# PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio — new fund registration

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2008-04-21. Featured series: PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
- CIK: 0001378872
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2008-04-21
- Accession: 0001104659-08-025598

## Series & classes (1)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000022621) | PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- Gross expense ratio: 0.70%
- Management fee: 0.70%
- Net expense ratio: 0.70%
- Other expenses: 0.00%

## Investment objective

The PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio (the "Fund") seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the NASDAQ OMX Middle East North Africa Index SM (the "Underlying Index").

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-04-21 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-166764)
- [485APOS — 2025-12-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-330066)
- [485APOS — 2025-12-05 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-308661)
- [485APOS — 2025-11-26 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-298553)
- [NT NPORT-P — 2025-04-25](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001752724-25-092020)
- [485APOS — 2024-12-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137439-24-001611)
- [485APOS — 2024-09-18 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-221366)
- [485APOS — 2024-08-30 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-210886)
- [485APOS — 2024-04-10 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137439-24-000867)
- [485APOS — 2024-01-05 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-003182)
- [485APOS — 2023-09-08 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-231604)
- [485APOS — 2023-06-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-176186)

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