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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
DENT TACTICAL ETF
Manager’s Discussion and Analysis for DENT Annual Report
June 30, 2010
Thank you for being a shareholder in AdvisorShares ETFs. We are pleased to provide you with this annual report. As an investor in the AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF, you are investing in the first actively managed tactical asset allocation ETF. We hope this has provided you the diversification you are seeking for your investment portfolio.
Unlike all tactical asset allocation mutual funds, The Dent Tactical ETF and all AdvisorShares ETFs provide you with the transparency you need so that you know what you are holding on any given day you desire to look.
We are also excited to announce many new products, including the first actively managed long/short relative value ETF, the first actively managed international ETF, and the first actively managed high debt ETF. We will continue to bring you access to outstanding managers who are experts in their fields, with the goal of providing true diversification to an overall investment portfolio.
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| Symbol | | ETF Name | | Information |
| DENT | | Dent Tactical ETF | | http://dent.advisorshares.com |
| GRV | | Mars Hill Partners Relative Value ETF | | http://grv.advisorshares.com |
| AADR | | WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF | | http://aadr.advisorshares.com |
| HYLD* | | Peritus High Yield ETF | | http://hyld.advisorshares.com |
Remember you can always find up to date information on our ETFs on our website at http://www.advisorshares.com. There you will find detailed information on the investment strategies of our various ETFs, daily holdings updates, and educational material on the investment strategy along with monthly manager commentary from each ETFs’ 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, LLC
| * | Although this Fund is effective, it has not yet launched and is not available for sale at this time. |
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. Newly organized, actively managed Funds have no trading history and there can be no assurance that active trading markets will be developed or maintained.
The views in this report were those of the Fund’s CEO as of June 30, 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. There is no assurance that the Fund will continue to invest in the securities mentioned.
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
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 Dent Tactical ETF (the “Fund”) is one of two separate exchange-traded funds currently comprising the Trust, collectively, (the “Funds”). The Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2009.
The Fund’s investment objective is long term growth of capital. The Fund is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in other exchange-traded funds (the “Underlying ETF’s”).
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 the 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 H.S. Dent Investment Management, LLC, the Sub-Advisor, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
Exchange Traded Funds
The Funds may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are a type of index fund bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. A fund may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although the lack of liquidity on an ETF could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, ETFs have fees and expenses that reduce their value.
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.
Short-Term Investments
The Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets, without limitation, 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. 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.
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
3.Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Agreements - (continued)
may permit the Advisor to retain the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses and 1.50% to recapture all or a portion of its prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements made during the preceding three year period.
For the period ended June 30, 2010, the Advisor waived fees and reimbursed expenses totaling $176,554, which is available to be recouped until June 30, 2013.
Administrator, Custodian, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon (in each capacity, the “Administrator”, “Custodian”, “Fund Accountant” and “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 Agreement
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 Cost
Expenses incurred in organizing of the Trust and the Fund are approximately $241,000. The Trust and the Fund will reimburse AdvisorShares for organizational expenses paid on their behalf.
5. Creation and Redemption Transactions
The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at NAV in groups of 65,000 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 Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
6. Summary of Fair Value Disclosure - (continued)
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates, and similar data.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Trust's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the market place, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgement. Accordingly, the degree of judgement exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2010 in valuing the Funds’ assets carried at fair value:
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| Investments in Securities | | Level 1 |
| Exchange Traded Funds | | $ | 12,832,294 | |
| Money Market Fund | | $ | 4,566,516 | |
| Total | | $ | 17,398,810 | |
| * | The Fund did not hold and Level 2 or Level 3 securities during the period reported. |
7. 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.
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
7. Federal Income Tax - (continued)
Management of the Fund is required to analyze all open tax years, as defined by IRS statute of limitations, for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. As of June 30, 2010, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund has no examination in progress and is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
At June 30, 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
Depreciation |
| Dent Tactical ETF | | $ | 17,449,925 | | | $ | 48,720 | | | $ | (99,835 | ) | | $ | (51,115 | ) |
At June 30, 2010, the components of distributable earnings/loss on a tax-basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Fund | | Undistributed
Net Investment
Income | | Accumulated
Capital and
Other Gains/
(Losses) | | Timing
Difference | | Net
Unrealized
Depreciation | | Total
Loss |
| Dent Tactical ETF | | $ | 32,739 | | | $ | (1,637,765 | ) | | $ | (126,532 | ) | | $ | (51,115 | ) | | $ | (1,782,673 | ) |
The differences between book and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals and other book and tax differences.
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward of $92,718 available to offset future realized gains through June 20, 2018.
The tax character of distributions paid from ordinary income during the period ended June 30, 2010 was $238,701.
Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“Post-October Losses”) within the taxable year can be deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. At June 30, 2010, the Fund incurred and elected to defer to July 1, 2010 post-October losses of $(1,545,047).
At June 30, 2010, the effect of permanent book/tax reclassifications resulted in increase (decrease) to the components of net assets as follows:
| | | | | | |
| Fund | | Undistributed
Net Investment
Income | | Accumulated
Capital and
Other
Gain | | Paid-In Capital |
| Dent Tactical ETF | | $ | 49,300 | | | $ | 93,154 | | | $ | (142,454 | ) |
For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences.
8. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investments for the period September 16, 2009 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2010 are as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| Fund | | Purchases | | Sales | | Purchases
In-Kind | | Sales
In-Kind |
| Dent Tactical ETF | | $ | 101,297,868 | | | $ | 108,897,503 | | | $ | 26,334,340 | | | $ | 4,120,376 | |
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
9. 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 Fund has adopted authoritative standards of accounting for, and disclosure of events that occur after the Statement of Asset and Liabilities date but before financial statements are 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. There were no subsequent events or transactions during the period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Fund’s financial statements.
11. Unaudited Tax Information
Qualified Dividend Income – Certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of ordinary income distributions for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, taxed at a maximum rate of 15% is 91.29%
Dividend Received Deduction – For corporate shareholders, the percentage of ordinary income distributions for the year ended June 30, 2010 that qualifies for the dividends received deduction is 56.57%
ADVISORSHARES TRUST
DENT TACTICAL ETF
Board Review of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements (unaudited)
ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) held on June 2, 2009 (the “Organizational Meeting”), the Board, including those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved: (i) an investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Dent Tactical ETF (the “Fund”), and AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Advisor”), for its initial term; and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (“Sub-Advisory Agreement” and, together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Agreements”) between the Advisor and H.S. Dent Investment Management, LLC (“Dent”), for its initial term.
Pursuant to Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board considered the approval of the Agreements for initial two-year terms. Each Agreement, after the initial two-year term, must be approved annually: (i) by the vote of the Board or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. After the initial two-year term, the Board will call and hold a meeting each year to decide whether to renew each Agreement for an additional one-year term.
In preparation for the Organizational Meeting, the Board requested and reviewed a wide variety of information from the Advisor and Dent, including written materials provided by the Advisor and Dent regarding: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisor and Dent; and (ii) the costs of the services to be provided by the Advisor, as discussed in further detail below. The Board also received a memorandum from fund counsel regarding the responsibilities of the Board in connection with their consideration of the Agreements.
The Trustees used this information, as well as other information that the Advisor, Dent and other service providers of the Fund submitted to the Board, to help them decide whether to approve each Agreement. The Board discussed the written materials, oral presentations, and any other information that the Board received, and considered the approval of the Agreements in light of this information. The Board considered the following specific factors, none of which was controlling, and made the following conclusions:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Advisor and Dent
The Board reviewed the services to be provided to the Fund by the Advisor and Dent, including, but not limited to, making the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund and generally managing the Fund’s investments in accordance with the stated investment objective and policies of the Fund. The Board received information concerning the investment philosophy and investment process employed by Dent in managing the Fund. Additionally, a representative from the Advisor joined the Organizational Meeting and provided the Board with a presentation regarding, among other things, the Advisor’s and Dent’s financial condition, profitability and ownership structure. The Board considered and discussed, among other things, the Advisor’s and Dent’s history and processes, as well as the Advisor’s and Dent’s personnel and investment approach. On this basis, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisor and Dent.
Cost of Services Provided and Economies of Scale
Next, the Board considered the level of advisory fees to be paid by the Fund to the Advisor and the profitability of the Advisor. In reviewing the proposed advisory fee, the Board considered fees paid by other funds of comparable size and investment objective, noting that the advisory fee to be received by the Advisor was comparable to and competitive with fees charged to those funds. Based on such
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.
a). The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer or persons performing similar functions.
b). There have not been any changes to the Code of Ethics.
c). Not Applicable
d). During the period, Registrant granted no waivers from the provisions of its code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer or persons performing similar functions.
e). Not Applicable
f). Attached
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
a). The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee, an “independent” Trustee, Elizabeth Piper/Bach. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
a). Audit Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit are as follows:
2010: $12,000
2009: N/A
b). Audit-Related Fees: the aggregate fees billed in each of the previous last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are principally related to the Registrant’s tax return reviews and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item are as follows:
2010: N/A
2009: N/A
c). Tax Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the previous last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are as follows:
2010: $2,500
2009: N/A
d). All Other Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this Item are as follows:
2010: N/A
2009: N/A
e) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.
(i) Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A), the Audit Committee pre-approves all of the
Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and Other Fees of the Registrant.
(ii) 100% of services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved
by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) No response required.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's accountant for services rendered to the Funds, the Advisor or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (except for any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) that directly impacted the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:
2010: N/A
2009: N/A
(h) Not Applicable
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
(a) The Fund has a designated Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the member of such committee is Elizabeth Piper/Bach.
(b) Not applicable.
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: Attached
(b) Separate certifications for each Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer 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: September 9, 2010
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: September 9, 2010
By: /s/ Dan Ahrens
Dan Ahrens, Treasurer
Date: September 9, 2010
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