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Active ETF Market Share Update & Weekly Market Review
by AdvisorShares Research of AdvisorShares, 8/8/13
Overall the total AUM in all active ETFs declined by $2.5 million last week, an insignificant amount for the $14 billion space. The biggest change of the week was the Short Term Bond category overtaking the Global Bond to become the largest category in active ETF space.

Thoughts on the Long/Short Space
by Kurt Voldeng of AdvisorShares, 8/7/13
This insight from Kurt Voldeng highlights performance in the long/short fund universe.

Far More Money Pulled out of Bonds Flows into Cash Than into Equities
by Minyi Chen, TrimTabs of AdvisorShares, 8/5/13
Investors Pull Record $87.8 Billion out of Bond Funds in June and July, Breaking String of 21 Consecutive Monthly Inflows. Far More Money Pulled out of Bonds Flows into Cash Than into Equities.

Active ETF Market Share Update & Weekly Market Review
by AdvisorShares Research of AdvisorShares, 8/1/13
Last week total AUM in all Active ETFs fell by almost $20 million. This was almost entirely due to redemptions in Foreign Bond Active ETFs. The Short Term Bond category continues to gain assets and increased by $38 million just last week. Total AUM in this category could possibly surpass the Global Bond category in the coming months in trends continue.

Investors Pull $17.5 Billion from Bond Mutual Funds in July
by Minyi Chen, TrimTabs of AdvisorShares, 7/31/13
Investors keeping socking money into U.S. Equities while outflows from bond mutual funds continue. Read this investor insight by TrimTabs Asset Management to learn more about the recent fund flows and what other activity may be foretelling.

What's Wrong With Indexes?
by Brian Evans, Madrona of AdvisorShares, 7/29/13
It has been more than 35 years since the first broad market index funds debuted. At the time, they were a cutting edge strategy for core equity allocation. Today, index funds are a major part of 401(k) and other retirement plans, particularly ones tracking the Standard & Poors 500. But they have deep flaws.

Funds Get All-Time Record $36.8 Billion in July
by Minyi Chen, TrimTabs of AdvisorShares, 7/26/13
As Wall Street rejoiced at the succession of record highs with the S&P 500 on Monday, our demand indicators continue to turn less favorable. Traders who are still aggressively long should definitely consider paring their long positions.

Active ETF Market Share Update & Weekly Market Review
by AdvisorShares Research of AdvisorShares, 7/24/13
This past week, total assets in the active ETF space increased by over $60 million. The top 3 categories (Global Bond, Short Term Bond and Foreign Bond) all saw increases in AUM. The Alternative Income category fell in AUM, after weeks of only going up.

U.S. Equity Fund Inflow in July Seventh-Highest Monthly Inflow
by Minyi Chen, TrimTabs of AdvisorShares, 7/22/13
Investors are piling into U.S. Stocks with July only a little half over. Read this investor insight by TrimTabs Asset Management to learn more about the recent uptick in U.S. Equities and other detailed supply and demand activity with the stock market at the start of Q3.

Submissions from Advisor Shares
by AdvisorShares Team of AdvisorShares, 7/18/13
Two submissions from the AdvisorShares team this week: Money Flowing into Savings Deposits and Money Market Funds by TrimTabs Asset Management and AdvisorShares Active ETF Market Share Update.

AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review
by AdvisorShares Research of AdvisorShares, 7/16/13
The market increased again last week and both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached record highs by the end of the week. The Nasdaq Composite Index also rose significantly, hitting a 12 year high.

Weekly Market Review-Highlights of the Prior week
by AdvisorShares Research of AdvisorShares, 7/12/13
Stocks moved higher but volume was notably low over the holiday shortened trading week. This week for a change, positive economic data, not speculation about the Federal Reserves tapering of Quantitative Easing drove the market in the US.

Record Selling of Bond Funds: $79.8 Billion Pulled from Bond Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds
by TrimTabs Asset Management of AdvisorShares, 7/9/13
The biggest liquidity story is unfolding in the bond market, not the stock market. Investors are pulling record sums out of bond funds. Read this investor insight by TrimTabs Asset Management to learn more about the central banks influence on the markets as well as supply and demand activity with the stock market.

AdvisorShares Active ETF Market Share Update Week Ending 6/28/2013
by AdvisorShares Research of AdvisorShares, 7/8/13
Total AUM for Global Bond ETFs fell again last week by over $200 million, but Short-Term Bond Active ETFs continue to gain assets and passed the $4 billion mark this past week. AUM has also been shrinking in the US Bond and Currency categories, while it has risen in the Alternative and Alternative Income categories.

Record Selling of Bond Funds: $79.8 Billion Pulled from Bond Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds
by Minyi Chen of AdvisorShares, 7/5/13
The biggest liquidity story is unfolding in the bond market, not the stock market. Investors are pulling record sums out of bond funds. Read this investor insight by TrimTabs Asset Management to learn more about the central banks influence on the markets as well as supply and demand activity with the stock market.

AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review
by AdvisorShares Research of AdvisorShares, 7/3/13
Markets went higher last week after central bankers around the world reassured investors that they would not kill the economic recovery with higher interest rates. More volatile small and mid-cap stock indices performed even better than the S&P 500.

Investors Dump Emerging Markets Stocks
by TrimTabs Asset Management of AdvisorShares, 7/2/13
Investors sold off bond mutual funds and ETFs at a record pace in June, while equity sell-offs were much more limited, with almost all of the selling occurring in the emerging market space. Surprisingly, despite a decline in price, US and developed equity ETFs had inflows in June. And investors in leveraged ETFs turned aggressively bullish last week, despite the recent sell-off. Read this investor insight by TrimTabs Asset Management to learn why these signs should be unsettling for contrarians.

All-Time Record Outflows from Bonds
by TrimTabs Asset Management of AdvisorShares, 6/28/13
Outflows of bonds arent just catching attention, they are setting new highs not seen since 2008. In contrast, stock buybacks are practically unchanged from the previous quarter. Read this investor insight by TrimTabs Asset Management to review timely fund flow activity that has taken place in the marketplace.

The Global Insider Country Focus: Turkey
by Accuvest Global Advisors of AdvisorShares, 6/27/13
As the antigovernment protests in Turkey continue, whats next economically for a country that relies heavily on foreign investors and tourism, especially with summer approaching, the traditional tourist high season? Accuvest Global Advisors, a firm founded on the principle of thinking globally and investing globally, has prepared the following focused country review on Turkey, which analyzes current risks with Turkey and potential next steps in the crisis.

AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review
by Team of AdvisorShares, 6/27/13
Once again, US stock indexes declined last week based on investors fears of rising interest rates. While markets were rising at the beginning of the week, on Wednesday, Federal Open Market Committee Chairman Ben Bernanke said that if the economy continued on its current growth path, the Fed would scale back on asset purchases by the end of the year and attempt to end the extraordinary measures by the middle of 2014.

June 2013 Float Shrink Review
by TrimTabs Asset Management of AdvisorShares, 6/26/13
Sharing some commentary from our friends at TrimTabs, which summarizes a few changes in the investment landscape that may give you an indication of what to expect following Mays sell in May and go away trading adage. TrimTabs research focuses on fund flows and float shrink. They believe the market is heavily influenced by what people and institutions are doing with their dollars. You can read more about the research behind float shrink at AdvisorShares.com.

AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review
by Team of AdvisorShares, 6/21/13
The major indexes finished lower after experienced another volatile week. While no major statements came out of the Federal Reserve, speculation about what the Fed chairman might after say its next meeting ends on June 19 drove a lot of market price movements early in the week.

Active ETF Market Share Update
by Team of AdvisorShares, 6/20/13
Total AUM in all active ETFs fell from $14.552 billion to $14.416 billion over the course of the week. Just like the previous week, ETFs with longer term fixed income investments are facing redemptions, while Short-Term Bond ETFs are rapidly expanding their asset base. AUM for active ETFs in the Global Bond category fell below the $5 billion dollar level.

Every Major Asset Class In The World Is Overpriced
by TrimTabs Asset Management of AdvisorShares, 6/19/13
We wanted to share a part of a report that TrimTabs sent out over last weekend that received some attention on CNBC on June 10, 2013. Please let us know if you would like to receive a full copy of the report. TrimTabs research focuses on fund flows and float shrink. As you know, they believe the market is heavily influenced by what people and institutions are doing with their dollars. You can read more about the research behind float shrink at AdvisorShares.com.

AdvisorShares Active ETF Market Share Update
by Team of AdvisorShares, 6/14/13
So far this month, money has flown into short-term bond active ETFs and funds in the alternative income category. There has also been a shift out of funds investing in longer-term bonds and emerging market debt, probably in response to rising interest rates and a strengthening US dollar. There was also a big increase in the smallest category of sustainable active ETFs, which is comprised of funds investing in companies that make efforts to improve their impact on the environment.

More Than a Feeling
by Team of AdvisorShares, 6/6/13
Tangible signs of fundamental weakness are appearing everywhere, yet financial market participants are simply choosing to ignore these signs. There remains a significant disconnect between the real economy and financial markets. Read this paper by Peritus Asset Management to learn how to navigate the weak fundamental picture in what they believe to be the beginning of a 15-20 year positive technical backdrop, which will put yield generating assets, such as high yield bonds, in the sweet spot.

Certainty, Rates and the Year Ahead
by Peritus Asset Management of AdvisorShares, 6/5/13
The government tells us not to worry, as the Federal Reserve comes to rescue with QE-Forever. Certainty with fiscal policy doesnt seem to change the demand equation and cheapened money doesnt do anything if demand isnt present. Treasury rates remain at 0% for the foreseeable future making yield hard to find. Read this position paper by Peritus Asset Management scrutinizing how all this has come to pass and what indicators are foretelling the near future effects on the high yield asset class.

Forward-Looking Broad-Market Investing
by Team of AdvisorShares, 5/28/13
The following is a research study that provides compelling data on a more efficient way to invest in broad markets. Many people have called the equity market of the last 10 years the lost decade due to its lack of net change. Madrona Funds research shows that it would have been possible to have profited by over 200% over the last decade by using their forward looking methodology, which is based on future expected earnings, not past performance.

The Benefits of Diversifying the Funding of a Gold Position
by Team of AdvisorShares, 5/22/13
The recent sell off in gold has sharpened the focus of even the most committed gold bugs, and has highlighted one of the key risks that many investors face when they access the gold market. Do you purchase Gold in dollar terms or something else? How do you look at Gold, as a currency or something else? For the purposes of this analysis, Treesdale Partners took a look at a gold transaction in foreign exchange terms.

Pring Turner Approach to Business Cycle Investing
by Team of AdvisorShares, 5/3/13
Like the seasons of the year, the environment for bonds, stocks, and commodities progress in a repeatable and sequential fashion. A gardener understands it is difficult to plant in the winter because nothing grows. The same is true for the financial seasons in the business cycle, where investors can use knowledge of the sequence to create a financial market roadmap. This paper from Pring Turner Capital Group, one of our valued sub-advisors, takes you through the six-stages of the business cycle.

High Yield in a Rising Rate Environment
by Team of AdvisorShares, 4/29/13
We have all witnessed a major move in Treasury rates over the last couple months, causing concern for many that we may be in the early stages of a rising interest rate environment. The traditional thought is that as interest rates rise, bond prices fall. But looking at history, the high yield market has defied this widely held notion. This paper from Peritus Asset Management examines the main reasons why high yield bonds have historically performed well during times of rising interest rates.

Instant Pudding
by Tim Gramatovich, Ron Heller and Heather Rupp of AdvisorShares, 8/29/11
We are in the midst of a prolonged stagnant economy and Europe is facing mounting issueshowever we believe the end result is a resetting of expectations and re-pricing of global equity markets rather than anything economically devastating. Credit bubbles, and the resulting deleveraging, take a great deal of time to heal and this time is no different. There is no instant fix. But with the transfer of debt to public balance sheets from private ones (thanks to QEs 1 and 2), we see corporate credit as more desirable than Government paper.
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