MADRONA GLOBAL BOND ETF (NYSE Arca Ticker: FWDB)

 

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS – October 29, 2012

 

Before you invest in the Fund, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and the risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s current prospectus and statement of additional information, each dated October 29, 2012, as supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, as well as other information about the Fund, online at http://advisorshares.com/fund/fwdb . You may also obtain this information at no charge by calling 877.THE.ETF1 ( 877.843.3831) or by sending an email request to info@advisorshares.com.

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Madrona Global Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that exceed the price and yield performance of its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index.

 

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. Most investors will incur customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling shares of the Fund which are not reflected in the table below.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)     None  
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
MANAGEMENT FEES     0.50 %
DISTRIBUTION (12b-1) FEES     0.00 %
OTHER EXPENSES     0.49 %
ACQUIRED FUND FEES AND EXPENSES(a)     0.31 %
TOTAL ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(b)     1.30 %
FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT(c)     0.04 %
TOTAL ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES AFTER FEE WAIVER
AND/OR REIMBURSEMENTS(b) 		    1.26 %

 

(a) As a shareholder in certain Underlying ETFs (the “Acquired Funds”), the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the Acquired Funds. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” do not reflect the operating expenses of exchange-traded products in which the Fund invests that are not investment companies, including exchange-traded notes and exchange-traded pooled investment vehicles not registered pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

(b) The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Reimbursements in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund’s financial highlights (and the Fund’s financial statements) because the financial highlights include only the Fund’s direct operating expenses and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in the Acquired Funds.

 

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(c) AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Advisor”) has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to keep net expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for a year from the date of this Prospectus and for an indefinite period thereafter subject to annual approval by the Board. The expense limitation agreement (i) may be terminated at any time by the Board and (ii) will be terminated upon termination of the investment advisory agreement between the Advisor and the Fund.

 

EXAMPLE

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the shares of the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account creation or redemption transaction fees, or the brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling shares of the Fund. If the commissions were included, your costs would be higher.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

    1 YEAR     3 YEARS     5 YEARS     10 YEARS  
Madrona Global Bond  ETF   $ 128     $ 407     $ 707     $ 1,559  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect Fund performance. This rate excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s shares. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

Madrona Funds, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”) seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by selecting a portfolio of fixed income (bond) exchange traded funds (the “Underlying ETFs”) and other exchange traded products (“ETPs”), including, but not limited to, exchange traded notes (“ETNs”), exchange traded currency trusts, and exchange-traded commodity pools. The Fund invests in ETFs that provide exposure to at least 12 distinct bond classes, including, but not limited to, short-term treasury bonds, municipal bonds, and high-yield U.S. corporate bonds (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”). The Sub-Advisor will construct the Fund’s portfolio using a weighted allocation system based on yield curve analysis of each bond category. The investment committee meets on a bi-weekly basis to monitor the Fund’s portfolio and make allocation decisions. The investment committee uses third-party analyst research and a proprietary fundamental process to make allocation decisions. Each major bond category will have a three percent minimum percentage inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND

 

The Fund is subject to a number of risks that may affect the value of its shares, including

 

Early Closing Risk. An unanticipated early closing of the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) may result in a shareholder’s inability to buy or sell shares of the Fund on that day.

 

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ETN Risk. ETNs are senior, unsecured unsubordinated debt securities issued by an underwriting bank that are designed to provide returns that are linked to a particular benchmark less investor fees. ETNs have a maturity date and generally, are backed only by the creditworthiness of the issuer. As a result, the value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in the underlying market (e.g., the commodities market), changes in the applicable interest rates, and changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced market. ETNs also may be subject to commodities market risk and credit risk.

 

Liquidity Risk. Trading in shares of the Fund may be halted because of market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in listed securities is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to “circuit breaker” rules. The Fund’s investments in ETNs and certain other ETPs may be subject to restrictions on the amount and timing of any redemptions, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Market Risk. Due to market conditions, the Fund’s investments may fluctuate significantly from day to day. This volatility may cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

Tax Risk. In order to qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment accorded to “regulated investment companies,” the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from certain categories of income (“qualifying income”). Certain of the Fund’s investments may generate income that is not qualifying income. If the Fund were to fail to meet the qualifying income test and fail to qualify as a regulated investment company, it would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation, and distributions to its shareholders would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income.

 

Trading Risk. Shares of the Fund may trade below their NAV. The NAV of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. In addition, although the Fund’s shares are currently listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained.

 

Underlying ETF and ETP Investment Risk. Through its investments in the Underlying ETFs or ETPs, the Fund will be subject to the risks associated with the Underlying ETFs’ or ETP’s investments, including the possibility that the value of the securities or assets held by an Underlying ETF or ETP could decrease. These risks include any combination of the risks described below, although the Fund’s exposure to a particular risk will be proportionate to the Fund’s overall allocation and each Underlying ETF’s or ETP’s asset allocation.

 

Commodities Risk . The commodities industries can be significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices; world events including international monetary and political developments; import controls and worldwide competition; exploration and production spending; and tax and other government regulations and economic conditions.

 

Concentration Risk . An Underlying ETF or ETP may, at various times, concentrate in the securities of a particular industry, group of industries, or sector, and when a fund is overweighted in an industry, group of industries, or sector, it may be more sensitive to any single economic, business, political, or regulatory occurrence than a fund that is not overweighted in an industry, group of industries, or sector.

 

Credit Risk . Certain of the Underlying ETFs or ETPs are subject to the risk that a decline in the credit quality of a portfolio investment could cause the Underlying ETF’s or ETP’s share price to fall. The Underlying ETFs and ETPs could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio investment or the counterparty to a derivatives contract fails to make timely principal or interest payments or otherwise honor its obligations.

 

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Fixed Income Risk . An Underlying ETF’s or ETP’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the securities may be paid off earlier or later than expected. Either situation could cause the Underlying ETF or ETP to hold securities paying lower- than-market rates of interest, which could hurt the Fund’s yield or share price.

 

High-Yield Risk . An Underlying ETF or ETP may invest in high-yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”). High-yield securities generally pay higher yields (greater income) than investment in higher quality securities; however, high-yield securities and junk bonds may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit and liquidity risk than funds that do not invest in such securities, and are considered predominantly speculative with respect to an issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments.

 

Income Risk . An Underlying ETF or ETP may derive dividend and interest income from certain of its investments. This income can vary widely over the short- and long-term. If prevailing market interest rates drop, distribution rates of an Underlying ETF’s or ETP’s income producing investments may decline which then may adversely affect the Fund’s value.

 

Interest Rate Risk . An Underlying ETF’s or ETP’s investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risk that interest rates rise and fall over time. As with any investment whose yield reflects current interest rates, an Underlying ETF’s or ETP’s yield will change over time. During periods when interest rates are low, an Underlying ETF’s or ETP’s yield (and total return) also may be low. To the extent that the investment adviser (or sub-adviser) of an Underlying ETF or ETP anticipates interest rate trends imprecisely, the Underlying ETF or ETP could miss yield opportunities or its share price could fall.

 

Investment Risk . An investment in an Underlying ETF or ETP is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund may experience losses with respect to its investment in an Underlying ETF or ETP. Further, there is no guarantee that an Underlying ETF or ETP will be able to achieve its objective.

 

As with any fund, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

 

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

A comparison of the Fund’s performance with that of a broad measure of market performance may give some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund; however, the Fund is new and, therefore, does not have a performance history for a full calendar year. Of course, once the Fund has performance, this past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.advisorshares.com .

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Name   Title
     
AdvisorShares Investments, LLC   Advisor
     
Madrona Funds, LLC   Sub-Advisor

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

Name and Title   Length of Service with Sub-Advisor
     
Brian K. Evans, Founder, Managing Member and Portfolio Manager   since 2010
     
Robert W. Bauer, Member and Portfolio Manager   since 2010
     
Kristi R. Henderson, Member and Portfolio Manager   since 2010

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at its NAV only in a large specified number of shares called a “Creation Unit.” The shares of the Fund that trade on the Exchange are “created” at their NAV by market makers, large investors and institutions only in block-size Creation Units of at least 25,000 shares. A “creator” enters into a Participant Agreement with the Distributor or uses an Authorized Participant, and deposits into the Fund a basket of shares of specific ETFs and a specified amount of cash, together totaling the NAV of the Creation Unit(s), in exchange for 25,000 shares of the Fund (or multiples thereof).

 

Individual Fund shares may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers. The shares of the Fund are listed on the Exchange, and because shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, shares may trade at a value greater than or less than their NAV.

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains (or a combination of both), unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account (“IRA”).

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

Investors purchasing shares in the secondary market through a brokerage account or with the assistance of a broker may be subject to brokerage commissions and charges. If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), a Fund, the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing broker-dealers or other intermediaries and your salesperson to recommend a Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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