AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS)

NYSEARCA: CWS · Real-Time Price · USD
68.32
+0.08 (0.12%)
At close: Apr 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
69.00
+0.68 (1.00%)
After-hours: Apr 22, 2026, 6:54 PM EDT
Assets$159.04M
Expense Ratio0.65%
PE Ratio23.36
Shares Out2.34M
Dividend (ttm)$0.21
Dividend Yield0.31%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 22, 2025
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Payout Ratio7.35%
Volume9,557
Open69.02
Previous Close68.24
Day's Range67.83 - 69.02
52-Week Low62.11
52-Week High72.08
Beta0.98
Holdings26
Inception DateSep 20, 2016

About CWS

Fund Home Page

The 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.

Asset Class Equity
Category Mid-Cap Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol CWS
ETF Provider AdvisorShares

Top 10 Holdings

48.81% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.FIX7.20%
IES Holdings, Inc.IESC5.61%
Casey's General Stores, Inc.CASY5.53%
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.ALSN5.27%
Amphenol CorporationAPH4.54%
Henry Schein, Inc.HSIC4.21%
McKesson CorporationMCK4.20%
Mueller Industries, Inc.MLI4.17%
American Water Works Company, Inc.AWK4.10%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.ICE3.99%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 22, 2025$0.210Dec 29, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.380Dec 30, 2024
Dec 26, 2023$0.14577Dec 29, 2023
Dec 23, 2022$0.2399Dec 30, 2022
Dec 23, 2021$0.0827Dec 31, 2021
Dec 24, 2020$0.11952Dec 31, 2020
Full Dividend History

Performance

CWS had a total return of 12.08% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.68%.

News

AdvisorShares ETFs Earn Five-Star & Four-Star Morningstar Ratings™

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.

Other symbols: DWAW
3 years ago - PRNewsWire

AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (Ticker: CWS) Earns 5-Star Morningstar Rating™

Investment strategy is based on the Crossing Wall Street "Buy List" published by Eddy Elfenbein BETHESDA, Md. , Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AdvisorShares announced that the AdvisorShares Focused Equ...

3 years ago - PRNewsWire