Professional Services · Private

AdvisorShares

Bethesda, MDadvisorshares.com
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IGNITEIT · CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT · IGNITEIT · CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT · SINCE 2020 7 YEARS

Flagship ETF

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About

Privately held sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds, founded in 2006. It runs about 15 ETFs, including the AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS), the largest U.S.-listed fund focused on American multi-state cannabis operators.

ETF issuerAsset managementCannabis ETFMSOSActive ETFs

Leadership

Checked Oct 21, 2026
  • Chairman No Chairman on the published executive team; the firm is led by its Founder and CEO.
  • CEO Noah HammanFounder and CEOadvisorshares.com
  • CFO No CFO on the published executive team.
  • COO Dan AhrensManaging Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Portfolio Manageradvisorshares.com
  • Investor Relations Private company — no investor relations function.

Other officers

  • James CarlManaging Director of Sales
  • Stefanie LittleChief Compliance Officer

AdvisorShares on IgniteIt

At IgniteIt events

IgniteIt conference participant since 2020
7 years at IgniteIt conferences
  1. 2018: did not participate2018
  2. 2019: did not participate2019
  3. 2020: participated2020Attended
  4. 2021: participated2021Attended
  5. 2022: participated2022Attended
  6. 2023: participated2023Attended
  7. 2024: participated2024Attended
  8. 2025: participated20251 event
  9. 2026: participated20261 event

Recent events

  • Jun 2026Cannabis Capital Conference 2026Speaker: Dan Ahrens
  • Oct 2025Cannabis Capital Conference 2025Speaker: Dan Ahrens

How we checked

Verified

We confirmed every detail on this profile in the public sources below. Last checked Oct 21, 2026.

  1. Executive team page: Hamman Founder & CEO, Ahrens MD/COO/Portfolio Manager, Bethesda addressadvisorshares.com
  2. Homepage: fund lineup incl. MSOS, social linksadvisorshares.com
  3. Wikipedia: founded 2006 by Noah Hamman, Bethesda HQen.wikipedia.org
  4. AdvisorShares Trust N-CSR (2026)sec.gov