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IG vs CWS

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF vs AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

IG

Principal Investment Grade Corporate ETF

Principal Funds

Annual cost

0.19%

Fund size

$179M

CWS

AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

AdvisorShares

Annual cost

0.65%

Fund size

$155M

Key differences

  • IG costs 0.46% less per year.
  • IG is classified as fixed income, while CWS is equity — different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last 3 years, CWS has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

IGCWS
Annual cost (TER)0.19%0.65%
Fund size (AUM)$179M$155M
Since20182016
Dividend yield5.06%0.31%
Asset classfixed incomeequity
Regionnorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+7.2%+1.0%
CAGR 3Y+5.5%+10.3%
CAGR 5Y+0.4%+8.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.320.51
Volatility 1Y4.81%13.35%
Max drawdown-23.17%-33.82%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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