DWSH vs. VDC ETF Comparison

Comparison of AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF (DWSH) to Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ (VDC)
DWSH

AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF

DWSH Description

The investment seeks capital appreciation through short selling securities. Dorsey, Wright & Associates, LLC (the "Sub-Advisor"), the sub-advisor to the fund, seeks to achieve the fund's investment objective by obtaining short exposure to investment returns of the broad U.S. large-capitalization equity market by engaging in short sales of U.S.-traded equity securities and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that create or result in short exposure to U.S. equity securities.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$7.00

Average Daily Volume

39,918

Number of Holdings *

96

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ

VDC Description The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$204.29

Average Daily Volume

160,265

Number of Holdings *

100

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period DWSH VDC
30 Days -3.81% 3.40%
60 Days -2.22% 6.49%
90 Days 1.44% 7.28%
12 Months -17.78% 9.89%
16 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in DWSH Weight in VDC Overlap
ADM D -1.09% 1.11% -1.09%
BG C -1.04% 0.59% -1.04%
CAG C -0.9% 0.55% -0.9%
CPB C -0.95% 0.36% -0.95%
DG C -0.99% 1.2% -0.99%
EL D -1.15% 1.31% -1.15%
GIS C -1.03% 1.43% -1.03%
HAIN F -0.86% 0.09% -0.86%
HLF F -1.1% 0.09% -1.1%
HRL C -1.09% 0.45% -1.09%
HSY D -0.98% 1.07% -0.98%
K C -1.03% 0.61% -1.03%
MKC C -0.92% 0.69% -0.92%
NUS F -1.01% 0.08% -1.01%
SJM D -0.96% 0.55% -0.96%
WBA F -0.87% 0.62% -0.87%
DWSH Overweight 80 Positions Relative to VDC
Symbol Grade Weight
NYCB F -0.67%
CBRL D -0.7%
AES D -0.73%
VSAT F -0.73%
WW F -0.75%
IART F -0.78%
NWL D -0.78%
SEE C -0.8%
MOS D -0.8%
WBD F -0.81%
NEM D -0.82%
TECH F -0.83%
G F -0.84%
CABO F -0.84%
PARA F -0.85%
BAX C -0.85%
ZD F -0.85%
INCY F -0.86%
ES D -0.86%
PYPL C -0.87%
WTRG C -0.87%
SAGE F -0.88%
ILMN D -0.89%
DAN F -0.89%
PODD F -0.9%
WHR D -0.9%
HUM F -0.91%
LEG F -0.91%
PAYC D -0.91%
CGNX D -0.91%
UHAL C -0.93%
VFC F -0.94%
OI D -0.95%
PII D -0.96%
MAA D -0.96%
JAZZ F -0.97%
BWA D -0.97%
BIIB F -0.98%
ADNT F -0.98%
IPGP F -0.98%
UPS D -0.98%
ST D -0.98%
APD D -0.99%
PFE D -0.99%
WEN D -0.99%
ALK C -0.99%
NEE C -0.99%
AA C -1.0%
CHRW F -1.0%
MDU A -1.0%
ALB D -1.0%
AEE D -1.0%
DXC F -1.0%
CHTR F -1.01%
VC D -1.01%
EXAS D -1.01%
UGI C -1.02%
LKQ C -1.03%
APA D -1.04%
BMY D -1.04%
HAS C -1.05%
ICUI D -1.05%
RES D -1.05%
MD D -1.06%
BIO C -1.06%
D C -1.07%
FMC D -1.07%
TSLA F -1.08%
PTEN D -1.08%
DVN C -1.09%
UAL C -1.1%
AR C -1.1%
ATUS D -1.12%
RIG D -1.14%
AAP C -1.14%
VAC C -1.15%
HCSG C -1.19%
MPW D -1.25%
MTZ C -1.41%
HBI B -1.47%
DWSH Underweight 84 Positions Relative to VDC
Symbol Grade Weight
PG A -12.09%
COST C -10.47%
WMT B -7.96%
KO B -7.49%
PEP C -6.82%
PM C -4.43%
MDLZ F -3.71%
MO B -2.74%
TGT A -2.59%
CL A -2.58%
MNST C -1.77%
STZ A -1.59%
SYY B -1.58%
KMB C -1.56%
KR B -1.31%
KVUE C -1.23%
KDP D -1.18%
DLTR D -1.15%
KHC D -0.98%
CHD B -0.97%
TSN B -0.65%
CLX C -0.64%
LW D -0.61%
ELF C -0.56%
PFGC C -0.54%
TAP B -0.51%
CASY B -0.51%
CELH C -0.51%
USFD B -0.49%
BJ B -0.43%
BRBR C -0.4%
INGR B -0.36%
SFM B -0.36%
FRPT B -0.33%
ACI D -0.31%
DAR D -0.3%
POST A -0.29%
COTY D -0.26%
COKE D -0.25%
WDFC D -0.24%
FLO C -0.23%
LANC C -0.22%
SPB A -0.2%
SMPL F -0.19%
SAM F -0.18%
CENTA C -0.18%
IPAR D -0.18%
ANDE B -0.17%
PSMT B -0.17%
CALM C -0.17%
JJSF F -0.15%
GO C -0.15%
PPC A -0.14%
REYN B -0.14%
VGR C -0.13%
ENR F -0.13%
EPC D -0.13%
CHEF B -0.13%
FIZZ F -0.12%
THS F -0.12%
UTZ C -0.12%
MGPI D -0.11%
SOVO A -0.11%
IMKTA F -0.11%
UVV D -0.11%
WMK C -0.11%
BYND D -0.1%
FDP C -0.1%
BGS C -0.1%
JBSS C -0.1%
SPTN F -0.09%
UNFI F -0.09%
KLG B -0.09%
USNA F -0.08%
VITL B -0.07%
CVGW D -0.07%
NAPA D -0.07%
TR C -0.07%
CENT F -0.06%
MED F -0.06%
TPB B -0.06%
AVO C -0.06%
SKIN D -0.04%
OLPX F -0.03%
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