AdvisorShares Files For Three Active ETFs

As the ETF world has continued to expand throughout 2010, one slice of the market that has seen a great deal of growth has been the active management space. Although ETFs started off tracking well-known indexes such as the S&P 500 or the Russell 2000, many have begun to move towards more active management in recent months, seeking to beat benchmarks rather than follow them. One firm that is leading the charge in this space is AdvisorShares the Maryland-based company probably best known for its work with Cambria in the Global Tactical ETF (GTAA). While active management has been slow to catch on in the ETF world– actively managed funds traditionally have higher fees than more passive funds– it is certainly not from a lack of effort by AdvisorShares who recently announced three proposed funds that could enter the space in the near future. In a recent SEC filing, the [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories: AdvisorShares Rolls Out Another Active ETF AdvisorShares, Peritus Team Up On Active High Yield ETF Janus Files For Active ETF Launch