CWS vs. QABA ETF Comparison

Comparison of AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS) to First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)

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

$70.77

Average Daily Volume

13,976

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

QABA

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

QABA Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NASDAQ OMX(R) ABA Community Bank Index(SM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. For the purposes of the index, a "community bank" is considered to be all U.S.banks and thrifts or their holding companies listed on NASDAQ(R), excluding the 50 largest U.S. banks by asset size. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$62.25

Average Daily Volume

17,975

Number of Holdings ^*

121

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	CWS	QABA
30 Days	2.85%	14.82%
60 Days	3.29%	16.57%
90 Days	5.36%	15.09%
12 Months	29.09%	48.78%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in CWS	Weight in QABA	Overlap

CWS Overweight 25 Positions Relative to QABA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
FICO	B	6.68%
FI	A	5.35%
MLR	B	5.32%
HEI	B	5.2%
APH	A	4.89%
AFL	B	4.57%
SYK	C	4.3%
MCO	B	4.15%
ICE	C	4.12%
COR	B	4.02%
SLGN	A	3.96%
ROL	B	3.86%
INTU	C	3.78%
BR	A	3.77%
OTIS	C	3.73%
AGM	C	3.63%
FDS	B	3.54%
ABT	B	3.54%
AWK	D	3.39%
SAIC	F	3.38%
MGRC	B	3.38%
TMO	F	3.36%
HSY	F	3.28%
PII	D	2.38%
CE	F	1.6%

CWS Underweight 121 Positions Relative to QABA

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CBSH	A	-4.51%
WTFC	A	-4.24%
UMBF	B	-2.92%
FFIN	B	-2.88%
UBSI	B	-2.79%
OZK	B	-2.64%
HWC	B	-2.5%
IBOC	A	-2.18%
TCBI	B	-2.0%
BANF	B	-1.98%
TFSL	A	-1.97%
FULT	A	-1.86%
CATY	B	-1.82%
FIBK	A	-1.7%
FHB	A	-1.7%
WSFS	A	-1.66%
CVBF	A	-1.54%
SFNC	B	-1.5%
INDB	B	-1.49%
WAFD	B	-1.46%
FFBC	A	-1.35%
PPBI	B	-1.3%
TOWN	B	-1.29%
TBBK	B	-1.29%
FRME	B	-1.24%
SBCF	A	-1.23%
BANR	B	-1.23%
WSBC	A	-1.17%
TFIN	A	-1.15%
TRMK	B	-1.14%
NBTB	B	-1.14%
EFSC	B	-1.08%
SYBT	B	-1.07%
CASH	A	-0.97%
CLBK	B	-0.95%
FBNC	A	-0.94%
CHCO	B	-0.94%
LKFN	B	-0.92%
NWBI	B	-0.91%
MBIN	D	-0.9%
SASR	B	-0.84%
HOPE	B	-0.8%
STBA	B	-0.79%
VBTX	B	-0.78%
SRCE	B	-0.78%
TCBK	B	-0.77%
QCRH	A	-0.75%
WABC	B	-0.74%
BUSE	B	-0.74%
GABC	B	-0.66%
RBCAA	B	-0.65%
DCOM	A	-0.65%
PFBC	B	-0.62%
PEBO	A	-0.61%
OCFC	B	-0.58%
BRKL	B	-0.55%
AMAL	B	-0.54%
CNOB	B	-0.52%
CTBI	B	-0.52%
BHRB	B	-0.51%
BFC	B	-0.5%
PFC	A	-0.49%
CCB	A	-0.48%
FMBH	B	-0.48%
HFWA	B	-0.44%
CFFN	B	-0.44%
UVSP	B	-0.44%
EGBN	B	-0.42%
OSBC	A	-0.41%
FCBC	B	-0.41%
BFST	C	-0.41%
CFB	B	-0.41%
IBCP	B	-0.39%
MBWM	B	-0.39%
NBN	B	-0.39%
HBNC	B	-0.39%
ORRF	B	-0.38%
SMBC	B	-0.37%
HAFC	A	-0.37%
GSBC	B	-0.36%
CAC	B	-0.34%
TRST	A	-0.34%
FSBC	B	-0.34%
MOFG	A	-0.33%
HTBI	B	-0.32%
CCBG	B	-0.32%
HTBK	A	-0.32%
WASH	C	-0.32%
MPB	B	-0.31%
SPFI	B	-0.31%
PGC	C	-0.31%
HIFS	B	-0.3%
CASS	B	-0.3%
CCNE	B	-0.29%
THFF	B	-0.29%
ESQ	A	-0.29%
MSBI	B	-0.28%
FMNB	B	-0.28%
HONE	B	-0.28%
NFBK	B	-0.28%
BCAL	B	-0.27%
AROW	B	-0.27%
KRNY	B	-0.26%
SHBI	A	-0.26%
FFIC	B	-0.25%
NRIM	A	-0.23%
TCBX	A	-0.23%
RBB	B	-0.22%
CARE	C	-0.22%
BSRR	B	-0.22%
EBTC	B	-0.22%
BMRC	B	-0.21%
NECB	B	-0.2%
BWB	B	-0.2%
FISI	A	-0.2%
NEWT	B	-0.18%
INBK	B	-0.17%
WSBF	C	-0.15%
FRST	B	-0.15%
FLIC	B	-0.15%
SBSI	B	-0.05%