0001144204-11-013454.txt : 20110308 0001144204-11-013454.hdr.sgml : 20110308 20110308141629 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-11-013454 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110308 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110308 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110308 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AdvisorShares Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001408970 IRS NUMBER: 260636087 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22110 FILM NUMBER: 11671499 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: BETHESDA STATE: MD ZIP: 20814 BUSINESS PHONE: (202) 684-6383 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: BETHESDA STATE: MD ZIP: 20814 0001408970 S000025710 AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF C000076924 AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF 0001408970 S000026954 WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF C000081186 WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF 0001408970 S000028107 Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF C000085638 Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF 0001408970 S000028889 Peritus High Yield ETF C000088572 Peritus High Yield ETF 0001408970 S000030071 Cambria Global Tactical ETF C000092238 Cambria Global Tactical ETF N-CSRS 1 v209788_n-csrs.htm Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number  811-22110   
 
AdvisorSharesTrust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
Dan Ahrens
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  1-877-843-3831   
 
Date of fiscal year end:  June 30
 
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2010
 
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ADVISORSHARES TRUST

3 Bethesda Metro Center
Suite 700
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
www.advisorshares.com
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Letter from the CEO of AdvisorShares Investments, LLC

December 31, 2010

Thank you for being a shareholder in AdvisorShares ETFs. We are please to provide you with this report. Thanks to your support, we have been able to offer a variety of actively managed ETFs, each with their own unique investment strategy. Our goal is to continue to offer you quality investment managers in a structure that provides transparency, intra-day liquidity, and better overall operating efficiency. In addition to this report, we encourage you to visit www.advisorshares.com to learn more about the other exciting actively managed ETFs offered by AdvisorShares. There you will find detailed information on the investment strategies, along with manager commentary from each ETF’s portfolio management team.

Thank you again for being an investor in AdvisorShares ETFs. We value the trust and confidence you have put in our firm, our employees and our portfolio manager partners.

Sincerely,

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Noah Hamman
CEO, AdvisorShares Investments

An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including the possible loss of principal amount invested. Other Fund risks include asset allocation risk, trading risk, early closing risk, turnover risk and temporary defensive positions risk which can increase Fund expenses and may decrease Fund performance. The Fund is, also, subject to the risks associated with the underlying ETFs that comprise this “fund of funds”. The underlying ETFs’ risks, as detailed in the prospectus, include small and large cap company risk, real estate investment trusts (REITs) risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, fixed income risk, foreign securities and currency risks, emerging markets risk, derivative risk, and commodity-linked derivative investment risk.

The views in this report were those of the Fund’s CEO as of December 31, 2010 and may not reflect his views on the date that this report is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are intended to assist shareholders in understanding their investments and do not constitute investment advice.

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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF DISCOUNTS AND PREMIUMS

The tables below present information about differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a Fund and that Fund’s net asset value. Net asset value, or “NAV”, is the price per share at which each Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of each Fund generally is determined using the midpoint of the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of such Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Each Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of each Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. The following table shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the Funds.

The information shown for each fund is for the period from inception date of such fund through December 31, 2010.

Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

         
Ticker   Fund Name   Inception   Premium and
Discount Range
  Number of Days   Percentage of
Total Days
DENT   DENT Tactical ETF   09/16/09   < -0.2%   66   13.98%
               > -0.2% and < 0.0%   192   40.68%
               > 0.0% and < 0.2%   182   38.56%
               > 0.2%   32   6.78%
                    472   100.00%
GRV   Mars Hill Global ETF   07/09/10   < -0.2%   30   17.05%
               > -0.2% and < 0.0%   47   26.70%
               > 0.0% and < 0.2%   81   46.02%
               > 0.2%   18   10.23%
                    176   100.00%
GTAA   Cambria Global
Tactical ETF
  10/26/10   < -0.2%   3   4.48%
          > -0.2% and < 0.0%   5   7.46%
               > 0.0% and < 0.2%   56   83.58%
               > 0.2%   3   4.48%
                    67   100.00%
AADR   WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF   07/21/10   < -0.2%   8   4.88%
          > -0.2% and < 0.0%   49   29.88%
          > 0.0% and < 0.2%   95   57.93%
               > 0.2%   12   7.31%
                    164   100.00%
HYLD   Peritus High Yield ETF   12/01/10   < -0.2%   2   6.45%
               > -0.2% and < 0.0%   17   54.84%
               > 0.0% and < 0.2%   7   22.58%
               > 0.2%   5   16.13%
                    31   100.00%

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Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur transaction cost and ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The examples are based on an initial investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the period ended December 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses

The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses attributable to your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line under each Fund in the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other ETF funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

       
Fund Name   Beginning Account
Value
  Ending
Account Value
12/31/2010
  Annualized Expense Ratio
for the Period*
  Expenses
Paid
Dent Tactical ETF
                                   
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,092.00       1.49 %    $ 7.86  
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.69       1.49 %    $ 7.58  
Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF
                                   
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.00       2.85 %    $ 13.77 (1) 
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.31       2.85 %    $ 13.73 (1) 
Cambria Global Tactical ETF
                                   
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,025.60       1.18 %    $ 2.16 (2) 
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.04       1.18 %    $ 2.14 (2) 
WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF
                                   
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.30       1.25 %    $ 5.61 (3) 
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.33       1.25 %    $ 5.64 (3) 

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Shareholder Expense Examples (continued)

       
Fund Name   Beginning Account
Value
  Ending
Account Value
12/31/2010
  Annualized Expense Ratio
for the Period*
  Expenses
Paid
Peritus High Yield ETF
                                   
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,012.50       1.32 %    $ 1.09 (4) 
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,004.11       1.32 %    $ 1.09 (4) 

* Expense ratios reflect expense caps through the period ended December 31, 2010.
(1) Fund commenced operations on July 9, 2010. Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the ending value for the period, multiplied by 175/365 (to reflect commencement of operation).
(2) Fund commenced operations on October 26, 2010. Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the ending value for the period, multiplied by 66/365 (to reflect commencement of operation).
(3) Fund commenced operations on July 21, 2010. Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the ending value for the period, multiplied by 163/365 (to reflect commencement of operation).
(4) Fund commenced operations on December 1, 2010. Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the ending value for the period, multiplied by 30/365 (to reflect commencement of operation).

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DENT TACTICAL ETF
Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Shares   Value
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 81.5%
                 
Equity — 81.5%
                 
iShares Dow Jones US Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund     39,351     $ 2,217,429  
iShares Dow Jones US Basic Materials Sector Index Fund     29,597       2,292,584  
iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund     34,240       2,725,504  
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund     24,895       2,176,321  
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund     21,515       2,166,991  
iShares S&P North American Technology-Software Index Fund*     39,224       2,291,466  
PowerShares QQQ Fund     37,890       2,063,868  
SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF Fund     33,208       2,284,046  
Total Equity           18,218,209  
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $16,770,117)
          18,218,209  
MONEY MARKET FUND — 18.4%
                 
Goldman Sachs Money Market
(Cost $4,116,834)
    4,116,834       4,116,834  
Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $20,886,951)
          22,335,043  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%           19,758  
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 22,354,801  

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

* Non-income producing security

SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 
  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Equity Funds     81.5  
Money Market Funds     18.4  
Total Investments     99.9  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     0.1  
Net Assets     100.0 % 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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MARS HILL GLOBAL RELATIVE VALUE ETF
Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Shares   Value
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 102.6%
                 
Equity Fund — 102.6%
                 
Global X FTSE Nordic 30 ETF     148,358     $ 2,979,177  
Global X/Interbolsa FTSE Colombia 20 ETF     71,821       3,054,547  
iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index Fund     41,537       2,091,803  
iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund     39,150       3,116,340  
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund     551,556       6,017,476  
iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund     27,381       2,044,813  
iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund     33,878       2,072,995  
iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund     31,897       996,143  
iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund     196,135       3,063,629  
iShares MSCI Thailand Index Fund     29,867       1,933,888  
iShares MSCI U.K. Index Fund     347,387       6,034,112  
Market Vectors – Indonesia Index ETF     11,588       1,011,748  
Market Vectors – Russia ETF     104,970       3,979,413  
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund     51,677       1,989,565  
Total Equity Fund           40,385,649  
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $38,433,147)
          40,385,649  
MONEY MARKET FUND — 2.3%
                 
Dreyfus Cash Management
(Cost $914,383)
    914,383       914,383  
Total Investments Before Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased
(Cost $39,347,530)
          41,300,032  
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased  — (62.8)%
                 
Equity Fund — (62.8)%
                 
iShares Dow Jones US Broker Dealers Index Fund     34,711       (1,007,313 ) 
iShares Ftse Nareit Retail Capped Index Fund     48,213       (1,356,232 ) 
iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund     158,876       (4,041,806 ) 
iShares MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index Fund     151,794       (1,993,055 ) 
iShares MSCI France Index Fund     162,211       (3,966,059 ) 
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund     104,968       (1,984,945 ) 
iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund     147,893       (2,048,318 ) 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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MARS HILL GLOBAL RELATIVE VALUE ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Shares   Value
Equity Fund — (62.8)% (continued)
                 
SPDR KBW Bank ETF     80,546     $ (2,086,947 ) 
SPDR KBW Insurance ETF     56,060       (2,412,262 ) 
SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF     79,165       (2,093,914 ) 
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF     46,539       (809,313 ) 
SPDR S&P Retail ETF     18,861       (912,117 ) 
Total Equity Fund           (24,712,281 ) 
Total Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased
(Proceeds Received $(23,569,431))
          (24,712,281 ) 
Total Investments Net of Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased — (42.1%)
(Cost $15,778,099)
             16,587,751  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 57.9%           22,781,681  
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 39,369,432  

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

           
Short Swap Contracts
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Number of
Contracts
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amounts
  Market
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
iShares MSCI EUR Financial Sector Index Fund     Morgan Stanley       240,506       7/10/2011     $ 5,342,813     $ 5,194,024     $ 148,789  
iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund     Morgan Stanley       329,487       7/10/2011       5,473,403       5,466,877       6,526  
iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund     Morgan Stanley       131,383       7/10/2011       5,057,485       5,017,790       39,695  
Total                                   195,010  

SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 
  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Equity Funds     102.6  
Money Market Funds     2.3  
Total Investments, before Securities Sold     104.9  
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased     (62.8 ) 
Total Investments, Net of Securities Sold     42.1  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     57.9  
Net Assets     100.0 % 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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CAMBRIA GLOBAL TACTICAL ETF
Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Shares   Value
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 98.2%
                 
Commodity Fund — 19.3%
                 
Elements Linked To The S&P Commodity Trends Indicator – Total Return*     173,691     $ 1,486,795  
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund*     69,638       2,252,789  
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund*     90,325       2,206,640  
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund*     77,132       2,127,300  
PowerShares DB Energy Fund*     55,876       1,501,947  
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund*     43,808       2,270,131  
United States Commodity Index Fund*     22,365       1,442,520  
Total Commodity Fund           13,288,122  
Currencies — 7.7%
                 
CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust     8,507       873,328  
CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust     8,684       864,405  
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust*     7,189       875,261  
CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust*     6,664       707,850  
WisdomTree Dreyfus Brazilian Real Fund     23,176       615,323  
WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund     27,176       689,455  
WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund     29,373       662,655  
Total Currencies           5,288,277  
Debt Fund — 15.1%
                 
iShares Barclays 1 – 3 Year Treasury Bond Fund     20,919       1,756,778  
iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund     12,394       1,310,665  
iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund     3,218       339,756  
iShares Barclays US TIPS Bond Fund     12,255       1,317,658  
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund     7,565       683,044  
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund     3,564       386,480  
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio     12,412       331,028  
SPDR Barclays Capital 1 – 3 Month T-Bill ETF     38,394       1,760,365  
SPDR Barclays Capital International D     13,195       771,380  
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF     21,678       1,744,212  
Total Debt Fund           10,401,366  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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CAMBRIA GLOBAL TACTICAL ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Shares   Value
Equity Fund — 56.1%
                 
iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund     49,006     $ 2,742,376  
iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index Fund     84,311       3,558,767  
iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund     54,618       2,736,908  
PowerShares QQQ     46,530       2,534,489  
SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF     71,686       2,790,736  
SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF     45,131       2,753,894  
SPDR S&P Emerging Small Cap ETF     60,941       3,474,247  
Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF     72,075       3,470,411  
Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US ETF     71,192       3,397,994  
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF     39,468       2,938,787  
Vanguard REIT ETF     49,588       2,745,688  
Vanguard Small Cap ETF     40,926       2,972,455  
Vanguard US Total Stock Market ETF     39,529       2,566,618  
Total Equity Fund           38,683,370  
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $65,640,360)
          67,661,135  
MONEY MARKET FUND — 4.5%
                 
Invesco Government & Agency
(Cost $3,096,780)
    3,096,780       3,096,780  
Total Investments — 102.7%
(Cost $68,737,140)
          70,757,915  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.7%)           (1,860,859 ) 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 68,897,056  

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

* Non-income producing security

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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CAMBRIA GLOBAL TACTICAL ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)

SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 
  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Commodity Funds     19.3  
Currencies     7.7  
Debt Funds     15.1  
Equity Funds     56.1  
Money Market Funds     4.5  
Total Investments     102.7  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets     (2.7 ) 
Net Assets     100.0 % 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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WCM/BNY MELLON FOCUSED GROWTH ADR ETF
Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Shares   Value
COMMON STOCKS — 96.3%
                 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.1%
                 
Byd Co. Ltd.(a)     8,560     $ 90,479  
Biotechnology — 2.1%
                 
Novozymes A/S(a)     1,235       172,554  
Chemicals — 4.5%
                 
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.     2,373       367,412  
Commercial Services — 4.8%
                 
Sgs SA(a)     23,210       390,856  
Computers — 4.4%
                 
Infosys Technologies Ltd.(a)     4,712       358,489  
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 4.9%
                 
L’Oreal SA(a)     17,749       398,643  
Distribution/Wholesale — 6.1%
                 
LI & Fung Ltd.(a)     84,074       499,400  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%
                 
Lazard Ltd., Class A     6,603       260,752  
Engineering & Construction — 3.9%
                 
ABB Ltd.*(a)     14,383       322,898  
Food — 7.5%
                 
Nestle SA(a)     6,511       382,977  
Tesco PLC(a)     11,391       229,870  
Total Food           612,847  
Holding Companies – Diversified — 2.4%
                 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA(a)     5,925       196,414  
Household Products/Wares — 4.2%
                 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC(a)     30,589       343,209  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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WCM/BNY MELLON FOCUSED GROWTH ADR ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Shares   Value
Insurance — 4.3%
                 
ACE Ltd.   $ 5,695     $ 354,514  
Internet — 4.3%
                 
Baidu, Inc./China*(a)     3,697       356,871  
Media — 3.4%
                 
Naspers Ltd., Class N(a)     4,774       281,905  
Pharmaceuticals — 11.3%
                 
Novartis AG(a)     4,767       281,015  
NOVO Nordisk A/S(a)     3,673       413,469  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(a)     4,408       229,789  
Total Pharmaceuticals           924,273  
Retail — 11.9%
                 
CIE Financiere Richemont SA(a)     38,943       231,321  
Hennes & Mauritz AB(a)     52,228       350,450  
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV(a)     13,598       388,631  
Total Retail           970,402  
Semiconductors — 4.4%
                 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(a)     28,854       361,829  
Telecommunications — 3.4%
                 
Amdocs Ltd.*     10,096       277,337  
Transportation — 4.2%
                 
Canadian National Railway Co.     5,129       340,925  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $7,420,215)
          7,882,009  
MONEY MARKET FUND — 3.0%
                 
Invesco Gov’t & Agency
(Cost $243,540)
    243,540       243,540  
Total Investments — 99.3%
(Cost $7,663,755)
          8,125,549  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.7%           54,958  
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 8,180,507  

(a) American Depositary Receipt
* Non-income producing security

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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WCM/BNY MELLON FOCUSED GROWTH ADR ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)

SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 
  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Common Stocks     96.3  
Money Market Funds     3.0  
Total Investments     99.3  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     0.7  
Net Assets     100.0 % 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISORSHARES TRUST
PERITUS HIGH YIELD ETF
Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Principal
Amount
  Value
CORPORATE BONDS — 77.5%
                 
Advertising — 6.0%
                 
Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18   $ 480,000     $ 470,400  
Sitel LLC/Sitel Finance Corp., 11.50%, 04/01/18     520,000       431,600  
Total Advertising           902,000  
Apparel — 1.3%
                 
Unifi, Inc., 11.50%, 05/15/14     190,000       202,350  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.3%
                 
Stanadyne Corp., Series 1, 10.00%, 08/15/14     200,000       203,500  
Chemicals — 1.3%
                 
Phibro Animal Health Corp., 9.25%, 07/01/18     195,000       201,825  
Commercial Services — 1.9%
                 
Carriage Services, Inc., 7.88%, 01/15/15     150,000       151,688  
Valassis Communications, Inc., 8.25%, 03/01/15     126,000       132,457  
Total Commercial Services           284,145  
Computers — 1.5%
                 
Stream Global Services, Inc., 11.25%, 10/01/14     225,000       227,812  
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.3%
                 
SGS International, Inc., 12.00%, 12/15/13     190,000       196,650  
Electronics — 2.9%
                 
Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.13%, 03/01/16     435,000       441,525  
Entertainment — 4.0%
                 
Wmg Holdings Corp., 9.50%, 12/15/14     635,000       611,188  
Environmental Control — 1.3%
                 
WCA Waste Corp., 9.25%, 06/15/14     190,000       197,600  
Food — 6.2%
                 
Chiquita Brands International, Inc., 8.88%, 12/01/15     465,000       476,916  
Dean Foods Co., 9.75%, 12/15/18     450,000       455,625  
Total Food           932,541  
Forest Products & Paper — 3.0%
                 
Exopack Holding Corp., 11.25%, 02/01/14     435,000       453,487  
Healthcare – Products — 1.5%
                 
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.50%, 06/01/15     220,000       227,150  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PERITUS HIGH YIELD ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Principal
Amount
  Value
Healthcare – Services — 9.4%
                 
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc., 8.00%, 12/01/16   $ 415,000     $ 384,913  
Radnet Management, Inc., 10.38%, 04/01/18     510,000       479,400  
Select Medical Corp., 7.63%, 02/01/15     250,000       251,250  
Select Medical Holdings Corp., 6.24%, 09/15/15     325,000       302,250  
Total Healthcare – Services           1,417,813  
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 10.9%
                 
Eastman Kodak Co., 9.75%, 03/01/18     400,000       410,000  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 6.00%, 05/15/15     790,000       733,075  
J.B. Poindexter & Co., 8.75%, 03/15/14     500,000       503,750  
Total Miscellaneous Manufacturing           1,646,825  
Oil & Gas — 3.5%
                 
United Refining Co., Series 2, 10.50%, 08/15/12     530,000       522,050  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.7%
                 
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 03/01/15     390,000       402,975  
Bioscrip, Inc., 10.25%, 10/01/15     440,000       455,400  
Total Pharmaceuticals           858,375  
Retail — 2.7%
                 
CKE Restaurants, Inc., 11.38%, 07/15/18     185,000       205,812  
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 10.75%, 03/15/15     195,000       198,900  
Total Retail           404,712  
Telecommunications — 7.6%
                 
Buccaneer Merger Sub, Inc., 9.13%, 01/15/19     250,000       259,375  
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14     460,000       458,850  
Telcordia Technologies, Inc., 11.00%, 05/01/18     430,000       434,300  
Total Telecommunications           1,152,525  
Transportation — 4.2%
                 
PHI, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18     450,000       463,500  
Ship Finance International Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/13     160,000       163,600  
Total Transportation           627,100  
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $11,630,330)
          11,711,173  
FOREIGN BONDS — 20.5%
                 
Airlines — 3.0%
                 
Air Canada, 12.00%, 02/01/16     425,000       447,313  
Media — 1.3%
                 
Sun Media Corp., 7.63%, 02/15/13     200,000       201,500  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PERITUS HIGH YIELD ETF
Schedule of Investments (continued)

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

   
Investments   Principal
Amount
  Value
Oil & Gas — 12.4%
                 
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 10.25%, 12/15/15   $ 455,000     $ 459,550  
Gibson Energy UlC/Gep Midstream Finance Corp., 10.00%,
01/15/18
    655,000       668,100  
OPTI Canada, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/12     745,000       750,587  
Total Oil & Gas           1,878,237  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%
                 
Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp., 8.75%, 10/15/16     370,000       373,700  
Transportation — 1.3%
                 
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14     190,000       198,550  
Total Foreign Bonds
(Cost $3,079,202)
          3,099,300  
MONEY MARKET FUND — 1.5%
                 
       Shares           
BlackRock Liquidity TempFund
(Cost $222,623)
    222,623       222,623  
Total Investments — 99.5%
(Cost $14,932,155)
          15,033,096  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.5%           82,985  
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 15,116,081  

SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 
  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
Corporate Bonds     77.5  
Foreign Bonds     20.5  
Money Market Funds     1.5  
Total Investments     99.5  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     0.5  
Net Assets     100.0 % 

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ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

         
  Dent
Tactical
ETF
  Mars Hill Global
Relative Value ETF
  Cambria Global
Tactical
ETF
  WCM/
BNYMellon
Focused
Growth ADR ETF
  Peritus
High Yield
ETF
ASSETS
                                            
Investments, at Market Value:
                                            
Corporate Bonds (Cost $—, $—, $—, $—, $11,630,330)   $     $     $     $     $ 11,711,173  
Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $16,770,117, $38,433,147, $65,640,360, $— and $—)     18,218,209       40,385,649       67,661,135              
Foreign Bonds (Cost $—, $—, $—, $—, $3,079,202)                             3,099,300  
Common Stock (Cost $—, $—, $—, $7,420,215 and $—)                       7,882,009        
Money Market Instruments (Cost $4,116,834, $914,383, $3,096,780, $243,540, $22,263)     4,116,834       914,383       3,096,780       243,540       222,623  
Total Investments     22,335,043       41,300,032       70,757,915       8,125,549       15,033,096  
Cash           55,607                    
Cash collateral held at brokers           23,341,211                    
Receivable for Securities Sold                 2,551,743              
Receivable for Swap Contract Closed           15,928,310                    
Interest Receivable     1,788             20,136             321,346  
Dividend Receivable           51,669             1,893  
Due from Investment Advisor     3,568       5,034             9,762       6,692  
Deferred Offering           7,120       3,709       2,437       88  
Prepaid Expenses     105,967       74,360             93,648        
Total Assets     22,446,366       80,763,343       73,333,504       8,233,289       15,361,222  
LIABILITIES
                                            
Due to Custodian                       17,926       70,260  
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased (Proceeds Received $—, $23,569,431, $—, $—, $—)           24,712,281                    
Equity Swaps at Value (Proceeds Received $—, $15,873,701, $—, $—, $—)           15,678,691                    
Advisory Payable     18,040       46,519       45,490       10,333       11,341  
Payable for Securities Purchased           858,645       3,789,892             155,161  
Dividend Payable           75,522                    
Income Payable     32,744             577,538              
Accrued Expenses     40,781       22,253       23,527       24,523       8,379  
Total Liabilities     91,565       41,393,911       4,436,447       52,782       245,141  
NET ASSETS   $ 22,354,801     $ 39,369,432     $ 68,897,056     $ 8,180,507     $ 15,116,081  
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
                                            
Capital Stock at Zero Par Value   $ 22,139,956     $ 38,760,961     $ 67,786,787     $ 7,476,918     $ 15,013,357  
Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)     (237,786 )      (551,574 )      11,374       (32,104 )      (3,282 ) 
Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) on Investments     (995,461 )      155,383       (921,880 )      273,899       5,065  
Unrealized Appreciation on Investments     1,448,092       1,004,662       2,020,775       461,794       100,941  
NET ASSETS   $ 22,354,801     $ 39,369,432     $ 68,897,056     $ 8,180,507     $ 15,116,081  
SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING
                                            
Shares Outstanding (Unlimited Shares Authorized)     1,090,000       1,550,000       2,700,000       275,000       300,000.00  
Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share   $ 20.51     $ 25.40     $ 25.52     $ 29.75     $ 50.39  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Statements of Operations

Period Ended December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

         
  Dent
Tactical
ETF
  Mars Hill Global
Relative Value ETF(1)
  Cambria Global
Tactical
ETF(2)
  WCM/
BNYMellon
Focused
Growth ADR ETF(3)
  Peritus
High Yield ETF(4)
INVESTMENT INCOME
                                            
Dividend Income (net of $—, $—, $—, $893 and $—)   $ 59,799     $ 6,633     $ 688,942     $ 17,828     $  
Interest Income     3,231             170             80,897  
Total Investment Income   $ 63,030     $ 6,633     $ 689,112     $ 17,828     $ 80,897  
EXPENSES
                                            
Advisory Fees   $ 111,199     $ 263,104     $ 75,464     $ 53,882     $ 11,342  
Interest on Securities Sold Short           265,870                    
Organizational Fees     98,675                          
Offering Fees     1,634       4,294       185       1,301       892  
Professional Fees     19,912       17,020       9,731       15,951       5,298  
Insurance Fees     5,443       2,587       1,285       2,379       255  
Transfer Agent Fees     1,931       1,411       629       185       77  
Pricing Fees     3,025       2,877       1,101       2,696       1,274  
Trustee Fees     510       719       734       674       340  
Exchange Listing Fees     2,521       2,398       2,179       2,247       637  
Custody Fees           2,130       1,547       859       204  
Report to Shareholders     15,123       14,383       7,343       13,479       292  
Accounting & Administration Fees     8,795       7,525       2       986        
Miscellaneous Fees     1,090                   172        
Total Expenses     269,858       584,318       100,200       94,811       20,611  
Advisory Fees Waived     (95,579 )      (26,111 )            (53,882 )       
Expense Reimbursement                       (10,107 )      (6,692 ) 
Net Expenses   $ 174,279     $ 558,207     $ 100,200     $ 30,822     $ 13,919  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   $ (111,249 )    $ (551,574 )    $ 588,912     $ (12,994 )    $ 66,978  
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
                                            
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
                                            
Investments     642,304       6,219,891       (829,660 )      273,899       5,065  
Swap Contracts           (1,486,356 )                   
Short Sales Transactions           (2,930,965 )                   
Futures Contracts           (1,647,187 )                   
Written Options Contracts                    (92,220 )             
Net Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on:
                                            
Investments     1,449,206       1,952,502       2,020,775       461,794       100,941  
Swap Contracts           195,010                    
Short Sales Transactions           (1,142,850 )                   
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     2,091,510       1,160,045       1,098,895       735,693       106,006  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 1,980,261     $ 608,471     $ 1,687,807     $ 722,699     $ 172,984  

(1) Represents the period July 9, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).
(2) Represents the period October 26, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).
(3) Represents the period July 21, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).
(4) Represents the period December 1, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Period Ended December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

           
  Dent
Tactical
ETF
  Dent
Tactical
ETF(1)
  Mars Hill
Global
Relative
Value ETF(2)
  Cambria
Global
Tactical
ETF(3)
  WCM/
BNYMellon
Focused
Growth ADR ETF(4)
  Peritus
High Yield
ETF(5)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
                                                     
OPERATIONS
                                                     
Net Investment Income (Loss)   $ (111,249 )    $ 95,608     $ (551,574 )    $ 588,912     $ (12,994 )    $ 66,978  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on
Investments, Swap Contracts, Futures Contracts and Written Options Contracts
    642,304       (1,730,919 )      155,383       (921,880 )      273,899       5,065  
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments Swap Contracts and Short Sales Transactions     1,449,206       (51,115 )      1,004,662       2,020,775       461,794       100,941  
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations     1,980,261       (1,686,426 )      608,471       1,687,807       722,699       172,984  
DISTRIBUTION TO SHAREHOLDERS
                                                     
Net Investment Income     (32,744 )      (238,701 )            (577,538 )      (19,110 )      (70,260 ) 
Total Distributions     (32,744 )      (238,701 )            (577,538 )      (19,110 )      (70,260 ) 
CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS
                                                     
Proceeds from Shares Issued     2,452,712       27,955,825       52,576,364       67,786,787       9,578,612       15,013,357  
Value of Shares Redeemed     (3,915,711 )      (4,210,416 )      (13,815,403 )            (2,101,694 )       
Net Increase (Decrease) From Capital Stock Transactions     (1,462,999 )      23,745,409       38,760,961       67,786,787       7,476,918       15,013,357  
Net Increase in Net Assets     484,518       21,820,282       39,369,432       68,897,056       8,180,507       15,116,081  
Net Assets:
                                                     
Beginning of Period     21,820,282                                
End of Period   $ 22,304,800     $ 21,820,282     $ 39,369,432     $ 68,897,056     $ 8,180,507     $ 15,116,081  
Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)   $ (237,786 )    $ (93,793 )    $ (551,574 )    $ 11,374     $ (32,104 )    $ (3,282 ) 
Changes in Shares Outstanding
                                                     
Shares Outstanding,
Beginning of Period
    1,160,000                                
Shares Sold     130,000       1,380,000       2,100,000       2,700,000       350,000       300,000  
Shares Redeemed     (200,000 )      (220,000 )      (550,000 )            (75,000 )       
End of Period     1,090,000       1,160,000       1,550,000       2,700,000       275,000       300,000  

(1) Represents the period September 16, 2009 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).
(2) Represents the period July 9, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).
(3) Represents the period October 26, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).
(4) Represents the period July 21, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).
(5) Represents the period December 1, 2010 (commencement of operations to December 31, 2010).

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Cash Flows

For the Period July 9, 2010* to December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 
  Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
        
Interest received   $ 30,486  
Operating expenses paid     (302,959 ) 
Interest expense on securities sold short     (265,870 ) 
Net purchases of short-term investments     (914,383 ) 
Realized loss on swaps contracts     (1,486,356 ) 
Realized loss on futures contracts     (1,647,187 ) 
Purchases of long-term investments     (200,816,148 ) 
Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments     169,461,537  
Change in proceeds received from swap contracts     (54,609 ) 
Net increase in short sales     20,638,466  
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities     (15,357,023 ) 
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
        
Proceeds from sale of shares     38,760,961  
Deposits with brokers for swap contracts     (23,341,211 ) 
Offering costs paid     (7,120 ) 
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities     15,412,630  
NET INCREASE IN CASH     55,607  
Cash, Beginning of period     0  
Cash, End of Period   $ 55,607  
RECONCILIATION OF INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS TO
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
        
Increase in Net Assets From Operations   $ 608,471  
Increase in investments, at value     (909,060 ) 
Increase in payable for securities purchased     858,645  
Increase in interest receivable and interest payable     23,853  
Increase in receivable for swap contracts closed     (15,928,310 ) 
Increase in prepaid expenses     (74,360 ) 
Increase in accrued expenses     63,738  
Total Adjustments     (15,965,494 ) 
Net Cash Flows Used In Operating Activities   $ (15,357,023 ) 

* Commencement of operations.

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Financial Highlights

           
  Dent Tactical ETF   Mars Hill Global
Relative Value ETF
  Cambria Global
Tactical
ETF
  WCM/
BNYMellon
Focused
Growth ADR ETF
  Peritus
High Yield
ETF
     Six months
ended
December 31,
2010
  For the period
September 16,
2009* to June 30,
2010
  For the
period
July 9,
2010* to
December 31,
2010
  For the
period
October 26,
2010* to
December 31,
2010
  For the
period
July 21,
2010* to
December 31, 2010
  For the
period
December 1,
2010* to
December 31,
2010
Selected Data for a Share of Capital Stock Outstanding
                                                     
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 18.81     $ 20.00     $ 25.00     $ 25.10     $ 25.00     $ 50.00  
Investment Operations
                                                     
Net Investment Income (Loss)(1)     (0.09 )      0.08       (0.34 )      0.31       (0.02 )      0.27  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     1.82       (1.06 )      0.74       (0.33 )      4.84       0.35  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations     1.73       (0.98 )      0.40       0.64       4.68       0.62  
Distribution from Net
Investment Income
    (0.03 )      (0.21 )            (0.22 )      (0.07 )      (0.23 ) 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 20.51     $ 18.81     $ 25.40     $ 25.52     $ 29.75     $ 50.39  
Market Value, End of Period   $ 20.50     $ 18.80     $ 25.43     $ 25.53     $ 29.83     $ 50.36  
Total Return
                                                     
Total Investment Return Based on Net Asset Value(2)     9.20 %      (4.95 )%      1.60 %      2.56 %      1.03 %      1.25 % 
Total Investment Return Based on Market(2)     8.93 %      (4.92 )%      1.72 %      1.71 %      1.23 %      1.19 % 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                                     
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s omitted)   $ 22,355     $ 21,820     $ 39,369     $ 68,897     $ 8,181     $ 15,116  
Ratio to Average Net Assets of:
                                                     
Expenses, net of expense
waivers and
reimbursements(3)
    1.49 %      1.50 %      2.85 %      1.18 %      1.25 %      1.32 % 
Expenses, prior to expense waivers and
reimbursements(3)
    2.30 %      2.45 %      2.98 %      1.18 %      3.84 %      1.95 % 
Net Investment Income (Loss)(3)     (0.95 )%      0.51 %      (2.81 )%      6.95 %      (0.53 )%      6.33 % 
Portfolio Turnover Rate(4)     217 %      501 %      361 %      69 %      10 %      7 % 

* Commencement of operations.
(1) Based on average shares outstanding.
(2) Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any, at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

1. Organization

AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 30, 2007 and has authorized capital of unlimited shares. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”). The Trust is comprised of 5 active funds (the “Funds” or “ETFs” and individually, the “Fund” or “ETF”): Dent Tactical ETF, Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF, Cambria Global Tactical ETF, WCM/BNY Mellon Focused ADR ETF and Peritus High Yield ETF. Operations commenced on September 16, 2009 for Dent Tactical ETF, July 9, 2010 for the Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF, October 26, 2010 for the Cambria Global Tactical ETF, July 21, 2010 for the WCM/BNY Mellon Focused ADR ETF and December 1, 2010 for the Peritus High Yield ETF.

The Dent Tactical ETF seeks long term capital growth of capital by investing primarily in other exchange-traded funds (the “Underlying ETFs”).

Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF seeks average annual returns in excess of the MSCI World Index by investing in both long and short positions in Underlying ETFs that offer diversified exposure to global regions. The Fund may also use derivatives tied to the broad market indices when establishing net long and net short exposure on top of the core long/short portfolio.

Cambria Global Tactical ETF seeks to preserve and grow capital by investing primarily in other Underlying ETFs that offer diversified exposure to global regions, countries, styles or sectors and exchange-traded products.

WCM/BNY Mellon Focused ADR ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in other Underlying ETFs, American Depository Receipts (ADRs) included in the BNY Mellon Classic ADR Index, the Fund’s primary index, and swap contracts.

Peritus High Yield ETF seeks high current income by investing in a focused portfolio of high yield debt securities commonly referred to as “junk bonds”. The Fund does not have any portfolio maturity limitation and may invest in instruments with short-term, medium-term or long-term maturities.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation

In computing each Fund’s NAV, the Fund’s securities holdings are valued based on their last readily available market price. Price information on listed securities, including Underlying ETFs, is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. Securities regularly traded in an OTC market are valued at the latest quoted sales price on the primary exchange or national securities market on which such securities are traded. Securities not listed on an exchange or national securities market, or securities in which there was no last reported sales price, are valued at the most recent bid price. Other portfolio securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued based on fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010

(unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (continued)

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investment securities are calculated using the identified cost method. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recognized on the ex-dividend date and expenses are recognized on the accrual basis.

Equity Swaps

The Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF Fund invest in equity swaps to obtain exposure to the underlying referenced security, obtain leverage or enjoy the returns from ownership without actually owning equity. Equity swaps are two-party contracts that generally obligate one party to pay the positive return and the other party to pay the negative return on a specified reference security, basket of securities, security index or index component during the period of the swap. Equity swap contracts are marked to market daily based on the value of the underlying security and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Equity swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to equity swaps is normally limited to the net amount of payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an equity swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that such Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Equity swaps are derivatives and their value can be very volatile. To the extent that the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, do not accurately analyze and predict future market trends, the values of assets or economic factors, a Fund may suffer a loss, which may be substantial. The swap markets in which many types of swap transactions are traded have grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents. As a result, the markets for certain types of swaps have become relatively liquid. Periodic payments received or paid by the Funds are recorded as realized gains or losses.

Short Sales

The Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF Fund sells securities it does not own as a hedge against some of its long positions and/or in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security (short sale). When the Fund makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. The Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular security and may be obligated to remit any interest or dividends received on such borrowed securities. Dividends declared on short positions open are recorded on the ex-date as an expense. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in magnitude, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price at termination is less than or greater than, respectively, the proceeds originally received. The Fund is also subject to the risk that it may be unable to reacquire a security to terminate a short position except at a price substantially in excess of the last quoted price.

The Fund is required to pledge cash or securities to the broker as collateral for the securities sold short. Collateral requirements are calculated daily based on the current market value of the short positions. Cash deposited with broker for collateral for securities sold short is recorded as an asset on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and securities segregated as collateral are denoted in the Schedule of Investments. The Fund may receive or pay the net of the following amounts: (i) a portion of the income from the investment of cash collateral; (ii) the broker’s fee on the borrowed securities; and (iii) a financing charge for the difference in the market value of the short position and cash collateral deposited with the broker. This income or fee is calculated daily based upon the market value of each

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (continued)

borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent on the availability of the security. The net amounts of income or fees of $265,870 are included as interest income in the Statement of Operations.

Deposits with brokers and segregated cash for securities sold short represent cash balances on deposit with the Fund’s prime brokers and custodian. The Fund is subject to credit risk should the prime brokers be unable to meet its obligations to the Fund.

Futures Contracts

Each Fund may invest in futures contracts (“futures”), may invest in futures in order to hedge its investments against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates or market conditions. The Funds may invest in futures as a primary investment strategy. Investments in futures may increase or leverage exposure to a particular market risk, thereby increasing price volatility of derivative instruments a Fund holds. No monies are paid or received by a Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Initially, a Fund will be required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents, known as initial margin, based on the value of the contract. Subsequent payments, called variation margin, to and from the broker, will be made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying instruments fluctuates, making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as `marking-to-the-market.’ Once a final determination of variation margin is made, additional cash is required to be paid by or released to a Fund, and a Fund will realize a loss or gain. The Funds may be subject to the risk that the change in the value of the futures contract may not correlate perfectly with the underlying index. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Funds to unlimited risk of loss. The Funds may enter into futures contracts only on exchanges or boards of trade. The exchange or board of trade acts as the counterparty to each futures contract; therefore, the Funds’ credit risk is limited to failure of the exchange or board of trade. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

Options

The Funds are authorized to write and purchase put and call options. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium paid or received). The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing investments.

Short-Term Investments

Each Fund may invest in high-quality short-term debt securities and money market instruments on an ongoing basis to maintain liquidity or pending selection of investments in accordance with its policies.

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December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (continued)

These short-term debt securities and money market instruments include shares of other mutual funds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements.

Dividends and Distributions

Each Fund will generally pay out dividends to shareholders at least annually. Each Fund will distribute its net capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S generally accepted accounting principles. Distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Trust expects any risk of loss to be remote.

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements

Investment Advisory Agreement

Each Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Advisor”). The Advisor acts as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an advisory agreement with the Trust on behalf of each Fund. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor has overall supervisory responsibility for the general management and investment of each Fund’s securities portfolio, and has ultimate responsibility (subject to oversight by the Trust’s Board of Trustees) for oversight of the Trust’s sub-advisers. For its services, each Fund pays the Advisor an annual management fee and such fees do not include breakpoints. From time to time, the Advisor may waive all or a portion of its fee.

The Advisor’s annual management fee for each Fund is as follows:

 
Fund:   Rate:
Dent Tactical ETF     0.95 % 
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     1.35 % 
Cambria Global Tactical ETF     0.90 % 
WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF     0.75 % 
Peritus High Yield ETF     1.10 % 

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements - (continued)

Sub-Advisory Agreements

Each Fund’s investment sub-advisor provides investment advice and management services to the Fund. AdvisorShares supervises the day-to-day investment and reinvestment of the assets in the Fund and is responsible for monitoring the Fund’s adherence to its investment mandate. Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement (“Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the sub-advisor and the Advisor, the sub-advisor receives an annual fee equal to the average daily net assets of the Fund.

H.S. Dent Investment Management, LLC. serves as investment sub-advisor to Dent Tactical ETF. They receive a sub-advisory fee at an annual fee equal to the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 
AUM Schedule   Rate
$0 – $100,000,000     0.40 % 
$100,000,001 – $250,000,000     0.45 % 
$250,000,001 – $500,000,000     0.50 % 
$500,000,001 – $1,000,000,000     0.55 % 
$1,000,000,001 +     0.60 % 

Mars Hill Partner, LLC. serves as investment sub-advisor to Mars Hill Global Relative Valuel ETF. They receive a sub-advisory fee at an annual fee equal to the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 
AUM Schedule   Rate
$0 – $100,000,000     0.90 % 
$100,000,001 – $400,000,000     0.95 % 
$500,000,001 +     1.00 % 

Cambria Investment Management, Inc. serves as investment sub-advisor to Cambria Global Tactical ETF. They receive a sub-advisory fee at an annual fee equal to the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 
AUM Schedule   Rate
$0 – $250,000,000     0.45 % 
$250,000,001 – $750,000,000     0.40 % 
$750,000,001 – $4,000,000,000     0.35 % 
$4,000,000,001 +     0.30 % 

WCM Investment Management serves as the investment sub-advisor to WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF. They receive a sub-advisory fee at an annual fee of 0.25% based on the average daily net assets.

Peritus Asset I Management, LLC serves as the investment sub-advisor to Peritus High Yield ETF. They receive a sub-advisory fee at an annual fee of 0.75% based on the average daily net assets.

From time to time, each sub-adviser may waive all or a portion of its fee.

Expense Limitation Agreement

The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce their fees and reimburse expenses in order to keep net expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding a specified for each Fund’s average daily net assets. The

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December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements - (continued)

expense limitation agreement will be terminated upon termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Advisor and the Fund. The investment advisory agreement may only be terminated with the approval of the Fund’s Board. The expense caps in effect for each Fund during the period ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 
Fund:   Rate:
Dent Tactical ETF     1.50 % 
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     1.50 % 
Cambria Global Tactical ETF     1.35 % 
WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF     1.25 % 
Peritus High Yield ETF     1.35 % 

For the period ended December 30, 2010, the Advisor waived fees and reimbursed expenses for each Fund as follows. Each Fund may recoup such waivers until the date indicated.

     
Fund:   Expenses
Reimbursed:
  Recoupment
Amount:
  Recoupment Expiration:
Dent Tactical ETF   $ 176,554     $ 175,554       6/30/2013  
       95,579       95,579       6/30/2014  
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     26,111       26,111       6/30/2014  
WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF     63,989       63,989       6/30/2014  
Peritus High Yield ETF     6,692       6,692       6/30/2014  

Administrator, Custodian, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) (in each capacity, the “Administrator”, “Custodian”, “Fund Accountant” or “Transfer Agent”), serves as the Fund’s Administrator, Custodian, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent pursuant to a certain Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, a Custody Agreement or a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, as the case may be.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s distributor of Creation Units for the Fund pursuant to the distribution agreement. The Distributor does not maintain any secondary market shares.

The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with its Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities. No fees are currently paid by the Fund under a Plan, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees were charged, over time they would increase the cost of an investment in a Fund.

4. Organization and Offering Cost

Expenses incurred in organizing of the Trust and Dent Tactical ETF are approximately $241,000. The Trust and the Fund will reimburse AdvisorShares for organizational expenses paid on their behalf. Offering costs were capitalized and are being amortized over a twelve month period.

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December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

5. Creation and Redemption Transactions

The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV in groups of 25,000 shares called “Creation Units.” Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund.

Only “Authorized Participants” may purchase or redeem shares directly from the Fund. An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from the Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.

6. Summary of Fair Value Disclosure

The Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes an authoritative framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Investments that use Level 2 or Level 3 inputs may include, but are not limited to: (i) an unlisted security related to corporate actions; (ii) a restricted security (e.g., one that may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended); (iii) a security whose trading has been suspended or which has been de-listed from its primary trading exchange; (iv) a security that is thinly traded; (v) a security in default or bankruptcy proceedings for which there is no current market quotation; (vi) a security affected by currency controls or restrictions; and (vii) a security affected by a significant event (e.g. an event that occurs after the close of the markets on which the security is traded but before the time as of which a Fund’s net asset value is computed and that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investment). Examples of events that may be “significant events” are government actions, natural disasters, armed conflicts and acts of terrorism.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

6. Summary of Fair Value Disclosure - (continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2010 in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:

         
  Dent
Tactical
ETF
  Mars Hill Global
Relative Value ETF
  Cambria Global
Tactical ETF
  WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth
ADR ETF
  Peritus High Yield ETF
Level 1
                                            
Exchange Traded Funds   $ 18,218,209     $ 15,673,368     $ 67,661,135     $     $  
Common Stock                       7,882,009        
Money Market Fund     4,116,834       914,383       3,096,780       243,540       222,623  
Level 2
                                            
Corporate Bonds                             11,711,173  
Foreign Bonds                             3,099,300  
Other Investments           195,010                    
Level 3                              
Total   $ 22,335,043     $ 16,782,761     $ 70,757,916     $ 8,180,507     $ 15,033,096  

* The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period reported.
Derivative instruments, including swap contracts, are valued at the net unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument.

7. VALUATION OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Funds have adopted authoritative standards of accounting for derivative instruments which establish disclosure requirement for derivative instruments. These standards improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enables investors to understand how and why a fund uses derivatives instruments, how derivatives instruments are accounted for and how derivative instruments affect a fund’s financial position and results of operations.

The Funds use derivative instruments as part of their principal investment strategy to achieve their investment objective. As of December 31, 2010, a Fund invested in equity swap contracts.

At December 31, 2010, the fair value of derivative instruments were as follows:

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 
Fund:   Liability Derivative
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF         
Equity Swaps at Value   $ 15,678,691  

Transactions in derivative instruments during the period ended December 31, 2010, were as follows:

Statement of Operations

   
Fund:   Realized Loss:   Equity Risk
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     Futures Contracts     $ (1,647,187 ) 
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     Swaps Contracts       (9,982 ) 
             1,657,169  
       Unrealized Gain:  
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     Swaps Contracts     $ 195,010  

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ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

7. VALUATION OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - (continued)

For the period ended December 31, 2010, the volume of the derivatives held by the Fund was as follows:

   
Fund:   Long Equity
Swap Contracts
  Short Equity
Swap Contracts
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     770,415     $ 1,471,791  

8. Federal Income Tax

The Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Sub-chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If so qualified, the Fund will not be subject to Federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to its shareholders.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements, and requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing a Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-than-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Interest and penalty related to income taxes would be recorded as income tax expense.

The differences between book and tax basis of cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals.

Dent Tactical ETF has a capital loss carryforward of $92,718 available to offset future realized gains through June 30, 2018.

At December 31, 2010, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

       
Fund   Cost   Gross
Unrealized Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized Depreciation
  Net Unrealized Appreciation
Dent Tactical ETF   $ 20,886,951     $ 1,448,092     $     $ 1,448,092  
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     15,778,099       2,086,412       (1,276,760 )      809,652  
Cambria Global Tactical ETF     68,737,140       2,176,887       (159,111 )      2,020,776  
WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF     7,663,755       549,835       (88,041 )      461,794  
Peritus High Yield ETF     14,932,155       135,458       (34,517 )      100,941  

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ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
(unaudited)

9. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investments for the period ended December 31, 2010 are as follows:

       
Fund   Purchases   Sales   Purchases In-Kind   SalesIn-Kind
Dent Tactical ETF   $ 39,551,001     $ 35,556,165     $ 1,569,269     $ 2,319,701  
Mars Hills Global Relative Value ETF     151,371,427       156,450,883       50,302,772       13,010,654  
Cambria Global Tactical ETF     33,004,459       30,678,159       64,143,720        
WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF     2,996,282       542,298       6,693,743       2,001,411  
Peritus High Yield ETF     14,909,337       203,300              

10. Risks Involved with Investing in the Fund

The Fund is subject to the principal risks described below, some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective. As with any investment, an investment in a Fund could result in a loss or the performance of the Fund could be inferior to that of other investments.

Fund of Funds Risk

The Fund’s investment performance, because it is a fund of funds, depends on the investment performance of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests. An investment in this Fund is subject to the risks associated with the Underlying ETFs that comprise its Underlying Index. This Fund will indirectly pay a proportional share of the asset-based fees, if any, of the Underlying ETFs in which it invests.

Tracking Error Risk

The Fund’s performance may not match its Underlying Index during any period of time. Although the Fund attempts to track the performance of its Underlying Index, the Fund may not be able to duplicate its exact composition or return for any number of reasons, including but not limited to risk that the strategies used by the Advisor and Sub-Advisor to match the performance of the Underlying Index may fail to produce the intended results, liquidity risk and new fund risk, as well as the incurring of Fund expenses, which the Underlying Index does not incur.

New Fund Risk

The Fund is a new fund. As a new fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Fund may experience greater tracking error to its Underlying Index than it otherwise would be at higher asset levels or it could ultimately liquidate.

10. Subsequent Events

The Funds have adopted authoritative standards of accounting for, and disclosure of events that occur after the Statements of Asset and Liabilities date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. These standards require the Fund to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all recognized subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of Statement.

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DENT TACTICAL ETF
Board of Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

 

The business of the Trust is managed under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Board elects the officers of the Trust who are responsible for administering the Trust’s day-to-day operations. Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.

The name, age, address and principal occupations during the past five years for each Trustee and officer of the Trust is set forth below, along with the other public directorships held by the Trustees.

         
Name and Year of Birth(1)   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length
of Time
Served(2)
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
Independent Trustee
Elizabeth (Betsy) Piper/Bach   1952   Trustee   No set term;
served since
2009
  Vice President of NADA Plan Administrators (retirement plan administration) (2009 – present); President of Cardinal Trust and Investments; CIO for Wilson/Bennett Capital Management (2006); Senior Vice President and Chief Trust Officer at FBR National Trust Co., (2001).   1
Interested Trustee
Noah Hamman*   1968   Trustee   No set term;
served since
2009
  Founder of AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (2006 – present; President and CEO of Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC (2006 – 2008); Vice-President — Business Development of Rydex Investments (2001).   None

The officers of the Trust not named above are:

       
Name and Year of Birth(1)   Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Dan Ahrens   1966   Chief
Compliance
Officer,
Secretary &
Treasurer
  No set term;
served since
2009
  Executive Vice President of AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (2008 – present); President of Ahrens Advisors, LP (2005 – 2008); President of Mutuals Advisors, Inc & Mutuals.com Funds (2003 – 2005).

* Mr. Hamman is an “interested” person of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, by virtue of his ownership and controlling interest in the Advisor.
(1) The address of each Trustee or officer is c/o AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20814
(2) Independent Trustees and Officers serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
  
 

  

Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure

The Fund is required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330); (ii) sending your request and a duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or (iii) sending your request electronically to publicinfosec.gov.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative for a free prospectus or SAI.

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DENT TACTICAL ETF
 

  

Investment Advisor
AdvisorShares Investments, LLC
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Sub-Adviser
H.S. Dent investment Management, LLC
15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 390
Tampa, Florida 33647

Distributor
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101
www.foreside.com

Custodian/Fund Administrator/Transfer Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon
101 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10286

Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
1818 Market Street
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This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of management and other information.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
 
Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
 
Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 
Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
 
Not Applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
 
 
(a)
Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
 
 
(b)
Not Applicable.
 
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company & Affiliated Purchasers.
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Not Applicable.
 

 
 

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) The Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective.
 
(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
 
Item 12. Exhibits.
 
(a)  Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by
 
Item 2, to the extent that the Registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable at this time.
 
(b) Certifications for each Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17CFR 270.30a-(a)).
 

 
 

 


 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Registrant:  AdvisorShares Trust
 
By: /s/ Noah Hamman
 
Noah Hamman, Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: March 8 2011
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
Registrant: AdvisorShares Trust
 
By: /s/ Noah Hamman
 
Noah Hamman, Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: March 8 2011
 
 
By: /s/ Dan Ahrens
 
Dan Ahrens, Treasurer
 
Date: March 8 2011
 

 
 

 
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EX.-12(b)(i)
 

 
CERTIFICATIONS
 

 
I, Noah Hamman, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the AdvisorShares Trust;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
 
a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b)       Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)       Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
 

 
 

 

d)        Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the Registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of trustees:
 
(a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls control over financial reporting which could are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the Registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls information; and
 
(b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal controls; and control over financial reporting.
 
Date:  March 8, 2011
 
 
 
/s/ Noah Hamman
 
Noah Hamman,
Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
 
 
EX. -12(b)(ii)
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
I, Dan Ahrens, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the AdvisorShares Trust;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
 
a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b)       Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)       Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d)        Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the Registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
 

 

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of trustees:
 
(a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls control over financial reporting which could are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the Registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls information; and
 
(b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal controls; and control over financial reporting.
 
Date: March 8, 2011
 
 
 
/s/ Dan Athens
 
Dan Ahrens,
Treasurer

 
 

 

EX-99.906CERT 7 v209788_ex99-906cert.htm Unassociated Document
EX. -99.906 CERT(i)
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
 
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of the AdvisorShares Trust (the Registrant), do hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:
 
 
(1)
the Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended December 31, 2010 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of the 1934; and
 
 
(2)
the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
 
Dated:       March 8, 2011
 
/s/ Noah Hamman
 
Name:         Noah Hamman
 
Title:           Chief Executive Officer
 
Dated:        March 8, 2011
 

 
/s/ Dan Ahrens                                
 
Name:  Dan Ahrens
 
Title:    Treasurer
 
 
This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.