DWSHAdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF
Seeks capital appreciation through short selling securities.
By AdvisorShares · Launched 2018
6.22%
#5,561 of 5,568 · expensive
$9M
#4,788 of 5,568 · small
-7.4%
7 years
#1,767 of 5,568 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 95.8% of fundconcentrated
Asset allocation
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks capital appreciation through short selling securities.
- Strategy
- Actively managed ETF that obtains short exposure to the U.S. large-cap equity market via short sales of U.S. equity securities and ETFs. Utilizes a quantitative model to identify securities with the highest relative weakness for shorting, focusing on market periods after corrections.
- Inception date
- July 10, 2018
- Fund family
- AdvisorShares
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Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
Inverse ETF — daily tool only
Delivers the inverse of the benchmark's daily return. The compounding path makes multi-day holding unpredictable even when the benchmark's total move goes your way. Legitimate as a one-day hedge; dangerous as a view.
Source: Cheng & Madhavan (2009)
Why we flagged this: strategy=inverse + inverse_name_or_strategy
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-06-20