Investment objective & strategy
As of Oct. 28, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The AdvisorShares Insider Advantage ETF (the Fund) seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy. The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in a portfolio of U.S. traded companies selected from a universe of the largest 3,000 U.S. equity securities based on market capitalization. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The Funds investment focus follows a core philosophy that corporate insiders, such as a companys executives, board members and/or controlling shareholders, know their company best. The Advisor believes that insider buying and stock buyback programs not only show that corporate insiders see relative value in investing in their own companys equity securities, but also create favorable market conditions … The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in a portfolio of U.S. traded companies selected from a universe of the largest 3,000 U.S. equity securities based on market capitalization. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The Funds investment focus follows a core philosophy that corporate insiders, such as a companys executives, board members and/or controlling shareholders, know their company best. The Advisor believes that insider buying and stock buyback programs not only show that corporate insiders see relative value in investing in their own companys equity securities, but also create favorable market conditions by reducing public equity float ( i.e. , the share supply available to investors on the public secondary market). The Advisor allocates the Funds portfolio using a disciplined and quantitative proprietary model, the U.S. Insiders Edge Model, developed by Qubed Capital, LLC. In utilizing the model, the Advisor seeks to remove emotion from day-to-day decision-making by following a systematic process. The U.S. Insiders Edge Model utilizes a multi-factor approach to identify top-ranked companies on an equal-weighted basis. In constructing the model, individual securities are measured and ranked based on their public equity float, free cash flow, corporate financial leverage and dividend yield. Securities demonstrating a shrinking public equity float, rising free cash flow, falling financial leverage, and high dividend yield are ranked higher by the model, as the model is based on the philosophy that such factors often indicate positive insider sentiment. Stock selection for the Fund is strictly based on identifying the highest-ranked securities as measured by the model. Securities are removed from the portfolio when they are replaced with new securities based on the ranking process. The Funds portfolio is rebalanced monthly and may experience high turnover. While the Advisor generally expects to use the model when buying and selling investments, the Advisor has full investment discretion over the Funds portfolio.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREY INST PREF GOV MM-M | DSVXX | $737.64K | 1.53% |
| DAVITA INC | — | $656.26K | 1.36% |
| TECHNIPFMC PLC | — | $625.70K | 1.29% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | — | $617.22K | 1.28% |
| ENCORE CAPITAL G | — | $613.55K | 1.27% |
| OLD DOMINION FRT | — | $593.63K | 1.23% |
| MURPHY USA INC | — | $593.26K | 1.23% |
| MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP | — | $573.82K | 1.19% |
| ALLISON TRANSMISSION HLDGS INC | — | $570.67K | 1.18% |
| KLA CORP | — | $568.35K | 1.18% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Quality Factor ETF · FQAL | 21% | 0.15% |
| Leadershares Alphafactor US Core Equity ETF | 21% | 0.75% |
| JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF · JQUA | 20% | 0.12% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| AdvisorShares Investments, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of October 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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