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Entity Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName AdvisorShares Trust
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Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Mar. 29, 2019
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Mar. 29, 2019
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Apr. 01, 2019