4-Star ETFs Poised to Pop: PowerShares Cleantech

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio (NYSE: PZD ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PowerShares Cleantech and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETF right now.

PowerShares Cleantech facts

Inception	October 2006
Total Assets	$109 million
Investment Approach	Seeks investment results that correspond to the Cleantech Index, which focuses on leaders in the innovation and commercial deployment of cleantech products across a broad range of industries.
Expense Ratio	0.6%
Dividend Yield	0.2%
1-Year / 3-Year / 5-Year Annual Returns	(7.3%) / 7.6% / (0.8%)
Top Holdings with High CAPS Rating (4 or 5 Stars) and Portfolio Weight	Corning (NYSE: GLW ) (2.8%) ABB (NYSE: ABB ) (2.7%) Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI ) (2.7%)
Alternatives	PowerShares Global Clean Energy (NYSE: PBD ) Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy (NYSE: GEX )

Sources: Morningstar and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 99% of the 216 members who have rated PowerShares Cleantech believe the ETF will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include rcdaddy0609 and All-Star Trimalerus, who is ranked in the top 5% of our community.

Earlier this year, rcdaddy0609 tapped the ETF as an attractive way to go green: "Clean tech is the wave of the present and future. I love the long term growth possibilities for this ETF."

PowerShares Cleantech, in particular, sports an annual turnover ratio of just 24%. That's lower than other clean energy ETFs like PowerShares Global Clean Energy (39%) and Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy (30%).

CAPS All-star Trimalerus elaborates on the bull case:

I think that Alternative Energy will only become more popular as Oil Peak and Global Warming affect our energy supply choices. ETFs are a good way to add diversity while minimizing fees. So I'm snapping up a few Alt Energy focused ETFs with high outperform ratings ... and I'll ride them into our, hopefully much greener future!

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