Blocks: A Guide to ETFs That Divide the U.S. Stock Market by Market Cap
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Friday, July 27, 2012, 5:10 AM The SEC and Department of Justice are considering starting an investigation of the retail sector for possible breaches of the anti-foreign bribery law, Reuters reports. The deliberations follow allegations about Wal-Mart's (WMT) practices in Mexico, and after other unnamed retailers reported possible offenses by their employees. 7 Comments [Consumer, Top Stories]
Monday, April 16, 2012, 12:42 PM Retail sales are up 6.5% Y/Y and at an annualized rate of 10.4% in Q1, writes Brian Wesbury, taking a closer look at this morning's report. Excluding autos, gas, and building materials, annualized sales are up 8.1% in Q1, showing the gains are broad-based. It can't all just be about the weather? 7 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Friday, March 16, 2012, 10:21 AM Taking its signal from rising bond yields, HSBC suggests cyclicals will outperform as higher rates are a sign nominal demand is rising. The main casualties: healthcare and consumer staples. As for being a threat to the entire market, HSBC believes this is only true at real yields above 4% (they're negative now), but "a sharp rise in bond yields is a threat from whatever level." Comment! [Quick Ideas, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 8:02 AM ICSC Retail Store Sales: -5.4% W/W, vs. +1.2% last week. It's the largest weekly decline in data going back to 1989. +2.8% Y/Y, vs. +5.3% last week. Warm weather, and its negative effect on seasonal goods, is apparently behind the fall; weak consumer sentiment isn't mentioned. 6 Comments [Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 4:30 AM Online shopping jumped 16.4% on Christmas from the year before, according to data released by IBM, while the dollar value of purchases made on mobile devices jumped 172.9%. In fact, nearly 7% of all online purchases on Christmas Day were made using iPads. The uptick was poised to continue yesterday, though final data isn't yet available. Comment! [Consumer, Tech]
Monday, February 7, 2011, 11:55 AM After three years of outperformance, retail stocks' momentum may slow in 2011 as inflation rears its head, Baird says. Firm recommends retailers with unique products (VSI), and those that could benefit from food inflation (COST, TGT, WSM). Comment!

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