MSOS ETF — AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF

AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MSOS is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.78%. Total return is -84.2% over the past 6.1 years, 216.5 points behind SPY at 132.3%.

AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of U.S. companies deriving at least half their revenue from marijuana and hemp businesses, with a concentration of at least 25% in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry group. The fund does not currently distribute to shareholders, though it has made special distributions in the past that may not recur regularly. With an expense ratio of 0.78%, the fund is designed for investors seeking exposure to the U.S. cannabis industry, though its non-diversified structure carries concentrated risk.

MSOS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -84.2% over the past 6.1 years, 216.5 points behind SPY at 132.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -22.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 52.9%.

MSOS key facts

Issuer

AdvisorShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/01/2020

Expense ratio

0.78%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$3.89 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$798,342,202

Average volume

6254008.0

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2021

Payment date

12/31/2021

Beta

1.55

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: AdvisorShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MSOS risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 52.9%.

Who may consider MSOS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MSOS does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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