CWS AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

*Unless otherwise stated, data provided by FactSet.

What is CWS?

CWS is an actively-managed ETF that aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation and outperform the S&P 500 Index by holding a focused group of US-listed stocks using proprietary models.

CWS Factset Analytics Insight

CWS holds a small basket of fundamentally sound US mid and large-cap companies in order to outperform the S&P 500 Index. These are companies that have shown strong sales history, high earnings quality and dominant positions in their respective markets, among other attributes. The fund manager uses a variety of proprietary models to evaluate companies’ intrinsic value and growth potential. Unlike other active equity funds on the market, CWS takes a longer-term view on its holdings and aims to minimize portfolio turnover.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/23/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
CWS -3.11% 2.52% 2.08% 2.64% 23.55% 10.78% --
CWS (NAV) -3.39% 2.07% 1.99% 1.99% 23.40% 11.01% --
No Underlying Index -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MSCI USA IMI -2.43% 2.87% 2.96% -10.78% 22.94% 10.13% 11.47%
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

CWS Summary Data

AdvisorShares
09/20/16
Open-Ended Fund
0.65%
$43.11M
$361.58K
0.52%

CWS Portfolio Data

$51.67B
20.54
4.53
0.18%
N/A
26

CWS Index Data

No Underlying Index
Proprietary
Proprietary
MSCI USA IMI

CWS Portfolio Management

0.65%
--
--
--

CWS Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
--
Qualified dividends
No

CWS Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund
No
Yes
-- / --
N/A
N/A
High
Daily

CWS Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/24/23
5
4
3
2
1

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of CWS. CWS is rated a 3 out of 5.

CWS Tradability

7,225
$361.58K
6,128
$309.19K
0.52%
$0.26
-0.07%
1.45% / -1.00%
None
100.00%
25,000
0.25
0.04%
0.53%
0
$48.28
3

CWS Sector/Industry Breakdown


CWS
Segment Benchmark
20.12%
--
15.46%
--
12.10%
--
11.45%
--
11.10%
--
9.02%
--
4.33%
--
4.23%
--
4.14%
--
4.09%
--

CWS Top 10 Holdings[View All]

Fiserv, Inc. 4.36%
Intuit Inc. 4.31%
Polaris Inc. 4.11%
43.35%

CWS Countries


CWS
Segment Benchmark
100.00%
99.92%
--
0.08%

CWS Regions


CWS
Segment Benchmark
100.00%
100.00%

CWS Economic Development


CWS
Segment Benchmark
100.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%

CWS Performance Statistics

0.87
0.82
0.86
0.75
0.53%
MSCI USA IMI

CWS Benchmark Comparison Holdings

26
2560
24
3.11%

CWS Benchmark Comparison Summary


CWS
Segment Benchmark
26
2560
$51.67B
$391.49B
20.54
20.56
4.53
3.75
1.08%
1.53%
High
Low

CWS Benchmark Comparison Market Cap Size


CWS
Segment Benchmark
71.48%
86.91%
20.61%
10.27%
3.82%
2.60%
4.11%
0.22%