PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
301 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
September 26, 2012
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington DC 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
1933 Act Registration No. 333-138490
1940 Act Registration No. 811-21977
On behalf of PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, we are transmitting for electronic filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 497(e) thereunder, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, exhibits containing XBRL interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information contained in the prospectus, dated March 1, 2012, relating to the PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio, as supplemented September 6, 2012, and filed pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The purpose of this filing is to submit the data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language format for the PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio.
Very truly yours, | |
| |
POWERSHARES EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II | |
| |
/s/ Anna Paglia |
|
Anna Paglia | |
Secretary |
?N@>',*E'NCC&=:+?AFV__FRC\0.X<1G^K"0\7;:FK>72`'[O8*K2)/_>_(TV[\E=*`ET4N>3=KUH2$VR.U82(7R7N[TB^_XKDX9SZ
M6KDF$M@?]KX>F(H:SM%/<"71K4B]&AS86)#X@,BL%^@?FBQDEB.PKY>]]DT:
MJ;X43PRC5_891T `Q0````(
M`)E4.D%]?OZPX@@``%4@```9`!@```````$```"D@0````!C:S`P,#$S-S@X
M-S(M,C`Q,C`Y,#8N>&UL550%``,"$V-0=7@+``$$)0X```0Y`0``4$L!`AX#
M%`````@`F50Z0:Y]4KJC`P``SQ0``!T`&````````0```*2!-0D``&-K,#`P
M,3,W.#@W,BTR,#$R,#DP-E]C86PN>&UL550%``,"$V-0=7@+``$$)0X```0Y
M`0``4$L!`AX#%`````@`F50Z03C8V*81"@``=+L``!T`&````````0```*2!
M+PT``&-K,#`P,3,W.#@W,BTR,#$R,#DP-E]D968N>&UL550%``,"$V-0=7@+
M``$$)0X```0Y`0``4$L!`AX#%`````@`F50Z08D\,2B.,```8#X#`!T`&```
M`````0```*2!EQ<``&-K,#`P,3,W.#@W,BTR,#$R,#DP-E]L86(N>&UL550%
M``,"$V-0=7@+``$$)0X```0Y`0``4$L!`AX#%`````@`F50Z0<30'>'="0``
MI;T``!T`&````````0```*2!?$@``&-K,#`P,3,W.#@W,BTR,#$R,#DP-E]P
MVK(PW(CT`O"Q5HVH;D@.0(K_,G5>4*%<\!=?`LR(J2)_
M!16=ZOX#3+06[!
M(0!5%UN1IS^"A'RC"#+65.O@()>'#K@XH#$HS$FF_(?LAE#I>1Y\GH`"#6
MI\]!J1N5RH=O>%QMZFF\#$(SLW_3A#L&ZDXVHY__"A'WJB:`RF$2I\]XEJV&
M/1]4&W;V\$`4A2_8^+!O6'(7
KTL4!(**=!3(=.
M?4!*`Y0"]$.0H@`]8]*4**/+[N('=+R,5Q']VGB.\1+/?P0@!8X-MS2(XP\3
M<1,Q'AX^E@=]3G#P[3D.HXS,+#-*AN[M1*;807"[O%S'6B2H%7JY4@@2F`6T
M,;&%UD;`T/@:1N%RM3R/7G":+
?;8C"34'R=O3Z3-K-BW_%#AA/R/,\.[]/=SJ6''>><=?:!@#7A=8"\==@P
MPES%)@JH4;;U16X6BKLO<9Q%<48'4Y#&$;_Z_25.3A9!FIZ&=(LC>EH6">'Y
M
DWF"V':YKLH];VHP1M\XL.9DTM`)`1E=H;!K-VP2X@XZMT$U'Y0C&>B&Z,
M#2T(*X*MMP:,-1!J0^BF,C3&+9\J41Q_9MF'!MZH"))U2*F5R>8E=,UZ;[J`"%M:7026(%?
ME?`V)#2#S-4&%>KJ$:5L^WN=B(-_\"]2ZB3NG1_V\X4THV_N`_X<`.UO]EDC
MXVA.5"1I^!#B^6T69"O=EPABM6Z"+_&P&GZ.F"X`0I5@"-0LH-R$'@[9>40W
M0IR?XF?R@$8$W\@_9&&V`JJ+=%IP!(F2WS5>I%=HHZ.@'8XBNHR,64,;
L7B.F^'<]%&VT7R8H'`D/A!`%N5EQ-QY>;:J]M
MJLTW*S%S1/!.X\6MAB<18Q[-2,YN]JGH>4J/:V
PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio (Prospectus Summary): | PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio |
PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio |
SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 TO THE PROSPECTUS PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio On September 28, 2012, the methodology by which S&P International Corporate Bond Index®, the underlying index for the PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio, is formulated will change. Accordingly, the following changes to the prospectus are made effective on that date: • On page 65, the second and third sentences in the first paragraph under the section titled "PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio—Summary Information—Principal Investment Strategies" are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: |
The Underlying Index measures the performance of investment grade corporate bonds issued in the following currencies of Group of Ten ("G10") countries, excluding the U.S. Dollar (USD): Australia Dollar (AUD), British Pound (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Norwegian Krone (NOK), Swedish Krona (SEK) and Swiss Franc (SFR). Standard & Poor's (the "Index Provider") constructs the Underlying Index from investment grade corporate bonds denominated in the currencies noted above. |
Please Retain This Supplement For Future Reference. |
"+ text.join( "
\n" ) +"
" + text[p] + "
\n"; } } }else{ formatted = '' + raw + '
'; } html = ''+ "\n"+''+ "\n"+''+ "\n"+' formatted: '+ ( this.Default == 'raw' ? 'as Filed' : 'with Text Wrapped' ) +''+ "\n"+' | '+ "\n"+'
'+ "\n"+' | '+ "\n"+' '+ "\n"+'
'+ "\n"+' | '+ "\n"+' '+ "\n"+'
Label | Element | Value |
---|---|---|
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Mar. 01, 2012 |
PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio (Prospectus Summary): | PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio
|
||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Risk/Return, Heading | rr_RiskReturnHeading | PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio |
Supplement Text | ck0001378872_SupplementTextBlock | SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 TO THE PROSPECTUS PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio On September 28, 2012, the methodology by which S&P International Corporate Bond Index®, the underlying index for the PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio, is formulated will change. Accordingly, the following changes to the prospectus are made effective on that date: • On page 65, the second and third sentences in the first paragraph under the section titled "PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio—Summary Information—Principal Investment Strategies" are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: |
Investment Strategy, Narrative | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The Underlying Index measures the performance of investment grade corporate bonds issued in the following currencies of Group of Ten ("G10") countries, excluding the U.S. Dollar (USD): Australia Dollar (AUD), British Pound (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Norwegian Krone (NOK), Swedish Krona (SEK) and Swiss Franc (SFR). Standard & Poor's (the "Index Provider") constructs the Underlying Index from investment grade corporate bonds denominated in the currencies noted above. |
Supplement Closing | ck0001378872_SupplementClosingTextBlock | Please Retain This Supplement For Future Reference. |
Label | Element | Value |
---|---|---|
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Document Type | dei_DocumentType | Other |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Sep. 06, 2012 |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II |
Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0001378872 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Sep. 06, 2012 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Sep. 06, 2012 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Mar. 01, 2012 |