
AdvisorShares HVAC and Industrials ETF
The ETF.net HVAC Grade
Score 24 out of 100
- 34 of 35
Score 24 of 100 falls in the F band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F9 out of 100Rank 31 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D27 out of 100Rank 9 of 9Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F9 out of 100Rank 35 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C45 out of 100Rank 21 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 15 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F23 out of 100Rank 32 of 35
Our read on HVAC
In short
FAir conditioners, furnaces, heat pumps. HVAC is the rare fund built around the machines that keep buildings livable, plus the industrials around them: actively managed, roughly two dozen US-listed names, launched in 2025.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It is actively managed and invests in U.S.-traded common stocks and ADRs across HVAC-related businesses and industrial-sector companies.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
HVAC Holdings
- Stocks
- 25
- 51%
- AME
Sectors
- Industrials70.3%
- Technology20.2%
- Materials5.3%
- Utilities4.2%
Geography
- United States86.99%
- Canada4.92%
- Japan4.43%
- United Kingdom3.66%
HVAC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | HVAC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.6% |
| 1 month | −10.1% |
| 3 months | −13.4% |
| 1 year | −7.8% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | HVAC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.6% | |
| 2025 | +24.0% |
HVAC in the news
HVAC Dividends
- $0.06 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
$10,000 in HVAC 1 year ago paid $19.06 in dividends.
HVAC Risk
- 29.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.56
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −30.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.27
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
HVAC Cost
Overpaying vs TRUF, tied cheapest in US Active Sector
$16,419
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
HVAC 0.99%
$18,525
TRUF 0.10% Tied cheapest
$2,106
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | HVAC | TRUF | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,746 | $183 | $1,563 |
| 20 | $6,565 | $717 | $5,848 |
| 30 | $18,525 | $2,106 | $16,419 |
Full fee 2.06% waiver 1.07% you pay 0.99%
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