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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength

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F-Score: 2
M-Score: -1.96
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth

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Operating margin (%) -2.58
QQQ's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. QQQ: -2.58 )
QQQ' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: -2.58

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Guru Trades

Q2 2012

QQQ Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Ken Fisher 126,845 sh (New)
Paul Tudor Jones 60,000 sh (New)
George Soros 200,000 sh (unchged)
John Keeley 100,639 sh (unchged)
Paul Singer 2,820,000 sh (unchged)
David Tepper 8,409,182 sh (-55.4%)
Steven Cohen 32,156 sh (-96.89%)
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Q3 2012

QQQ Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Steven Cohen 425,057 sh (+1221.86%)
Ken Fisher 128,469 sh (+1.28%)
Paul Singer 1,750,000 sh (unchged)
John Keeley 100,639 sh (unchged)
Paul Tudor Jones Sold Out
David Tepper 6,449,182 sh (-23.31%)
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Q4 2012

QQQ Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Paul Tudor Jones 121,000 sh (New)
Ken Fisher 133,902 sh (+4.23%)
Paul Singer 1,755,000 sh (unchged)
John Keeley 100,600 sh (-0.04%)
David Tepper 1,615,182 sh (-74.96%)
Steven Cohen 26,550 sh (-93.75%)
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Q1 2013

QQQ Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Steven Cohen 43,978 sh (+65.64%)
Ken Fisher 148,132 sh (+10.63%)
John Keeley 101,461 sh (+0.86%)
Paul Singer 1,000,000 sh (unchged)
Murray Stahl 70,000 sh (unchged)
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with QQQ

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
John Keeley 2011-12-31 Add 24.84%0.03%$51.14 - $58.94 $ 73.4130%125639
John Keeley 2010-12-31 New Buy0.09%$48.48 - $54.89 $ 73.4139%107139
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Ratios

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EV-to-EBIT 500
QQQ's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. QQQ: 500 )
QQQ' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 500

PEG 1.2
QQQ's PEG is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. QQQ: 1.2 )
QQQ' s 10-Year PEG Range
Min: 0   Max: 1.2
Current: 1.2

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1.2

Dividend & Buy Back

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Dividend Yield 1.00
QQQ's Dividend Yield is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. QQQ: 1.00 )
QQQ' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 1

Yield on cost (5-Year) 1.00
QQQ's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. QQQ: 1.00 )
QQQ' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 1

Valuation & Return

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Price/Median PS Value 0.6
QQQ's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. QQQ: 0.6 )
QQQ' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 0.6

Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 0.20
QQQ's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. QQQ: 0.20 )
QQQ' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 0   Max: 0.2
Current: 0.2

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0.2

Business Description

PowerShares QQQ, formerly known as `QQQ` or the `NASDAQ- 100 Index Tracking Stock`, is based on the Nasdaq-100 Index?. The Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The portfolio is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.
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