CWS vs. ITA ETF Comparison

Comparison of AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS) to iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

CWS

AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

CWS Description

The AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. CWS aims to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a focused group of U.S. exchange-listed equity securities that the portfolio manager believes have favorable fundamental attributes.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$62.38

Average Daily Volume

10,759

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

ITA

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

ITA Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the aerospace and defense sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$132.40

Average Daily Volume

315,545

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	CWS	ITA
30 Days	-0.13%	-3.42%
60 Days	0.60%	-0.69%
90 Days	-0.46%	1.02%
12 Months	18.02%	15.17%

2 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in CWS	Weight in ITA	Overlap
	HEI	B	4.79%	2.72%	2.72%
	HEI	B	4.79%	1.81%	1.81%

CWS Overweight 22 Positions Relative to ITA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
APH	B	5.12%
MLR	D	4.9%
FICO	A	4.78%
SYK	B	4.3%
ROL	A	4.27%
AFL	B	4.17%
ICE	A	4.07%
MCO	A	4.06%
OTIS	B	4.04%
INTU	A	3.95%
TMO	D	3.91%
HSY	F	3.78%
AWK	B	3.73%
BR	B	3.71%
ABT	D	3.62%
SLGN	D	3.53%
SAIC	D	3.53%
AGM	B	3.5%
FDS	C	3.33%
CE	F	3.31%
MGRC	D	3.3%
PII	F	3.09%

CWS Underweight 33 Positions Relative to ITA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
GE	D	-19.2%
RTX	D	-14.5%
BA	C	-11.11%
NOC	D	-4.66%
LHX	B	-4.65%
LMT	C	-4.62%
GD	D	-4.42%
TDG	D	-4.4%
AXON	C	-4.39%
HWM	C	-4.26%
TXT	D	-3.45%
WWD	D	-2.22%
CW	C	-2.2%
HII	D	-2.06%
BWXT	B	-1.82%
HXL	D	-1.12%
MOG.A	C	-1.02%
AVAV	D	-1.01%
SPR	B	-0.83%
KTOS	B	-0.64%
AIR	B	-0.5%
DRS	B	-0.38%
MRCY	D	-0.32%
RKLB	B	-0.26%
TGI	B	-0.25%
DCO	B	-0.17%
ACHR	C	-0.16%
RGR	F	-0.15%
CDRE	B	-0.14%
SWBI	D	-0.13%
VVX	C	-0.12%
NPK	D	-0.08%
SPCE	F	-0.03%