AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF
CWS
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.7M invested in AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 17
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $66.9M → $67.7M (+$744K)
0.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.77% → 35.71% (+0.94%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 52 → 51 (-1)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.92M |
| 2 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
+$1.87M |
| 3 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$794K |
| 4 |
BPA
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Newport Beach,
California
|
+$452K |
| 5 |
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
+$445K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$2.32M |
| 2 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$1.35M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$777K |
| 4 |
TFM
Trademark Financial Management
Bloomington,
Minnesota
|
-$466K |
| 5 |
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$260K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PA
51
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| $343 | – | – | – |
|
52
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $41 | – | – | – |
|
53
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $28 | -$69 | -1 | Closed |
|
|
54
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$777K | -11,100 | Closed |
|
|
AWA
55
Arete Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$260K | -3,717 | Closed |
|
56
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$19.3K | -275 | Closed |
|
|
GC
57
Garde Capital
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$3.52K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
IA
58
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$3.29K | -47 | Closed |
|
CWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
51 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $67.7M — up 1.1% from $66.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of CWS and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial, adding an estimated $1.92M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.32M.
- 51 institutional investors held AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS) as of Q3 2025, down from 52 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $67.7M of AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Raymond James Financial, an estimated $1.92M added.
- The largest AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $2.32M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.