TBFG vs. VEGA ETF Comparison

Comparison of The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF (TBFG) to AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (VEGA)

TBFG

The Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF

TBFG Description

The fund is an actively managed fund of funds, which seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of equity and bond markets. It systematically adjusts its holdings using two proprietary strategies developed by the fund"s investment adviser, The Milwaukee Company, that are run independently. Those strategies are the Systematic Market Beta Strategy ("SMB") and the Classic Asset Allocation Revisited Strategy ("CAAR"). SMB and CAAR systematically rebalance the underlying funds in which the fund may invest based on a set of proprietary risk-management techniques.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$27.84

Average Daily Volume

770

Number of Holdings ^*

10

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VEGA

AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF

VEGA Description

The investment seeks consistent repeatable returns across all market cycles. The fund is a "fund of funds" and intends to invest primarily in exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and exchange-traded notes ("ETNs") that seek to track a diversified basket of global indices and investment sectors that meet certain selection criteria. It also may invest, subject to the same selection criteria, in exchange-traded pooled investment vehicles. The Sub-Advisor seeks to achieve the fund's investment objective by using a proprietary overwrite strategy known as Volatility Enhanced Global Appreciation ("VEGA").

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$44.11

Average Daily Volume

2,997

Number of Holdings ^*

5

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	TBFG	VEGA
30 Days	-0.14%	0.83%
60 Days	0.81%	0.93%
90 Days	3.13%	1.71%
12 Months		18.93%

1 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in TBFG	Weight in VEGA	Overlap
	IWP	A	2.54%	5.93%	2.54%

TBFG Overweight 9 Positions Relative to VEGA

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	RSP	A	13.25%
	QQQ	B	6.8%
	MGK	B	5.32%
	SHV	A	4.96%
	XCEM	D	4.54%
	VCIT	D	2.56%
	XLRE	C	2.3%
	BCI	C	1.9%
	PDBC	D	0.55%

TBFG Underweight 4 Positions Relative to VEGA

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	IUSB	C	-21.9%
	MBB	C	-5.3%
	DYNF	A	-4.45%
	GOVT	D	-3.31%

TBFG: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: ETF Exchange Traded Fund Stock Market Index Bloomberg Barclays Us Aggregate Bond Index Bond Capitalization Weighted Index Commodity Markets Exchange Traded Funds Index Fund Bear Market ETF Bloomberg Commodity Index Bond Fund Bond Market Bond Market Indices Commodity Commodity Price Index Commodity Price Indices Commodity Trading Advisor Corporate Bond Economic Geography

VEGA: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: ETF Exchange Traded Fund Index Fund Bond Bloomberg Barclays Us Aggregate Bond Index Bond Market Index Fannie Mae Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Federal National Mortgage Association Freddie Mac Fundamentally Based Indexes Government National Mortgage Association High Yield Debt Midcap Money Market Fund Mortgage Backed Security Mortgage Loan Residential Mortgage Backed Security Russell Midcap Growth Total Return Index Russell Midcap Index