1. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Power Shares Senior Loan ETF
Hold
Ticker: BKLN
Purchase Date: 03/11/15
Purchase Price: $24.13
Current Price: $22.10
Price Return Since Purchase: (8.41%)
2. Atkins Investment Group | [Sector Name]
Fund Overview
Fund Summary
Credit Rating Credit Breakdown by Country Top Industry Groupings
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BKLN is an actively managed ETF that invests at least 80% of its total assets in the
securities that comprise the S&P/LSTA U.S.
Securities within the fund have a floating rate off LIBOR, which in theory would offer
higher dividend payments once it passed its 1% floor
BKLN loans are secured by the assets of the companies within the fund, which are senior
debt in the structure.
Number of Holdings:113
Total Expense Ratio:0.66%
Modified Duration:0.25%
3-Month LIBOR:0.62%
YTM:6.10%
Structure Breakdown
Media
Retail
Lodging
Telecommunications
Software
Electric
Healthcare-Services
Pharmaceuticals
Entertainment
Commercial Services
8.91%
7.26%
5.67%
5.37%
5.27%
4.84%
4.79%
4.76%
4.57%
3.51%
Fund Details
Loans
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
High Yield
Securities
86.32%
7.19%
6.48%
U.S
Canada
Luxembourg
Cayman
Islands
Australia
Netherlands
U.K.
74.37%
5.47%
4.40%
2.07%
1.42%
0.94%
0.74%
4. Atkins Investment Group | [Sector Name]
Leverage Loan Market
Going forward
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Market review 2015
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3/1/2006 12/1/2006 9/1/2007 6/1/2008 3/1/2009 12/1/2009 9/1/2010 6/1/2011 3/1/2012 12/1/2012 9/1/2013 6/1/2014 3/1/2015
C&I Loans Non-Performing Loans Total Corporate Loans Outstanding
2015 was the second largest issuance of CLO in the
US totaling $97.89 billion
2014: largest at $124.1 billion
Default rates historic low of 2%
Average bid for LSTA US BB loan index peaked from
a high of 98.86 in April, currently trading at 93.78
Large outflows from hedge funds
Banks projecting $60-$80 Billion in issuance in 2016
Default rate projected to hit 3%
Non-Performing Corporate Loans gradually decreasing
Insurance companies increasing inflows for below
investment grade
US and Japanese banks becoming more active in AAA
investing
5. Atkins Investment Group | [Sector Name]
Relative Indicators
Business Indicators
Loan Risk Volume vs. Demand for Loans
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ISM Manufacturing Leverage Loan Index US Corp Profitablilty
13% Correlation US Corp Profitability
74% Correlation ISM
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Moderate Risk Loans Low Risk Loans Demand for Commercial & Industrial Loans (Large & Middle-Market Firms)
Recent Trends
Low risk loan volume trending upward, moderate to
high risk loans trending down.
Demand decrease do to market-sell off and investor
sentiment
ISM Manufacturing index hit a 7 year low of 48
US Corporate Profitability index slightly trending
down
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Historical Snapshot
Leverage Loan Index vs Us Corp Profitability 2002-2009
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US Corp Profitablilty Leverage Loan Index
Leverage Loan Index vs US Corp Profitability 2011-Present
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US Corp Profitablilty Leverage Loan Index
Leverage Loan Index vs ISM Manufacturing 2004-2010 Leverage Loan Index vs ISM Manufacturing 2012-Present
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Leverage Loan ISM
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Leverage Loan ISM
7. Atkins Investment Group | [Sector Name]
Summary
Leveraged Loans vs. Other Indicators
Historical Performance and Recovery Rates Summary
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Leverage Loan 2015 default rates are low at 2%
compared to their 4.5% historical average.
Senior Secured Loans have a historical 80% recovery
rate.
Leverage Loans have outperformed the aggregate bonds
market in rising interest rate environments.
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9/30/2003 9/30/2004 9/30/2005 9/30/2006 9/30/2007 9/30/2008 9/30/2009 9/30/2010 9/30/2011 9/30/2012 9/30/2013 9/30/2014 9/30/2015
Leverage Loan Index Barclays Agg Fed Funds LIBOR
Leverage Loans are trading at a discount due to
recent market turbulence.
Fed Funds hopeful to raise over the next 24
month.
Long term, Fed Funds projected to reach 4.5% in
2020.
BKLN offers low duration risk as loan rates
within the fund are reset quarterly which has
traditionally offered less price volatility.
8. Atkins Investment Group | [Sector Name]
Comparable Funds
Normalized Comparable Funds Price Performance
Key Comparative Statistics
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12 month dividend yield 30-day Avg. Liquidity Expense Ratio Inception Date Market Cap Maturity < 7 yrs. Type
BKLN 4.21% 2.9M 0.65% 3/3/2011 3.79B 98.60% Open
SRLN 4.45% 176.5K 0.70% 4/4/2033 773.08M 91.18% Open
SNLN 4.40% 151.4K 0.55% 11/6/2012 283.14M NA Open
FTSL 3.96% 127.5K 0.85% 5/5/2013 420.48M 88.77% Closed
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BKLN SRLN SNLN FTSL