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CWSAdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

Grow my money9y track recordRanked #1,612 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

By AdvisorShares · Launched 2016

Annual Cost

0.65%

#3,547 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$131M

#2,839 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

-0.4%

Track Record

9 years

#1,462 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$9,937-0.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Active selection

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 47.1% of fundmoderately concentrated

Comfort Systems USA Inc.
6.2%
Casey'S General Stores Inc.
5.5%
IES Holdings Inc.
5.1%
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc
5.0%
Mckesson Corp.
4.5%
American Water Works Company, Inc.
4.4%
Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc
4.2%
Henry Schein, Inc.
4.1%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc
4.1%
Mueller Industries Inc.
4.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.8%
Bonds
0.2%

By sector

Healthcare
27.3%
Technology
20.3%
Industrials
20.2%
Consumer Cyclical
12.3%
Financial Services
11.9%
Utilities
4.0%
Consumer Defensive
4.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
13.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-34.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.37Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.53Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy
Actively manages a focused portfolio of U.S. exchange listed equity securities, primarily large- and mid-cap stocks, with some small- and micro-cap exposure. The strategy aims for low turnover and focuses on fundamentally sound companies with strong earnings growth and quality.
Inception date
September 20, 2016
Fund family
AdvisorShares

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Data updated on 2026-09-18