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AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.3M invested in AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 13

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4748 (+1)

0.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.77%31.35% (+0.57%)

88% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $454M → $55.3M (-$398M)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.13%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
18
Reduced
13
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Osaic Holdings
1
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$9.43M -$1.44M -21,812 -13%
CIBC World Market
2
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$7.71M +$567K +8,567 +8%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$5.79M -$1.81M -27,269 -24%
Stifel Financial
4
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.2M +$577K +8,711 +12%
KAS
5
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$3.68M +$553K +8,353 +17%
MAC
6
Mason & Associates (California)
California
$2.58M +$152K +2,297 +6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
7
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.13M +$52.7K +795 +3%
TFM
8
Trademark Financial Management
Minnesota
$1.49M +$895K +13,509 +146%
KA
9
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.43M -$94.2K -1,422 -6%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
10
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.37M
MFG
11
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$1.29M +$244K +3,689 +23%
GWMR
12
GC Wealth Management RIA
Massachusetts
$1.26M +$32.5K +491 +3%
NWM
13
Nova Wealth Management
Florida
$953K -$212K -3,204 -18%
KWM
14
Kingsman Wealth Management
Florida
$867K +$877K +13,236 New
PFGIA
15
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$785K
Two Sigma Investments
16
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$727K +$735K +11,100 New
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$699K +$110K +1,657 +18%
IAN
18
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$682K +$5.5K +83 +0.8%
Cerity Partners
19
Cerity Partners
New York
$681K -$6.62K -100 -1%
TA
20
TrueWealth Advisors
Alabama
$588K +$202K +3,049 +51%
Koshinski Asset Management
21
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$565K +$163K +2,455 +40%
DADC
22
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$538K +$8.48K +128 +2%
MEG
23
Millstone Evans Group
Colorado
$511K
SCM
24
Spreng Capital Management
Ohio
$441K -$10.9K -164 -2%
AWM
25
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$400K -$28.8K -435 -7%

CWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

48 of the 7,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $55.3M — down 88% from $454M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new CWS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 18 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Trademark Financial Management, adding an estimated $895K. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.81M.

  • 48 institutional investors held AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS) as of Q1 2025, up from 47 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $55.3M of AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Trademark Financial Management, an estimated $895K added.
  • The largest AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF seller in Q1 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.