AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF
The ETF.net YOLO Grade
C
Score 31 out of 100
- 5 of 5
Score 31 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays C for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F11 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B58 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F14 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A72 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C42 out of 100Rank 5 of 5
Our read on YOLO
In short
CCannabis's original active fund. Since 2019 a manager, not an index, has picked a short list of names on both sides of the US-Canada border, under a purity test: at least half of a company's revenue must come from marijuana or hemp.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
YOLO Holdings
- Stocks
- 19
- 91%
- MSOS
Sectors
- Health Care58.7%
- Financials24.3%
- Consumer Staples14.1%
- Materials1.6%
- Consumer Discretionary1.3%
Geography
- United States62.49%
- Canada37.51%
YOLO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
YOLO$7,975
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 | YOLO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −23.6% |
| 1 month | −13.7% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | −20.3% |
| 3 years | −0.3% |
| 5 years | −28.9% |
| 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 | YOLO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −23.6% | |
| 2025 | +36.4% | |
| 2024 | −17.8% | |
| 2023 | −15.1% | |
| 2022 | −72.2% | |
| 2021 | −20.5% | |
| 2020 | +47.0% |
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YOLO Dividends
- 0.00%
No distributions in the last 12 months.
YOLO Risk
- 58.5%
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.
- 0.16
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.
- −90.7%
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.
- 0.87
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.
YOLO Cost
Overpaying vs WEED, cheapest in Cannabis
$12,010
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
YOLO 1.10%
$20,291
WEED 0.41% Cheapest
$8,281
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | YOLO | WEED | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,931 | $741 | $1,190 |
| 20 | $7,225 | $2,860 | $4,365 |
| 30 | $20,291 | $8,281 | $12,010 |
You pay 1.10%Waived by AdvisorShares 0.35%
Full fee 1.45% waiver 0.35% you pay 1.10%
Other funds in Cannabis
- BWEEDRoundhill Cannabis ETFExpense ratio 0.41%1 year return −1.5%
- DMSOSAdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −12.2%
- CCNBSAmplify Seymour Cannabis ETFExpense ratio 0.76%1 year return −16.3%
- CMJAmplify Alternative Harvest ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −32.1%
