AdvisorShares Lowers Total Net Expense Ratio for Top-Performing AADR International Equity ETF

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (Ticker: AADR) has lowered its total net expense ratio to 0.99%, by contractually agreeing to reduce the fund's expense limitation from 1.25% to 0.98%.¹ The actively managed AADR recently surpassed $150 million in assets under management, which has allowed a significant reduction in the ETF's operating expenses as it has become more operationally-efficient. AADR carries a five-star Morningstar rating for its overall risk-adjusted performance and ranks among the top-performing international equity strategies among both mutual funds and ETFs.²

Dorsey, Wright & Associates (DWA), a Nasdaq company, serves as the portfolio manager of AADR. AADR's investment approach adheres to DWA's core philosophy of relative strength investing, which involves buying securities ? domestically-traded American depositary receipts (ADRs) ? that have appreciated in price more than other securities within its investment universe and holding those ADRs until they sufficiently underperform. AADR's systematic investment process refrains from using fundamental company data and is based entirely on the market movement of international companies, which measures current sector and industry group allocations to maintain diversification within its portfolio. While no consideration is given to developed and emerging markets, AADR will allocate between the two depending on global price trends. AADR delivers a concentrated underlying portfolio ranging from 30-50 equities that demonstrate favorable relative strength characteristics.

"As we have always said, you can deliver benchmark beating performance in a transparent actively managed strategy, and AADR has proven this," said Noah Hamman, chief executive officer of AdvisorShares. "The increasing demand for AADR has provided an opportunity to lower its total net expense ratio, and we expect with continuous growth that the total expense ratio will continue to lower over time. We especially feel that the full transparency, intraday liquidity, operational and tax efficiencies that the ETF structure provides makes AADR that much more of a compelling investment strategy to consider."

AADR Quarter-End Performance (through September 30, 2017)

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¹ As stated in the Prospectus, the total annual operating expenses are 1.44%. The Advisor has contractually agreed to keep net expenses from exceeding 0.98% of the Fund's average daily net assets, excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, for at least one year from the date of the prospectus and for successive one-year periods thereafter unless the agreement is terminated.

² Overall Morningstar rating is derived from a weighted average of the fund's three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) risk-adjusted returns as of October 31, 2017. AADR is in the Foreign Large Growth category, which consists of 325 funds in three-year, 280 in five-year, and 192 in 10-year.

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