PowerShares S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility Portfolio — new fund registration

PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2015-01-16. Featured series: PowerShares S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility Portfolio.

Registration

Registrant / trust: PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
CIK: 0001378872
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2015-01-16
Accession: 0001193125-15-012757
Reported net assets: $33.7M

Series & classes (1)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
PowerShares S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility Portfolio	PowerShares S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility Portfolio	XRLV	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

Gross expense ratio: 0.25%
Management fee: 0.25%
Other expenses: 0.00%

Investment objective

The Invesco S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P 500 Low Volatility Rate Response Index (the Underlying Index).

Advisers

Invesco Capital Management LLC (Advisor)