CWS vs JUSA

CWSCAdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF

JUSAAJPMorgan U.S. Research Enhanced Large Cap ETF

In short

CWS Most active large-cap funds own hundreds of names and end up shadowing the index. CWS runs a focused book of roughly two dozen US stocks against the S&P 500, so individual picks actually move the needle.

JUSA Active stock picking in index clothing: J.P. Morgan analysts tilt roughly 300 large caps while sector weights and risk stay close to the S&P 500, for 0.18% a year with no waiver attached.

Stated mandate

CWS The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed, focused portfolio of primarily U.S.-listed equity securities.

JUSA The fund seeks capital appreciation through active, fundamental, bottom-up selection of large-cap U.S. equities. It targets companies with strong long-term earnings potential and attractive valuations relative to peers.

Why people hold it

• CWS Genuine concentration: around 27 holdings, so a manager's best ideas carry real weight instead of being diluted across a 300-name portfolio.
• Active mandate with a plain scoreboard. The prospectus names the S&P 500 as its reference, so you can see whether the stock picking is earning its fee.advisorshares.com
• The stock selection blends growth, quality and value rather than riding one style, and it has been doing it in the open since the 2016 launch.advisorshares.com

• JUSA 0.18% a year with no waiver propping it up, below its category median. GUSE charges 0.30% and LRGC 0.39% for similar enhanced-index work; FELG ties it at 0.18%.
• Active where it counts, plain where it doesn't: bottom-up stock picks across roughly 300 large caps, with sector mix and risk profile kept close to the S&P 500.jpmorgan.com
• Stands among the strongest implementations in a 90-fund peer group of active large-cap funds, helped by a low fee and tightly managed risk.

Worth knowing

• CWS At 0.79% a year, the fee sits above the typical actively managed US equity ETF. That is boutique-shop pricing, and the picks have to clear it.
• Concentration cuts both ways. With roughly 27 names, one stumbling holding shows up in results far faster than it would in a 500-stock index fund.
• A small, thinly traded fund. Spreads can be wider than the mega-cap index crowd, so order type and timing matter more here.

• JUSA Launched in March 2025, so there is only a short live record on this ticker to judge.
• Moderately traded rather than a volume monster, so spreads can run wider than the giant index funds', especially in fast markets.
• Tracking the S&P 500's sector weights limits how far results can stray from the benchmark in either direction. This is a nudge on the index, not a different bet.jpmorgan.com

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