AdvisorShares Announces December 2012 Distributions

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Dec 28, 2012, 10:30 ET

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of 17 actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced December 2012 income distributions for ETFs that pay monthly, quarterly or yearly dividends. Shareholders of record on December 27, 2012 will receive cash distributions paid on December 31, 2012 in the following amounts per share:

ETF Name	Ticker	Total Distribution Amount	Dividend	Short Term Capital Gain	Long Term Capital Gain

Global Echo ETF	GIVE	$0.2343	None	$0.2343	None
Madrona Domestic ETF	FWDD	$0.1286	$0.1286	None	None
Madrona Global Bond ETF	FWDB	$0.0840	$0.0805	None	$0.0036
Madrona International ETF	FWDI	$0.2965	$0.2965	None	None
Peritus High Yield ETF	HYLD	$0.4347	$0.4289	$0.0058	None
Ranger Equity Bear ETF	HDGE	$0.0000	None	None	None
TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF	TTFS	$0.3364	$0.2133	$0.1231	None
WCM/BNY Mellon	AADR	$0.0558	None	None	None
Focused Growth ADR ETF

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Shareholders of record on December 31, 2012 will receive cash distributions paid on January 3, 2013 in the following amounts per share:

ETF Name	Ticker	Total Distribution Amount	Dividend	Short Term Capital Gain	Long Term Capital Gain

Accuvest Global Long Short ETF	AGLS	$0.0000	None	None	None
Accuvest Global Opportunities ETF	ACCU	$0.3091	$0.3091	None	None
Cambria Global Tactical ETF	GTAA	$0.5581	$0.5581	None	None
Global Alpha & Beta ETF	RRGR	$0.1540	$0.1351	$0.0189	None
Meidell Tactical Advantage ETF	MATH	$0.2337	$0.2337	None	None
QAM Equity Hedge ETF	QEH	$0.1776	$0.0752	$0.1024	None
Rockledge SectorSAM ETF	SSAM	$0.3793	None	$0.3793	None
STAR Global Buy-Write ETF	VEGA	$0.1982	$0.1670	$0.0312	None

For Non-Resident Alien ("NRA") shareholders who are normally subject to a 30% (or lower tax treaty rate depending on the country) NRA withholding tax on ETF dividend income and short-term capital gain dividends, unless such dividends are designated as exempt from NRA withholding tax, 93.22% of the Peritus High Yield ETF distribution and 62.96% of the Madrona Global Bond ETF distribution has been designated as exempt.

To request more information on AdvisorShares, please contact Ryan Graham at 202-684-6442 or [email protected]. For financial professionals and investors requesting more information, please visit www.advisorshares.com or call the AdvisorShares Investment Consultant Team at 1-877-THE-ETF1 (1-877-843-3831).

About AdvisorShares

AdvisorShares is one of the leading providers of actively managed ETFs. As of 12/27/2012, AdvisorShares offers 17 active ETFs with approximately $620,000,000 of assets under management.

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