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CWS
Description
Description
CWS was created on 2016-09-20 by AdvisorShares. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. The ETF currently has 182.4m in AUM and 27 holdings. CWS is an actively-managed ETF that aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation and outperform the S&P 500 Index by holding a focused group of US-listed stocks using proprietary models.
NYSE/NASDAQ
ETF - A bundle of shares
High Price Growth
Performance
Performance
$71.97
USD
Ⲡ$46.77 (185.69%)
16th January 2026, 08:55 p.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
Ⲡ12.70% Growth
5 year average annual growth
Ⲡ1.75% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$0 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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FIX (Comfort Systems USA Inc)
4%
APH (Amphenol Corp Class A)
4%
CASY (Casey's General Stores Inc)
4%
Top country exposure
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United States
100%
Top industry exposure
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Industrials
42%
Health
20%
Information
16%
Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
1.20%
Average franked amount
0%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
1.75%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
N/A
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.65% p.a.
Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
25.05
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
6.41
Expense ratio
0.65
Inception date
2016-09-20
Community insights
Community insights
General statistics
0 investors hold CWS
N/A average time between investments
N/A average holding per investor
N/A since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
Less than 50k
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50k - 100k
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100k - 150k
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150k - 200k
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More than 200k
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Age of investors
18-25 years old
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26-34 years old
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35-90 years old
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Legal gender of investors
0% male
0% female
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