AdvisorShares, a pioneer in the cannabis investing space, offering global, domestic, and leveraged actively managed cannabis ETFs, has announced a reverse split of the issued and outstanding shares of the AdvisorShares MSOS Daily Leveraged ETF. The split will not change the total value of a shareholder's investment.
MSOX has a daily leveraged investment objective and is designed for experienced and sophisticated active day trading investors only. While the investment object is still designed to target two times the exposure the Fund will typically be in range above or below the two times leverage target. This ETF was built to provide more liquidity to these companies in this growing industry, but it's important for investors to remember this ETF is designed only for experienced and sophisticated active day trading investors. Please read the MSOX prospectus for all the risks associated with this ETF.
Effective before market open on November 26, 2024, the Fund will affect a reverse split of its issued and outstanding shares as follows:
| Fund Name | Reverse Split Ratio | Approximate decrease in total number of outstanding shares |
| AdvisorShares MSOS Daily Leveraged ETF | 1 for 20 | 95 % |
Please note the CUSIP changes, effective November 26, 2024:
| Fund Name | Ticker | Current CUSIP | New CUSIP |
| AdvisorShares MSOS Daily Leveraged ETF | MSOX | 00768Y313 | 00768Y289 |
As a result of this reverse split, every twenty shares of the Fund will be exchanged for one share as indicated above. Accordingly, the total number of the issued and outstanding shares for the Fund will decrease by the approximate percentage indicated above. In addition, the per share net asset value (NAV) and next day's opening market price will be approximately twenty times higher for the Fund. Shares of the Fund will begin trading on the NYSE Arca on a split-adjusted basis on November 26, 2024.
A shareholder's investment value will not be affected by the reverse split. The table below illustrates the effect of a hypothetical one-for-twenty reverse split anticipated for the Fund, as applicable and described above:
1-for-20 Reverse Split
| Period | # of Shares Owned | Hypothetical NAV | Total Market Value |
| Pre-Split | 1,000 | $10 | $10,000 |
| Post-Split | 50 | $200 | $10,000 |
The Trust's transfer agent will notify the Depository Trust Company (DTC) of the reverse split and instruct DTC to adjust each shareholder's investment(s) accordingly. DTC is the registered owner of the Fund's shares and maintains a record of the Fund's record owners.
Redemption of Fractional Shares and Tax Consequences for the Reverse Split
As a result of the reverse split, a shareholder of the Fund's shares potentially could hold a fractional share. However, fractional shares cannot trade on the NYSE Arca. Thus, the Fund will redeem for cash a shareholder's fractional shares at the Fund's split-adjusted NAV as of the Effective Date. A shareholder could recognize a gain or loss in connection with the redemption of the shareholder's fractional shares.
"Odd Lot" Unit
As a result of the reverse split, the Fund may have outstanding one aggregation of less than 5,000 shares to make a creation unit, or an "odd lot unit." Thus, the Fund will provide one authorized participant with a one-time opportunity to redeem the odd lot unit after the split-adjusted NAV is struck on November 26, 2024.
