AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE)

NYSEARCA: HDGE · Real-Time Price · USD
16.46
-0.02 (-0.12%)
Jul 25, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
-0.12%
Assets$44.60M
Expense Ratio3.80%
PE Ratio11.83
Shares Out2.74M
Dividend (ttm)$1.28
Dividend Yield7.78%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 23, 2024
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ratio92.85%
Volume16,235
Open16.50
Previous Close16.48
Day's Range16.46 - 16.59
52-Week Low15.39
52-Week High20.56
Beta-1.14
Holdings54
Inception DateJan 26, 2011

About HDGE

Fund Home Page

The AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is actively-managed fund that attempts to achieve positive returns by shorting US-listed companies believed to have low earnings quality or use aggressive accounting policies. HDGE was launched on Jan 26, 2011 and is issued by AdvisorShares.

Asset Class Equity
Category Trading--Inverse Equity
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol HDGE
ETF Provider AdvisorShares

Top 10 Holdings

184.82% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
BlackRock Liquidity Funds - FedFundTFDXX137.40%
Cashn/a43.17%
Fidelity Instl Govt 657 Cn/a12.76%
Kforce Inc.KFRC-1.03%
Vertex, Inc.VERX-1.16%
PG&E CorporationPCG-1.23%
Aptiv PLCAPTV-1.25%
Synovus Financial Corp.SNV-1.26%
Exponent, Inc.EXPO-1.28%
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.IPG-1.29%
View More Holdings

Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 23, 2024$1.280Dec 30, 2024
Dec 26, 2023$1.83474Dec 29, 2023
Dec 27, 2019$0.116Dec 31, 2019
Full Dividend History

Performance

HDGE had a total return of -9.70% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -16.18%.

News

Prudently Bearish With David Tice And Rob Isbitts

David Tice discusses his consistent bearish stance, emphasizing reliable short exposure. HDGE ETF, where Tice is a Senior Advisor, remains short all the time, performing well this year relative to the...

11 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Don't Bet Against Progress

Shorting or hedging against companies driving innovation and growth in the US stock markets is not a viable long-term strategy. Historical trends suggest that bear markets are relatively short-lived, ...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Should You Hedge Via HDGE? We Think Maybe

The AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF is a rare ETF that takes outright short positions on individual stocks, using a bottom-up, fundamental, research-driven security selection process. HDGE is mor...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

HDGE: A Niche ETF We'd Like To Like, But Don't Right Now

HDGE is the type of ETF I should really like. But despite having followed it since its 2013 inception, I just can't endorse it. The premise of HDGE is solid: find companies that are overvalued due to ...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

HDGE Vs. SH: 2 Approaches To Profit When Stock Prices Decline

The AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF shorts stocks and can use ETNs. While beating the inverse S&P 500 Index isn't listed as an objective, their benchmark is that Index. The ProShares Short S&P 50...

Other symbols: SH
3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

HDGE: Actively Managed Short Strategy Fund Is Not Our Favorite Hedging ETF

HDGE holds a portfolio of short positions on individual stocks. The strategy benefits from volatility and can be used for tactical bearish exposure or as a hedging instrument.

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Let's Take A Look At This Weeks Highest Performing ETFs: AdvisorShares, Breakwave, MicroSectors

Many investors utilize exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are diversified securities that contain various investments including stocks, commodities, and bonds. Here are the top-performing ETFs this we...

Other symbols: BDRYFAZNRGUTZA
4 years ago - Benzinga

Let's Take A Look At This Weeks Highest Performing ETFs: Amplify Seymour Cannabis, MicroSectors

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide you with a way to own shares in a broad range of different companies without having to buy each individual share.  Investors utilize ETFs because they're relativel...

Other symbols: CWEBCNBSFNGUWEBL
4 years ago - Benzinga

4 Reasons Why Inverse ETFs Are Broken & Here's A Better Solution

There is a big problem on Wall Street that almost no one is talking about - Inverse products simply do not work as well as actively managed products.

5 years ago - Forbes

The Best Inverse ETFs of the 2020 Bear Market

The best inverse ETFs of the 2020 bear market were RWM, DOG, and HDGE.

Other symbols: DOGRWM
5 years ago - Investopedia

A Conversation with a Short Seller

Short seller David Tice, new CIO of AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE), discusses short opportunities in a post-COVID world.

5 years ago - Kiplinger

Long-short ETFs offer investors a 'smarter way to hedge,' fund manager says as demand rises

Exchange-traded funds that leverage short-selling strategies can help investors diversify their portfolios and hedge against unexpected declines, says Noah Hamman, CEO and founder of AdvisorShares.

Other symbols: DWSH
5 years ago - CNBC

Long-short ETFs see rising interest — AdvisorShares CEO breaks down the strategy

Noah Hamman, CEO and founder of AdvisorShares, explains how his firm's long-short exchange-traded funds can help investors diversify their portfolios and hedge against unexpected declines. With CNBC's...

Other symbols: DWSH
5 years ago - CNBC Television

HDGE: A Better Way To Short The Market? (Podcast Transcript)

The extreme bullish market action of the last month has left an increasing number of investors feeling a disconnect between a worsening macro-economic picture and lofty equity prices.

5 years ago - Seeking Alpha

HDGE: A Better Way To Short The Market?

The extreme bullish market action of the last month has left an increasing number of investors feeling a disconnect between a worsening macro-economic picture and lofty equity prices.

5 years ago - Seeking Alpha

A Bull Market For Bear Funds

A bear market demands investors carefully pick the right products, and with only a few options, bear market funds might be the right option for many.

Other symbols: DWSHGLDSDSSHTAILTLT
5 years ago - Seeking Alpha