(VEGA) STAR Global Buy-Write ETF

Overview

How VEGA Works

The AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (NYSE Arca: VEGA) seeks consistent repeatable returns across all market cycles. VEGA is sub-advised by Partnervest Advisory Services, LLC (“Portfolio Manager”). The Portfolio Manager seeks to achieve the investment objective by using a proprietary strategy known as Volatility Enhanced Global Appreciation (“VEGA”). VEGA is primarily a “fund of funds” and employs a “Buy-Write” or “Covered Call” overlay for its global allocation strategy using Exchange Traded Products (ETPs).

According to the internal benchmark policy, the Portfolio Manager will use both ETFs and individual equities to implement its tactical allocation strategy in which the volatility of each of the underlying positions determines the amount of option hedging. During periods of high volatility, the Portfolio Manager will write (or sell) a call option against some of its positions in order to hedge downside risk, while generating an income stream from the sale of options. At any given time, approximately 60% to 85% of VEGA’s positions will have covered options. Additionally when volatility is low, the portfolio manager buys protective put options to manage downside risk.

Fund Documents

VEGA Fact Sheet, as of February 28, 2019

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Performance -Month-End

VEGA Performance History (%) as of 2/28/2019

	NAV	Market Price Return	MSCI World Index
1 Month	2.40	2.50	3.01
3 Months	1.93	2.32	2.58
YTD	8.68	8.82	11.02
1 Year	1.96	1.95	0.43
3 Years	8.06	8.04	12.64
5 Years	4.62	4.61	6.53
Since Inception (09/17/2012)	3.84	3.83	9.18

Performance -Quarter-End

VEGA Performance History (%) as of 12/31/2018

	NAV	Market Price Return	MSCI World Index
1 Month	-6.21	-5.97	-7.60
3 Months	-10.03	-10.17	-13.42
YTD	-6.36	-6.52	-8.71
1 Year	-6.36	-6.52	-8.71
3 Years	3.90	3.98	6.30
5 Years	3.10	3.03	4.56
Since Inception (09/17/2012)	2.58	2.55	7.62

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. All Fund data and performance data quoted is believed to be accurate, and unless otherwise stated, is sourced from the Fund administrator, the Advisor’s or Sub-Advisor’s proprietary data, and Morningstar. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized.

The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. One cannot invest directly in an index.

Fund Distributions

Ex-Date	Record Date	Pay Date	Cash Div	ST Cap Gain	LT Cap Gain	Return of Capital	Total Distribution
12-27-18	12-28-18	12-31-18	$0.12925	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.12925/per share
12-27-17	12-29-17	01-02-18	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00/per share
12-28-16	12-30-16	01-04-17	$0.2243	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.2243/per share
12-29-15	12-31-15	01-05-16	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00/per share
12-29-14	12-31-14	01-05-15	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00/per share
12-27-13	12-31-13	01-03-14	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00/per share
12-27-12	12-31-12	01-03-13	$0.167	$0.031	$0.00	$0.00	$0.198/per share

Why Invest in VEGA?

Low Volatility Risk Managed Solution - The asset allocation, option writing decisions, and overall portfolio put protection is heavily driven by volatility. When added to a traditional investment portfolio, VEGA will attempt to manage downside risk while seeking to gain as much of the upside growth as possible.
For a Total Return Solution - The performance for VEGA will be driven by both equity growth and income; additionally, option income may provide additional return diversification to the overall total return of the portfolio.

5 Key Attributes

Tactical - The asset allocation of the portfolio is tactically managed based on the volatility of the underlying asset classes. This tactical allocation provides a secondary form of managing risk in the portfolio.
Options Hedging - As markets drop, the levels of implied volatility increase. Higher implied volatility results in higher than average option premiums that can offset downside moves, and VEGA will employ a higher percentage of hedging. When volatility is low, long term protective puts can be employed to protect in severe downward spikes. Volatility-based reinvesting insures a buy low, sell high discipline using a portion of the earned option income.
Harnessing Volatility - Option premiums are used to seek to enhance the VEGA portfolio by writing call options on the ETF positions, in an effort to create less dependence on markets for returns during market downturns. Volatility may allow investors to add to their return when options are not exercised.
Total Return Solution - The Portfolio Manager believes that VEGA can structure a target outcome, through an option overlay strategy on a global allocation strategy to generate returns.
Income - The overwrite options strategy seeks to generate a return stream in the form of option premiums that accrue independently of the underlying investments and are not subject to equity risk.

About the Portfolio Managers

Kenneth R. Hyman, President and Chief Executive Officer

David Young, CFA, Chief Investment Officer

Rebecca M. Valdez, Director of Investments

Peter Van De Zilver, Portfolio Manager

There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including the possible loss of principal amount invested. Other Fund risks included: allocation risk; derivative risk; early closing risk; Exchange Traded Note risk; liquidity risk, market risk; trading risk; commodity risk; concentration risk; counterparty risk; credit risk; emerging markets and foreign securities risk; foreign currency risk; large-, mid- and small- cap stock risk. Please see the prospectus for detailed information regarding risk.

The Fund is also subject to options risk. Writing and purchasing call and put options are specialized activities and entail greater than ordinary investment risk. The value of the Fund’s positions in options fluctuates in response to the changes in value of the underlying security. The Fund also risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing call and put options. The Fund may not be suitable for all investors.

An option is a privilege, sold by one party to another that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a stock at an agreed upon price within a certain period or on a specific date. An option premium is income received by an investor who sells or "writes" an option contract to another party. A covered call option involves holding a long position in a particular asset, in this case shares of an ETP, and writing a call option on that same asset with the goal of realizing additional income from the option premium. A put option is a contract that gives the owner of the option the right to sell a specified amount of the asset underlying the option at a specified price within a specified time. A protective put is an option strategy which entails buys shares of a security and, at the same time, enough put options to cover those shares. This can act as a hedge on the invested security, since matching puts with shares of the stock can limit the downside (due to the nature of puts). Exercising an option means to put into effect the right specified in a contract.

The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating," is calculated for managed products with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars, the next 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive two stars, and the bottom 10% receive one star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three- and five-year Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns.

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Morningstar-Rated™ Top Performer

10 Yr	5 Yr	3 Yr	Overall	Category	# in Overall Category
N/A				Option Writing	97
Overall Morningstar rating is derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3-, 5-, and 10- year (if applicable) risk-adjusted returns as of 2/28/2019. Category consists of 97 funds in 3 year and 63 in 5 year.

Price History

As of: 03/25/2019

NAV	$31.41	Closing Price	$31.38
Change	$0.01	Change	$-0.07
Shares Outstanding	475,000	Volume	99
4PM Bid/Offer Midpoint	$31.38	Premium/Discount	$-0.03
Assets Under Management	$14,920,143.33
Premium/Discount Historical Data

Shares are bought and sold at market price (closing price) not NAV and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Market price returns are based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 pm Eastern Time (when NAV is normally determined), and do not represent the return you would receive if you traded at other times. Holdings and allocations are subject to risks and to change. A holding identified with an "MM" at the end of its name indicates it is a Money Market fund.

Fund Basics

Symbol

VEGA
Exchange

NYSE Arca
Inception Date

09/17/2012
CUSIP

00768Y768
Indicative Value

VEGA.IV
Options

No

Fees & Expenses

Management Fee

1.35%
Other Expenses

0.83%
Acquired Fund Fees

0.21%
Gross Expense Ratio

2.39%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

-0.33%
Net Expense Ratio

2.06%*

*The Advisor has contractually agreed to keep net expenses from exceeding 1.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for at least one year from the date of the prospectus and for successive one-year periods thereafter unless the agreement is terminated. This agreement is limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”