CWS AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF
AdvisorShares Trust - AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by AdvisorShares Investments, LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. The fund employs proprietary research to create its portfolio. AdvisorShares Trust - AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF was formed on September 20, 2016 and is domiciled in the United States.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y ann. | 5Y ann. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | +1.3% | -6.5% | -0.2% | +1.4% | +9.6% | +6.3% |
| Equity average (4725 funds) | -2.2% | -4.7% | +3008.3% | +1886.0% | +15.1% | +2.6% |
Insider activity in the holdings
Open-market insider buying across this fund’s holdings over 90 days, weighted by holding weight: +$2.5M net.
Holdings · as of Nov 13, 2026
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAIC SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTE | 5.97% |
| 2 | MCK MCKESSON CORP | 5.32% |
| 3 | CASY CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC | 5.10% |
| 4 | ALSN ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDING | 5.09% |
| 5 | TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | 4.90% |
| 6 | FIX COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC | 4.90% |
| 7 | APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL A | 4.72% |
| 8 | FDS FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC | 4.62% |
| 9 | HSIC HENRY SCHEIN INC | 4.56% |
| 10 | AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC | 4.52% |
| 11 | ICE INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN | 4.41% |
| 12 | HEI HEICO CORP | 4.16% |
| 13 | COR CENCORA INC | 4.16% |
| 14 | MCO MOODY'S CORP | 4.10% |
| 15 | RMD RESMED INC | 3.97% |
| 16 | MLI MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC | 3.77% |
| 17 | SYK STRYKER CORP | 3.57% |
| 18 | IESC IES HOLDINGS INC | 3.54% |
| 19 | ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 3.47% |
| 20 | BR BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIO | 3.40% |
| 21 | ADBE ADOBE INC | 2.74% |
| 22 | SFM SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC | 2.62% |
| 23 | ROL ROLLINS INC | 2.53% |
| 24 | INTU INTUIT INC | 2.06% |
| 25 | FICO FAIR ISAAC CORP | 1.68% |
| 26 | CWS BLACKROCK TREASURY TRUST INSTL 62 | 0.09% |
Sector breakdown
Country breakdown
Distributions
| Date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.2100 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.3800 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | $0.1458 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.2400 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.0827 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.1200 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | $0.1460 |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $0.7500 |
| Dec 27, 2017 | $0.0900 |
| Dec 23, 2016 | $0.0090 |
Members of Congress who disclosed this ETF
No member of Congress has disclosed a trade in CWS in the filings we hold.
Fund facts, prices, performance and distributions: our market-data vendor. Holdings: the vendor and SEC Form N-PORT. Insider and Congress data: InsiderBuying. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error