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VEGAAdvisorSharesACTIVE

AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF

$52.65+0.15% vs prior close
475452-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 2026.

The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that is primarily a "fund of funds". It invests in ETFs and exchange-traded notes ("ETNs") that seek to track a diversified basket of global indices and investment sectors that meet certain selection criteria established by the sub-advisor. It also may invest, subject to the same selection criteria, in exchange-traded products that invest directly in commodities or currencies and that are registered only pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (collectively with ETFs and ETNs, "ETPs").

VEGA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVEGA close
Sep 28, 2026$52.59
Sep 29, 2026$52.49
Sep 30, 2026$52.40
Oct 1, 2026$52.42
Oct 2, 2026$52.66
Oct 5, 2026$52.86
Oct 6, 2026$53.12
Oct 7, 2026$52.90
Oct 8, 2026$52.74
Oct 9, 2026$52.98
Oct 12, 2026$52.92
Oct 13, 2026$52.89
Oct 14, 2026$52.47
Oct 15, 2026$52.66
Oct 16, 2026$52.30
Oct 19, 2026$52.35
Oct 20, 2026$52.48
Oct 21, 2026$52.65
Oct 22, 2026$52.22
Oct 23, 2026$52.07
Oct 26, 2026$52.28
Oct 27, 2026$52.57
Oct 28, 2026$52.65

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +7.2% so far this year. At 1.71% a year it is not the cheapest way in — FV has a reported fee of 0.90%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$63Massets under management
1.71%expense ratio · $171 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
7Kavg daily volume, 30 days
12holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed September 18, 2012 · beta 0.73

Sector weights

  • ETF95.8%
  • Miscellaneous76.72%
  • Technology27.52%
  • Information Technology27.4%
  • Other23.28%
  • Consumer Discretionary16.93%
  • Financial Services14.93%
  • Financials14.71%
  • Healthcare11.84%
  • Consumer Cyclical10.72%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
ETF95.8%
Miscellaneous76.72%
Technology27.52%
Information Technology27.4%
Other23.28%
Consumer Discretionary16.93%
Financial Services14.93%
Financials14.71%
Healthcare11.84%
Consumer Cyclical10.72%

Country weights

  • United States77.01%
  • Japan4.38%
  • Other3.8%
  • United Kingdom2.78%
  • Switzerland2.16%
  • France1.96%
  • Germany1.6%
  • Australia1.36%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States77.01%
Japan4.38%
Other3.8%
United Kingdom2.78%
Switzerland2.16%
France1.96%
Germany1.6%
Australia1.36%
Performance
1 week+0.8%
1 month+0.1%
3 months+1.7%
6 months+3.0%
YTD+7.2%
1 year+5.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
7%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-6.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.7%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against VEGA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VEGA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$609M-168bp on fee · 650× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-167bp on fee · 514× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$190.1B+$496M-164bp on fee · 3016× the assets · +$496M in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$12.5B+$415M-164bp on fee · 198× the assets · +$415M in over the monthHead-to-head
SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF0.06%$41.6B—-165bp on fee · 660× the assetsHead-to-head
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