Reduction in Fees Reflects Phenomenal Growth of GTAA

BETHESDA, MD—(Marketwire — January 19, 2011) — AdvisorShares, a sponsor of actively managed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), announced that it is lowering the expense cap on the AdvisorShares Cambria Global Tactical ETF ( NYSE. GTAA ) from 1.35% to 0.99%, effective February 1, 2011. GTAA is sub-advised by Cambria Investment Management, Inc (Cambria), a Los Angeles, California-based investment manager.

AdvisorShares and Cambria made a commitment to lower ETF fees as assets grew and operational efficiencies were achieved, said Noah Hamman, CEO and Founder of AdvisorShares. In the three months since GTAA launched it has been one of the fastest growing actively managed ETFs, and it has attracted over $72,000,000 in assets as investors have quickly embraced the GTAA investment strategy. Cambria utilizes a quantitative approach with strict risk management to actively manage GTAA’s portfolio in an attempt to mitigate downside losses and protect capital.

We expect to do this for our other ETFs, as they reach their targeted asset growth. We pride ourselves on offering compelling actively managed ETFs, with fees lower than traditional mutual funds in their respective categories, Hamman added.

Mebane Faber, Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management, said, We at Cambria have been thrilled with the initial growth of GTAA as we believe that investors need to be more proactive in managing their risk. This reduction in fees as assets under management grow is something I feel passionate about. In addition, we already have additional breakpoints on our management fee as the GTAA active ETF increases its asset growth.

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AdvisorShares is one of the leading providers of actively managed ETFs. As of 12/31/2010 AdvisorShares offers 5 active ETFs with over $150,000,000 of assets under management. AdvisorShares is pleased to offer actively managed ETFs, including the Dent Tactical ETF ( NYSE. DENT ), the Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF ( NYSE. GRV ), the WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF ( NYSE. AADR ), the Cambria Global Tactical ETF ( NYSE. GTAA ) and the Peritus High Yield ETF ( NYSE. HYLD ). AdvisorShares provides educational support to help investors understand ETFs, and the underlying investment strategy for each of the AdvisorShares ETFs. AdvisorShares continues to seek qualified sub-advisor investment partners to offer compelling investment strategies in an active ETF structure. Visit our website at www.advisorshares.com to learn more about us. Follow the AdvisorShares Team on Twitter or ‘Like’ us on Facebook .

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