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AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

CWS
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Sep 20, 2016
Expense Ratio
0.65%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Advisor Shares
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$328,932
AUM
$71,643,003
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

TREX
TREX Co., Inc.
5.48%
MLR
Miller Industries Inc.
5.37%
FICO
Fair, Isaac Corp.
5.18%
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
4.91%
INTU
Intuit Inc
4.66%
CARR
Carrier Global Corp
4.60%
CE
Celanese Corp - Ordinary Shares - Series A
4.28%
SYK
Stryker Corp.
4.24%
MCO
Moody`s Corp.
4.21%
FI
Fiserv, Inc.
4.20%
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What is CWS?

The AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: CWS) seeks long-term capital appreciation. CWS aims to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a focused group of U.S. exchange-listed equity securities that the portfolio manager believes have favorable fundamental attributes. The Advisor may use a variety of methods for security selection and will seek to focus on firms that are fundamentally sound and have shown consistency in their financial results and high earnings quality. The Advisor may look for stocks with a strong history of sales and earnings growth, or companies that have steadily increased their earnings and dividends for several years. In addition, the Advisor may invest the Fund s assets in lesser-known companies that the Advisor believes have a unique opportunity for growth. At times, the Advisor may buy certain out-of-favor stocks believed to be priced below their intrinsic value, as measured by the Advisor. Additionally, the Advisor aims to keep the portfolio turnover low.

ETFs related toCWS

ETFs correlated to CWS include TPLC, PHO, IYJ

CWS
Advisorshares Trust - AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF
TPLC
Timothy Plan - Timothy Plan US Large/Mid Cap Core ETF
PHO
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Water Resources ETF
IYJ
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Industrials ETF
FIW
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Water ETF
NOBL
ProShares Trust - ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
IMCB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
RSP
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
EUSA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF
IWR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
SIZE
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
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Risk Rating

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Risk Rating

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FAQ

CWS is a US Equities ETF. The AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: CWS) seeks long-term capital appreciation. CWS aims to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a focused group of U.S. exchange-listed equity securities that the portfolio manager believes have favorable fundamental attributes. The Advisor may use a variety of methods for security selection and will seek to focus on firms that are fundamentally sound and have shown consistency in their financial results and high earnings quality. The Advisor may look for stocks with a strong history of sales and earnings growth, or companies that have steadily increased their earnings and dividends for several years. In addition, the Advisor may invest the Fund s assets in lesser-known companies that the Advisor believes have a unique opportunity for growth. At times, the Advisor may buy certain out-of-favor stocks believed to be priced below their intrinsic value, as measured by the Advisor. Additionally, the Advisor aims to keep the portfolio turnover low.

Yes, CWS is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, CWS is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on CWS is -0.0207%. This is the percent change in the value of CWS over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on CWS is 0.0065%. This is the percent change in the value of CWS over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of CWS for the past year is 0.1738%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to CWS include VIG, VYM, and DFAS.

ETFs correlated to CWS include TPLC, PHO, and IYJ.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to CWS include SDS, SPXS, and SPXU.

Disclaimers

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