AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS)
| Assets | $181.10M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.72% |
| PE Ratio | 27.20 |
| Shares Out | 2.71M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.38 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.56% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 15.22% |
| 1-Year Return | +14.84% |
| Volume | 16,048 |
| Open | 67.41 |
| Previous Close | 66.90 |
| Day's Range | 67.25 - 68.06 |
| 52-Week Low | 59.10 |
| 52-Week High | 71.75 |
| Beta | 0.98 |
| Holdings | 26 |
| Inception Date | Sep 20, 2016 |
About CWS
Fund Home PageThe AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund 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 was launched on Sep 20, 2016 and is issued by AdvisorShares.
Top 10 Holdings
41.92% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IES Holdings, Inc. | IESC | 4.75% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | ALSN | 4.31% |
| Cencora, Inc. | COR | 4.18% |
| McGrath RentCorp | MGRC | 4.16% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | TMO | 4.15% |
| Science Applications International Corporation | SAIC | 4.10% |
| Stryker Corporation | SYK | 4.10% |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | HSIC | 4.08% |
| Rollins, Inc. | ROL | 4.07% |
| Mueller Industries, Inc. | MLI | 4.02% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.380 | n/a |
| Dec 26, 2023 | $0.146 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.240 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.0827 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.120 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | $0.146 | Dec 31, 2019 |
News
CWS: A Solid Active Fund
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CWS: The Strategy Still Lags The Market
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CWS: An Active ETF That Flies Under The Radar, But Shouldn't
CWS is a small, largely-ignored active ETF that should get more attention. So I'm writing about it. Active ETFs are still emerging. What I like about this one is its focused, 25-stock portfolio and ri...
CWS: Actively-Managed ETF With A Few Issues Under The Hood
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Investment strategies based on the expertise of Nasdaq Dorsey Wright and Crossing Wall Street's Eddy Elfenbein recognized for their risk-adjusted returns. BETHESDA, Md.
AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (Ticker: CWS) Earns 5-Star Morningstar Rating™
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Welcome to Alpha Trader. We have a special double bill today in honor of wildcard weekend coming up on the show. Eddy Elfenbein of Crossing Wall Street giving us his top five new stocks for 2021. But ...
The 2021 Market Outlook And Some New Stock Picks - Ryan Detrick And Eddy Elfenbein Join Alpha Trader
This week's Alpha Trader podcast features hosts Aaron Task and Stephen Alpher speaking with LPL Financial's Ryan Detrick and Eddy Elfenbein, editor of the Crossing Wall Street blog and portfolio manag...
AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF: High Fees And Mediocre Performance
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