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SURE

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

AdvisorShares Insider Advantage ETF

Active Equity · AdvisorShares · Inception 2011-10-04

$145.53−0.74 (−0.51%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 54 prints from 146.27 to 145.53. Range 145.50 to 146.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$145.80$146.00$146.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.00%
Fund size
$56M
1Y return
+19.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.88%
Holdings
101
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$146.93
52W range
low $119.18high $153.29

The ETF.net SURE Grade

C

41/ 100

Rank 75 of 127 in US Active Equity⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for SURE. Scores out of 100: Cost 17, Risk 56, Mission 78, Tradability 37, Holdings 89, Durability 67. Strongest: Holdings (89). Weakest: Cost (17). Leans toward Holdings.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 41 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 17
    Category rank105/127 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 78
    Category rank20/48 · top 42%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 56
    Category rank50/126 · top 40%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 37
    Category rank86/127 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 89
    Category rank5/124 · top 4%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 67
    Category rank37/127 · top 29%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on SURE

ETF.net Research

CAn actively managed, roughly 100-stock US portfolio that weights every holding the same and screens for profitability. A 2011-vintage boutique in a corner of the market now ruled by ultra-cheap quant giants.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Equal weight across about 100 US names, so no single mega-cap dominates the portfolio, with profitability built into the selection screen rather than bolted on afterward.
  2. 02Live since 2011, which means the strategy has run through real market cycles rather than arriving as a fresh backtest.
  3. 03The stock book is the strongest part of the package: a diversified, all-US equity sleeve under a plain 1940 Act fund wrapper with a single mandate, long-term capital appreciation.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cost is the trade-off: 1.00% a year against a 0.65% median for active US equity funds, while systematic rivals like DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%) charge a sliver of that.
  2. 02Thinly traded for its category, so limit orders matter and spreads can widen when markets get jumpy.
  3. 03Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly. The mandate is capital appreciation, not an income stream.

SURE Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:06 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
101
Top-10 weight
15%
Largest holding
FTNT1.8%

Sectors

  • Technology25.7%
  • Consumer Discr.17.4%
  • Financials14.5%
  • Industrials13.2%
  • Energy10.2%
  • Communication10.0%
  • Health Care5.0%
  • Utilities1.5%
  • Materials1.0%
  • Cons. Staples0.9%
  • Real Estate0.6%

Geography

  • United States95.29%
  • Bermuda3.85%
  • Puerto Rico0.85%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001FTNTFORTINET INC1.83%6,000$1M465
002MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM CORP1.79%2,350$998K391
003MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC1.73%3,960$967K458
004AMPLAMPLITUDE INC-CLASS A1.71%72,300$954K57
005KFRCKFORCE INC1.50%16,160$838K86
006VLOVALERO ENERGY CORP1.47%1,980$818K395
007DVADAVITA INC1.41%4,270$785K210
008IRDMIRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC1.37%16,296$762K168
009SEZLSEZZLE INC1.35%6,460$753K117
010EVEREVERQUOTE INC - CLASS A1.35%32,500$752K84
011FRSHFRESHWORKS INC-CL A1.34%61,000$747K110
012PAYOPAYONEER GLOBAL INC1.29%101,200$722K112
013STGWSTAGWELL INC1.28%87,700$712K78
014AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS INC1.24%1,562$694K558
015DBXDROPBOX INC-CLASS A1.24%19,000$693K172

Showing 1–15 of 102 holdings

SURE Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

SURE$11,914
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. SURE $11,914. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,297$10,994$12,691Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for SURE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSURE
Year to date+15.1%
1 month−3.7%
3 months+1.6%
1 year+19.1%
3 years+17.0%per year
5 years+10.5%per year
10 years+10.9%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SURE
YearReturn barSURE
2026 YTD+15.1%
2025+10.6%
2024+12.2%
2023+23.3%
2022−11.3%
2021+23.9%
2020+8.8%

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SURE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.88%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.29Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.29 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2017 $0.47; Dec 27, 2018 $0.74; Dec 27, 2019 $0.82; Dec 24, 2020 $1.02; Dec 23, 2021 $1.06; Dec 23, 2022 $1.48; Dec 26, 2023 $1.16; Dec 23, 2024 $0.79; Dec 22, 2025 $1.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 29, 2025$1.29
Dec 23, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.79
Dec 26, 2023Dec 29, 2023$1.16
Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022$1.48
Dec 23, 2021Dec 31, 2021$1.06
Dec 24, 2020Dec 31, 2020$1.02
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.82
Dec 27, 2018Dec 31, 2018$0.74
Dec 27, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.47
Dec 23, 2016Data unavailable$0.73
Dec 24, 2015Data unavailable$0.42
Dec 24, 2014Data unavailable$0.34

SURE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.88
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−23.7%
Trough Sep 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.92
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

SURE Cost

Expense ratio1.00%
  • The middle half of US Active Equity funds
  • Median 0.70%

101 of the 124 US Active Equity funds charge less.

SURE costs $100.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Equity fund costs $70.00.