PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (LALT) N-CSRCertified annual shareholder report (management investment company)

Domestic Equity

At the start of the fiscal year, US equity markets rebounded, despite mixed data on the economy and corporate earnings. However, the US Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) message that rate hikes would continue until data showed inflation meaningfully declining, sent markets lower in December 2022. As energy prices declined, the rate of inflation slowed modestly in the fourth quarter of 2022. Corporate earnings generally met expectations, though companies provided cautious future guidance. With inflation still at multi-decade highs and little evidence of a slowing economy, the Fed raised its target rate by 0.75% in November and by 0.50% in December.¹

US equities managed to deliver gains in the first quarter of 2023 despite significant volatility and a banking crisis. A January rally gave way to a February selloff as higher-than-expected inflation, a tight labor market and solid economic growth indicated that the Fed’s monetary policy would remain tight for the foreseeable future, raising the risk of a deeper than expected recession. In March, the failure of two US regional banks, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, prompted steep losses in the banking sector. The subsequent takeover of Credit Suisse and ongoing fear that bank troubles would spread sent investors to safe-haven assets, sparking a bond rally, particularly among securities at the short end of the yield curve. With instability in the banking sector, the Fed raised the federal funds rate by only 0.25% in February 2023 and again in March.¹ The Fed’s actions to stabilize the banking system in March sent markets higher, so equities were surprisingly resilient despite the turmoil.

The US economy and equity markets remained resilient in the second quarter of 2023, as milder inflation data and better-than-expected corporate earnings supported equities, with most major indexes posting gains for the quarter and with some big tech names providing optimistic future guidance. Following the March banking crisis, markets stabilized in April, as corporate earnings season got underway, with many companies surprising consensus earnings and revenue estimates. Facing persistently strong employment data, the Fed raised the federal funds rate by 0.25% at its May meeting,¹ but left rates unchanged at its June meeting, giving investors the long-awaited “pause” in rate hikes, which sent equities broadly higher.

Equity markets declined in the third quarter and into October 2023 as a resilient US economy complicated the Fed’s efforts to tame inflation. While inflation has slowed from its peak, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.2% in July, and the 12-month headline inflation rate rose to 3.2% from 3% in June.² Due to the persistence of inflation, the Fed raised the federal funds rate in July by 0.25% again. The CPI data released in September was higher-than-expected and the overall US labor market remained tight with unemployment

Global equity markets continued their decline in October 2023, but growth stocks managed to outperform value stocks. Despite higher rates and increased market volatility, both developed market equities and emerging market equities finished the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, in positive territory.

As an index fund, the Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P BMI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index^TM (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index.

Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI” or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index, which is designed to measure the performance of the 200 least volatile stocks (over the trailing 12 months) included in the S&P Emerging Plus LargeMidCap (the “Parent Index”).

Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and down asset price fluctuations (increases or decreases in a stock’s price) over time. S&P DJI measures the realized volatility of the Index’s constituents over the trailing 12 months and weights constituents so that the least volatile stocks receive the highest weights. The Parent Index is designed to measure publicly listed equity securities of companies with float-adjusted market values of at least $100 million located in emerging market countries. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 6.13%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 6.96%. During the same time period, the Index returned 7.67%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to the fees and expenses that the Fund incurred during the period, as well as trading costs around quarterly rebalances that were higher than average given the relatively less liquid nature of many emerging markets securities, and negative impact from foreign currency exchanges.

During this same time period, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 10.80%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 1,400 securities. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of emerging equity markets overall.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund employs a beta driven stock selection and an inverse volatility weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the financials sector and most underweight in the information technology sector during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

Fund Inception: January 13, 2012

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See the current prospectus for more information. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the Fund’s expense ratio of 0.29% is expressed as a unitary management fee to cover operating expenses and expenses incurred in connection with managing the portfolio. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invesco.com/ETFs to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

As an index fund, the Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Momentum ETF (the “Fund”) is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P Momentum Emerging Plus LargeMidCap Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities of companies that comprise the Index, as well as American depositary receipts (“ADRs”) and global depositary receipts (“GDRs”) that represent securities in the Index.

Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI” or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index, which is composed of constituents of the S&P Emerging Plus LargeMidCap (the “Parent Index”) that have the highest “momentum score.” In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum style” of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on upward price movements of the security as compared to other eligible securities within the Parent Index, which is designed to measure publicly listed equity securities of companies with float-adjusted market values of at least $100 million located in emerging market countries.

In selecting constituent securities for the Index, the Index Provider first calculates the momentum score of each stock in the Parent Index by evaluating the percentage change in the stock’s price over the last 12 months, excluding the most recent month, and applying an adjustment based on the security’s volatility over that period. The Index Provider then ranks all the stocks in descending order by momentum score and selects the top 20% for inclusion in the Index and weights the selected securities based on a modified market capitalization-weighted strategy. While the Fund generally seeks to invest in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index, at times the composition of the Index may make such “full replication” impracticable. In such circumstances, the Fund will utilize a “sampling” methodology to seek to achieve its investment objective.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, on a market price basis, the Fund returned (2.76)%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned (3.27)%. During the same time period, the Index returned (2.46)%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to the fees and expenses that the Fund incurred during the period, as well as trading costs around quarterly rebalances and Indian capital gains taxes incurred during the period.

During this same time period, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 10.80%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization

Fund Inception: February 24, 2012

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently, or in the past, returns would have been lower. See the current prospectus for more information. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the Fund’s expense ratio of 0.29% is expressed as a unitary management fee to cover operating expenses and expenses incurred in connection with managing the portfolio. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invesco.com/ETFs to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

As an index fund, the Invesco S&P International Developed Low Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P BMI International Developed Low Volatility^TM Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index.

Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI” or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index, which is designed to measure the performance of the 200 least volatile stocks of the S&P Developed ex-U.S. & South Korea LargeMidCap (the “Parent Index”). Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and down asset price fluctuations (increases or decreases in a stock’s price) over time. S&P DJI measures the realized volatility of the Index’s constituents over the trailing 12 months and weights constituents so that the least volatile stocks receive the highest weights. The Parent Index is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-cap securities in developed markets throughout the world, excluding the United States and South Korea. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 7.17%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 6.42%. During the same time period, the Index returned 6.41%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to benefits to the Fund related to dividend tax treatment relative to the Index and income from securities lending in which the Fund participates, which were partially offset by the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund.

During this same time period, the MSCI EAFE^® Index (Net) (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 14.40%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 800 securities. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the markets of economically developed countries outside the U.S.

The performance of the Fund differed from the Benchmark Index in part because the Fund employs a beta driven stock selection and an inverse volatility weighting methodology, whereas the Benchmark Index selects and weights stocks based on market capitalization.

Relative to the Benchmark Index, the Fund was most overweight in the real estate sector and most underweight in the health care sector during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023. The majority of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the

Fund Inception: January 13, 2012

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See the current prospectus for more information. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the Fund’s expense ratio of 0.25% is expressed as a unitary management fee to cover operating expenses and expenses incurred in connection with managing the portfolio. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invesco.com/ETFs to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.

As an index fund, Invesco S&P International Developed Momentum ETF (the “Fund”) is passively managed and seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P Momentum Developed ex-U.S. & South Korea LargeMidCap (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index.

Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI” or the “Index Provider”) compiles, maintains and calculates the Index, which is composed of constituents of the S&P Developed ex-U.S. & South Korea LargeMidCap (the “Parent Index”) that have the highest “momentum score.” In general, momentum is the tendency of an investment to exhibit persistence in its relative performance; a “momentum style” of investing emphasizes investing in securities that have had better recent performance compared to other securities. The momentum score for each security included in the Index is based on upward price movements of the security as compared to other eligible securities within the Parent Index, which is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-cap securities in developed markets throughout the world, excluding the United States and South Korea.

In selecting constituent securities for the Index, the Index Provider first calculates the momentum score of each stock in the Parent Index by evaluating the percentage change in the stock’s price over the last 12 months, excluding the most recent month, and applying an adjustment based on the security’s volatility over that period. The Index Provider then ranks all the stocks in descending order by momentum score, selects the top 20% for inclusion in the Index and weights the selected securities based on a modified market capitalization-weighted strategy. The Fund generally invests in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, on a market price basis, the Fund returned 14.62%. On a net asset value (“NAV”) basis, the Fund returned 13.82%. During the same time period, the Index returned 13.93%. During the fiscal year, the Fund fully replicated the components of the Index; therefore, the Fund’s performance, on a NAV basis, differed from the return of the Index primarily due to the fees and expenses that the Fund incurred during the period, which were partially offset by income from securities lending in which the Fund participates.

During this same time period, the MSCI EAFE^® Index (Net) (the “Benchmark Index”) returned 14.40%. The Benchmark Index is an unmanaged index weighted by market capitalization based on the average performance of approximately 800 securities. The Benchmark Index was selected for its recognition in the marketplace, and its performance comparison is a useful measure for investors as a broad representation of the markets of economically developed countries outside the U.S.

Fund Inception: February 24, 2012

Performance quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, and shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”), when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently, or in the past, returns would have been lower. See the current prospectus for more information. According to the Fund’s current prospectus, the Fund’s expense ratio of 0.25% is expressed as a unitary management fee to cover operating expenses and expenses incurred in connection with managing the portfolio. NAV and Market Price returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively. The returns shown in the table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund Shares. See invesco.com/ETFs to find the most recent month-end performance numbers.